Oxfordshire · Ductwork cleaning
Combe ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning across Combe and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
About our ductwork cleaning in Combe
We treat ductwork like a doctor treats arteries: find the blockages, clear them, then check the flow is right. Readings taken before and after show the difference, alongside before and after photos. If you have grease leaking from duct joints and heavy grease at the base of a riser, we can put it right.
Work in a small place like Combe starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Combe (OX29)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- How easy every part is to reach
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Where the site is and how we reach it
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before we start.
What to send for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- A few general shots of the system
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
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Managing agents and facilities teams in Combe
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Why deal with it now?
Dealing with the ductwork in Combe 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. A planned visit to Combe is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Why book with us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- A fixed price before any work starts
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
What a clean will not put right
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Sections that cannot be reached safely without new access (those are recorded, and panels can be fitted)
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or holed (that needs a ductwork contractor)
- A failed fan motor at the end of the duct (a fan repair job)
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Access panels
- Bends and junctions
- Attenuators
- Multi-storey ducts
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
Grease, kitchens and Combe
Food Standards Agency data counts about 5 restaurants, cafés and canteens in and around Combe, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever those kitchens cook under a canopy, the horizontal runs and risers need cleaning as well as the hood. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Combe. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Food hygiene inspections in Combe are the job of West Oxfordshire 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.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Laurence's Church, or anywhere in Combe, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Blenheim Palace is about 1.9 miles east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Combe is about 5 miles north-east of Witney, in Oxfordshire. Anywhere in OX29, we cover ductwork cleaning for commercial sites. Our Oxfordshire coverage runs to 443 places, and Combe is one of them. Oxford is in our area too, around 10 miles away.
We work across OX29 for ductwork cleaning and the streets around it. Local streets include Square Firs, Chatterpie Lane and Orchard Close, and we cover them all for ductwork cleaning. Close by, we work in East End (1 mile south-west), Stonesfield (1 mile north-west), Freeland (2 miles south), North Leigh (2 miles south-west) and Fawler (3 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (10 miles south-east), Banbury (15 miles north), Bicester (11 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (13 miles south-east), Witney (5 miles south-west) and Carterton (10 miles south-west).
Around Combe
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Cock Inn and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Combe station, about 0.8 miles south-east. Nearby you will also find Morris Motors Museum (1.8 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Blenheim Farm.
What we do, step by step
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Combe run smoothly.
- We start by working out how the duct runs and where it can be opened.
- Set points along the runs are tested for grease.
- We open the panels and scrape out the heaviest grease.
- Next the ducts and risers are degreased, using whatever suits the deposit.
- Readings and photos are repeated and any section we couldn’t reach is recorded.
Before we arrive
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Ask for a 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 any work starts.
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Combe: your questions answered
Do you cover smaller places like Combe?
Yes. Combe is within the area we cover across London and the South East. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Combe?
Combe is in the area of Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Every site has its own report.
What paperwork do you give after a duct clean?
You get a photo report with before and after photos, and a full TR19 clean also comes with a certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Keep both in the maintenance log.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
What accreditations do you have?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
Can you clean ductwork with no access panels?
Sections out of reach are written down on the report, as TR19 expects. We can fit new access panels so they’re cleaned next time.
How is kitchen extract ductwork cleaned?
After a survey and grease readings, the duct is opened up through its access panels. We clean the runs and risers section by section, then the readings are repeated.
What we are called out for in Combe
Risers carry the extract up through the building. Grease collects on the riser walls and gathers at the bottom, where it can pool. Panels along the riser make proper cleaning possible.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- Proof of duct cleaning for the insurer
A kitchen near Combe station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
What your quote should include
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate