Hampshire · Fire damper testing
Fire damper inspection in Horseport
Fire damper testing for Horseport, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Fire dampers nobody can get to
- Rusted damper blades and springs
- Smoke dampers with no recent test
The process
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes a couple of hours for a few dampers, and a day or more across a big site. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Horseport knowing what to expect.
- We start with whatever records exist: registers, drawings or old reports.
- We find every damper and open it up through the access panel.
- Every fire damper is dropped, and every smoke damper is tested through its controls.
- Each one that passes is reset, ready to work.
- You get a report listing each damper, its result and any remedials needed.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Get a fixed quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.
Advice
Fire damper testing in Horseport, done properly
Some dampers haven’t been tested since the day they went in. Ceilings have gone up, access panels have been covered or lost, and the records have gone missing. We find what we can, test what we can reach and list anything we cannot get to, so you can see exactly what still needs access. Common call-outs are for fire dampers that fail to drop shut and dampers affected by leaks or condensation, across motorised smoke dampers, wall and floor dampers and hospitals and care homes.
Somewhere as small as Horseport, fire dampers are normally found in a school, a care home, a hotel or a converted building, wherever there is one. Wherever there are dampers, each one needs testing at least annually.
We have been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Horseport (SP6)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Written report with pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Fire damper testing around Horseport
Food Standards Agency records list about 4 schools, colleges and universities and about 8 care, childcare and hospital premises registered as food businesses across Horseport and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). If any of them has ducted ventilation, its dampers need an annual drop test at least. The fire and rescue service for Horseport is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Under the Fire Safety Order, the responsible person has to keep fire safety systems, dampers included, in working order, and the fire authority enforces that in most non-domestic premises.
If you manage a historic building in the area (Breamore House is about 3 miles north), dampers fitted during conversions can be hard to reach and need recording.
Horseport is in Hampshire. Sites in Horseport get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. Horseport is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we work for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Southampton, about 17 miles away.
Work in SP6 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Bridge Street, Southampton Road and Ringwood Road, and we cover them all for fire damper testing. Other places close to Horseport include Fordingbridge (1 mile north-west), Criddlestyle (1 mile east), Stuckton (1 mile south-east), Lower Burgate (1 mile north) and Tinkers Cross (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Totton (12 miles east), Romsey (14 miles east), New Milton (13 miles south-east), Ringwood (6 miles south), Barton on Sea (14 miles south-east) and Marchwood (15 miles east).
Landmarks near Horseport
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Burgate School and Sixth Form and The George Inn and the streets around them. Other landmarks nearby include Fordingbridge Doll Museum (less than half a mile west) and Godshill Castle Hill (1.6 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Blashford Lakes and Linbrook Lake.
Your questions about fire damper testing in Horseport
Do you work at weekends in Horseport?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. That way a site in Horseport does not have to lose a day’s trading. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Can fire dampers in schools around Horseport be tested in the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. There are about 4 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Horseport. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
How do you deal with dampers that can’t be reached?
It goes on the report as inaccessible, with the reason. We can fit an access panel so it’s tested on the next visit.
Do you test smoke dampers as well?
Yes. We test smoke dampers through their control system, as they’re motor driven. Each one is checked for full travel and the result recorded.
What paperwork do we get after testing?
We test, record and report, rather than certify dampers to a standard. For each damper it shows the result and anything that needs putting right.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Why act early in Horseport
Putting testing off does not change whether the dampers will close; it just means you don’t know. The guidance from BESA is at least once a year, and a skipped year leaves a hole in your records as well. If the system at a site near Horseport fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Horseport
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Photo reports with every job
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
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When to call us in Horseport
Other trades work around dampers all the time. A cable run through the blade path, a knocked link or a wedged blade is enough to stop a damper closing.
Clients normally contact us when they notice something like this:
- Fire damper items raised by an assessor
- Dampers that stick or won’t close fully
- Dust or grease build-up on damper blades
- Dampers overdue for their annual drop test
If you manage a school site such as Fordingbridge Infant School, any fire dampers can be tested in the holidays.
Comparing quotes
- Whether VAT is included
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether they recommend a next date
Fixed quotes for fire damper testing in Horseport
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- The times the site is available
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The condition we find in the survey
- How easy every part is to reach
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from pictures. The most useful are:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The site address and the type of premises
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We normally come back within one working day.
Looking after it afterwards
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Warn anyone working in ceiling voids about the dampers
- Do not let hatches get painted shut or boarded over
- Keep damper test reports with the fire safety log
- Keep to at least yearly testing
The next test should be no more than a year away. BESA guidance is at least annual testing, so it helps to book it before the date slips.
Good access is half the battle. Where there’s no hatch, an access panel makes testing possible before the next test.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
When it’s something else
In fairness, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Sign-off of the whole building’s fire safety
- Faults in the alarm or building controls that signal smoke dampers
- Designing the building’s fire compartments
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Horseport
- Hospitals and care homes
- Offices and schools
- Wall and floor dampers
- Fusible link fire dampers
- Riser dampers
- Motorised smoke dampers