Hampshire · Fire damper testing
Old Basing fire damper testing
Need fire damper testing in Old Basing? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Fire damper items raised by an assessor
- Missing or out-of-date damper records
- Dampers that stick or won’t close fully
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
How we handle fire damper testing in Old Basing
Responsible persons, facilities managers and managing agents call us when damper testing falls due in Old Basing. Send us the damper schedule or the drawings if you have them, and we’ll plan the visit around the building’s hours. If you’re dealing with motorised smoke dampers due for testing and dampers hidden with no access panel or hatch, we can put it right, from wall and floor dampers, hospitals and care homes and offices and schools onwards.
Buildings around Old Basing may have just a handful of dampers, but each one still needs drop testing at least once a year, with the result recorded.
A written report with pictures follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Old Basing (RG24)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Control wiring problems outside the damper itself
- Deciding where dampers should be fitted
- Dampers that were never installed where they’re needed
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Wall and floor dampers
- Motorised smoke dampers
- Fusible link fire dampers
- Hospitals and care homes
- Riser dampers
- Offices and schools
Nearby places to Old Basing
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What the work involves, part by part
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.
Offices and retail
Offices and shops often have dampers above ceilings that are rarely opened. Testing can be done outside opening hours so the space stays open.
Old Basing buildings and fire safety
Going by the FSA’s register, there are about 6 schools, colleges and universities and about 5 care, childcare and hospital premises serving food across Old Basing and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). 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. For Old Basing, the closest hospital is Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, roughly 3 miles west. Smaller healthcare sites, from surgeries to care homes, need the same annual damper test as a hospital. Old Basing is covered by 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.
The nearest hospital, Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, is about 3 miles west; healthcare buildings like it are a reminder that dampers protect people who can’t move quickly. If you manage a school site such as Old Basing Infant School, any fire dampers can be tested in the holidays. The Vyne, about 3.3 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses near Old Basing, and older buildings converted to new uses often have ventilation added later.
Old Basing is about 3 miles east of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. If you need fire damper testing in Old Basing, please ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Old Basing. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, Old Basing among them. There’s also a page for Reading, about 13 miles away.
Every address in RG24 is within our area for fire damper testing, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on The Street, London Road and Paulet Place or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Old Basing, we cover Lychpit (1 mile west), Mapledurwell (1 mile east), Andwell (1 mile east), Water End (2 miles east) and Chineham (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (3 miles west), Farnborough (12 miles east), Fleet (9 miles east), Aldershot (12 miles east), Alton (9 miles south) and Yateley (10 miles north-east).
What’s near Old Basing
In Old Basing, that means kitchens and buildings near The Costello School, Eastrop Park and The Crown Public House and the streets around them. Old Basing’s nearest station is Basingstoke station, roughly 2 miles west. Nearby you’ll also find Festival Place (1.9 miles west) and Basing House (within half a mile west). For a walk, there’s Farleigh Hill and The Mill Field.
What affects the cost of fire damper testing
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- A few general shots of the system
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Any previous report or certificate
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.
Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Don’t let anything obstruct a damper’s blade
- Update the register when ductwork changes
- Keep an eye out for damp around dampers
- Keep damper test reports with the fire safety log
The next test should be no more than a year away. The guidance is at least once a year, and booking the same month each year keeps it simple.
Keep a damper register: location, type, last test date and result. It means nothing gets forgotten when staff or contractors change.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
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.
Your questions about fire damper testing in Old Basing
Who is the fire and rescue service for Old Basing?
Old Basing is in the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. A report listing every damper, its location and its result is the easiest way to show the dampers are maintained.
Can a school’s dampers in Old Basing be tested out of term time?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. The FSA’s register shows about 6 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Old Basing. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
How often should fire dampers be tested?
BESA’s guidance is a test on installation and at least once a year after that. Your fire risk assessment may call for some dampers to be tested more often.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We normally quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Do you certify fire dampers?
You get a test report recording every damper we tested, showing where it is, whether it passed and what we found. Keep it with your fire safety records.
Do you cover Old Basing?
Yes. We cover Old Basing and the rest of Hampshire, as part of our work across South East England and London. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
The process
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes a few hours for a single floor, with bigger buildings phased over more than one visit. In a place like Old Basing, we fit the visit around your hours.
- First we check the schedule and the last set of results.
- Each damper is found and checked for access.
- We test fire dampers by dropping them and smoke dampers by operating them through the controls.
- Dampers that pass are reset, and failures are logged with what we found.
- We report the results and offer remedials on failed dampers.
Preparing for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.