Hampshire · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Cole Henley, Hampshire
Professional ductwork cleaning in and around Cole Henley, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- High readings at a recent grease test
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
Keeping the system healthy
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Book the next clean before the recommended date
- Keep access panels clear of stored items
- Store the certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Flag drips from the duct straight away
Grease readings are taken again at the same set points, giving you before and after readings. Photos of each section go alongside them.
Book the next duct clean before the date passes. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval may need to shorten, and grease thickness testing will show it.
Ductwork cleaning in Cole Henley
Not every duct has enough access panels. TR19 calls for any section we couldn’t reach to be recorded, and new panels can be fitted to reach it in future. It’s better to know than to assume. We’re often asked to deal with proof of duct cleaning for the insurer and heavy grease at the base of a riser, across vertical risers, access panels and attenuators.
In a small place like Cole Henley, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- Cole Henley (RG28)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Cole Henley kitchens: local notes
It’s Basingstoke and Deane council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Cole Henley. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Cole Henley is covered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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.
A TR19® clean in Cole Henley does not stop at the filters: the plenum, ductwork, fan and discharge are cleaned too.
Cole Henley is about 7 miles north-east of Andover, in Hampshire. Every kind of commercial site in Cole Henley, we can take on ductwork cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, Cole Henley among them. You can also see our page for Reading, about 20 miles away.
We cover every part of the RG28 postcode area for ductwork cleaning and the streets around it. If your site is just outside Cole Henley, we cover Wells-in-the-Field (2 miles south), Freefolk (2 miles south-east), Whitchurch (2 miles south), Wadwick (3 miles north-west) and St Mary Bourne (3 miles west). Further out, we also cover Basingstoke (10 miles east), Winchester (14 miles south), Andover (7 miles south-west), Tadley (10 miles north-east), Hyde (13 miles south) and Popley (11 miles east).
Near you in Cole Henley
Cole Henley’s nearest station is Whitchurch (Hampshire) station, about 1.4 miles south of the centre. The countryside around Cole Henley includes Ladle Hill.
Signs you need ductwork cleaning in Cole Henley
Air cools as it moves away from the canopy. As it cools, the grease it carries condenses onto the duct walls, so duct runs keep collecting grease long after the canopy.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Testbourne Community School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What your quote should include
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the figure could change on the day
What we do, step by step
We turn up 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 first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Cole Henley knowing what to expect.
- 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.
- Readings, photos and a recommended next clean date complete the job.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
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 we can price many jobs without a visit.
Related advice
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. 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 simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Why it’s worth doing now in Cole Henley
A fire in a greasy duct is hard to reach and hard to stop. It can travel through the ductwork to other parts of the building, which is why the duct matters as much as the canopy. It’s simpler to plan the work at Cole Henley now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Why Cole Henley businesses choose us
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Trading since 2009
When something else is needed
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Sections that can’t be reached safely without new access (those are recorded, and panels can be fitted)
- A worn-out fan that needs replacing
- Fire dampers that don’t close (they need testing and remedials)
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Cole Henley
- Multi-storey ducts
- Attenuators
- Vertical risers
- Bends and junctions
- Horizontal duct runs
- Access panels
Questions from Cole Henley
Do you work in villages like Cole Henley?
Yes. Cole Henley is within the area we cover across London and the South East. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Cole Henley?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Cole Henley. 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.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Every site has its own report.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Do I get a certificate for ductwork cleaning?
Every clean comes with a photo report, plus a TR19 certificate when the whole system is cleaned. Keep both in the maintenance log.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Normally, yes. Send a few wide pictures plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and a fixed quote usually follows within one working day. If pictures are not enough, we’ll survey first.
What happens if there are not enough access panels?
Every reachable section is cleaned and the rest recorded. Extra panels can be installed, and we can do that for you.
What should I send you?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. We’ll ask for anything else we need.
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How the job changes from site to site
Attenuators and discharge
Near the discharge, the air has cooled the most, so it can collect more grease than expected. It’s tested and cleaned along with the rest.
Bends and transitions
Grease tends to pile up at elbows. We clean it back by hand and with degreaser, and test it before and after.