Asbestos sample in Nurmes
If you are renovating in Nurmes or elsewhere in North Karelia and need certainty about asbestos, we offer the lowest asbestos sample prices in Finland. Results as soon as the next day.
Nurmes 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.
Nurmes is a town of about 8,800 residents in the northern part of North Karelia, on the northern shore of Lake Pielinen. In addition to the central urban area, the old market town and Porokylä, the area covers a wide spread of rural villages such as the church village of Haapakylä, Rumo, Sivakkajoki and Ylä-Valtimo, since the former municipality of Valtimo was merged into Nurmes at the beginning of 2020. Its neighbours include Lieksa, Juuka and Sotkamo. Much of the building stock consists of small houses and farm buildings, a considerable proportion of which were built between the 1920s and 1994 — precisely the period when asbestos was commonly used in floor tiles, in pipe and boiler insulation, in wall and ceiling boards, in fillers, in fixing mortars and in roof coverings. When old structures are repaired or demolished, the dust can release fibres that are hazardous to health, so an asbestos survey is needed in Nurmes before a renovation.
Because Nurmes lies outside our actual survey area, we serve the region with a mail-in asbestos sample (39,90 € plus VAT). The sample is analysed in the laboratory with a JEOL SEM-EDS electron microscope in accordance with the ISO 22262-1 standard, which gives you a reliable result on the asbestos content of the material quickly and affordably, with no need for a visit to the site.
Nurmes: when to take an asbestos sample
Nurmes is a town of about 8,800 residents in the northern part of North Karelia, on the northern shore of Lake Pielinen. In addition to the central urban area, the old market town and Porokylä, the area covers a wide spread of rural villages such as the church village of Haapakylä, Rumo, Sivakkajoki and Ylä-Valtimo, since the former municipality of Valtimo was merged into Nurmes at the beginning of 2020. 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.
Nurmes: which materials to check before renovating
Much of the building stock consists of small houses and farm buildings, a considerable proportion of which were built between the 1920s and 1994 — precisely the period when asbestos was commonly used in floor tiles, in pipe and boiler insulation, in wall and ceiling boards, in fillers, in fixing mortars and in roof coverings. 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.
Nurmes: asbestos sampling by post
Nurmes 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 — Nurmes
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 Nurmes
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 — Nurmes
Take the sample yourself and post it to us. Results come back fast.
Order from OneLab — 39,90 €