Join for free
Page 2 of 4 < 1 2 3 4 >
spitfire
Chatterbox
spitfire is offline
Warwickshire
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 29,878
spitfire is male  spitfire has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
27-11-2019, 10:25 PM
11

Re: Post-war prefabs, does anyone remember them?

Yep, more low grade asbestos than one could shake a stick at.
Mups's Avatar
Mups
Chatterbox
Mups is offline
Northamptonshire
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 46,083
Mups is female  Mups has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
27-11-2019, 11:20 PM
12

Re: Post-war prefabs, does anyone remember them?

Originally Posted by spitfire ->
Yep, more low grade asbestos than one could shake a stick at.


That's what I was going to say, Spitty.
I seem to remember the ones down town to me in approx 1970, were all made of asbestos.

I think they were all old people's bungalows.
spitfire
Chatterbox
spitfire is offline
Warwickshire
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 29,878
spitfire is male  spitfire has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
27-11-2019, 11:25 PM
13

Re: Post-war prefabs, does anyone remember them?

Originally Posted by Mups ->
That's what I was going to say, Spitty.
I seem to remember the ones down town to me in approx 1970, were all made of asbestos.

I think they were all old people's bungalows.
Surprised the folks reached old age, just goes to show how resilient human bods can be.
basser's Avatar
basser
Chatterbox
basser is offline
ENGLAND
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 10,635
basser is male  basser has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
27-11-2019, 11:28 PM
14

Re: Post-war prefabs, does anyone remember them?

I lived in one for about 12 years and loved it apart from the bloody creaking when it was hot due to expansion and bloody creaking due to contraction when it was bloody cold, we had a garden that was the size of Wembley stadium and took all weekend to cut the grass,
a fridge with a icebox OMG new technology it was 25 years old when we moved in and it never broke down unlike today's crap that last's five minutes then gets thrown away.

Yep loved the Prefabs
Mups's Avatar
Mups
Chatterbox
Mups is offline
Northamptonshire
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 46,083
Mups is female  Mups has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
27-11-2019, 11:29 PM
15

Re: Post-war prefabs, does anyone remember them?

Originally Posted by spitfire ->
Surprised the folks reached old age, just goes to show how resilient human bods can be.

Perhaps because I don't think they had always lived there, Spitty.
I have a feeling they were already old when they were sent there, but not sure.


Nowadays we are all aware of the dangers of this material, but it is too late for some.

When I worked, my old boss lost her husband to Mesothelioma - an asbestos related cancer.

At this moment in time now, I have a friend who's son has just been diagnosed with this same dreadful disease.
It can take 20 years or more after being around this stuff, to become apparent. By then it is usually too late.


http://asbestosvictimadvice.com/2017...-building-era/
spitfire
Chatterbox
spitfire is offline
Warwickshire
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 29,878
spitfire is male  spitfire has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
27-11-2019, 11:32 PM
16

Re: Post-war prefabs, does anyone remember them?

Originally Posted by Mups ->
Perhaps because I don't think they had always lived there, Spitty.
I have a feeling they were already old when they were sent there, but not sure.
Possibly, it must be bad, to be sent to a shack, young folks volunteer for a Shack Life.
Ray Cathode's Avatar
Ray Cathode
Senior Member
Ray Cathode is offline
Scotland, UK (but not EU)
Joined: May 2016
Posts: 1,706
Ray Cathode is male  Ray Cathode has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
27-11-2019, 11:32 PM
17

Re: Post-war prefabs, does anyone remember them?

They were asbestos cement sheets, perfectly harmless as long as you didn't start sawing them up.
spitfire
Chatterbox
spitfire is offline
Warwickshire
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 29,878
spitfire is male  spitfire has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
27-11-2019, 11:34 PM
18

Re: Post-war prefabs, does anyone remember them?

Originally Posted by basser ->
I lived in one for about 12 years and loved it apart from the bloody creaking when it was hot due to expansion and bloody creaking due to contraction when it was bloody cold, we had a garden that was the size of Wembley stadium and took all weekend to cut the grass,
a fridge with a icebox OMG new technology it was 25 years old when we moved in and it never broke down unlike today's crap that last's five minutes then gets thrown away.

Yep loved the Prefabs
Sounds like you loved the Fridge more.
basser's Avatar
basser
Chatterbox
basser is offline
ENGLAND
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 10,635
basser is male  basser has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
27-11-2019, 11:38 PM
19

Re: Post-war prefabs, does anyone remember them?

Originally Posted by spitfire ->
Sounds like you loved the Fridge more.
I did love the fridge and the ice box, that was so new to me back in the 60's
spitfire
Chatterbox
spitfire is offline
Warwickshire
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 29,878
spitfire is male  spitfire has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
27-11-2019, 11:40 PM
20

Re: Post-war prefabs, does anyone remember them?

Originally Posted by basser ->
I did love the fridge and the ice box, that was so new to me back in the 60's
I know what you mean, there was much amazement back then.
 
Page 2 of 4 < 1 2 3 4 >

Thread Tools


© Copyright 2009, Over50sForum   Contact Us | Over 50s Forum! | Archive | Privacy Statement | Terms of Use | Top

Powered by vBulletin Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.