Satakunta

Asbestos sample in Nakkila

If you are renovating in Nakkila or elsewhere in Satakunta and need certainty about asbestos, we offer the lowest asbestos sample prices in Finland. Results as soon as the next day.

Nakkila 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.

39,90€+ VAT / sample

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.

The Kokemäenjoki river runs through Nakkila, and the area lies along Highway 2 near Pori. Let me write the description.

Nakkila is a municipality in Satakunta on the banks of the Kokemäenjoki river, about 19 kilometres south-east of Pori and close to Highway 2. In this municipality of a good 4,800 residents, life centres on the church village, and its best-known landmarks are the functionalist church completed in 1937 and the Villilä film studio. Villages such as Viikkala and Järvikylä, together with the neighbouring municipalities of Harjavalta and Ulvila, belong to the same river-valley building stock, which grew strongly as early as the 1920s to the 1950s as people moved into the area.

It is in buildings of exactly this age that asbestos is a frequent, unwelcome guest. In houses built in Finland before 1994, asbestos was used extensively in floor tiles, pipe insulation, fillers, fixing mortars and wall boards, so anyone planning a renovation would do well to check the materials before demolition work starts.

Because Nakkila lies outside our actual survey area, we serve the municipality with a mail-in asbestos sample for 39,90 € plus VAT. The sample is analysed in our laboratory with a JEOL SEM-EDS electron microscope in accordance with the ISO 22262-1 standard, and you get a reliable result without anyone having to visit the site.

Nakkila: when to take an asbestos sample

The Kokemäenjoki river runs through Nakkila, and the area lies along Highway 2 near Pori. Let me write the description. 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.

Nakkila: which materials to check before renovating

In houses built in Finland before 1994, asbestos was used extensively in floor tiles, pipe insulation, fillers, fixing mortars and wall boards, so anyone planning a renovation would do well to check the materials before demolition work starts. 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.

Nakkila: asbestos sampling by post

Nakkila 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 — Nakkila

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 Nakkila

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 — Nakkila

Take the sample yourself and post it to us. Results come back fast.

Order from OneLab — 39,90 €