Hampshire · Ductwork cleaning
Boyatt Wood ductwork cleaning
Looking for ductwork cleaning in Boyatt Wood? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Duct runs that cannot be reached
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
How we handle ductwork cleaning in Boyatt Wood
We’ve been trading since 2009, working across London and the South East. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, our duct cleaning is done to BESA TR19® Grease, and our certificates are issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Typical jobs include readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test and a rancid smell from the extract duct, on multi-storey ducts, bends and junctions and attenuators.
In a smaller place like Boyatt Wood, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Boyatt Wood (SO50, SO53)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Why it’s worth doing now in Boyatt Wood
Dealing with the ductwork in Boyatt Wood now beats dealing with it after a problem. It takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct, done out of hours so the kitchen keeps cooking. It’s easy to lose track of when the work was last done on a quieter site.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
What you get with us
- Fully insured
- Each visit written up, with photos
- We diagnose before we treat
- Trading since 2009
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations.
Part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Long horizontal runs need access panels at regular intervals. Where the gaps between panels are too long, we record what couldn’t be reached and can fit extra panels.
Vertical risers
Cleaning a riser needs access along its height. Any part that cannot be safely reached is recorded.
Grease, kitchens and Boyatt Wood
There are about 74 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 36 takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Boyatt Wood, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. The duct above a busy canopy coats itself in grease long before anyone sees it. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Boyatt Wood. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. In Boyatt Wood, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Eastleigh council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St. Peter's Church or elsewhere in Boyatt Wood, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If you cook for passing trade around Eastleigh station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Boyatt Wood is about 1 mile north-west of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. Every kind of commercial site in Boyatt Wood, ductwork cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, and Boyatt Wood is one of them.
Every address in SO50 and SO53 is within our area for ductwork cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. That includes premises on Lawn Road, Arthur Road and Darwin Road and the roads around them. We also cover Allbrook (1 mile north), Eastleigh (1 mile south-east), Chandler's Ford (1 mile west), Highbridge (1 mile north-east) and Lord's Wood (1 mile east). Further out, we also cover Winchester (6 miles north), Gosport (15 miles south-east), Fareham (11 miles south-east), Totton (8 miles south-west), Hedge End (5 miles south-east) and Romsey (5 miles west).
Landmarks near Boyatt Wood
In Boyatt Wood, that means kitchens and buildings near Shakespeare Junior School, Thornden School and Lakeside Country Park. The nearest railway station is Eastleigh station, roughly 0.9 miles south-east of the centre. A little further out are Eastleigh Museum (0.9 miles south) and Moorgreen Hospital (3.9 miles south-east). Not far away are Flexford Nature Reserve.
Boyatt Wood questions
Do you work overnight in Boyatt Wood?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. That way a site in Boyatt Wood does not have to lose a day’s trading. When you call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, mention when the site is quiet.
Which fire service covers Boyatt Wood?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Boyatt Wood. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
Can you clean ductwork with no access panels?
Ductwork needs access to be cleaned. We record those sections on the report and can fit access panels.
How often should kitchen ducts be cleaned?
BESA guidance sets minimum intervals by daily cooking hours: every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Grease readings may show it needs doing sooner.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No, not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in England and Wales.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and the details are available on request.
Can extra access doors be added to the duct?
Yes. We will point out where panels are needed, and we can fit them so those sections are cleaned in future.
How it works
We’re used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers. For a place like Boyatt Wood, we load the van from the survey notes so the work can be done in one visit where possible.
- Diagnosis: a survey of the duct’s route, size and access.
- A fixed quote follows, based on what we found.
- Each section is cleaned in turn through its access panel.
- Bends, risers and the base of each riser get extra attention.
- Readings, photos and a recommended next clean date complete the job.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
Related advice
Between visits
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Get panels fitted where the duct couldn’t be cleaned
- Keep to the interval on the report
- Keep access panels clear of stored items
- File each certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
The report gives a recommended next clean date, based on the readings and your daily cooking hours, in line with BESA guidance.
Some signs mean the duct needs attention sooner: grease leaking from duct joints, smells, or a fan that sounds rough. A grease thickness test can confirm whether a spot clean is needed.
What ductwork cleaning cannot fix
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- A damper stuck open in the duct
- A failed fan motor at the end of the duct (a fan repair job)
- A duct that’s too small or badly routed for the kitchen (a design issue)
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What the work covers
- Access panels
- Bends and junctions
- Multi-storey ducts
- Attenuators
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
What we’re called out for in Boyatt Wood
Grease in a duct running from a kitchen in Boyatt Wood is as much a fire risk as in any building. Once it lights, fire can spread along the duct and into other areas, which is why the responsible person needs it under control.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- High readings at a recent grease test
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Crestwood Community School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Questions to ask before booking
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Whether they’re fully insured