When we signed the lease for this place, Tantra Lake(the owners) informed us that asbestos was present in the walls and ceiling. Obviously, this big hole gave us a little bit of cause for concern! Fortunately, they brought in a special company to repair the damage and test for air quality. Almost everything was fixed, although some damage remained, as is shown here.
The flue vent coming through the ceiling caused some extensive damage to the floorboards, as seen here.
The company that came in sealed the room off, duct taping plastic sheets to the wall. The red circles indicate places where some residual stains are on the walls.
Unfortunately there are a couple of marks directly next where the hole was sealed.
The company also used the door as a contact surface to seal with. When the duct tape was removed it stripped some of the door's wood, resulting in the vertical stripe you see here.
