Sample analysis, certainty in 5 working days

• You are going to renovate and want to be sure a specific material is asbestos-free before you drill, break or grind it.
• You are going to dispose of a separate element (e.g. a roof sheet) and the waste processor requires written proof.
• You are buying a home and want to quickly verify, before the notarial deed, whether a specific material is in good condition.
• A contractor encounters a suspicious material during works that must first be checked before proceeding.
• You only have doubts about one element and do not want to pay for a full inventory.

Both exist alongside each other and serve a different purpose:

1. 1. Online booking. You enter your address and choose how many materials you want checked. From one material up to twenty in the same session.
2. 2. On-site visit. Our expert visits at the chosen time. You show which materials need to be examined. For each element, they take a small sample (a few grams) according to the correct procedure, well sealed in a labelled package.
3. 3. Lab analysis. The sample goes to an OVAM-accredited lab. Using polarisation or electron microscopy, it is determined whether it contains asbestos and, if so, which type (chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, ...).
4. 4. Written report. Within 5 working days you receive by email a report with the measurement results per material, photos of the sampling, advice on whether removal is recommended, and the exact locations.

In Belgium, asbestos was used in hundreds of building materials until 1998. When in doubt, we most often have these elements examined:

• Corrugated sheets and slates on roofs or outbuildings
• Vinyl tiles and linoleum floor coverings with asbestos backing
• Plasters, mortars and adhesives around central heating pipes
• Asbestos cardboard behind boilers and in stove recesses
• Pipe insulation around heating and steam pipes
• Planters, chimney pipes and ventilation ducts
• Eternit façade panels or gutters
• Fire-resistant cardboard in technical rooms

• Per material: type of asbestos if present, or explicit confirmation of "no asbestos"
• Photo of the sampled location and the packaged sample
• Mention of the analysis method used (PLM, SEM)
• Advice on whether removal is needed, or whether the material may stay in good condition
• Name and signature of the accredited expert
• Date of sampling and date of the lab result

The sampling is carried out by an OVAM-accredited asbestos inventory expert (ADI). The analysis is performed in a Belgian accredited lab (BELAC). Both accreditations are decisive for the legal value of the report.

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