Hampshire · Fire damper testing
Fire damper inspection in Picket Piece
Professional fire damper testing in and around Picket Piece, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Fire dampers that haven’t been tested for over a year
- Dust or grease build-up on damper blades
- Fire dampers nobody can get to
What staff can safely do
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
How we handle fire damper testing in Picket Piece
We are often asked to take on annual damper testing by the people who look after buildings in and around Picket Piece. If there’s a damper register or a set of drawings, share it with us, and we will plan the visit around the building’s hours. We are often asked to deal with smoke dampers with no recent test and buildings with no damper register, across fusible link fire dampers, motorised smoke dampers and riser dampers.
Buildings around Picket Piece may have just a handful of dampers, and each still needs an annual drop test at least, with a record of every result.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Picket Piece (SP11)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Photo report after each visit
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
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Part by part
Ceiling voids and risers
Damp plant areas are hard on dampers. We note any rust or water damage on the report so the cause can be tackled.
Smoke dampers
If a smoke damper will not operate when signalled, it goes on the report as a failure, with a note of what we found.
How it works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes anything from a couple of hours for a handful of dampers to a full day for a large building. For a place like Picket Piece, we load the van from the survey notes so the work can be done in one visit where possible.
- We plan access and timing with you first, including any out-of-hours work.
- We open up ceilings and hatches and take off each access panel.
- We release each blade and check it shuts all the way.
- We reset it and record any dirt, corrosion or damage.
- Panels and tiles go back, and the results are written up.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Clear the space around the work
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
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Picket Piece: your questions answered
Which fire service covers Picket Piece?
That is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer audits the building, they may ask for the latest damper test records.
Can you work in Picket Piece outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. That way a site in Picket Piece doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
How do you deal with dampers that can’t be reached?
Any damper we can’t reach is listed on the report so nothing is quietly missed. An access panel tends to solve it, and we can quote for it.
Who is responsible for fire damper testing?
It sits with the building’s responsible person. Depending on the building, that can be the employer, owner, landlord or whoever manages it. Our part is the testing and the records that show it’s been done.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. We always survey first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where necessary. A fixed quote follows.
Which accreditations do you hold?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What happens if it’s left?
Testing every year builds a history for each damper so repeat problems show up early. If the same damper keeps giving trouble, the record shows it long before it fails outright. A quieter site near Picket Piece still needs its system looked after.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Why book with us
- We’re fully insured
- In business since 2009
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
See how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
Multi-site and managed buildings
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
When to call us in Picket Piece
Rust is a frequent reason a damper won’t close. Condensation, leaks and damp plant rooms corrode the parts that need to move, so a damper can seize without anyone noticing.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Dust or grease build-up on damper blades
- Motorised smoke dampers due for testing
- Fire damper items raised by an assessor
- Fire dampers that haven’t been tested for over a year
Healthcare buildings such as Andover War Memorial Hospital (about 2.4 miles west) rely on fire compartments, and the dampers in them need testing at least annually.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- What insurance they carry
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- How they set the interval to the next visit
When something else is needed
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Designing the building’s fire compartments
- Fire alarm or control system faults behind a smoke damper
- Holes around ductwork in fire-resisting walls
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Motorised smoke dampers
- Hospitals and care homes
- Wall and floor dampers
- Offices and schools
- Fusible link fire dampers
- Riser dampers
Fire damper testing in Picket Piece: local notes
Food Standards Agency data includes about 9 hospitals, care homes and childcare premises in Picket Piece and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles 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. Fire safety in Picket Piece falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 Picket Piece, the closest hospital is Andover War Memorial Hospital, roughly 2.4 miles west. 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.
Site managers at schools such as Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School normally find the summer break the easiest time for ceiling work like damper testing.
Picket Piece is about 2 miles east of Andover, in Hampshire. We provide fire damper testing for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Picket Piece and the rest of Hampshire. Picket Piece is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover for fire damper testing. We also work in Southampton, about 21 miles from Picket Piece.
Here we cover the SP11 postcode area for fire damper testing. We cover sites on Locksbridge Road, Wyke Court and Galbraith Road and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for fire damper testing include Finkley Down (1 mile west), Andover Down (1 mile south), Finkley (1 mile north-west), Picket Twenty (1 mile south-west) and East Anton (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (15 miles east), Winchester (12 miles south-east), Hyde (12 miles south-east), Tidworth (10 miles west), Weeke (11 miles south-east) and Kempshott (13 miles east).
Near you in Picket Piece
Around Picket Piece, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Winton Community Academy and Winton Community Academy. For rail, the closest station is Andover station, about 2.4 miles west. Nearby you’ll also find Andover War Memorial Hospital (2.4 miles west) and Finkley Down Farm Museum (0.6 miles west). Not far away are Anton Lakes and Mill Lake.