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Asbestos Survey for Lyminster
Asbestos survey for Lyminster: asbestos surveys before work, sale or management. Tell us what you’ve found and we will explain your options.
- Schools, halls and community buildings
- Purchases of older homes and buildings
- Demolition projects
Asbestos survey for Lyminster
Doing it yourself?
Power tools, sanding and jet-washing release the most fibres.
HSE advises the public not to repair or remove asbestos themselves. Higher-risk materials such as lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board must only be dealt with by an HSE-licensed contractor.
Asbestos survey in Lyminster
What you are planning in Lyminster decides the survey: managing the building, refurbishing it, knocking it down or buying it. We will match the survey to the plan. We often deal with floor tiles, boiler cupboard panels and pipe lagging, and typical jobs are kitchen, bathroom and rewiring projects and demolition and strip-out.
In a village like Lyminster, surveys often include barns, stables, garages and outbuildings as well as the house, as cement sheet roofs and cladding were widely used on farm and garden buildings. We only recommend work that’s needed, and we’ll say when the right answer is to leave something alone.
- Area
- Lyminster (BN17)
- County
- West Sussex
- What we do
- Surveys for homes, landlords and businesses
- Paperwork
- Written survey report
- Price
- A written quote before work starts
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
What affects the price in Lyminster
The cost depends on:
- The type of material and its condition
- Access: height, lofts, steps and space
- The number of samples or the size of the building
- The building’s size and layout
Dealing with asbestos before building work is typically cheaper than finding it mid-job, when the whole project can be held up.
Photos that help
To help us quote quickly, send:
- Any labels or markings, if you can see them safely
- A close-up from a safe distance
- A photo of the whole area
- An idea of size
If you have a survey or test result, include it when you send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749; it helps us quote accurately.
What we do and don’t cover
Worth knowing before booking:
- A management survey does not open up walls, floors or ceilings, so it is not enough before refurbishment
- The report describes the building when surveyed; materials can deteriorate, so condition should be checked again over time
- Areas we cannot safely reach are listed in the report, and should be presumed to contain asbestos
If in doubt, ask: we will recommend a test, a survey or removal before you book.
What we deal with
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Garage and shed roofs
- Pipe lagging
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Water tanks and flues
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Ceiling tiles
- Artex and textured coatings
- Roofing felt and bitumen
What we deal with in Lyminster
Asbestos materials often look exactly like ones without asbestos. A sample analysed in a laboratory is the only reliable way to know.
You cannot tell by looking, but these are common reasons people contact us:
- Schools, halls and community buildings
- Refurbishment, rewiring and new kitchens or bathrooms
- Shops, offices and industrial units
- Contractors’ requests for an asbestos report
If you’re a landlord near Arundel station, it helps to know what’s in the building before repairs.
Comparing quotes
- Whether extra samples cost more
- The survey type, as defined in HSG264
- That samples are analysed by an accredited laboratory
- The report contents
Places near Lyminster
More for properties in Lyminster
Responsibilities for owners
Between tenancies is a good time to deal with asbestos, while the property is empty.
If your business premises in Lyminster were built before 2000, you’re likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and you must tell contractors what’s there.
After the job
Share the report with builders and trades before they start, so they know what to avoid or plan around.
Keeping things safe:
- Make sure we can get into the loft, garage and cupboards
- Let us know about locked rooms or unsafe areas
- Have any old surveys or plans ready
- For flats, ask the managing agent for the asbestos register for the common parts
Don’ts
If something has been damaged already, close the area off and let us know.
Be clear about the work you’re planning, so nothing in the work area is left out of scope.
What happens
Samples are bagged, labelled and logged against their location, before going to an accredited laboratory. We keep the work area clear of other people while we work, so children and pets should be kept elsewhere.
- Describe the property, its age and the work you have in mind
- We set out the survey type, the areas covered and the price in writing
- On the agreed day, the surveyor inspects, photographs and samples
- An accredited laboratory analyses each sample
- You receive the report, with results and what to do next
How to prepare
- Don’t disturb the material before we get there
- Move things out of the way carefully
- Dig out previous surveys
Get a quote
Photos taken from a safe distance are fine: don’t touch the material, just send them through our quote form.
Helpful guides
Questions from Lyminster
Do you cover Lyminster and the area around Arundel station?
Yes, we cover Lyminster and the area towards Arundel station, about 1.3 miles north.
How far is Lyminster from London?
Lyminster is about 50 miles from central London, well within our area.
Can you survey offices and warehouses?
Yes, commercial and community buildings as well as homes. Send us the details of the building.
Should I check for asbestos before buying?
Of course. A pre-purchase survey, arranged with the seller’s permission, shows what asbestos is there before you exchange.
Is asbestos dangerous?
It can be, if fibres are released and breathed in. The related diseases often take decades to develop, which is why it’s identified before work.
Does weather affect the work?
Indoor jobs go ahead in any weather. Outdoor roof work can be delayed by strong wind or heavy rain.
Does someone need to be there?
We need access to every area in the job, and to be available for questions.
How quickly can you come out?
That depends on the work and current bookings. We will give you dates when we quote, and notifiable work needs notifying before it starts.
Surveying buildings in Lyminster
Lyminster is about 1 mile north-west of Littlehampton, in West Sussex. If your survey is in Lyminster, let us know about access. Lyminster is one of 371 towns and villages in West Sussex where we work. We work right across the region, from Lyminster to Brighton (about 18 miles away).
A school such as Lyminster Primary School counts as non-domestic premises, where the law requires asbestos to be managed. If you have an older property in Lyminster, near The Parish Church of St Mary Magdalen or anywhere else, the rooms being worked on need surveying before the builders arrive. Lyminster is within about 6 miles of the South Downs National Park, and rural properties there often have outbuildings worth including in a survey. Lyminster is within about 2 miles of the coast, and coastal properties often have porches, canopies and outbuildings that a survey can include.
We carry out surveys all over the BN17 postcode area and the streets around it. Local streets include Arundel Drive, Old Mead Road and Lyminster Road; we cover every one. If your property is just outside Lyminster, we also cover Wick (1 mile south), Toddington (1 mile south-east), Crossbush (1 mile north-east), Tortington (1 mile west) and Littlehampton (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also work in Worthing (6 miles east), Bognor Regis (7 miles south-west), Chichester (10 miles west), Selsey (12 miles south-west), Shoreham-by-Sea (12 miles east) and Lancing (10 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Arundel and District Hospital (1.9 miles north-west) and Rustington Museum (2.3 miles south-east). The countryside around Lyminster includes Highdown Hill and WWT Arundel.
- Nearby schools include The Littlehampton Academy (1.1 miles south-east) and Littlehampton College (1.1 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include The 6 Bells Public House (less than half a mile south-east)
Materials we deal with
Roofing felt and bitumen
Some older roofing felts, bitumen products and mastics contain asbestos, normally well bound in.
Asbestos cement
Cement roofs, flues, gutters and tanks are among the most common finds. The fibres are bound in cement, but it releases fibres when broken, cut or abraded.
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site