Isle of Wight · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork Cleaning in Bonchurch
Cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Bonchurch. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Grease leaking from duct joints
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
About our ductwork cleaning in Bonchurch
Not every duct has enough access panels. TR19 calls for any section we couldn’t reach to be recorded, and we can fit new access panels so it’s cleaned next time. An honest report beats a guess. If you have duct runs that can’t be reached and grease pooling at the foot of the riser, we can put it right, from attenuators, horizontal duct runs and vertical risers onwards.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Where
- Bonchurch (PO38)
- Wider area
- Isle of Wight
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Bonchurch
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Bonchurch out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. The FSA’s register shows about 2 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Bonchurch. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Bonchurch?
That is Isle of Wight council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Bonchurch. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
What should I send you?
A short description and a few photos plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we will ask.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
Will the duct clean disrupt the kitchen?
The duct is cleaned out of hours, so evenings, nights and weekends are all possible. Equipment and the extract are switched off while we work.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
Ductwork cleaning in Bonchurch: the local picture
At about 1 mile from the coast, Bonchurch is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. The FSA’s data shows about 12 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 4 hotels and guest houses registered across Bonchurch and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. The fire and rescue service for Bonchurch is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (about 2.5 miles north), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Where a hall near Old St. Boniface Church, or anywhere in Bonchurch, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Bonchurch is about 2 miles south of Shanklin, in the Isle of Wight. Whether your site is in the middle of Bonchurch or further out, we cover ductwork cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Across the Isle of Wight, we cover 125 places, and Bonchurch is one of them. Our Portsmouth page covers sites nearby (15 miles or so).
Ductwork cleaning in PO38 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Ductwork cleaning is available to premises on Shore Road, Leeson Road and Bonchurch Village Road and nearby roads. Other places close to Bonchurch include Luccombe Village (1 mile north), Ventnor (1 mile west), Steephill (2 miles west), Wroxall (2 miles north-west) and Shanklin (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Newport (9 miles north-west), Ryde (9 miles north), Cowes (12 miles north-west), Sandown (4 miles north), East Cowes (12 miles north-west) and Oakfield (8 miles north). For island and remote sites, the visit takes a little more planning, so mention it when you ask for a quote.
Around Bonchurch
Typical jobs here are in premises near Bonchurch Inn and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Shanklin station, roughly 2.4 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Sandown Castle (4.3 miles north) and Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (2.5 miles north). For a walk, there’s Alverstone Mead and St Boniface Down.
Why deal with it now?
There’s no law that names TR19. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and grease in the duct is part of that. With notice, the visit to Bonchurch can be fitted around your bookings and events.
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. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
What you get with us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
Common problems we fix in Bonchurch
The further the air travels from the cooking, the cooler it gets. As it cools, the grease it carries condenses onto the duct walls, which is why ducts go on gathering grease well beyond the filters.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as St Catherine's School or anywhere near Bonchurch, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Before booking anyone
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- What insurance they carry
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether a survey comes first
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For landlords and multi-site operators
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
How the visit works
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers. For a village or hamlet like Bonchurch, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- We trace the duct and find every way in.
- We take grease readings along the route.
- Once the kitchen has closed, we protect the area and open the panels.
- Heavy deposits come out by hand, then each section is degreased.
- We close up, re-test, photograph and record anything out of reach.
Getting ready for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Let us know about parking and loading
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we start.
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What a clean will not put right
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- Fire dampers that do not close (they need testing and remedials)
- Duct sections that need replacing
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Attenuators
- Vertical risers
- Bends and junctions
- Access panels
- Multi-storey ducts
- Horizontal duct runs
What your team can do, and what needs us
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
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’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Aftercare tips
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Ask for a grease thickness test if the kitchen gets busier
- Tell us if grease leaks from the ductwork
- Consider fitting panels where the report shows gaps
- Keep access panels clear of stored items
You will have a recommended date for the next clean, worked out from the grease we found and how long you cook each day, in line with BESA guidance.
Run the extract the whole time the kitchen is cooking. Moving air carries vapour through rather than letting it settle, so switching off early adds to the build-up.