West Berkshire · Air handling unit cleaning
AHU Cleaning in Great Lea Common
AHU cleaning across Great Lea Common and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- Units needing a clean before a new tenant or handover
- Condensate trays that will not empty
- Plant that has been serviced but not cleaned
Between visits
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Make sure the unit’s access doors open easily
- Stick to the filter change plan
- Check the drain tray is emptying during routine visits
- Keep the certificate and photo report with the plant records
When we have closed the unit up, it can be restarted with your site team. Check the drain tray is emptying over the first few days to confirm water is draining away.
Change or clean filters on time. Once filters clog, dirt starts getting past them.
AHU cleaning in Great Lea Common, done properly
Units vary a lot in size, age and layout, whether it’s a compact unit in a ceiling void or a big unit on the roof. We look at the unit first, from photos or a site visit, and give you a fixed quote before any cleaning starts. The work covers internal panels, dampers and louvres and drain trays, and people most often call us about air handling units never cleaned inside and rooms that smell stuffy when the system runs.
Somewhere as small as Great Lea Common, ducted ventilation is usually limited to a school, a care home, a surgery or a converted business building, wherever there is one, but those that do need it inspected and cleaned like any other.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with photos of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Great Lea Common (RG7)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
Stuffy rooms and stale smells in a building in Great Lea Common can sometimes be traced back to the AHU. A clean tackles the source instead of masking it. Planning a trip to Great Lea Common ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Great Lea Common
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Each visit written up, with photos
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
What affects the cost of AHU cleaning
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The size of the system
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- What state the system is in
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before work begins.
Helping us quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
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. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will typically have a quote within one working day.
What happens on the day
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes from a few hours for a compact unit to a day or more for a large one. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Great Lea Common knowing what to expect.
- We survey the unit from photos or on site and agree what’s included.
- We arrange the shutdown with your staff and sheet the area.
- We clean or change the filters as agreed, then clean the coils, fan and internal panels.
- We clean out the drain tray and make sure it drains.
- A TR19® certificate and photo report follow the clean.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Clear the space around the work
How to get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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What else we do in Great Lea Common
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
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.
What AHU cleaning looks like in Great Lea Common
Food Standards Agency records list about 3 schools, colleges and universities and about 11 caring premises (care homes, nurseries and hospitals) registered as food businesses within about 1.5 miles of central Great Lea Common. Where buildings like these have air handling units, filters, coils and drain trays need regular attention. We cover Great Lea Common, about 39 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site. For Great Lea Common, the closest hospital is Royal Berkshire Hospital, roughly 2.9 miles north. Hospitals show how much a building can rely on its ventilation, and smaller healthcare sites rely on theirs too.
Royal Berkshire Hospital, about 2.9 miles north, is the nearest hospital to Great Lea Common, and healthcare sites of every size need their supply air kept clean. For buildings in and around Great Lea Common, TR19® Air cleaning starts with an inspection.
Great Lea Common is about 3 miles south of Reading, in West Berkshire. Anywhere in RG7, we cover AHU cleaning for commercial sites. Across West Berkshire, we cover 155 places, and Great Lea Common is one of them.
We work across RG7 for AHU cleaning and the roads nearby. If your site is just outside Great Lea Common, we cover Three Mile Cross (1 mile south-east), Whitley Wood (1 mile north-east), Ryeish Green (1 mile south-east), Green Park (1 mile north-west) and Shinfield (1 mile east). Further out, we also cover Newbury (15 miles west), Thatcham (12 miles west), Burghfield Common (4 miles west), Speenhamland (15 miles west), Calcot (4 miles north-west) and Shaw (14 miles west).
What’s near Great Lea Common
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Geoffrey Field Junior School, Ryeish Green School and Pearman's Copse. For rail, the closest station is Reading Green Park station, about 1.5 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Berkshire Medical Heritage Centre Museum (3 miles north) and Royal Berkshire Hospital (2.9 miles north). The countryside around Great Lea Common includes Fobney Island Wetland Reserve and Longwater.
What a clean won’t put right
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- A system that’s undersized for the building
- Mechanical faults with motors, belts or bearings
- Dirty ducts beyond the unit itself
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Drain trays
- Supply and extract fans
- Internal panels
- Filter sections
- Heating and cooling coils
- Dampers and louvres
Multi-site and managed buildings
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across West Berkshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Great Lea Common: your questions answered
Do you clean school ventilation in Great Lea Common in the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. The FSA’s register shows about 3 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Great Lea Common. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Can you get to a site in Great Lea Common?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
What should I send you?
A short description and a few pictures, with the address and opening hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Is there a report after cleaning?
Yes. You receive a certificate and a report showing each section before and after, with any faults we noticed.
How long does it take to clean an air handling unit?
Expect it to take half a day to a full day per unit, with large plant planned over several shifts. The unit’s size and condition make the biggest difference, and the quote will give you a clear idea.
Are you accredited?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.