West Sussex · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Felbridge, West Sussex
We cover Felbridge for ductwork cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Years of grease along the duct floor
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
About our ductwork cleaning in Felbridge
Not every duct has enough access panels. 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. The work covers horizontal duct runs, vertical risers and bends and junctions, and common reasons people get in touch are grease seeping out of the duct seams and thick crusts of old grease along the duct.
Work in a small place like Felbridge starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Felbridge (RH19)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Book the next clean before the recommended date
- Leave a way through to the access panels
- Report any grease dripping from duct joints
File the paperwork in the maintenance log. It’s the evidence an insurer or inspector may ask for, and the pictures make the duct’s condition easy to see.
Have access panels fitted where sections can’t be reached. It does not stop grease forming, but it stops it building unseen.
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When something else is needed
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A failed fan motor at the end of the duct (a fan repair job)
- Leaking duct joints that need repair
- Fire dampers that don’t close (they need testing and remedials)
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in Felbridge
- Attenuators
- Multi-storey ducts
- Bends and junctions
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Access panels
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
Felbridge questions
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Felbridge?
Food hygiene inspections in Felbridge are carried out by Tandridge council. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Can you get to a site in Felbridge?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
What if part of the duct can’t be reached?
Any section we cannot reach is recorded on the report, as TR19 expects. We can fit new access panels so they’re cleaned next time.
What accreditations do you have?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, if we can see what we need. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, and the quote follows that.
What should I send you?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
How long does ductwork cleaning take?
Allow a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers. We will confirm the time when we quote.
Do I get a certificate for ductwork cleaning?
Every clean comes with a photo report, and a full TR19 clean also comes with a certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Keep both in the maintenance log.
How the job changes from site to site
Attenuators and discharge
Attenuators, where fitted, quieten the extract, but they can hold grease in their linings. We clean what can be reached and note anything that cannot.
Bends and transitions
Bends, elbows and changes of size are where grease collects most. The air slows and drops its load, so these points get extra attention.
What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
How it works
We’re used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Felbridge can be planned properly.
- 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.
- Readings and photos are repeated and any section we couldn’t reach is recorded.
Getting ready for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Ask for a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before any work starts.
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Ductwork cleaning around Felbridge
There are about 9 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 3 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around Felbridge, up to about a mile and a half out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Behind every canopy among them is a run of ductwork that collects grease out of sight. Fire safety in Felbridge falls to West Sussex 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. Environmental health officers from Tandridge council inspect food businesses in Felbridge. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Queen Victoria Hospital about 2.2 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. School kitchens, at schools like Felbridge Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Felbridge is about 2 miles north-west of East Grinstead, in West Sussex. Sites in Felbridge get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, and Felbridge is one of them. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 21 miles away.
Here we cover the RH19 postcode area for ductwork cleaning. Streets in the area include London Road, Mciver Close and Cherry Way, and we cover them all for ductwork cleaning. Close by, we work in Furnace Wood (1 mile west), Domewood (1 mile west), Snow Hill (2 miles west), Newchapel (2 miles north) and Crawley Down (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (6 miles west), Horsham (13 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (10 miles south), Burgess Hill (13 miles south), Broadfield (7 miles south-west) and Bewbush (8 miles west).
Landmarks near Felbridge
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts and Imberhorne School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is East Grinstead station, roughly 1.6 miles south-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Effingham Park Motor Museum (1.8 miles west) and Queen Victoria Hospital (2.2 miles east). Open spaces near Felbridge include Hedgecourt Lake.
When to call us in Felbridge
Many ducts don’t have enough access panels. Stretches with no way in may never have been touched, and grease there keeps thickening unseen.
Clients usually contact us when they notice one of these:
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- High readings at a recent grease test
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Felbridge (Saint Hill Manor is about 2.5 miles south-east), fitting access panels needs care.
What your quote should include
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the quote shows VAT