Hampshire · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Ampfield
One call covers cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels in Ampfield, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Years of grease along the duct floor
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
What happens on the day
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct, and we clear up before we go. Visits to a village like Ampfield are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- First we diagnose: the route, the access and the grease levels.
- You get a fixed price before work starts.
- Each section is cleaned in turn through its access panel.
- We take extra care at bends and at the foot of risers.
- The duct is signed off with readings, photos and a next clean date.
Before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
Advice
About our ductwork cleaning in Ampfield
Each extract duct we take on in Ampfield goes through the full routine: we test the grease first, remove thick deposits by hand and degrease what’s left. Post-clean readings and pictures complete the record. The work covers multi-storey ducts, vertical risers and bends and junctions, and common reasons people get in touch are high readings at a recent grease test and years of grease along the duct floor.
For a kitchen in or near Ampfield, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Where
- Ampfield (SO51)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Ampfield
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Ampfield: your questions answered
Can the work in Ampfield be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. That way a site in Ampfield doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Ampfield?
Ampfield is in the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
How do you know if the ductwork needs cleaning?
Signs include grease dripping from joints, smells and a fan working harder, but measuring is the reliable way to know. Grease thickness testing shows exactly where the duct stands.
Can you clean ductwork with no access panels?
Sections out of reach are written down on the report, as TR19 expects. New panels can be fitted to reach them in future.
How long does ductwork cleaning take?
It depends on the length of the duct, the number of access panels and how much grease there is. As a guide, it takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a small pub to a hospital. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor for clients who vet their contractors.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, 24/7. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
Keeping the system healthy
So the system stays in good health:
- Have the grease measured if cooking hours go up
- Flag drips from the duct straight away
- Book the next clean before the recommended date
- Ask us about extra access panels where sections can’t be reached
File the paperwork in the maintenance log. It’s the evidence an insurer or inspector may ask for, and the photos make the duct’s condition easy to see.
Run the extract the whole time the kitchen is cooking. When the air stops, grease settles in the duct, so switching off early adds to the build-up.
When something else is needed
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Faulty fire dampers
- Duct sections that need replacing
- Ductwork that was poorly designed
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Attenuators
- Vertical risers
- Multi-storey ducts
- Bends and junctions
- Access panels
- Horizontal duct runs
How the job changes from site to site
Attenuators and discharge
Attenuators, where fitted, quieten the extract, but they can hold grease in their linings. They’re cleaned where possible and recorded if not.
Bends and transitions
The join where the canopy meets the duct is a common hotspot. We clean it from the canopy side or through a nearby panel.
Places near Ampfield
What else we do in Ampfield
Signs you need ductwork cleaning in Ampfield
Wherever the kitchen is, in Ampfield or elsewhere, the duct fills in the same way: hours of cooking, the type of food and how well the filters are kept. Under BESA guidance, the minimum interval is 3, 6 or 12 months, by daily cooking hours.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Proof of duct cleaning for the insurer
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Ampfield is Romsey Community Hospital, about 2.5 miles south-west.
Questions to ask before you book
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the figure could change on the day
Ductwork cleaning around Ampfield
The Food Standards Agency lists about 3 pubs and bars as registered food businesses in Ampfield and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Environmental health officers from Test Valley council inspect food businesses in Ampfield. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. The fire and rescue service for Ampfield is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Mark, or anywhere in Ampfield, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. School kitchens, at schools like Ampfield Church of England Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Ampfield is about 2 miles north-west of Chandler's Ford, in Hampshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Ampfield or further out, we cover ductwork cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Ampfield is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover for ductwork cleaning. Southampton is in our area too, about 6 miles from Ampfield.
Ductwork cleaning in SO51 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on Morleys Green, Green Pond Lane and Lower Farm Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. Ampfield sits on or near the A3090, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. Other places close to Ampfield include Gosport (1 mile south-west), Knapp (1 mile north-east), Broadgate (1 mile east), Crampmoor (1 mile west) and Lower Slackstead (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover Winchester (6 miles north-east), Eastleigh (5 miles south-east), Fareham (15 miles south-east), Andover (14 miles north), Totton (7 miles south-west) and Hedge End (8 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Ampfield
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Mountbatten School and White Horse Public House, among other places. The nearest railway station is Chandlers Ford station, about 2.5 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include King Johns House (3.3 miles west) and Romsey Community Hospital (2.5 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Emer Bog and Baddesley Common.
Why deal with it now?
BESA guidance says grease shouldn’t exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans. Anywhere that reaches 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning. Putting off the clean only pushes readings higher. Somewhere as small as Ampfield, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Why us?
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Each visit written up, with photos
- Trading since 2009
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.