01What changes in Hobart
Tasmania’s Residential Building Consumer Guide lists painting as work that does not require a building-services licence. That needs careful wording: it does not authorise a painter to market licensed building, electrical, plumbing or asbestos work as part of the same job. WorkSafe Tasmania says even small amounts of dust or chips from older lead-based paint can be hazardous and identifies restoration, abrasive work and high-pressure water treatment of lead-painted surfaces as lead processes.
A Hobart campaign should therefore ask for approximate age and known testing without telling the customer to disturb the coating. Glenorchy, Clarence, Kingborough and Brighton also differ in travel, terrain, property mix and exposed access; a useful enquiry identifies storeys, slopes and whether the building is occupied before an appointment is offered. Heritage character can inform questions, but the ad should not diagnose a heritage coating or promise a preservation system from a photograph.
