West Sussex · Fire damper testing
Fire damper inspection in Tillington
Professional fire damper testing in and around Tillington, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Gaps in the fire damper test log
- Dust or grease build-up on damper blades
- Fire damper items raised by an assessor
Managing agents and facilities teams in Tillington
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
About our fire damper testing in Tillington
A drop test is simple in principle: we release the blade, watch it close fully, then reset it. We do this for buildings in Tillington and across West Sussex, keeping a log for each damper so there’s a history to look back on. If you’re dealing with fire dampers that haven’t been tested for over a year and motorised smoke dampers due for testing, we can help.
Rural buildings that have been converted or extended can have ducts passing through fire-resisting walls, where the dampers are easy to overlook. A first test usually starts with finding them all.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- Tillington (GU28)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What we are called out for in Tillington
Building work often happens right next to dampers. A cable run through the blade path, a knocked link or a wedged blade is enough to stop a damper closing.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- Dampers overdue for their annual drop test
- Smoke dampers with no recent test
- Dampers affected by leaks or condensation
- Fire dampers that fail to drop shut
Historic houses near Tillington, with Petworth House about 0.8 miles east, are a reminder that older buildings can hold dampers in unexpected places.
What your quote should include
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Proof of insurance
Tillington buildings and fire safety
We cover Tillington, about 42 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included. Midhurst Community Hospital is the nearest hospital, about 4.6 miles west of Tillington. 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 Petworth Cof E Primary School typically find the summer break the easiest time for ceiling work like damper testing. The nearest hospital, Midhurst Community Hospital, is about 4.6 miles west; healthcare buildings like it are a reminder that dampers protect people who can’t move quickly.
Tillington is about 12 miles north-east of Chichester, in West Sussex. Across the GU28 area, we can carry out fire damper testing at your premises. 371 places in West Sussex are on our list, large and small. There’s also a page for Guildford, about 18 miles away.
Every address in GU28 is within our area for fire damper testing, from busy streets to back roads. Local streets include Upperton Road, Cemetery Lane and Tillington Road, and we cover them all for fire damper testing. Other places close to Tillington include Upperton (1 mile north-west), Petworth (1 mile east), Hampers Green (1 mile north-east), Rotherbridge (1 mile south) and River (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Horsham (14 miles east), Worthing (15 miles south-east), Bognor Regis (14 miles south), Chichester (12 miles south-west), Littlehampton (13 miles south) and Rustington (13 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Tillington
Around Tillington, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Old Square Tavern, among other places. Well-known places in the area include Lodsworth Castle (1.9 miles west) and Coultershaw Heritage Site (1.7 miles south). Open spaces near Tillington include Graffham Common.
What affects the cost of fire damper testing
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- The number of sites or systems
- The condition we find in the survey
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Helping us quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Nearby places to Tillington
What else we do in Tillington
Why deal with it now?
Your fire risk assessor or insurer may want evidence that dampers have been tested. Having a current report ready for a building in Tillington saves a scramble when the question comes. A planned visit to Tillington is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Why us?
- In business since 2009
- We diagnose before we treat
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
See our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Questions from Tillington
Can you work in Tillington outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
Do you cover smaller places like Tillington?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Tillington is covered. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. 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.
Will we get a certificate for the dampers?
You get a test report recording every damper we tested, with its location, its result and any faults. It belongs in your fire safety log.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
How often should fire dampers be tested?
According to BESA guidance, dampers should be tested when they’re installed and then at least once a year. For spring-operated dampers, once a year is the minimum.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not usually. Visits are timed for when the area is closed, such as overnight or at a weekend, so the site can carry on as normal.
What’s TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
How it works
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes from an hour or two in a small building to several visits on a large estate. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Tillington.
- First we check the schedule and the last set of results.
- Each damper is found and checked for access.
- Fire dampers are drop tested, and smoke dampers are tested through their controls.
- Dampers that pass are reset, and failures are logged with what we found.
- The report sets out the results, and we can quote to repair or replace failed dampers.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Advice
What a clean will not put right
We won’t sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Fire-stopping gaps around the duct where it passes through the wall
- Signing off a building’s overall fire safety
- Fire alarm or control system faults behind a smoke damper
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Motorised smoke dampers
- Hospitals and care homes
- Offices and schools
- Fusible link fire dampers
- Wall and floor dampers
- Riser dampers