West Sussex · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Fulking, West Sussex
Ductwork cleaning in Fulking from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- Stale grease odours from the duct
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Fulking, let us know and we will plan around it.
- Diagnosis: a survey of the duct’s route, size and access.
- You get a fixed price before work starts.
- We clean section by section, working from panel to panel.
- We take extra care at bends and at the foot of risers.
- The duct is signed off with readings, photos and a next clean date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Get a fixed quote
Want a quote for ductwork cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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About our ductwork cleaning in Fulking
In doctor’s terms, the ductwork is the system’s arteries: find the blockages, clear them, then check the flow is right. Grease readings before and after give you the evidence, alongside before and after photos. If you are dealing with a duct clean needed for an insurer and a duct nobody has opened in years, we can help, from attenuators, vertical risers and multi-storey ducts onwards.
In a small place like Fulking, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- Fulking (BN5)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Fulking
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Why it’s worth doing now in Fulking
A partly blocked duct slows the airflow. The fan works harder, the kitchen gets hotter and smoke lingers at the canopy, and grease may start to leak from joints. In a place like Fulking, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Why book with us
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- We’re fully insured
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
When to call us in Fulking
The further the air travels from the cooking, the cooler it gets. As it cools, the grease it carries condenses onto the duct walls, which is why ducts go on gathering grease well beyond the filters.
Most sites get in touch after spotting something like this:
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near The Church of the Holy Trinity or elsewhere in Fulking, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Comparing quotes
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Proof of insurance
Fulking questions
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Fulking?
Food hygiene inspections in Fulking are carried out by Mid Sussex council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Can the work in Fulking be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Fulking can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
What should I send you?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, along with a few photos and any previous report.
How long does ductwork cleaning take?
Short runs are quick, but long or complex ducts may take several visits. We plan the work around your kitchen.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, 24/7. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
How is kitchen extract ductwork cleaned?
After a survey and grease readings, the duct is opened up through its access panels. We clean the runs and risers section by section, and test again when we’re done.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
Not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Fixed quotes for ductwork cleaning in Fulking
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- Parking and loading at the site
- Any permits to work or inductions
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- A single visit or a regular plan
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The postcode and the type of business
- A few general shots of the system
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
What ductwork cleaning looks like in Fulking
Food Standards Agency data counts about 4 restaurants, cafés and canteens in and around Fulking, up to about a mile and a half out. Each kitchen that cooks under a canopy sends grease-laden air into a duct, where it cools and settles. Fulking sits within the area of West Sussex 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. Kitchens in Fulking get their food hygiene inspections from Mid Sussex council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Fulking (Portslade Manor is about 3.3 miles south), fitting access panels needs care. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Southlands Hospital about 3.7 miles south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Fulking is about 4 miles north-west of Brighton and Hove, in West Sussex. Fulking gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, Fulking among them. We also work in Brighton, about 6 miles from Fulking.
Every address in BN5 is within our area for ductwork cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If your site is just outside Fulking, we cover Poynings (1 mile north-east), Hangleton (3 miles south), Castle Town (3 miles west), Portslade (3 miles south) and Kingston by Sea (4 miles south). Larger places within reach include Crawley (15 miles north), Horsham (13 miles north), Worthing (9 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (9 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (6 miles north-east) and Littlehampton (14 miles west).
Around Fulking
In Fulking, that means kitchens and buildings near The Shepherd And Dog Public House. The nearest railway station is Portslade station, about 3.9 miles south of the centre. A little further out are Clayton Castle (3.7 miles east) and Southlands Hospital (3.7 miles south). Not far away are Truleigh Hill and Woods Mill.
What else we do in Fulking
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
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.
How the job changes from site to site
Horizontal duct runs
Horizontal runs carry the extract along ceilings and through voids. Grease drops out of the slowing air along them, so each section is cleaned through its access panels.
Bends and transitions
Transitions from the canopy spigot into the duct catch a lot of grease. We clean it from the canopy side or through a nearby panel.