West Sussex · Ductwork cleaning
Highleigh ductwork cleaning
We cover Highleigh for ductwork cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures on every job.
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
What affects the quote in Highleigh
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- Parking and loading at the site
- How big the system is
- The times the site is available
- How many systems or sites are involved
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before we start.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Your last certificate, test record or report
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
About our ductwork cleaning in Highleigh
Between the canopy and the fan runs the ductwork, hidden above ceilings and inside walls. Every horizontal run and vertical riser collects grease along the way, and that is where a kitchen fire can travel. Our ductwork cleaning reaches inside the runs and risers through access panels, to BESA TR19® Grease. Typical jobs include a duct clean needed for an insurer and stale grease odours from the duct, across attenuators, horizontal duct runs and vertical risers.
In a small place like Highleigh, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
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.
- Place
- Highleigh (PO20)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
A fire in a greasy duct is hard to reach and hard to stop. The duct can carry it to rooms, floors or roof spaces well away from the kitchen, so cleaning the duct is as important as cleaning the hood. A planned visit to Highleigh is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Highleigh
- In business since 2009
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A written report with photos after every visit
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
Highleigh: your questions answered
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Highleigh?
It’s West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Highleigh. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you work in villages like Highleigh?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
What accreditations do you have?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Often, yes. With good photos, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Where we cannot see enough, we arrange a survey.
Do you install duct access panels?
Yes, as part of our fits and repairs work. Panels go where they give the best access to sections that couldn’t be reached, and we will recommend where.
What happens if there aren’t enough access panels?
Any section we can’t reach is recorded on the report, as TR19 expects. New panels can be fitted to reach them in future.
What about areas you can’t get to?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Nearby places to Highleigh
What else we do in Highleigh
How the visit works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access. The timing of a visit to Highleigh is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- We map the duct route and check where the access panels are.
- We measure grease thickness at set points before cleaning.
- Access panels are opened and heavy deposits scraped out by hand.
- Horizontal runs and risers are then degreased by the method that suits the deposit.
- Readings and photos are repeated and any section we couldn’t reach is recorded.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Ask for a quote
If you need ductwork cleaning in Highleigh, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
Related advice
Part by part
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.
Attenuators and discharge
The discharge is where the duct ends and air leaves the building. Grease can collect there and stain the area around it, so it’s cleaned as far as safe access allows.
When to call us in Highleigh
The further the air travels from the cooking, the cooler it gets. As it cools, the grease it carries condenses onto the duct walls, so duct runs keep collecting grease long after the canopy.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- Proof of duct cleaning for the insurer
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Mary Our Lady Sidlesham or elsewhere in Highleigh, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
What your quote should include
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
What staff can safely do
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Ductwork cleaning in Highleigh: the local picture
Highleigh lies within about 2 miles of the sea. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. Food Standards Agency data counts about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Highleigh. Where they cook under a canopy, grease doesn’t stop at the filters: it settles along the duct and up the riser. Kitchens in Highleigh get their food hygiene inspections from Chichester council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. 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 St Richard's Hospital about 4.8 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Sidlesham Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Highleigh is about 3 miles north of Selsey, in West Sussex. Highleigh 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. Highleigh is one of 371 places in West Sussex we cover for ductwork cleaning. We also work in Portsmouth, around 12 miles away.
Work in PO20 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Ductwork cleaning is available to premises on Critchel's Lane, Highleigh Road and Green Lane and the roads around them. Close by, we work in Almodington (1 mile west), Birdham (2 miles north-west), Somerley (2 miles west), Earnley (2 miles west) and Shipton Green (3 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Bognor Regis (5 miles east), Chichester (4 miles north), Selsey (3 miles south), Littlehampton (12 miles east), Emsworth (8 miles north-west) and Rustington (13 miles east).
Near you in Highleigh
Highleigh’s nearest station is Chichester station, roughly 3.9 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include Chichester Castle (4.5 miles north) and Selsey Lifeboat Museum (3.5 miles south). Open spaces near Highleigh include Pilsey Island.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.