Oxfordshire · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Botley, Oxfordshire
Ductwork cleaning for Botley and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- Stale grease odours from the duct
Ductwork cleaning in Botley, done properly
No two duct runs are the same, in Botley or anywhere else. A few metres to an outside wall, or a riser up through the building to a roof fan. We map the route during the survey, so we know where to get in and how long it will take. Common call-outs are for proof of duct cleaning for the insurer and thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct, on access panels, bends and junctions and horizontal duct runs.
In a smaller place like Botley, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
We have been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Botley (OX2)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Do not switch the extract off early
- Flag drips from the duct right away
- Keep your cleaning records together
- Ask us about extra access panels where sections can’t be reached
Access panels are closed and sealed back up after cleaning, and the area around them is cleaned down. Grease and dirty water are contained and removed.
Keep to the cleaning interval on the report. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval may need to shorten, and grease thickness testing will show it.
Common questions in Botley
Do you work in villages like Botley?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Can you come to Botley after we close?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. That way a site in Botley does not have to lose a day’s trading. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® itself isn’t law; it’s a BESA specification. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
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 it takes a risk-based approach.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not typically. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so the site can carry on as normal.
What do you do with what you remove?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
Can you quote from pictures?
Yes, where the pictures show enough. If not, a site survey comes first, then a fixed quote.
How much does ductwork cleaning cost in Botley?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Ask us for a fixed quote, typically ready within one working day.
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- What state the system is in
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Where the site is and how we reach it
The cost depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Asking for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
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 we start.
What a clean will not put right
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- Faulty fire dampers
- Duct sealed behind fixed ceilings or walls
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- Bends and junctions
- Multi-storey ducts
- Access panels
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Attenuators
Managing agents and facilities teams in Botley
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. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
What we do, step by step
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 shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. For a site near Botley, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- Diagnosis: a survey of the duct’s route, size and access.
- You get a fixed price before work starts.
- We clean section by section, working from panel to panel.
- Bends, risers and the base of each riser get extra attention.
- Readings, pictures and a recommended next clean date complete the job.
Before we arrive
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
How to get a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
What ductwork cleaning looks like in Botley
Food Standards Agency data counts about 25 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 14 takeaways in and around Botley, up to about a mile and a half out. The duct above a busy canopy coats itself in grease long before anyone sees it. In Botley, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Vale of White Horse council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Botley. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Peter and St Paul or anywhere around Botley, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Historic houses near Botley, such as Holywell Manor about 2.3 miles east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Radcliffe Infirmary is the nearest hospital to Botley, about 1.8 miles east.
Botley is about 3 miles west of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Botley, we can take on ductwork cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. Botley is one of 443 towns, villages and districts in Oxfordshire where we work for ductwork cleaning.
Postcode districts we cover here for ductwork cleaning: OX2. You will find streets such as Elms Road, Cedar Road and Hazel Road, and we cover them all for ductwork cleaning. Other places close to Botley include Dean Court (1 mile west), Chawley (1 mile south-west), Cumnor (2 miles south-west), Filchampstead (2 miles west) and Wytham (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (3 miles east), Didcot (10 miles south), Bicester (12 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (5 miles south), Witney (9 miles west) and Carterton (13 miles west).
Around Botley
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Seacourt Bridge pub, Raleigh Park and Matthew Arnold School. For rail, the closest station is Oxford station, about 1.3 miles east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Oxford University Press Museum (1.6 miles east) and Radcliffe Infirmary (1.8 miles east). Not far away are Harcourt Hill and Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds.
Why deal with it now?
A partly blocked duct slows the airflow. The fan works harder, the kitchen gets hotter and smoke lingers at the canopy, and grease may start to leak from joints. Light use slows the build-up but does not stop it.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why book with us
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Every job surveyed first
Towns and villages near Botley
What else we do in Botley
How the job changes from site to site
Bends and transitions
Grease tends to pile up at elbows. We clean it back by hand and with degreaser, and readings are taken there before and after.
Access panels
After cleaning, every panel is closed and sealed, so grease and air stay inside the duct. A damaged panel is noted on the report.