Hampshire · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Horndean
Ductwork cleaning in Horndean, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
- Years of grease along the duct floor
- Duct runs that cannot be reached
How the visit works
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. Three things shape a visit in Horndean: when you’re closed, where we can park and how we get to the system.
- Diagnosis: a survey of the duct’s route, size and access.
- You get a fixed price before work starts.
- Each section is cleaned in turn through its access panel.
- We take extra care at bends and at the foot of risers.
- Readings, pictures and a recommended next clean date complete the job.
How to prepare
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Clear the space around the work
Ask for a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Related advice
Ductwork cleaning in Horndean
Once air leaves the canopy, it travels through ductwork that most people never see. Grease settles along every metre of it and a fire in the duct can spread through the building. Our ductwork cleaning reaches inside the runs and risers through access panels, to BESA TR19® Grease. The work covers attenuators, multi-storey ducts and access panels, and common reasons people get in touch are duct runs with no cleaning record and years of grease along the duct floor.
Around a town like Horndean, extract cleaning typically means a restaurant, pub, takeaway or the kitchen of a school or care home. Whatever the kitchen, the canopy, filters, duct and fan all collect grease.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Horndean (PO8, PO7)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Multi-site and managed buildings
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
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Why deal with it now?
Old grease in a duct for a kitchen in Horndean does not stay soft. Heat and age turn it into a thick, stubborn crust, which makes each delayed clean a bigger one. Before an inspection or an insurer’s visit in Horndean, it helps to have up-to-date records.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
Why Horndean businesses choose us
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
What a clean won’t put right
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Faulty fire dampers
- Duct sealed behind fixed ceilings or walls
- A failed fan motor at the end of the duct (a fan repair job)
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Attenuators
- Bends and junctions
- Multi-storey ducts
- Horizontal duct runs
- Access panels
- Vertical risers
Common problems we fix in Horndean
Air cools as it moves away from the canopy. As it cools, the grease it carries condenses onto the duct walls, so duct runs keep collecting grease long after the canopy.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
For schools such as Horndean Technology College, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Questions to ask before booking
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
Questions from Horndean
Can the work in Horndean be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in Horndean keeps running as normal. When you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Horndean during the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 2 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Horndean. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we will quote them together.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
How do you know if the ductwork needs cleaning?
Signs include grease dripping from joints, smells and a fan working harder, but measuring is the reliable way to know. Grease thickness testing shows exactly where the duct stands.
How far ahead should we book?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, 24/7. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
Can you quote from pictures?
In many cases, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Where we cannot see enough, we arrange a survey.
Fixed quotes for ductwork cleaning in Horndean
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- How big the system is
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
Helping us quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
To get a fixed quote, call us on 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. You will typically have a quote within one working day.
What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
When your team notices a problem 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 can diagnose it and quote.
Ductwork cleaning in Horndean: the local picture
There are about 12 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 16 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Horndean, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. The duct above a busy canopy coats itself in grease long before anyone sees it. Fire safety in Horndean 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. Food hygiene inspections in Horndean are the job of East Hampshire council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Warblington Castle is about 4.8 miles south-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Horndean is Havant War Memorial Hospital, about 3.8 miles south.
Horndean is about 7 miles north-east of Portsmouth, in Hampshire. Anywhere in PO8, we cover ductwork cleaning for commercial sites. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, large and small. Our Portsmouth page covers sites nearby (7 miles or so).
All of PO8 and PO7 is within our area for ductwork cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on London Road, Kings Mede and Causeway Farm or a nearby road, we can help. With the A3 and A3(M) close by, Horndean is simple for us to get to at any hour. If your site is just outside Horndean, we cover Lovedean (1 mile west), Wecock Farm (1 mile south-west), Catherington (2 miles north), Anmore (2 miles west) and Denmead (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Gosport (9 miles south-west), Havant (3 miles south), Eastleigh (15 miles west), Fareham (9 miles south-west), Hedge End (13 miles west) and Petersfield (7 miles north-east). Horndean is one of the larger places we cover in Hampshire for ductwork cleaning.
Landmarks near Horndean
Typical jobs here are in premises near Horndean Infant School and Red Lion Inn and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Rowlands Castle station, roughly 2.6 miles south-east of the centre. A little further out are Havant War Memorial Hospital (3.8 miles south) and Clanfield Earthwork (3 miles north-east). The countryside around Horndean includes Windmill Hill and Southmoor Nature Reserve.