Asbestos sample in Imatra
If you are renovating in Imatra or elsewhere in South Karelia and need certainty about asbestos, we offer the lowest asbestos sample prices in Finland. Results as soon as the next day.
Imatra 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.
Imatra is a town of about 24,500 residents in South Karelia, close to the Russian border, beside the famous Imatrankoski rapids and the River Vuoksi that flows through them. The town has three centres — Imatrankoski, Mansikkala and Vuoksenniska — and housing in numerous districts such as Tainionkoski, Rajapatsas, Sienimäki and Meltola. Its nearest neighbouring towns are Lappeenranta and Ruokolahti.
Imatra's building stock grew strongly with industrialisation: the town was founded around its factories, and many residential areas were built above all in the 1950s to the 1970s. In this stock, put up between 1920 and 1994, asbestos is a very common material — it was used in floor tiles and their adhesives, in pipe and boiler insulation, in wall and ceiling boards, and in fillers and mortar. Before a renovation or a demolition, the asbestos content of these materials should be confirmed.
Because Imatra lies outside our actual survey area, we serve the region with a mail-in asbestos sample (39,90 € plus VAT). The sample is analysed with a reliable JEOL SEM-EDS electron microscope in accordance with the ISO 22262-1 standard, and you receive a clear statement on the asbestos content of the material.
Imatra: when to take an asbestos sample
Imatra is a town of about 24,500 residents in South Karelia, close to the Russian border, beside the famous Imatrankoski rapids and the River Vuoksi that flows through them. The town has three centres — Imatrankoski, Mansikkala and Vuoksenniska — and housing in numerous districts such as Tainionkoski, Rajapatsas, Sienimäki and Meltola. 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.
Imatra: which materials to check before renovating
In this stock, put up between 1920 and 1994, asbestos is a very common material — it was used in floor tiles and their adhesives, in pipe and boiler insulation, in wall and ceiling boards, and in fillers and mortar. 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.
Imatra: asbestos sampling by post
Imatra 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 — Imatra
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 Imatra
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 — Imatra
Take the sample yourself and post it to us. Results come back fast.
Order from OneLab — 39,90 €