West Berkshire · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Chilton Foliat
For cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels in Chilton Foliat, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- Years of grease along the duct floor
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Chilton Foliat
No two duct runs are the same, in Chilton Foliat or anywhere else. Some run a short distance to an outside wall, others climb several floors to the roof. We map the route during the survey, so we know where to get in and how long it will take. The work covers vertical risers, access panels and horizontal duct runs, and the jobs we see most are years of grease along the duct floor and a duct nobody has opened in years.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
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 are fully insured.
- Place
- Chilton Foliat (RG17)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What we are called out for in Chilton Foliat
Grease settles fastest where the air slows down. Flat runs, bends, reducers and the base of risers are the usual hotspots, and those are the points we pay most attention to.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Duct runs that can’t be reached
- High readings at a recent grease test
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Chilton Foliat, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether a written report and photos are included
What happens if it’s left?
Old grease in a duct for a kitchen in Chilton Foliat doesn’t stay soft. It bakes into a hard layer that takes far longer to remove, so the later the clean, the bigger the job. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Chilton Foliat is calmer for everyone.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Chilton Foliat
- Trading since 2009
- Every job surveyed first
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- A written report with photos after every visit
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
The process
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before we start, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Chilton Foliat, let us know and we’ll plan around it.
- 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.
- We take extra care at bends and at the foot of risers.
- The duct is signed off with readings, photos and a next clean date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Clear loose items from the work area
Get a fixed quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
Related advice
Grease, kitchens and Chilton Foliat
There are about 6 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in and around Chilton Foliat, up to about a mile and a half out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Where they cook under a canopy, grease doesn’t stop at the filters: it settles along the duct and up the riser. Chilton Foliat sits within the area of Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Food hygiene inspections in Chilton Foliat are the job of West Berkshire council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Historic houses near Chilton Foliat, such as Ramsbury Manor about 4 miles west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Chilton Foliat Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Chilton Foliat is about 10 miles west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Every kind of commercial site in Chilton Foliat, ductwork cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Across West Berkshire, we cover 155 places, and Chilton Foliat is one of them. Our Reading page covers sites nearby, about 24 miles away.
All of RG17 is covered for ductwork cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Ductwork cleaning is available to premises on Popham Close, Stag Hill and Whitelocks Piece and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Chilton Foliat: Leverton (1 mile south-east), Upper Eddington (1 mile south-east), Eddington (2 miles south-east), Hungerford (2 miles south-east) and Woodlands St Mary (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Newbury (10 miles east), Thatcham (12 miles east), Speenhamland (9 miles east), Lambourn (5 miles north), Shaw (10 miles east) and Kingsclere (15 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Chilton Foliat
Typical jobs here are in premises near John O'Gaunt School, among other places. Chilton Foliat’s nearest station is Hungerford station, roughly 1.7 miles south-east of the centre. Open spaces near Chilton Foliat include Watts Bank.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
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.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
What affects the quote in Chilton Foliat
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- What state the system is in
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- How easy every part is to reach
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
Helping us quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any previous report or certificate
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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Your questions about ductwork cleaning in Chilton Foliat
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Chilton Foliat?
Chilton Foliat is in the area of Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Do you cover smaller places like Chilton Foliat?
Yes, Chilton Foliat is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, 24/7. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
What shows that the ducts need a clean?
We measure it. Readings are taken by Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). BESA guidance says the mean shouldn’t exceed 200 microns, and 500 or more anywhere needs immediate spot cleaning.
Can you quote from photos?
Often, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Where we can’t see enough, we arrange a survey.
What happens if there aren’t enough access panels?
Any section we cannot reach is recorded on the report, as TR19 expects. New panels can be fitted to reach them in future.
How long does ductwork cleaning take?
Allow a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. The survey tells us how long your duct needs.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with pictures where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
How the job changes from site to site
Attenuators and discharge
At the end of the duct is the discharge. Grease can collect there and stain the area around it, so it’s cleaned as far as safe access allows.
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.