Oxfordshire · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork Cleaning in Horton-cum-Studley
Cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels for commercial sites in Horton-cum-Studley and across Oxfordshire. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Horton-cum-Studley
In doctor’s terms, the ductwork is the system’s arteries: diagnose where grease has built up, clear it and confirm the result. Grease readings before and after give you the evidence, alongside before and after photos. The work covers bends and junctions, horizontal duct runs and access panels, and people most often call us about a duct clean needed for an insurer and grease seeping out of the duct seams.
For a kitchen in or near Horton-cum-Studley, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Horton-cum-Studley (OX33)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about ductwork cleaning in Horton-cum-Studley
Which council inspects kitchens in Horton-cum-Studley?
That’s Cherwell council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Horton-cum-Studley. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Which fire authority looks after Horton-cum-Studley?
Fire safety enforcement in Horton-cum-Studley is handled by Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Do I get a certificate for ductwork cleaning?
Every clean comes with a photo report, plus a TR19 certificate when the whole system is cleaned. Keep both in the maintenance log.
What accreditations do you have?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’re fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
What’s the cleaning interval for extract ductwork?
At least as often as BESA guidance sets for your cooking hours. Heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day means at least every 3 months, while lighter use can go longer.
What should I send you?
A short description and a few pictures, with the address and opening hours. We’ll ask for anything else we need.
What shows that the ducts need a clean?
Signs include grease dripping from joints, smells and a fan working harder, but the only sure way is to measure. Grease thickness testing shows exactly where the duct stands.
How far ahead should we book?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes normally come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
What the work involves, part by part
Access panels
We can fit new access panels where the duct needs them, so the next clean reaches more of the system. The survey shows where they’re needed.
Vertical risers
Risers carry the extract up through the building to the roof. Grease collects on the walls and at the foot of the riser, which is one of the points we test.
Ductwork cleaning around Horton-cum-Studley
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Horton-cum-Studley. 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 Horton-cum-Studley are the job of Cherwell council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Horton-cum-Studley (Boarstall Tower is about 2.2 miles north-east), fitting access panels needs care. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Churchill Hospital is the nearest hospital to Horton-cum-Studley, about 4.5 miles south-west.
Horton-cum-Studley is about 6 miles north-east of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. For ductwork cleaning in and around Horton-cum-Studley, please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, Horton-cum-Studley included. Horton-cum-Studley is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we work for commercial clients. Oxford is in our area too, around 6 miles away.
All of OX33 is within our area for ductwork cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. We cover sites on The Green, Church Lane and Oakley Road and nearby roads. Close by, we work in Murcott (2 miles north), Fencott (3 miles north-west), Charlton-on-Otmoor (3 miles north-west), Upper Arncott (3 miles north) and Merton (3 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (6 miles south-west), Didcot (14 miles south), Bicester (7 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (11 miles south-west), Witney (15 miles west) and Thame (8 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Horton-cum-Studley
Around Horton-cum-Studley, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Katie and George Park and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Islip station, about 4.4 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Churchill Hospital (4.5 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Shotover and Bernwood Meadows.
Keeping the system healthy
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted whenever you cook
- Tell us if grease leaks from the ductwork
- Leave a way through to the access panels
- Get panels fitted where the duct couldn’t be cleaned
Access panels are closed and sealed back up after cleaning, and the surrounding area is left clean. Grease and dirty water are contained and removed.
Run the extract the whole time the kitchen is cooking. When the air stops, grease settles in the duct, so switching off early adds to the build-up.
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How we price ductwork cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The number of sites or systems
- The condition we find in the survey
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
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.
What happens on the day
We’re used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Horton-cum-Studley knowing what to expect.
- First the duct route is traced and every access point noted.
- Grease readings are taken at set points along the duct.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
How to get a quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Related advice
Multi-site and managed buildings
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
When to call us in Horton-cum-Studley
Many ducts do not have enough access panels. Sections between panels go uncleaned, sometimes since the system was installed, and grease there keeps thickening unseen.
What we are most often called out for:
- Years of grease along the duct floor
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Barnabas or anywhere around Horton-cum-Studley, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report