Hampshire · Fire damper testing
Fire and smoke damper testing in Tye
Looking for fire damper testing in Tye? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Motorised smoke dampers due for testing
- Fire dampers that fail to drop shut
- Dampers that can’t be reached without an access panel
Fire damper testing in Tye
A drop test is simple in principle: the blade is released, checked for a full close and reset. We do this for buildings in Tye and across Hampshire, logging each one so the record builds year on year. The work covers hospitals and care homes, wall and floor dampers and riser dampers, and people most often call us about buildings with no damper register and dampers clogged with dust or grease.
For a building in or near Tye, the visit is planned ahead, with access agreed in advance, and every damper is drop tested, reset and recorded, the same as anywhere.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Tye (PO11)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Fire damper testing in Tye: local notes
Sea air reaches Tye, which sits within about 1 mile of the coast. Dampers close to louvres and air intakes can corrode in sea air, and a corroded blade may not drop. There are about 3 care, childcare and hospital premises and about 4 hotels and B&Bs on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of central Tye. If any of them has ducted ventilation, its dampers need an annual drop test at least. For Tye, the closest hospital is Havant War Memorial Hospital, roughly 2.9 miles north-west. Healthcare buildings rely on fire compartments to protect people who can’t easily move, and dampers keep those compartments sealed.
School buildings such as Mill Rythe Junior School are usually tested in the holidays, wherever they have dampers. If you manage a care home or clinic near Tye, the testing that a hospital like Havant War Memorial Hospital (about 2.9 miles north-west) relies on applies to your dampers too.
Tye is about 3 miles south of Havant, in Hampshire. We carry out fire damper testing for commercial premises of every kind in Tye and the rest of Hampshire. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, large and small.
Work in PO11 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. You’ll find streets such as Gutner Lane and Copse Lane, all of which we cover for fire damper testing. Close by, we work in North Hayling (1 mile north), Northney (1 mile north), Stoke (1 mile west), Thorney Island (1 mile north-east) and Warblington (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Gosport (8 miles west), Havant (3 miles north), Fareham (11 miles west), Horndean (7 miles north), Waterlooville (6 miles north-west) and Petersfield (13 miles north).
Local landmarks in Tye
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Hayling College, Eames Farm and The Maypole pub. The closest station to Tye is Emsworth station, about 2.6 miles north. A little further out are Havant War Memorial Hospital (2.9 miles north-west) and Emsworth Museum (2.4 miles north). Not far away are Hayling Billy.
What the work involves, part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Schools are often easiest to test during the holidays, with no classes to work around.
Ceiling voids and risers
Risers and service shafts often hold dampers at each floor. Testing goes floor by floor so each one is accounted for.
Do you need fire damper testing in Tye?
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.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Dirty dampers that may not close
- Dampers overdue for their annual drop test
- Dampers that can’t be reached without an access panel
- Smoke dampers with no recent test
If you manage a historic building in the area (Warblington Castle is about 2 miles north), dampers fitted during conversions can be hard to reach and need recording.
Comparing quotes
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- If they look at the system before pricing
Questions from Tye
Does being near the coast affect fire damper testing in Tye?
It can. Tye is within about 1 mile of the coast, and salt air speeds up corrosion. We pay particular attention to dampers near louvres and intakes, where salt air reaches.
Which fire service covers Tye?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Tye. Keep each damper test report with the fire risk assessment and the building’s log book, ready to show.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not typically. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so the site can carry on as normal.
How long will damper testing take?
Typically the work takes a morning or an afternoon for a small number of dampers, longer where there are many. The number of dampers and how they’re reached decide the rest.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
Can you quote from pictures?
Typically, yes. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and we normally come back within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we will say so.
What do you do with what you remove?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
What do you do to protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
What we do, step by step
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the fire damper testing, tidy up and leave you the report. On site, the work takes a morning or an afternoon for a small number of dampers, longer where there are many. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Tye, let us know and we will plan around it.
- 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.
- The blade is released and watched to make sure it closes fully.
- The damper is reset and its condition noted.
- We close everything up and send the results in a report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Clear the space around the work
Getting a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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For landlords and multi-site operators
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
What happens if it’s left?
An untested damper is an unknown. Testing turns it into a known pass or a known fault, with remedials offered for anything that fails, which is far easier to plan for. With notice, the visit to Tye can be fitted around your bookings and events.
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 Tye businesses choose us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Full insurance on every job
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Fixed quotes for fire damper testing in Tye
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- The size of the system
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The number of sites or systems
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
Need a price for fire damper testing? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Honest limits
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Missing dampers that a designer needs to specify
- Fire risk assessments, which need a fire risk assessor
- Approving the building’s fire strategy
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Riser dampers
- Fusible link fire dampers
- Wall and floor dampers
- Offices and schools
- Hospitals and care homes
- Motorised smoke dampers