Hampshire · Fire damper testing
Fire and smoke damper testing in Longstock
Fire damper testing for Longstock and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Dirty dampers that may not close
- Dampers hidden with no access panel or hatch
- Missing or out-of-date damper records
Your questions about fire damper testing in Longstock
Do you work at weekends in Longstock?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Is Longstock within the area you cover?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Longstock is covered. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
How far ahead should we book?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
What does fire damper testing cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. For a quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
What happens if a damper fails its test?
It’s listed on the report as a fault and we quote for remedials. After the repair, we test it again so the record shows a pass.
How long will damper testing take?
As a guide, it takes from an hour or two in a small building to several visits on a large estate. It comes down mainly to how many dampers there are and how easy they are to get to.
About our fire damper testing in Longstock
Under BESA guidance, every fire damper is tested on completion of installation and then at least once a year. For spring-operated types, annual testing is the minimum. We carry out fire damper testing for buildings in Longstock and give you the records to show it’s been done. Typical jobs include missing or out-of-date damper records and fire damper items raised by an assessor, across riser dampers, motorised smoke dampers and hospitals and care homes.
For a building in or near Longstock, the visit is planned ahead, with access agreed in advance, and every damper is drop tested, reset and recorded, the same as anywhere.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with pictures, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Longstock (SO20)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Different parts, different methods
Access panels
Access panels sometimes get painted over, screwed shut or hidden by new ceilings. Letting us know where they are speeds the visit up.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Hospitals and care homes stay occupied around the clock. We plan the order of work with the site team to keep disruption to a minimum.
Fire damper testing in Longstock: local notes
About 5.8 miles north of Longstock is Andover War Memorial Hospital, the nearest hospital. A hospital is the kind of building where dampers sit on every floor, and clinics, surgeries and care homes need the same annual testing for any they have. Longstock is covered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces and other non-domestic buildings, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
School buildings such as Test Valley School are typically tested in the holidays, wherever they have dampers. Hospitals such as Andover War Memorial Hospital, about 5.8 miles north, are a good example of buildings with dampers on many floors; if you manage a clinic, surgery or care home near Longstock, the same annual testing applies.
Longstock is about 5 miles south of Andover, in Hampshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Longstock, we can take on fire damper testing. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, and Longstock is one of them. Our Southampton page covers sites nearby (15 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for fire damper testing: SO20. We also cover the places around Longstock: Leckford (1 mile east), Stockbridge (1 mile south), Fullerton (2 miles north-east), Cottonworth (2 miles north-east) and Chilbolton (3 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Winchester (9 miles south-east), Eastleigh (13 miles south-east), Andover (5 miles north), Totton (15 miles south), Chandler's Ford (11 miles south-east) and Romsey (10 miles south).
What’s near Longstock
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Longstock Park and The Peat Spade Public House, among other places. A little further out are Andover War Memorial Hospital (5.8 miles north). For a walk, there’s Mill Lake.
The process
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes a morning or an afternoon for a small number of dampers, longer where there are many. Visits to a village like Longstock are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- First we look at any damper register, drawings or earlier test reports.
- We find every damper and open it up through the access panel.
- We release each fire damper blade and operate smoke dampers from their controls.
- Dampers that close fully are reset and left open.
- The results go into a report, with failed dampers and remedials listed.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
For fire damper testing in Longstock, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote normally follows within one working day.
Related advice
When it’s something else
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what fire damper testing won’t do:
- Sign-off of the whole building’s fire safety
- Control wiring problems outside the damper itself
- Dampers that were never installed where they’re needed
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Offices and schools
- Motorised smoke dampers
- Fusible link fire dampers
- Hospitals and care homes
- Wall and floor dampers
- Riser dampers
Also near Longstock
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Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Tell contractors where dampers are before they start work
- Keep damper test reports with the fire safety log
- Get remedials done soon after a failed test
- Update the register when ductwork changes
Tell other contractors where the dampers are, and that they mustn’t tie, wedge or obstruct them. Anything they disturb should be checked again.
A simple register of every damper helps a great deal: where each damper is, what kind it is and when it was last tested. It means nothing gets forgotten when staff or contractors change.
What happens if it’s left?
After any fire, one of the first questions is what maintenance had been done. A damper test log helps show the responsible person kept on top of things, and you can only produce records for tests that took place. A fault that closes a site in a village like Longstock affects everyone who depends on it.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Why Longstock businesses choose us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.
Fixed quotes for fire damper testing in Longstock
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- The size of the system
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- How many systems or sites are involved
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
What we need to know
You do not need the technical terms. Just send:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will usually have a quote within one working day.