Hampshire · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Cottonworth, Hampshire
Professional ductwork cleaning in and around Cottonworth, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- Duct runs that can’t be reached
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Cottonworth
Duct Doctor has cleaned kitchen extract ductwork since 2009, working across London and the South East. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, with each certificate issued through the BESCA portal. Typical jobs include stale grease odours from the duct and a grease test showing the duct is overdue, across bends and junctions, access panels and horizontal duct runs.
In a small place like Cottonworth, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. 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. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Cottonworth (SP11)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Between visits
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Flag drips from the duct straight away
- Ask us about extra access panels where sections cannot be reached
- Ask for a grease thickness test if the kitchen gets busier
- Leave a way through to the access panels
The report names every part of the duct that couldn’t be reached, with the reason. We can fit access panels so those sections are cleaned next time.
Grease that never reaches the duct never needs cleaning out of it. Clean, properly seated filters are the duct’s best protection.
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Cottonworth questions
Is Cottonworth within the area you cover?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Cottonworth is covered. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Which fire service covers Cottonworth?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Cottonworth. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
How often should kitchen ducts be cleaned?
The duct is cleaned as part of the whole system, at intervals set by BESA guidance, ranging from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Grease thickness testing shows whether that is often enough.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Just the basics: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. After that, simply call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
Cottonworth kitchens: local notes
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 3 pubs, bars and clubs in and around Cottonworth, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. The fire and rescue service for Cottonworth is Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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. It’s Test Valley council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Cottonworth. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Andover War Memorial Hospital (about 4.4 miles north), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Cottonworth is about 4 miles south of Andover, in Hampshire. If you need ductwork cleaning in Cottonworth, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Our area covers London and the South East, Cottonworth included. Cottonworth is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire we cover for commercial clients. Southampton is in our area too, around 17 miles away.
All of SP11 is within our area for ductwork cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Other places close to Cottonworth include Fullerton (1 mile south-west), Chilbolton (1 mile east), Wherwell (1 mile north-east), Wherwell Wood (1 mile north) and Leckford (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover Winchester (9 miles south-east), Eastleigh (14 miles south), Andover (4 miles north), Chandler's Ford (12 miles south), Romsey (11 miles south) and Hyde (9 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Cottonworth
Around Cottonworth, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Longstock Park and Abbots Mitre pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Andover station, roughly 4.1 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Andover War Memorial Hospital (4.4 miles north) and Andover Museum (3.8 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Anton Lakes and Mill Lake.
What we are called out for in Cottonworth
Wherever the kitchen is, in Cottonworth or elsewhere, the duct fills in the same way: daily cooking hours, the menu and the state of the filters. Under BESA guidance, the minimum interval is 3, 6 or 12 months, by daily cooking hours.
Clients typically contact us when they notice one of these:
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
- Grease leaking from duct joints
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary the Less or elsewhere in Cottonworth, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Questions to ask before you book
- What paperwork you get at the end
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Whether the price is fixed
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
What the work involves, part by part
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.
Vertical risers
Cleaning a riser needs access along its height. Where it can’t be reached safely, the report says so.
The process
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Cottonworth run smoothly.
- First we diagnose: the route, the access and the grease levels.
- A fixed quote follows, based on what we found.
- We clean section by section, working from panel to panel.
- Bends, risers and the base of each riser get extra attention.
- The duct is signed off with readings, photos and a next clean date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Advice
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
When something else is needed
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what ductwork cleaning will not do:
- Undersized or badly laid-out ducts
- Faulty fire dampers
- Duct sealed behind fixed ceilings or walls
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we work on in Cottonworth
- Multi-storey ducts
- Access panels
- Bends and junctions
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Attenuators
What happens if it’s left?
Insurers know the risk of a greasy duct. Many policies require TR19 cleaning, and a claim may be refused or reduced without evidence. A certificate that covers the ductwork is what they want to see. Somewhere as small as Cottonworth, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Why book with us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Full insurance on every job
- Every visit written up, with pictures