Oxfordshire · Fire damper testing
Fire damper testing in Long Hanborough, Oxfordshire
Our technicians work in Long Hanborough on fire damper drop testing and smoke damper testing, with a record for each damper. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Smoke dampers with no recent test
- Dust or grease build-up on damper blades
- Rusted damper blades and springs
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Oxfordshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
How we handle fire damper testing in Long Hanborough
We’re often asked to take on annual damper testing by the people who look after buildings in and around Long Hanborough. Send us the damper schedule or the drawings if you have them, and we’ll plan the testing around when the building is in use. The work covers offices and schools, hospitals and care homes and wall and floor dampers, and common reasons people get in touch are dampers flagged on a fire risk assessment and dampers hidden with no access panel or hatch.
A building in a smaller place like Long Hanborough might have only a few dampers, but each one still needs drop testing at least once a year, with the result recorded.
A written report with pictures follows every visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Long Hanborough (OX29)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes a morning or an afternoon for a small number of dampers, longer where there are many. A site near Long Hanborough normally has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- We go through the damper schedule and any previous faults.
- We locate every damper and note any we can’t reach.
- Fire dampers are drop tested, and smoke dampers are tested through their controls.
- Passes are reset and any failures recorded with the reason.
- The report sets out the results, and we can quote to repair or replace failed dampers.
Before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, ring 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 typically come back within one working day.
Advice
Between visits
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Never wedge or tie a damper open
- Warn anyone working in ceiling voids about the dampers
- Book the next test before the year runs out
- Report leaks or condensation near ductwork quickly
When we finish, we send a report covering every damper on the visit, with its location and its result. File it with your fire safety log so it’s ready when your assessor or insurer asks.
Make sure every damper can be reached. Where there’s no hatch, an access panel makes testing possible ahead of the next visit.
What else we do in Long Hanborough
When something else is needed
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Ductwork crossing a fire wall with no damper fitted
- Signing off a building’s overall fire safety
- Fire-stopping gaps around the duct where it passes through the wall
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we work on in Long Hanborough
- Offices and schools
- Fusible link fire dampers
- Hospitals and care homes
- Riser dampers
- Motorised smoke dampers
- Wall and floor dampers
Long Hanborough buildings and fire safety
Food Standards Agency data includes about 4 caring premises (care homes, nurseries and hospitals) in and around Long Hanborough, up to about a mile and a half out. Buildings like these often have ducted ventilation, and wherever a duct crosses a fire-resisting wall or floor there should be a damper, tested at least once a year. About 60 miles out from central London, Long Hanborough is part of the South East area we work across. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included. Long Hanborough is covered by Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic buildings, and that covers fire safety systems such as dampers.
For buildings around Combe station with ducted ventilation, any fire dampers need an annual test at least. Site managers at schools such as Hanborough Manor CofE School usually find the summer break the easiest time for ceiling work like damper testing. Blenheim Palace, about 1.9 miles north-east, is one of the historic houses near Long Hanborough, and older buildings converted to new uses often have ventilation added later.
Long Hanborough is about 5 miles north-east of Witney, in Oxfordshire. Every kind of commercial site in Long Hanborough, fire damper testing is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Long Hanborough is one of 443 towns, villages and districts in Oxfordshire we cover for fire damper testing. Our Oxford page covers sites nearby, about 9 miles away.
Here we cover the OX29 postcode area for fire damper testing. Streets in the area include Church Road, New Road and Churchill Way, all of which we cover for fire damper testing. We also cover the places around Long Hanborough: Church Hanborough (1 mile south-east), Bladon (2 miles east), Woodstock (3 miles north-east), Worton (3 miles south-east) and Begbroke (3 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (9 miles south-east), Bicester (12 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (11 miles south-east), Witney (5 miles south-west), Carterton (9 miles south-west) and Grove (15 miles south).
Local landmarks in Long Hanborough
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Three Horseshoes pub. The nearest railway station is Combe station, roughly 0.6 miles north of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Morris Motors Museum (1 mile east). Open spaces near Long Hanborough include Blenheim Farm.
FAQs for Long Hanborough
Can you come to Long Hanborough after we close?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Long Hanborough can fit around your hours. When you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
Will you come out to Long Hanborough?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
What accreditations do you have?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we’ll quote them together.
What paperwork do we get after testing?
After testing, we provide a report covering each damper, showing where it is, whether it passed and what we found. Keep it with your fire safety records.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Yes, for many jobs. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and a fixed quote typically follows within one working day. If photos are not enough, we will survey first.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
Not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
How we price fire damper testing
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- How big the system is
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Parking and loading at the site
- Any permits to work or inductions
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
Helping us quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Why deal with it now?
Faults found early are often simpler to put right. Left for years, corrosion and build-up can turn it into a full damper replacement. Light use slows the build-up but does not stop it.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Long Hanborough
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- Every job surveyed first
- In business since 2009
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.