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Asbestos test in Paris
Renovating a flat in Paris or the surrounding suburbs? Take a small sample of the material, post it to our laboratory and read the result by email the same day it arrives.
How it works
Asbestos analysis in Paris in three steps
Order the analysis
Order online and pay by card. You receive instructions for taking and sending the sample by email.
Take the sample and send it
Remove a piece of the material, seal it tightly and send it from Paris as a letter or small parcel with your national postal service to our laboratory.
Get the result
We examine the sample with the electron microscope and email you the result the same day it arrives at our laboratory.
Why Semlab
Asbestos analysis for you in Paris
Haussmann buildings with modern layers
Much of central Paris is made up of 19th-century stone apartment buildings. The stone and timber themselves are not the concern; what matters is what was added later. Over the 20th century many of these flats got new kitchens, bathrooms and floor coverings, and some of those materials, such as vinyl tiles, flooring adhesive, filler and tile adhesive, may contain asbestos if they were installed before it was phased out. So the age of the building tells you little. The question is when the surface you want to remove was put in.
Post-war blocks around the city
Beyond the Périphérique, many suburbs grew quickly after the war with large housing estates and tower blocks from the 1950s to the 1970s. These were built in exactly the period when asbestos-containing building products were widely used across Europe. If you own or rent a flat in one of these buildings and plan to lift a floor or take down tiles, test the materials first. Remember that common parts, risers and façades are the responsibility of the building management, so talk to them before work on anything outside your own flat.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about an asbestos test in Paris
Order an asbestos analysis in Paris
Order online, post the sample and get the result the same day it arrives at the laboratory.