Some time ago, your father-in-law mentioned before scraping off the popcorn ceiling in your living room, you should have the texture tested for the presence of asbestos to prevent a health hazard in the event there are airborne asbestos fibers. So how do you test for asbestos? That is a fair question and let me explain.
How do you test for asbestos?
When you want to test for asbestos, there are a couple of ways to go about it—doing it yourself or hiring an expert to do the work for you. Both have plus and minuses. Doing it yourself is much cheaper since you will be doing the work yourself, but the drawback is that there are some essential details that you may be missing and that can only be known by a professional. If you are testing some asbestos-containing building material for remodeling work you will be doing yourself, then collecting the sample yourself to have it tested is ok. Still, when a contractor performs the construction work, they may require the sampling and testing done by a certified AHERA inspector—a licensed person to carry out the task of conducting an asbestos survey. But the asbestos inspector comes at an additional cost.
If you are doing the work yourself, you can purchase an asbestos testing kit online or through a retailer near you. The asbestos testing kit will include instructions showing how to collect samples needed for the testing. Note that doing the testing yourself, you run the risk of getting less than accurate results instead of having it done by a professional since you might not be aware of some critical details that would require specialized training to do so.
Asbestos testing cost
Doing the asbestos testing yourself can be pretty easy and cheap; you can figure on spending about $20 or less for the kit, plus $40 per sample, plus the cost of shipping back the asbestos testing kit to the asbestos testing lab for analysis. Once the lab receives your model, they will examine it under a PLM microscope for the presence, type, and percentage of asbestos.
Asbestos testing lab
5 Microns Inc can perform the asbestos testing for you by one of our certified AHERE inspectors, or you can send your samples to us for lab testing; please look below for drop-off and mailing instructions. We are available Monday-Friday 9 AM to 5 PM, and Saturday from 9 AM to 3:30 PM. Call 425-440-8787 Now!.
5 Microns Inc.
7100 Fort Dent Way #100
Tukwila, WA 98188
IMPORTANT-MUST READ FIRST: All mail-in samples must have a tracking number and include our asbestos chain of custody form to be processed. If the chain of custody form is missing, your piece (s) will not be accepted and processed. Drop-offs MUST have the COC form inside your package but not in the sample bag. DO NOT MAIL YOUR SAMPLES BY FIRST CLASS MAIL. Send your sample(s) via USPS Priority Mail, UPS, and FedEx. It is essential to closely follow these directions so our asbestos testing lab can promptly process your sample(s).
Asbestos testing lab near me
*PLEASE NOTE FOR ALL DROP-OFFS: All samples must be dropped off at the back of the office building located at 7100 Fort Dent Way Tukwila WA outside the Tabor 100 Office and placed inside the black drop-box pictured below. Do not take your samples to the front desk. The front desk will not accept drop-offs over the counter, NO EXCEPTIONS!
5 Microns Inc. Sample Drop Box
Asbestos testing near me
If you are looking for asbestos testing, 5 Microns Inc is here to help. Our inspectors are AHERA certified, and no project is too big nor too small. We offer free estimates, and our standard turnaround time is two business days. Contact our office 425-440-8787, or send us an email at clientservices@5microns.tech
Our headquarters is at 7100 Fort Dent Way, #100 Tukwila, WA 98188. Please refer to our “locations” tab for an office near you.
