Isle of Wight · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Fairlee, Isle of Wight
Specialist ductwork cleaning for Fairlee: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Fairlee
Many ducts were installed with too few access doors. Where a section can’t 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. The work covers bends and junctions, attenuators and multi-storey ducts, and people most often call us about grease seeping out of the duct seams and an insurer asking for TR19 evidence.
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.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Fairlee (PO30, PO31, PO41)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Fairlee
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Fairlee?
In Fairlee, it’s Isle of Wight council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Which fire authority looks after Fairlee?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Fairlee. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Can you clean ductwork with no access panels?
We clean everything we can reach and record what we can’t. Extra panels can be installed, and we can do that for you.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. We do not leave it behind.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
Are you insured?
Yes, we’re fully insured. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor for clients who vet their contractors.
Do I get a certificate for ductwork cleaning?
When the duct is cleaned as part of a full TR19 clean, you get a TR19 certificate and a photo report. It includes readings, pictures and any unreachable sections.
Nearby places to Fairlee
What else we do in Fairlee
Multi-site and managed buildings
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Leave it or put it right?
Grease left in a duct in Fairlee hardens over time. It bakes into a hard layer that takes far longer to remove, so the later the clean, the bigger the job. Somewhere as small as Fairlee, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
Why us?
- Full insurance on every job
- Every job surveyed first
- A written report with photos after every visit
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Take a look at our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
What affects the quote in Fairlee
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- How easy every part is to reach
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
What we need to know
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
How the job changes from site to site
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.
Horizontal duct runs
The underside of a horizontal duct collects the most grease. We scrape out the heavy layer first, then the walls and roof are cleaned too.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
How it works
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the ductwork cleaning, clear away and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. The timing of a visit to Fairlee is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- First the duct route is traced and every access point noted.
- We measure grease thickness at set points before cleaning.
- Through the access panels, thick grease is removed by hand first.
- The duct is degreased with the method that suits the grease, from degreasers to hot water or steam.
- We test again, take pictures and note any part that couldn’t be reached.
Getting ready for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Clear the space around the work
Ask for a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
What a clean will not put right
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- Parts of the duct with no way in
- A duct that is too small or badly routed for the kitchen (a design issue)
- Fire dampers that do not close (they need testing and remedials)
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Where we work
- Attenuators
- Horizontal duct runs
- Multi-storey ducts
- Vertical risers
- Bends and junctions
- Access panels
Ductwork cleaning in Fairlee: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 16 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 6 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Fairlee. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Fire safety in Fairlee falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Environmental health officers from Isle of Wight council inspect food businesses in Fairlee. 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.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Carisbrooke Castle is about 1.9 miles south-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Paul's Church or elsewhere in Fairlee, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Medina College or anywhere near Fairlee, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Fairlee is about 1 mile north-east of Newport, in the Isle of Wight. We provide ductwork cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Fairlee and the rest of the Isle of Wight. Fairlee is one of 125 towns, villages and districts in the Isle of Wight we cover for ductwork cleaning. You can also see our page for Portsmouth, roughly 11 miles from Fairlee.
All of PO30, PO31 and PO41 is within our area for ductwork cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on Mews Lane, Cross Lane and Harvey Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Other places close to Fairlee include Cross Lane (1 mile south), Barton (1 mile south), Staplers (1 mile south-east), Hillgrove (1 mile east) and Whippingham (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Ryde (5 miles east), Cowes (4 miles north), Sandown (7 miles south-east), Shanklin (7 miles south-east), Ventnor (8 miles south-east) and East Cowes (3 miles north). For island and remote sites, a little more planning is needed, so mention it when you ask for a quote.
Near you in Fairlee
Typical jobs here are in premises near Seaclose Park, Bargeman's Rest pub and Island Innovation VI Form Campus and the streets around them. Other landmarks nearby include Carisbrooke Castle (1.9 miles south-west) and St Mary's Hospital (0.8 miles west). The countryside around Fairlee includes Mill Hill and Briddlesford Nature Reserve.