Oxfordshire · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork Cleaning in Foscot
Our technicians work in Foscot on ductwork cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- High readings at a recent grease test
- Grease leaking from duct joints
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Tell us if grease leaks from the ductwork
- Keep your cleaning records together
- Run the extract fan throughout service
- Check readings when the menu changes
A full system clean includes a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. It records the date, the location and the technician.
Watch for warning signs between cleans: drips from the ductwork, stale smells or a noisy fan. A grease thickness test can confirm whether a spot clean is needed.
Ductwork cleaning in Foscot, done properly
Not every duct has enough access panels. TR19 calls for any section we couldn’t reach to be recorded, and we can fit new access panels so it’s cleaned next time. It’s better to know than to assume. The work covers attenuators, vertical risers and multi-storey ducts, and common reasons people get in touch are heavy grease at the base of a riser and years of grease along the duct floor.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That is why every job is written up in a report with pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Foscot (OX7)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- How big the system is
- The condition we find in the survey
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Where the site is and how we reach it
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The postcode and the type of business
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
When something else is needed
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- A duct that’s too small or badly routed for the kitchen (a design issue)
- A failed fan motor at the end of the duct (a fan repair job)
- Sections that cannot be reached safely without new access (those are recorded, and panels can be fitted)
If you’re not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Vertical risers
- Access panels
- Horizontal duct runs
- Bends and junctions
- Attenuators
- Multi-storey ducts
What ductwork cleaning looks like in Foscot
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Foscot. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Kitchens in Foscot get their food hygiene inspections from West Oxfordshire council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
A hospital like Moore Cottage Hospital, about 5 miles west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Leonard, or anywhere in Foscot, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Bledington Primary School or anywhere near Foscot, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Foscot is about 9 miles north of Carterton, in Oxfordshire. We provide ductwork cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Foscot and the rest of Oxfordshire. Foscot is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire we cover for ductwork cleaning. For sites nearby, see our Oxford page, about 20 miles away.
All of OX7 is within our area for ductwork cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Ductwork cleaning is available to premises on Station Road and Old Burford Road and the roads around them. Other places close to Foscot include Idbury (2 miles south-west), Fifield (2 miles south), Milton-under-Wychwood (3 miles south), Fulbrook (6 miles south) and Little Barrington (6 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Witney (10 miles south-east), Carterton (9 miles south), Chipping Norton (5 miles north-east), Woodstock (13 miles east), Cogges (10 miles south-east) and Bloxham (14 miles north-east).
Around Foscot
The nearest railway station is Kingham station, about 0.6 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Moore Cottage Hospital (5 miles west).
FAQs for Foscot
Will you come out to Foscot?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Can you come to Foscot after we close?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. That way a site in Foscot doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. When you call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, mention when the site is quiet.
What’s TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that cannot wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Usually not. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Larger jobs can be phased over several visits so parts stay in use.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you will get one fixed quote.
What paperwork do you give after a duct clean?
You get a photo report with before and after pictures, and a full TR19 clean also comes with a certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. File them with the fire risk assessment.
How can I tell if my extract ducts are dirty?
Start with the date of the last clean. If it’s overdue, or there isn’t one, a clean is due, and grease readings will confirm how urgent it is.
The process
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access, and we clear up before we go. In a small place like Foscot, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We map the duct route and check where the access panels are.
- Grease readings are taken at set points along the duct.
- We open the panels and scrape out the heaviest grease.
- Horizontal runs and risers are then degreased by the method that suits the deposit.
- We test again, take photos and note any part that couldn’t be reached.
Getting ready for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before any work starts.
Advice
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Managing agents and facilities teams in Foscot
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
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. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
What the work involves, part by part
Attenuators and discharge
At the end of the duct is the discharge. It can gather grease and mark the wall or roof around it, so it’s cleaned as far as safe access allows.
Bends and transitions
Wherever the duct turns or changes size, grease builds up. Slowing air leaves grease behind, so we clean these points carefully.