Essex · Fire damper testing
Fire damper testing in Tye Green, Essex
Fire damper testing for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Tye Green. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Dirty dampers that may not close
- Fire damper items raised by an assessor
- Dampers that cannot be reached without an access panel
FAQs for Tye Green
Can the work in Tye Green be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. Your customers, staff or residents in Tye Green needn’t be disturbed. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Can you test school fire dampers in Tye Green out of term?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Food Standards Agency records list about 3 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Tye Green. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Do you carry out smoke damper testing?
Yes. Every smoke damper is driven through its controls and checked for full movement. Where a controls contractor needs to be involved, we arrange it with you.
How much notice should we give?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. We always survey first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
Do you work in Tye Green?
Yes. We cover Tye Green and the rest of Essex, as part of our work across South East England and London. To book, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
Fire damper testing for kitchens and businesses in Tye Green
Each damper we test gets a location, a result and a note of its condition. Passes are reset and left ready to work, and any that fail are listed with the reason. That record belongs with the building’s fire safety paperwork. Common call-outs are for fire dampers that fail to drop shut and fire dampers that haven’t been tested for over a year, across hospitals and care homes, motorised smoke dampers and riser dampers.
In rural areas, conversions, country hotels and care homes can have ductwork crossing fire-resisting walls, and the dampers in them are easily forgotten. A first test usually starts with finding them all.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Tye Green (CM77)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Records
- Photo report after every visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Tye Green
What else we do in Tye Green
When it’s something else
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Designing the building’s fire compartments
- Gaps in the wall or floor around the damper
- Dampers that were never installed where they’re needed
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Riser dampers
- Motorised smoke dampers
- Fusible link fire dampers
- Wall and floor dampers
- Offices and schools
- Hospitals and care homes
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Report leaks or condensation near ductwork quickly
- File every damper report where your assessor can find it
- Update the register when ductwork changes
- Tell contractors where dampers are before they start work
When we finish, we send a report covering every damper on the visit, with its location and its result. Keep it with the building’s fire safety records so it’s ready when your assessor or insurer asks.
Good access is half the battle. Where there’s no hatch, an access panel makes testing possible ahead of the next visit.
What happens on the day
We are used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes a couple of hours for a few dampers, and a day or more across a big site. For a village or hamlet like Tye Green, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We normally come back within one working day.
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What affects the cost of fire damper testing
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The scale of the work
- Parking and loading at the site
- The number of sites or systems
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The postcode and the type of business
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- A few general shots of the system
If you need fire damper testing in Tye Green, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
Different parts, different methods
Fusible link fire dampers
Most fire dampers are held open by a fusible link. When the link reaches its set temperature it melts, and the blade drops to close the duct. We release the blade, check it closes fully and reset it.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Schools are often easiest to test during the holidays, with no classes to work around.
Why act early in Tye Green
Fire risk assessors and insurers may ask to see damper test records. A current report on file means you can answer straight away when the question comes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Tye Green is calmer for everyone.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Why book with us
- Every job surveyed first
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Fully insured
- Photo reports with every job
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
What fire damper testing looks like in Tye Green
Food Standards Agency records list about 3 schools, colleges and universities and about 4 care, childcare and hospital premises registered as food businesses across Tye Green and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). 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 2.3 miles north-west of Tye Green is William Julien Courtauld Hospital, the nearest hospital. Smaller healthcare sites, from surgeries to care homes, need the same annual damper test as a hospital. Tye Green is covered by Essex County 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.
Wherever there are offices above shops, near Cressing station or elsewhere in Tye Green, ductwork may cross fire-resisting floors, and any dampers need testing. A school like Cressing Primary School can have any dampers tested over half-term without disturbing lessons.
Tye Green is about 2 miles south-east of Braintree, in Essex. Whether your site is in the middle of Tye Green or further out, fire damper testing is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Tye Green is one of 644 places in Essex we cover for fire damper testing. Our Chelmsford page covers sites nearby (9 miles or so).
Every address in CM77 is within our area for fire damper testing, from the main roads to the quietest streets. You will find streets such as Halls Grove, The Westering and Heycroft Drive, and we cover them all for fire damper testing. Neighbouring places we cover for fire damper testing include Hawbush Green (1 mile east), Long Green (1 mile north), The Green (1 mile south-west), Black Notley (1 mile west) and White Notley (1 mile south). We also work in nearby towns such as Colchester (14 miles east), Chelmsford (9 miles south-west), Maldon (10 miles south-east), Witham (4 miles south-east), Camulodunum (12 miles east) and Halstead (6 miles north).
What’s near Tye Green
Around Tye Green, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Alec Hunter Academy and The Three Ashes pub. There’s a railway station in Tye Green itself: Cressing station. Other landmarks nearby include Cressing Temple (1.6 miles south-east) and William Julien Courtauld Hospital (2.3 miles north-west). Open spaces near Tye Green include Sandylay and Moat Woods.
When to call us in Tye Green
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person has a duty to keep fire safety measures working, and dampers are part of those measures. Employers, owners, landlords and managing agents all need evidence that the dampers have been checked.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Dampers flagged on a fire risk assessment
- Smoke dampers that need testing through their controls
- Dirty dampers that may not close
- Fire dampers that haven’t been tested for over a year
William Julien Courtauld Hospital, about 2.3 miles north-west of Tye Green, is the kind of building where dampers protect every compartment; smaller care sites need the same annual tests.
Questions to ask before you book
- Proof of insurance
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos