Surrey · Fire damper testing
Fire damper testing in Selsdon, Surrey
Looking for fire damper testing in Selsdon? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Smoke dampers that need testing through their controls
- Dampers affected by leaks or condensation
- Fire dampers that haven’t been tested for over a year
About our fire damper testing in Selsdon
Responsible persons, facilities managers and managing agents call us when damper testing falls due in Selsdon. If there’s a damper register or a set of drawings, share it with us, and we’ll plan the testing around when the building is in use. We’re often asked to deal with missing or out-of-date damper records and motorised smoke dampers due for testing, on riser dampers, wall and floor dampers and motorised smoke dampers.
A building in a smaller place like Selsdon might have only a few dampers, but each one still needs drop testing at least once a year, with the result recorded.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Selsdon (CR2, CR0)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for fire damper testing in Selsdon
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Whether several sites go on one quote
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 work begins, so you know where you stand.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- A few general shots of the system
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Selsdon: your questions answered
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Selsdon?
Selsdon is in the area of Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. A report listing every damper, its location and its result is the easiest way to show the dampers are maintained.
Do you do school damper testing in Selsdon in the summer holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. With about 14 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Selsdon, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, depending on what the system needs.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Often, yes. With good pictures, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Where we cannot see enough, we arrange a survey.
Can you fix fire dampers that fail?
It’s listed on the report as a fault and we quote for remedials. Once fixed, the damper is drop tested again and the record updated.
How long will damper testing take?
Testing takes a morning or an afternoon for a small number of dampers, longer where there are many. Bigger sites can be phased, and you can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form to talk it through.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® itself isn’t law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
What do you do with what you remove?
It’s contained and taken away. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.
What fire damper testing cannot fix
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Gaps in the wall or floor around the damper
- Deciding where dampers should be fitted
- Control wiring problems outside the damper itself
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Fusible link fire dampers
- Riser dampers
- Offices and schools
- Wall and floor dampers
- Motorised smoke dampers
- Hospitals and care homes
How the visit works
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the fire damper testing, clear away and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes a morning or an afternoon for a small number of dampers, longer where there are many. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like Selsdon.
- First we look at any damper register, drawings or earlier test reports.
- Each damper is located and reached through its access panel.
- Every fire damper is dropped, and every smoke damper is tested through its controls.
- We reset every damper that passes and check it’s left open.
- The results go into a report, with failed dampers and remedials listed.
How to prepare
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Clear the space around the work
Ask for a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Advice
Aftercare tips
So the system stays in good health:
- Don’t let anything obstruct a damper’s blade
- File every damper report where your assessor can find it
- Tell contractors where dampers are before they start work
- Keep an eye out for damp around dampers
Make sure trades working in ceilings and risers know where the dampers sit, and that they mustn’t tie, wedge or obstruct them. If a damper has been disturbed, have it tested again.
The simplest way to avoid failures is to test on time, every year. A blade that’s just starting to stick is easier to deal with than a seized one.
What your team can do, and what needs us
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Part by part
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.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Hospitals and care homes stay occupied around the clock. The sequence of testing is agreed with staff to keep disruption to a minimum.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Selsdon
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. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Fire damper testing in Selsdon: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 14 schools, colleges and universities and about 27 hospitals, care homes and childcare premises registered as food businesses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Selsdon. Many buildings of this kind have ductwork through fire-resisting walls and floors, and the dampers at those points need testing at least annually. About 2.1 miles south-east of Selsdon is Warlingham Park Hospital, the nearest hospital. Healthcare buildings rely on fire compartments to protect people who can’t easily move, and dampers keep those compartments sealed. Selsdon sits within the area of Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and keeping dampers working is part of the responsible person’s duty.
If you manage an older building converted to a hotel or venue, like many historic houses in the area (Addington Palace is about 1 mile north-east), finding every damper is the first job. Warlingham Park Hospital, about 2.1 miles south-east of Selsdon, is the kind of building where dampers protect every compartment; smaller care sites need the same annual tests. A school like Selsdon Primary and Nursery School can have any dampers tested over half-term without disturbing lessons.
Selsdon is about 2 miles south-east of Croydon, in Surrey. We provide fire damper testing for commercial premises of every kind in Selsdon and the rest of Surrey. Across Surrey, we cover 395 places, and Selsdon is one of them. There’s also a page for London, roughly 11 miles from Selsdon.
Fire damper testing in CR2 and CR0 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Streets in the area include York Road, Byron Road and Abbey Road, and we cover them all for fire damper testing. If your site is just outside Selsdon, we cover Forestdale (1 mile east), Addington (1 mile north-east), Sanderstead (1 mile south-west), Coombe (1 mile north-west) and Farleigh (2 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Epsom (9 miles west), Horley (13 miles south-west), Redhill (9 miles south-west), Ewell (9 miles west), Reigate (10 miles south-west) and Caterham (4 miles south).
Near you in Selsdon
Around Selsdon, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Sir Julian Huxley pub, The Quest Academy and Littleheath Woods and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Sanderstead station, roughly 1.7 miles west of the centre. A little further out are St George's Walk (2.7 miles north-west) and Croydon Airport Visitor Centre (2.9 miles west). The countryside around Selsdon includes Duppas Hill and Bramley Bank.