HOME’S CRIMINAL PAST IS NOW HISTORY
A BRISBANE couple who bought a 1950s property in the blue-chip suburb of Morningside were shocked to discover their dream home used to be a meth lab and the kids’ bedroom was used to cook the drug.
Tessa and Richard Grosvenor bought the house in 2017 for about $500,000 and thought they had landed the bargain of a lifetime but they soon discovered why the property was so cheap.
“There was tape and staples in every single one of the windows. They had clearly been blacked out,” Teresa said.
“There were strange nasty stains on the ceilings.”
When they met the neighbours they discovered the truth: “They were cooking meth in the bedroom our sons were sleeping in … we were living in this toxic house.”
Tessa was distraught about the impact toxic fumes and chemical residue could have on the health of her family.
“There are specialist companies that come to your property and do a deep clean specifically to remove traces of toxins from meth ingredients,” Tessa said.
“But they were super expensive.”
So Tessa and Richard decided they would clean the house from top to bottom themselves and stick it out.
“We just decided to put up with it,” said Tessa. “We cleaned, we repainted, we resheeted.
“We love this house so much. She has a history. Even though it’s not a glowing history, it’s still history.”