Asbestos sample by post
Asbestos sample Hämeenlinna
In an old Häme farmhouse, an apartment building or a detached house from the 1960s to the 1980s in Hämeenlinna, your own sample is usually enough: detach a small piece of the suspect material, seal it in a bag and post it to us. You get a definite answer without a separate visit to your home.
This is how it works
Asbestos sample from Hämeenlinna - three steps
Order online
Order an asbestos sample kit from Onelab's online store to Hämeenlinna. 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 Hämeenlinna 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 Hämeenlinna building stock
The housing stock of Hämeenlinna is dominated by 1950s-1980s apartment blocks and terraced houses plus an extensive area of detached houses. Typical asbestos locations are floor adhesives, the substrates of vinyl flooring, wall fillers and pipe insulation. In older wooden properties asbestos is usually found only in later repair layers, so it pays to take the sample from exactly the surface being demolished.
Which tool to use for taking the sample
Use a knife, a chisel or a scraper. Do not drill and do not sand - a rotating tool produces fine dust, which is precisely the form in which asbestos fibres spread into the air. Lightly dampening the spot before detaching reduces dust further.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions - Hämeenlinna
Order an asbestos sample from Hämeenlinna
By post to the most affordable laboratory in Finland. €39.90 + VAT.