Asbestos removal was the motivation behind these renewal works at Hoani Waititi Marae in West Auckland, which involved remediating the wharenui (meeting house) and wharekai (dining hall) and constructing a new wharepaku (toilet and changing room block).
The project kicked off with a pōwhiri, which enabled our team to access the wharenui without being accompanied.
We shrink-wrapped the wharenui and wharekai to allow safe removal and disposal of the Super Six asbestos roofing and provide cover for remedial framing and roofing work. We then added new timber joinery and Nu-Wall cladding to the wharekai, and both buildings were fully repainted. We also installed a hot-water radiator system below a perforated panel screen around the interior perimeter of the wharenui to provide a cost-efficient way of heating the large space.
We were particularly careful to protect the wharenui flooring, panelling and carvings from damage.
The new wharepaku was constructed where the old one had been demolished, delivering modern facilities and leaving the marae complex feeling renewed and refreshed.
Asbestos removal was the motivation behind these renewal works at Hoani Waititi Marae in West Auckland, which involved remediating the wharenui (meeting house) and wharekai (dining hall) and constructing a new wharepaku (toilet and changing room block).
The project kicked off with a pōwhiri, which enabled our team to access the wharenui without being accompanied.
We shrink-wrapped the wharenui and wharekai to allow safe removal and disposal of the Super Six asbestos roofing and provide cover for remedial framing and roofing work. We then added new timber joinery and Nu-Wall cladding to the wharekai, and both buildings were fully repainted. We also installed a hot-water radiator system below a perforated panel screen around the interior perimeter of the wharenui to provide a cost-efficient way of heating the large space.
We were particularly careful to protect the wharenui flooring, panelling and carvings from damage.
The new wharepaku was constructed where the old one had been demolished, delivering modern facilities and leaving the marae complex feeling renewed and refreshed.
