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Duct cleaning in Cranmore

Ductwork cleaning for commercial sites in Cranmore and across the Isle of Wight. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.

  • Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
  • Fat dripping from the ductwork
  • A duct clean needed for an insurer

Ductwork cleaning in Cranmore

Ductwork cleaning in Cranmore, done properly

Many ducts were installed with too few access doors. Where a section cannot be reached, TR19 expects it to be recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted to reach it in future. It’s better to know than to assume. If you are dealing with a duct clean needed for an insurer and years of grease along the duct floor, we can help.

In a village or hamlet like Cranmore, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.

Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after every visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.

Location
Cranmore (PO41)
Region
Isle of Wight
Paperwork
Certificate plus before-and-after photos
Quotes
A fixed price before any work starts
When we work
Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
Telephone
0345 646 2711
Last updated
30 October 2026
Duct Doctor duct and vent cleaning vans lined up in a car park with the team

Different parts, different methods

Attenuators and discharge

Some systems have attenuators to reduce noise, and their linings can soak up grease. They’re cleaned where possible and recorded if not.

Bends and transitions

Grease tends to pile up at elbows. It’s scraped out and degreased, and readings are taken there before and after.

Grease, kitchens and Cranmore

At about 1 mile from the coast, Cranmore is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. The fire and rescue service for Cranmore is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Kitchens in Cranmore get their food hygiene inspections from Isle of Wight council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.

Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Lymington New Forest Hospital is the nearest hospital to Cranmore, about 5.9 miles north-west. Swainston Manor, about 3.4 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses near Cranmore; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. For schools such as Shalfleet Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.

Cranmore is about 6 miles south-east of Lymington, in the Isle of Wight. Cranmore gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. Cranmore is one of 125 towns, villages and districts in the Isle of Wight we cover for ductwork cleaning. For sites nearby, see our Southampton page (14 miles or so).

Here we cover the PO41 postcode area for ductwork cleaning. Whether your site is on Solent Road, East Close and Cranmore Avenue or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Close by, we work in Hamstead (1 mile north-east), Shalfleet (1 mile south-east), Bouldnor (1 mile west), Yarmouth (2 miles west) and Thorns Beach (4 miles north). Larger places within reach include Newport (6 miles east), Ryde (12 miles east), Cowes (7 miles north-east), Sandown (13 miles east), Shanklin (13 miles south-east) and Ventnor (13 miles south-east). For island and remote sites, the visit takes a little more planning, so mention it when you ask for a quote.

Around Cranmore

The closest station to Cranmore is Lymington Pier station, roughly 4.9 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Calbourne Water Mill And Rural Museum (2.6 miles south-east) and Yarmouth Castle (2.4 miles west). The countryside around Cranmore includes Boldre Foreshore and Compton Down.

Map of Cranmore © OpenStreetMap contributors

What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning

There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:

  • Travel, parking and unloading
  • How many systems or sites are involved
  • The scale of the work
  • The condition we find in the survey

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 work begins.

What to send for a quote

The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:

  • The times we could work without disrupting the site
  • How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
  • Wide photos of the system and the area around it
  • The postcode and the type of business

To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.

Questions from Cranmore

Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Cranmore?

Food hygiene inspections in Cranmore are carried out by Isle of Wight council. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.

Is ductwork cleaning any different in a coastal place like Cranmore?

It can. Being within about 1 mile of the sea means more corrosion on metalwork in Cranmore than inland. We look at fans, cowls and fixings for rust as well as grease.

What if parts of the system cannot be reached?

The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.

Is there a survey before the work?

Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.

Do you have a 24/7 line?

Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.

Will the duct clean disrupt the kitchen?

We clean while the kitchen is closed, evenings, overnight or at weekends. The extract and cooking equipment need to be off.

Which kinds of sites do you work on?

Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.

Can you fit access panels in our ductwork?

Yes. We’ll point out where panels are needed, and fitting them means future cleans are more complete.

What staff can safely do

Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.

Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.

How the visit works

Your staff do not need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. The timing of a visit to Cranmore is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.

  1. We map the duct route and check where the access panels are.
  2. We measure grease thickness at set points before cleaning.
  3. We open the panels and scrape out the heaviest grease.
  4. Next the ducts and risers are degreased, using whatever suits the deposit.
  5. Post-clean readings and pictures go into the report, with any unreachable section listed.

Getting ready for the visit

  • Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
  • Clear the space around the work
  • Agree a time when the area can be out of use

Ask for a quote

For ductwork cleaning in Cranmore, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.

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Honest limits

To be straight with you, there are a few things this work won’t fix:

  • Duct sealed behind fixed ceilings or walls
  • A failed fan motor at the end of the duct (a fan repair job)
  • Undersized or badly laid-out ducts

If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer.

What we work on in Cranmore

  • Attenuators
  • Access panels
  • Horizontal duct runs
  • Bends and junctions
  • Multi-storey ducts
  • Vertical risers

Leave it or put it right?

Old grease in a duct for a kitchen in Cranmore does not stay soft. Heat and age turn it into a thick, stubborn crust, which makes each delayed clean a bigger one. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.

We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will explain what it covers.

Why Cranmore businesses choose us

  • One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
  • Full insurance on every job
  • Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
  • Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease

Read how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.

For landlords and multi-site operators

The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.

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.

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