West Berkshire · Ductwork cleaning
Cold Ash ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Cold Ash. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- Duct runs that cannot be reached
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Cold Ash
No two duct runs are the same, in Cold Ash 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 and finds every access point before we quote. Typical jobs include proof of duct cleaning for the insurer and grease leaking from duct joints, on bends and junctions, horizontal duct runs and access panels.
Somewhere as small as Cold Ash, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- Cold Ash (RG18)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Do you need ductwork cleaning in Cold Ash?
Grease in a duct running from a kitchen in Cold Ash is as much a fire risk as in any building. Burning grease can carry fire through the ductwork to other rooms or floors, which is why the responsible person needs it under control.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- Duct runs that cannot be reached
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Cold Ash is West Berkshire Community Hospital, about 1.8 miles south-west.
Before you book anyone
- What hours they’ll be on site
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether they’re fully insured
Managing agents and facilities teams in Cold Ash
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.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Fixed quotes for ductwork cleaning in Cold Ash
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any previous report or certificate
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Honest limits
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- A failed fan motor at the end of the duct (a fan repair job)
- Parts of the duct with no way in
- A damper stuck open in the duct
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Multi-storey ducts
- Attenuators
- Access panels
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Bends and junctions
Cold Ash questions
Who inspects food businesses in Cold Ash?
That is West Berkshire council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Cold Ash. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Which fire authority looks after Cold Ash?
Cold Ash is in the area of Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
How do you protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
How long will the duct clean take?
Short runs are quick, but long or complex ducts may take several visits. Visits are planned out of hours.
How much does ductwork cleaning cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Ask us for a fixed quote and we will normally reply within one working day.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, we are fully insured. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it for clients who vet their contractors.
What happens on the day
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. 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 we clear up before we go. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Cold Ash.
- We start by working out how the duct runs and where it can be opened.
- We measure grease thickness at set points before cleaning.
- 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.
- Post-clean readings and photos go into the report, with any unreachable section listed.
Before we arrive
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Getting a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, 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 send details by email.
Related advice
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What else we do in Cold Ash
Kitchen extracts in Cold Ash
Look up Cold Ash on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 4 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Cold Ash, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they cook under a canopy, grease does not stop at the filters: it settles along the duct and up the riser. Cold Ash sits within the area of Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Food hygiene inspections in Cold Ash are the job of West Berkshire council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Shaw House, about 2.4 miles west, is one of the historic houses near Cold Ash; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Cold Ash St Mark's C.E. School or anywhere near Cold Ash, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Cold Ash is about 2 miles north of Thatcham, in West Berkshire. We carry out ductwork cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Cold Ash and the rest of West Berkshire. Across West Berkshire, we cover 155 places, and Cold Ash is one of them. Reading is in our area too, around 13 miles away.
We work across RG18 for ductwork cleaning and the roads nearby. If you need ductwork cleaning at premises on Harewood Drive, Johnson's Lane and Walters Close or a nearby road, we can help. Nearby, we also carry out ductwork cleaning in Ashmore Green (1 mile south-west), Stone Copse (1 mile west), Longlane (2 miles north-west), Thatcham (2 miles south) and Wellhouse (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Newbury (3 miles south-west), Burghfield Common (9 miles east), Speenhamland (3 miles south-west), Hungerford (11 miles west), Spencers Wood (13 miles east) and Calcot (9 miles east).
Local landmarks in Cold Ash
In Cold Ash, that means kitchens and buildings near Kennet School. For rail, the closest station is Thatcham station, about 2.3 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find West Berkshire Community Hospital (1.8 miles south-west) and British Balloon Museum & Library Ltd (3 miles south-west). Open spaces near Cold Ash include Nature Discovery Centre.
Aftercare tips
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- File each certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Ask for a grease thickness test if the kitchen gets busier
- Tell us if grease leaks from the ductwork
- Keep the fan on while anything is cooking
Keep the certificate and report with the fire risk assessment. It’s the evidence an insurer or inspector may ask for, and the photos make the duct’s condition easy to see.
The less grease gets past the canopy, the cleaner the duct stays. Clean, properly seated filters are the duct’s best protection.
Why deal with it now?
Grease narrows the duct and slows the air. Less air moves, so heat and smoke stay in the kitchen while the fan strains and grease can drip from duct joints. It’s simpler to plan the work at Cold Ash now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Why book with us
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We’re fully insured