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Condition
The studios were found as they had been left when the building was vacated in 1988.
Rooms contained a lot of grime, scratches, marks, ingrained dust, with a large amount of decayed acoustic foam on the walls, plus a range of dusty and dirty equipment, furniture and carpet.
In addition, many items stored there did not seem to belong to the studio.
Treatment
- Electrical wiring and fixtures were tested and made safe.
- Carpets vacuumed, and decayed foam debris manually removed.
- Timber desks, shelving, built-in seats, and doors were cleaned, losses to timber were infilled and colour-matched, and Tyvek dust covers were applied to seat cushions.
- Decayed acoustic foam was removed from all surfaces, and Corflute backing boards installed.
- Carpets were vacuumed and cleaned.
- Fragile painted areas cleaned with caution, and damaged paint edges consolidated.
- Ceiling vents and tiles were cleaned, and broken tiles were repaired or replaced.
- Steel lighting tracks were realigned.
- Cables and equipment racking were cleaned, lubricated, stabilised and tagged.
- Large Wiring Hubs were cleaned and inspected for hazardous materials.
- Paper ephemera, stickers, handwritten markings were cleaned, stabilised and protected
- The TV studio backdrop was cleaned, repaired and retouched.
- Brass door hardware was cleaned, corrosion removed, and waxed.
- Ceiling LIGHTS were cleaned and repaired
- Wall paper was re-adhered.
Outcome
The public can now visit the old ABC studios to experience the tiny space from which big stories were broadcast.
Further information
https://www.moadoph.gov.au/visit/whats-on/old-parliament-house/parliamentary-broadcasting-and-abc-studio
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During treatment
Before treatment
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During treatment
After treatment
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