Asbestos sample by post
Asbestos sample Espoo
The capital region's intense housing construction shows in Espoo as surface materials from every decade. You can detach a small piece of the suspect material yourself and post it to the laboratory - no surveyor visit is needed. It is a convenient way to confirm in advance that a renovation site is safe, sending the sample straight from Espoo by post.
This is how it works
Asbestos sample from Espoo - three steps
Order online
Order an asbestos sample kit from Onelab's online store to Espoo. The kit contains sampling instructions and bags.
Take the sample yourself
Carefully detach a piece of about 2–3 cm from the material (a respirator is recommended). Pack it in a Minigrip bag.
Send it and get the result
Post it from Espoo to the Onelab laboratory. The result is emailed to you on the day it arrives.
Why Onelab
A reliable laboratory throughout Finland
Asbestos locations in the Espoo building stock
Espoo grew fastest in the 1960s-1980s, and in the terraced houses and apartment blocks of that era asbestos typically appears in the adhesive under floor tiles, in the substrate of vinyl flooring and in bathroom waterproofing membranes. In the earlier garden city of Tapiola, facade panels and pipe insulation are more common. In a property completed before 1994 all of these are justified sampling points.
The sample can be delivered in person
As an Espoo resident you are closest to our laboratory: the address is Ukkohauentie 11-13 A, 02170 Espoo. You can either post the tightly packed sample or bring it in yourself. Pack the piece in two zip-lock bags and mark which structure it came from. The sample is logged on the day it arrives, so delivered in person the result can be ready the very same day.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions - Espoo
Order an asbestos sample from Espoo
By post to the most affordable laboratory in Finland. €39.90 + VAT.