Oxfordshire · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Bow, Oxfordshire
Cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels for commercial sites in Bow and across Oxfordshire. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
- Duct runs that cannot be reached
What staff can safely do
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Ductwork cleaning in Bow, done properly
Ductwork in Bow is cleaned the same thorough way as everywhere else we work: readings at set points, heavy grease scraped out by hand, then degreasing to suit the deposit. Readings are taken again afterwards and photos go into your report. If you have a grease test showing the duct is overdue and a duct clean needed for an insurer, we can put it right.
Work in a small place like Bow starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Bow (SN7)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Multi-site and managed buildings
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Oxfordshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by ductwork cleaning, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. It doesn’t solve:
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- Ductwork that was poorly designed
- Sections that can’t be reached safely without new access (those are recorded, and panels can be fitted)
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think.
What the work covers
- Attenuators
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Bends and junctions
- Multi-storey ducts
- Access panels
Why it’s worth doing now in Bow
A partly blocked duct slows the airflow. Less air moves, so heat and smoke stay in the kitchen while the fan strains, and grease may start to leak from joints. A planned visit to Bow is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before work begins.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Bow
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A fixed price before any work starts
- A written report with pictures after each visit
Take a look at what affects the cost or how to check a contractor.
The process
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Bow, let us know and we will plan around it.
- First we diagnose: the route, the access and the grease levels.
- 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.
- The duct is signed off with readings, photos and a next clean date.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
How to get a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you will typically have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
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Between visits
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Run the extract fan throughout service
- Have the grease measured if cooking hours go up
- Keep your cleaning records together
- Report any grease dripping from duct joints
Every panel we open is refitted when we finish, and the surrounding area is left clean. Waste grease and water are taken away.
Have access panels fitted where sections can’t be reached. Grease you can reach is grease that gets removed.
What the work involves, part by part
Vertical risers
A riser takes the duct up through one or more floors. Grease collects on the walls and at the foot of the riser, so the base is one of our test points.
Horizontal duct runs
Long horizontal runs need access panels at regular intervals. Any stretch out of reach is noted and can fit extra panels.
Your questions about ductwork cleaning in Bow
Who is the fire and rescue service for Bow?
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Bow. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you work at weekends in Bow?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. That way a site in Bow doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not typically. We need the work area to ourselves while we are on site, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work and have been trading since 2009.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
What’s the cleaning interval for extract ductwork?
The minimum depends on how long the kitchen cooks each day: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate and 12-monthly for light use. Measured grease sets the real interval.
Will I get a report after the ducts are cleaned?
Readings, photos and, for a full clean, a TR19 certificate. The report says when the next clean is due.
Towns and villages near Bow
Also in Bow
Bow kitchens: local notes
Environmental health officers from Vale of White Horse council inspect food businesses in Bow. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Bow. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Longworth House is about 4.3 miles north-east), access may need planning. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Bow is Longworth Hospital, about 3.9 miles west. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Denys or elsewhere in Bow, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Bow is about 4 miles east of Faringdon, in Oxfordshire. Across the SN7 area, we can take on ductwork cleaning. Across Oxfordshire, we cover 443 places, and Bow is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Oxford page (14 miles or so).
Here we cover the SN7 postcode area for ductwork cleaning. That includes premises on Chapel Road, High Street and Sheards Lane and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out ductwork cleaning in Stanford in the Vale (1 mile west), Hatford (1 mile north-west), Shellingford (2 miles west), Baulking (2 miles south-west) and Buckland (3 miles north). Further out, we also cover Oxford (14 miles north-east), Didcot (11 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (10 miles east), Witney (10 miles north), Carterton (10 miles north-west) and Wantage (5 miles south-east).
Near you in Bow
Around Bow, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Former Red Lion Public House and Holy Trinity Church, among other places. Nearby you will also find Faringdon Museum (3.8 miles west) and Faringdon Castle (3.4 miles north-west).