West Berkshire · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Earlstone Common
Ductwork cleaning for Earlstone Common and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
- Grease leaking from duct joints
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Earlstone Common
If the ducts in Earlstone Common haven’t been cleaned for a while, or nobody is sure when they were? A few details about the system are a good start when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we will send you a fixed quote for ductwork cleaning, normally within one working day. If you have hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs and a grease test showing the duct is overdue, we can help, from vertical risers, bends and junctions and attenuators onwards.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
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
- Earlstone Common (RG20)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Common problems we fix in Earlstone Common
Wherever the kitchen is, in Earlstone Common 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.
Look out for any of the following:
- Duct runs that cannot be reached
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- A duct nobody has opened in years
Bursars and site managers at schools such as The Clere School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Proof of insurance
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.
How it works
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. The timing of a visit to Earlstone Common is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- 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.
- Heavy deposits come out by hand, then each section is degreased.
- Panels are closed, readings and photos repeated, and unreachable sections recorded.
Before we arrive
- Clear the space around the work
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Get a fixed quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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Earlstone Common questions
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Earlstone Common in the summer holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Around Earlstone Common, the Food Standards Agency lists about 4 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Just call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Can you work in Earlstone Common outside opening hours?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Earlstone Common needn’t be disturbed. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
What is TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
How often should kitchen ducts be cleaned?
At least as often as BESA guidance sets for your cooking hours. Heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day means at least every 3 months, while lighter use can go longer.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
How is kitchen extract ductwork cleaned?
Through access panels along the duct. Thick deposits are removed by hand before degreasing, such as degreasers, hot water or steam.
When it’s something else
Ductwork cleaning can’t fix everything, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. It doesn’t solve:
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or holed (that needs a ductwork contractor)
- Sections that can’t be reached safely without new access (those are recorded, and panels can be fitted)
- Ductwork that was poorly designed
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Access panels
- Horizontal duct runs
- Bends and junctions
- Attenuators
- Multi-storey ducts
- Vertical risers
Ductwork cleaning in Earlstone Common: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 3 pubs and bars across Earlstone Common and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. The fire and rescue service for Earlstone Common is Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. It’s Basingstoke and Deane council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Earlstone Common. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as West Berkshire Community Hospital (about 3.8 miles north), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Highclere Castle, about 2.6 miles south-west, is one of the historic houses near Earlstone Common; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Earlstone Common is about 3 miles south of Newbury, in West Berkshire. For ductwork cleaning in and around Earlstone Common, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Our area covers London and the South East, including Earlstone Common. Earlstone Common is one of 155 places in West Berkshire where we work for ductwork cleaning. Reading is in our area too, around 16 miles away.
We work across RG20 for ductwork cleaning and the roads nearby. If your site is just outside Earlstone Common, we cover Burghclere Common (1 mile north), Burghclere (1 mile south-west), Newtown Common (1 mile north), Wash Water (2 miles north-west) and Sandleford (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Newbury (3 miles north), Thatcham (4 miles north-east), Burghfield Common (12 miles east), Speenhamland (4 miles north), Hungerford (9 miles north-west) and Spencers Wood (15 miles east).
Local landmarks in Earlstone Common
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Burghclere Primary School, Horris Hill School and Sandleford Priory and the streets around them. Earlstone Common’s nearest station is Newbury station, about 3 miles north of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Old Chapel Textile Centre (2.2 miles north-east) and West Berkshire Community Hospital (3.8 miles north). Not far away are Beacon Hill and Audrey's Meadow.
Why deal with it now?
Under BESA guidance, the mean grease level should stay at or below 200 microns between cleans. A reading of 500 microns or more at any point means a spot clean straight away. Putting off the clean only pushes readings higher. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why us?
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Take a look at our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.