Oxfordshire · Ductwork cleaning
Burford ductwork cleaning
One call covers ductwork cleaning in Burford: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
- Grease leaking from duct joints
How we handle ductwork cleaning in Burford
Once air leaves the canopy, it travels through ductwork that most people never see. Grease settles along every metre of it and a fire in the duct can spread through the building. We clean it from the inside, through access panels, to BESA TR19® Grease. If you have an insurer asking for TR19 evidence and a duct nobody has opened in years, we can help.
Kitchens around a place like Burford are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- Burford (OX18)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Multi-site and managed buildings
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Common problems we fix in Burford
A vertical riser can run up several floors. Grease clings to the walls and can run down to the base as liquid grease runs down. Panels along the riser make proper cleaning possible.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
For schools such as Burford Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Questions to ask before you book
- What insurance they carry
- Whether a survey comes first
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Whether a written report and photos are included
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
What the work involves, part by part
Access panels
Extra panels can be installed where there are gaps, making future cleans more complete. We will recommend where they should go.
Multi-storey and shared buildings
A duct that climbs several floors may be cleaned over more than one visit. We agree a sequence that suits the building, out of hours where possible.
Leave it or put it right?
Fire inside a duct is out of sight and out of reach. The duct can carry it to rooms, floors or roof spaces well away from the kitchen, so cleaning the duct is as important as cleaning the hood. When a site near Burford shuts unexpectedly, the people who rely on it notice at once.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before we start.
Why book with us
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
See how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
Questions from Burford
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Burford in the summer holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. There are about 2 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Burford. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Burford?
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Burford. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Will I get a report after the ducts are cleaned?
Every clean comes with a photo report, plus a TR19 certificate when the whole system is cleaned. Keep both in the maintenance log.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
What shows that the ducts need a clean?
Signs include grease dripping from joints, smells and a fan working harder, but measuring is the reliable way to know. Grease thickness testing shows exactly where the duct stands.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
How is kitchen extract ductwork cleaned?
We survey the route, test the grease, then open the access panels. We clean the runs and risers section by section, and test again when we are done.
How it works
Each visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, clear away and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. In a smaller place like Burford, parking is rarely the issue, but tell us about gates, roof access and opening hours.
- We map the duct route and check where the access panels are.
- Grease readings are taken at set points along the duct.
- Through the access panels, thick grease is removed by hand first.
- Horizontal runs and risers are then degreased by the method that suits the deposit.
- We test again, take photos and note any part that couldn’t be reached.
How to prepare
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Clear loose items from the work area
Get a fixed quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Advice
Burford kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency data counts about 14 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in and around Burford, up to about a mile and a half out. Each kitchen that cooks under a canopy sends grease-laden air into a duct, where it cools and settles. Environmental health officers from West Oxfordshire council inspect food businesses in Burford. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Burford sits within the area of Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. 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 Church of St John the Baptist or anywhere around Burford, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Minster Lovell Hall, about 4.4 miles east, is one of the historic houses near Burford; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Burford is about 3 miles north-west of Carterton, in Oxfordshire. Sites in Burford get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Across Oxfordshire, we cover 443 places, and Burford is one of them. Oxford is in our area too, about 18 miles from Burford.
All of OX18 is within our area for ductwork cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If you need ductwork cleaning at premises on High Street, Lower High Street and Swan Lane or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Burford sits on or near the A40 and A361, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. Close by, we work in Fulbrook (1 mile north-east), Little Barrington (3 miles west), Milton-under-Wychwood (4 miles north), Fifield (4 miles north) and Idbury (5 miles north). Further out, we also cover Witney (6 miles east), Carterton (3 miles south-east), Faringdon (11 miles south), Kidlington (15 miles east), Chipping Norton (10 miles north) and Woodstock (13 miles east).
Landmarks near Burford
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Burford School and The Royal Oak Public House, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Shipton station, roughly 4.5 miles north-east of the centre.
What a clean will not put right
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Fire dampers that don’t close (they need testing and remedials)
- A worn-out fan that needs replacing
- Duct sealed behind fixed ceilings or walls
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Bends and junctions
- Attenuators
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Access panels
- Multi-storey ducts