Asbestos sample in Ii
If you are renovating in Ii or elsewhere in North Ostrobothnia and need certainty about asbestos, we offer the lowest asbestos sample prices in Finland. Results as soon as the next day.
Ii is in an area where we do not carry out surveys on site. A postal asbestos sample is handled through our partner laboratory OneLab — the same analysis (JEOL SEM-EDS, ISO 22262-1), with results emailed on the day the sample arrives.
Take the sample yourself and post it to us. The analysis is done on the day the sample arrives, and the report comes by email. JEOL SEM-EDS analysis to the ISO 22262-1 standard.
Ii is a municipality of some 10,000 residents at the mouth of the Iijoki river in North Ostrobothnia, bordered by Oulu, Pudasjärvi, Ranua and Simo. Kuivaniemi was merged into Ii in 2007, and the municipality's building stock ranges from the centuries-old riverside houses of Ii's Old Hamina quarter all the way to the post-war residential areas of Asemakylä in Kuivaniemi and the small houses of Niittyrinne. A large share of Ii's detached houses, terraced houses and blocks of flats were built between 1920 and 1994, when asbestos was widely used in pipe insulation, vinyl tiles, tile adhesive mortars, façade panels and roofing. In a property completed before the 1994 ban, asbestos is likely to be present, and the law requires it to be surveyed in connection with renovation or demolition.
Because Ii lies outside our actual survey area, we serve the people of Ii with an asbestos sample sent to us by post. You take the material sample yourself and send it to us, and we analyse it for 39,90 € plus VAT with a JEOL SEM-EDS electron microscope in accordance with the ISO 22262-1 standard. You get a reliable laboratory result before the renovation begins.
Ii: when to take an asbestos sample
Ii is a municipality of some 10,000 residents at the mouth of the Iijoki river in North Ostrobothnia, bordered by Oulu, Pudasjärvi, Ranua and Simo. Kuivaniemi was merged into Ii in 2007, and the municipality's building stock ranges from the centuries-old riverside houses of Ii's Old Hamina quarter all the way to the post-war residential areas of Asemakylä in Kuivaniemi and the small houses of Niittyrinne. That is why, in local properties completed before 1994, it is worth confirming whether a material contains asbestos before anything is opened up, sanded down or demolished. A mail-in asbestos sample suits the situation where the suspicion falls on one clearly identified material and you want a reliable laboratory result before the renovation goes any further.
Ii: which materials to check before renovating
A large share of Ii's detached houses, terraced houses and blocks of flats were built between 1920 and 1994, when asbestos was widely used in pipe insulation, vinyl tiles, tile adhesive mortars, façade panels and roofing. Take the sample from the exact material the renovation touches: an old vinyl floor, the adhesive behind a tile, pipe insulation, a filler, a facade panel or a roofing material. Asbestos cannot be identified reliably by eye, so a laboratory test is the only dependable way to tell an ordinary building material from one that contains asbestos.
Ii: asbestos sampling by post
Ii lies outside the area we cover with on-site surveys, so we serve the town with a mail-in asbestos sample instead. You take a small material sample following our instructions, post it to the laboratory and receive the result by email. The price is 39,90 € + VAT per sample. The analysis is carried out with a JEOL SEM-EDS electron microscope in accordance with the ISO 22262-1 standard, so you get a clear statement on whether the material examined contains asbestos.
Asbestos survey or asbestos sample — Ii
Whenever you are about to start a renovation, check for asbestos first. An asbestos sample costs 39,90 € + VAT, and it is always analysed on the day it reaches us.
Bathroom renovation
In a bathroom, both the wall and the floor material should be checked before the work begins. Take the asbestos sample yourself or order a full asbestos survey.
Kitchen renovation
In a kitchen renovation it is important to check the splashback tiles, and possibly the floor, for asbestos. Take the asbestos sample yourself or order a full asbestos survey.
Does an asbestos survey qualify for the household expenses tax credit?
An asbestos survey does not qualify for the household expenses tax credit.
What happens if you skip the asbestos survey?
If you tear out materials without having them tested and it later turns out that they contained asbestos, you can be held responsible for cleaning up all the asbestos that spread. On top of that, it is a health hazard the person doing the demolition is exposed to.
Doing the asbestos survey yourself
You can do the survey yourself in a simple bathroom, kitchen or floor renovation, provided you know which materials the asbestos sample should be taken from.
What does asbestos smell like?
Asbestos has no smell at all. It cannot be detected by odour.
What we look for in Ii
Asbestos cannot be identified by eye — only a laboratory analysis gives certainty. The most common asbestos-containing building materials and how to have them tested before a renovation:
Order an asbestos sample — Ii
Take the sample yourself and post it to us. Results come back fast.
Order from OneLab — 39,90 €