Asbestos Testing & Consultation Brisbane
Asbestos cannot be identified by eye — the fibres are microscopic, and materials that look identical can differ entirely. Testing takes a controlled sample for laboratory analysis, and consultation covers what the result means for the work you're planning.
Before you cut, buy, renovate or demolish
Testing is cheapest before work starts and most expensive after material has been disturbed. Either funnel page can take it from here depending on whether the property is a home or a commercial site.
Residential asbestos removal →How long does a test take to come back?
Laboratory turnaround is typically a couple of business days from sampling. Where a renovation is on hold, tell us at the time of sampling and we'll flag it as a priority with the lab.
Can I take my own sample and send it in?
It isn't advisable. Breaking a piece off is exactly the action that releases fibres, and an unrepresentative sample can return a false negative. Controlled sampling costs little and avoids both problems.
Does a negative result cover the whole house?
No. A result applies to the material sampled. A house can contain several different products from different eras — a negative on the eaves says nothing about the vinyl backing or the fence.