Asbestos sample in Sotkamo
If you are renovating in Sotkamo or elsewhere in Kainuu and need certainty about asbestos, we offer the lowest asbestos sample prices in Finland. Results as soon as the next day.
Sotkamo 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.
Sotkamo is a municipality of around 10,000 residents in Kainuu, a good 40 kilometres east of Kajaani. The municipal centre is split between two population centres, the church village and Vuokatti some six kilometres away, which is best known as a tourism and skiing resort. Outside the municipal centre there is settlement in many villages, such as Jormaskylä, the shores of Lake Nuasjärvi, Naapurinvaara and Tuhkakylä. Its neighbouring municipalities include Kajaani, Kuhmo, Paltamo and Ristijärvi.
A large share of Sotkamo's residential and holiday buildings were built before 1994, while the use of asbestos was still permitted. Asbestos may lie hidden in floor tiles, waterproofing layers, tile adhesives and levelling compounds and pipe insulation, for example, and it cannot be identified by eye.
Because Sotkamo lies outside our actual survey area, we serve the locality with an asbestos sample sent to us by post (39,90 € plus VAT). The sample is analysed with a JEOL SEM-EDS electron microscope in accordance with the ISO 22262-1 standard, and you get a reliable result before the renovation begins.
Sotkamo: when to take an asbestos sample
Sotkamo is a municipality of around 10,000 residents in Kainuu, a good 40 kilometres east of Kajaani. The municipal centre is split between two population centres, the church village and Vuokatti some six kilometres away, which is best known as a tourism and skiing resort. 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.
Sotkamo: which materials to check before renovating
Asbestos may lie hidden in floor tiles, waterproofing layers, tile adhesives and levelling compounds and pipe insulation, for example, and it cannot be identified by eye. 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.
Sotkamo: asbestos sampling by post
Sotkamo 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 — Sotkamo
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 Sotkamo
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 — Sotkamo
Take the sample yourself and post it to us. Results come back fast.
Order from OneLab — 39,90 €