Oxfordshire · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork Cleaning in Appleford-on-Thames
We cover Appleford-on-Thames for ductwork cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
How the job changes from site to site
Access panels
We can fit new access panels where the duct needs them, making future cleans more complete. We will recommend where they should go.
Multi-storey and shared buildings
Ducts in taller or shared buildings often run past other occupiers. We plan access with you and the building manager, so the clean is done safely and quietly.
About our ductwork cleaning in Appleford-on-Thames
The ductwork is where an extract clean is won or lost. Sections with no way in can go uncleaned for years. We open up every reachable section and record any we cannot reach, so you know exactly where you stand. We are often asked to deal with a duct nobody has opened in years and proof of duct cleaning for the insurer, across vertical risers, attenuators and access panels.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with photos of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Appleford-on-Thames (OX14)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
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What we are called out for in Appleford-on-Thames
Slow air leaves the most grease behind. Flat runs, bends, reducers and the base of risers are the usual hotspots, and those are the points we pay most attention to.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Years of grease along the duct floor
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
A hospital like Abingdon Community Hospital, about 3.4 miles north-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Questions to ask before you book
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Proof of insurance
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
Appleford-on-Thames: your questions answered
Who inspects food businesses in Appleford-on-Thames?
Food hygiene inspections in Appleford-on-Thames are carried out by Vale of White Horse council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Which fire authority looks after Appleford-on-Thames?
Appleford-on-Thames is in the area of Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
How do you know if the ductwork needs cleaning?
A grease thickness test gives the answer. Readings are taken by Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). A mean above 200 microns, or 500 microns at any point, means it’s due.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Do you work in Appleford-on-Thames?
Yes. We work in Appleford-on-Thames and across Oxfordshire, within our South East and London area. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Yes, where the photos show enough. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, then a fixed quote.
How often should kitchen ducts be cleaned?
BESA guidance sets minimum intervals by daily cooking hours: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate and 12-monthly for light use. Grease readings may show it needs doing sooner.
What ductwork cleaning looks like in Appleford-on-Thames
Look up Appleford-on-Thames on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 4 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens across Appleford-on-Thames and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they cook under a canopy, grease doesn’t stop at the filters: it settles along the duct and up the riser. Environmental health officers from Vale of White Horse council inspect food businesses in Appleford-on-Thames. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. The fire and rescue service for Appleford-on-Thames is Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Didcot Girls' School or anywhere near Appleford-on-Thames, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. If you cook for passing trade around Appleford station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Appleford-on-Thames is about 2 miles north of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. Across the OX14 area, we can carry out ductwork cleaning at your premises. We cover 443 places across Oxfordshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Oxford page covers sites nearby, about 8 miles away.
Work in OX14 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. You will find streets such as Chambrai Close, Church Street and Main Road, all of which we cover for ductwork cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out ductwork cleaning in Long Wittenham (1 mile east), Culham (1 mile north-west), Sutton Courtenay (2 miles west), Clifton Hampden (2 miles north-east) and Didcot (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (8 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (3 miles north-west), Witney (15 miles north-west), Thame (14 miles north-east), Wantage (8 miles south-west) and Grove (8 miles west).
Near you in Appleford-on-Thames
Around Appleford-on-Thames, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Carpenters Arms and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Appleford-on-Thames itself: Appleford station. Other landmarks nearby include Pendon Museum (1 mile east) and FitzHarris Castle (3.1 miles north-west). The countryside around Appleford-on-Thames includes Mowbray Fields and Wittenham Clumps.
How it works
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Appleford-on-Thames, let us know and we will plan around it.
- We start by working out how the duct runs and where it can be opened.
- Grease readings are taken at set points along the duct.
- We open the panels and scrape out the heaviest grease.
- Next the ducts and risers are degreased, using whatever suits the deposit.
- We test again, take pictures and note any part that couldn’t be reached.
How to prepare
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Ask for a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
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When it’s something else
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Duct sections that need replacing
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- Parts of the duct with no way in
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Bends and junctions
- Vertical risers
- Access panels
- Multi-storey ducts
- Attenuators
- Horizontal duct runs
Why act early in Appleford-on-Thames
TR19® is not law, but the duty to manage fire risk is. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, including the grease inside the extract ductwork. A planned visit to Appleford-on-Thames is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
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.
Why book with us
- We’re fully insured
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.
What your team can do, and what needs us
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
How we price ductwork cleaning
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Travel, parking and unloading
- What state the system is in
- The size of the system
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we’ll talk you through it.
Helping us quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.