Asbestos sample in Oulu
If you are renovating in Oulu 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.
Oulu 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.
Oulu is the regional capital of North Ostrobothnia and the largest city in northern Finland, home to some 210,000 people in the delta of the Oulujoki river on the shore of the Bothnian Bay. The city is known for its university and its strong technology sector, and its population is spread across numerous districts such as Tuira, Raksila, Höyhtyä, Karjasilta, Kaukovainio and Rajakylä. Its strongest period of growth fell in the 1960s and 1970s, when many of the suburbs were built at speed. Neighbouring municipalities include Kempele, Liminka, Muhos and Ii.
A large share of Oulu's residential buildings went up before 1994, when asbestos was in general use in construction. It may be lurking in floor tiles and the adhesives beneath them, in pipe and boiler insulation, in wall and ceiling boards, and in levelling compounds and fixing mortars. Because asbestos fibres cannot be identified by eye, the composition of the material should be established before renovation or demolition.
Although Oulu is a large city, it lies outside the area in which we carry out surveys on site, so we serve people in Oulu with a mail-in asbestos sample. You take the material sample yourself, send it to us, and we analyse it with a JEOL SEM-EDS electron microscope in accordance with the ISO 22262-1 standard. The price is 39,90 € plus VAT, and you get a reliable laboratory result before the work begins.
Oulu: when to take an asbestos sample
Oulu is the regional capital of North Ostrobothnia and the largest city in northern Finland, home to some 210,000 people in the delta of the Oulujoki river on the shore of the Bothnian Bay. The city is known for its university and its strong technology sector, and its population is spread across numerous districts such as Tuira, Raksila, Höyhtyä, Karjasilta, Kaukovainio and Rajakylä. 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.
Oulu: which materials to check before renovating
It may be lurking in floor tiles and the adhesives beneath them, in pipe and boiler insulation, in wall and ceiling boards, and in levelling compounds and fixing mortars. 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.
Oulu: asbestos sampling by post
Oulu 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 — Oulu
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 Oulu
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 — Oulu
Take the sample yourself and post it to us. Results come back fast.
Order from OneLab — 39,90 €