Slough · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Ditton, Slough
Our technicians work in Ditton on ductwork cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Years of grease along the duct floor
- Proof of duct cleaning for the insurer
- Sections of duct with no access panels
How the job changes from site to site
Multi-storey and shared buildings
Ducts in taller or shared buildings often run past other occupiers. We plan access with you and the building manager, so the clean is done safely and quietly.
Vertical risers
Risers carry the extract up through the building to the roof. Grease collects on the walls and at the foot of the riser, which is one of the points we test.
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Ditton
Every duct has its own route. Some run a short distance to an outside wall, others climb several floors to the roof. The survey traces the route and finds every access point before we quote. Typical jobs include proof of duct cleaning for the insurer and thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct, across bends and junctions, horizontal duct runs and multi-storey ducts.
In a small place like Ditton, 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.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Ditton (SL3)
- Wider area
- Slough
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Ditton before we set off.
- We trace the duct and find every way in.
- We take grease readings along the route.
- Out of hours, the area is protected and the access panels opened.
- Thick grease is scraped out, then the runs and risers are degreased.
- Panels are closed, readings and pictures repeated, and unreachable sections recorded.
Preparing for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Let us know about parking and loading
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.
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Keeping the system healthy
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Ask us about extra access panels where sections can’t be reached
- Have the grease measured if cooking hours go up
- Flag drips from the duct straight away
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted whenever you cook
After the clean, the same points are tested again, giving you before and after readings. Photos of each section go alongside them.
Keep to the cleaning interval on the report. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval may need to shorten, and grease thickness testing will show it.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Ditton and across Slough. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, 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.
Common questions in Ditton
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Ditton in the summer holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Around Ditton, the Food Standards Agency lists about 17 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Which council inspects kitchens in Ditton?
Kitchens in Ditton are inspected by Windsor and Maidenhead council’s environmental health officers. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
What should I send you?
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.
Is Ditton in your area?
Yes. Ditton is part of the area we cover, as part of our area across London and the South East.
What shows that the ducts need a clean?
Drips, smells and weak extraction are clues, but measuring is the reliable way to know. Grease thickness testing shows exactly where the duct stands.
What if part of the duct can’t be reached?
Every reachable section is cleaned and the rest recorded. Fitting extra access panels is the usual answer, and we can do that for you.
What’s TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Do we have to stop cooking while the ducts are cleaned?
When the kitchen is closed. Long ducts can be split across visits, with the kitchen ready to cook each morning.
Places near Ditton
More services for Ditton
Ductwork cleaning in Ditton: the local picture
There are about 32 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 19 takeaways across Ditton and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Behind every canopy among them is a run of ductwork that collects grease out of sight. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Ditton. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Kitchens in Ditton get their food hygiene inspections from Windsor and Maidenhead council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Francis Assisi or anywhere around Ditton, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Upton Hospital (about 1.5 miles north-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Ditton is about 2 miles south-east of Slough, in Slough. Across the SL3 area, we can take on ductwork cleaning. Our area takes in 31 places across Slough, large and small. You can also see our page for Guildford, roughly 17 miles from Ditton.
Work in SL3 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Ductwork cleaning is available to premises on Thorn Road, Ditton Road and London Road and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out ductwork cleaning in Datchet (1 mile south-west), Myrke (1 mile north-west), Brands Hill (1 mile south-east), Sunnymeads (2 miles south) and Colnbrook (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Cippenham (4 miles north-west), Britwell (4 miles north-west), Burnham (5 miles north-west), Stoke Poges (4 miles north), Huntercombe (4 miles north-west) and Farnham Common (5 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Ditton
In Ditton, that means kitchens and buildings near Ditton Park, Ditton Park Academy and Upton Court Grammar School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Datchet station, about 0.8 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Upton Hospital (1.5 miles north-west) and Museum of Eton Life (1.9 miles west). For a walk, there’s Staines Reservoirs and Stoke Common.
What ductwork cleaning can’t fix
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Sections that cannot be reached safely without new access (those are recorded, and panels can be fitted)
- Leaking duct joints that need repair
- An extract fan that has stopped working
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Attenuators
- Multi-storey ducts
- Vertical risers
- Access panels
- Horizontal duct runs
- Bends and junctions
When to call us in Ditton
Grease in a duct running from a kitchen in Ditton 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.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
School kitchens, at schools like Castleview Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Questions to ask before booking
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What insurance they carry
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.