Viables fire damper testing

Different parts, different methods

Access panels

A damper can only be tested if it can be reached. Most need an access panel in the duct and a hatch in the ceiling or wall.

Ceiling voids and risers

Risers and service shafts often hold dampers at each floor. We work through them floor by floor so nothing is missed.

Why deal with it now?

Until a damper has been dropped, you cannot say whether it works. Testing turns it into a known pass or a known fault, with remedials offered for anything that fails, and that’s something you can plan around. A site near Viables that has to close at short notice is hard to cover for.

A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.

Why us?

• We’re fully insured
• Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
• One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
• Survey first, then a fixed quote

Read our cost guide and our accreditations.

Fire damper testing in Viables: local notes

The FSA’s food hygiene register lists about 20 schools, colleges and universities, about 15 caring premises (care homes, nurseries and hospitals) and about 5 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses with registered kitchens or food service in Viables 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. For Viables, the closest hospital is Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, roughly 2.3 miles north-west. Smaller healthcare sites, from surgeries to care homes, need the same annual damper test as a hospital. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Viables. Under the Fire Safety Order, the responsible person has to keep fire safety systems, dampers included, in working order, and the fire authority enforces that in most non-domestic premises.

Healthcare buildings such as Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital (about 2.3 miles north-west) rely on fire compartments, and the dampers in them need testing at least annually. For schools like St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, damper testing is easiest in the holidays, when corridors and ceilings are clear. If you manage an older building converted to a hotel or venue, like many historic houses in the area (The Vyne is about 3.9 miles north), finding every damper is the first job.

Viables is about 1 mile south-east of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. For fire damper testing in and around Viables, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos. We work across South East England and London, Viables included. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, Viables among them. You can also see our page for Reading, roughly 15 miles from Viables.

We cover every part of the RG21, RG22 and RG25 postcode area for fire damper testing and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Grove Road, Porter Road and Morley Road, all of which we cover for fire damper testing. Neighbouring places we cover for fire damper testing include Cliddesden (1 mile south), Eastrop (1 mile north), Oakridge (1 mile north), Lychpit (2 miles north-east) and Old Basing (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Farnborough (14 miles east), Fleet (11 miles east), Aldershot (14 miles east), Alton (8 miles south-east), Yateley (13 miles north-east) and Tadley (8 miles north).

Local landmarks in Viables

We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Costello School, Queen Mary's College and Hackwood Park. For rail, the closest station is Basingstoke station, about 1.3 miles north. Nearby you’ll also find Willis Museum (0.9 miles north) and Festival Place (1.1 miles north). Open spaces near Viables include The Mill Field and Farleigh Hill.