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Ductwork Cleaning in Marehill
Need ductwork cleaning in Marehill? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Marehill
Duct Doctor has cleaned kitchen extract ductwork since 2009, working across London and the South East. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, our duct cleaning is done to BESA TR19® Grease, and our certificates are issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If you’re dealing with readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test and stale grease odours from the duct, we can put it right, from vertical risers, attenuators and bends and junctions onwards.
Work in a small place like Marehill starts with a call to agree access and timings, 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.
Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Marehill (RH20)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Marehill
Can the work in Marehill be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. That way a site in Marehill does not have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
Which environmental health team covers Marehill?
That’s Horsham council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Marehill. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
How long does ductwork cleaning take?
Duct length, access and grease levels all affect it. Typically it takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points.
What types of premises do you cover?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
Do I get a certificate for ductwork cleaning?
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.
What about areas you cannot get to?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
How do you clean inside the ductwork?
After a survey and grease readings, the duct is opened up through its access panels. We clean the runs and risers section by section, then the readings are repeated.
Also near Marehill
What else we do in Marehill
What ductwork cleaning looks like in Marehill
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 7 restaurants, cafés and canteens in Marehill and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Behind every canopy among them is a run of ductwork that collects grease out of sight. Food hygiene inspections in Marehill are the job of Horsham 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. Fire safety in Marehill falls to 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.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Wiggonholt Church or elsewhere in Marehill, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as St Mary's Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Marehill, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Marehill is about 10 miles north of Worthing, in West Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Marehill, we can take on ductwork cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. 371 places in West Sussex are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. Brighton is in our area too, around 17 miles away.
Work in RH20 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Ductwork cleaning is available to premises on West Chiltington Road, Tudor Close and Kings Lane and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Marehill, we cover Nutbourne (1 mile north-east), Broomershill (1 mile north-west), Wiggonholt (1 mile south), West Chiltington Common (1 mile south-east) and West Chiltington (1 mile east). We also work in nearby towns such as Horsham (10 miles north-east), Worthing (10 miles south), Bognor Regis (14 miles south-west), Chichester (15 miles south-west), Burgess Hill (15 miles east) and Littlehampton (10 miles south).
Landmarks near Marehill
In Marehill, that means kitchens and buildings near The Rising Sun Inn. Marehill’s nearest station is Pulborough station, roughly 1.6 miles west. Nearby you will also find Amberley Castle (4 miles south-west) and The Storrington And District Museum (2.9 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Amberley Wildbrooks RSPB Reserve.
How the job changes from site to site
Access panels
Extra panels can be installed where there are gaps, making future cleans more complete. 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, so the base is one of our test points.
What ductwork cleaning can’t fix
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- Duct sealed behind fixed ceilings or walls
- Fire dampers that do not close (they need testing and remedials)
- A duct that’s too small or badly routed for the kitchen (a design issue)
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Multi-storey ducts
- Attenuators
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Access panels
- Bends and junctions
What happens on the day
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, tidy up and leave you the report. The visit itself takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Marehill.
- The duct route is surveyed and every access point found.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points.
- Out of hours, the area is protected and the access panels opened.
- Heavy deposits come out by hand, then each section is degreased.
- We close up, re-test, photograph and record anything out of reach.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
How to get a quote
If you need ductwork cleaning in Marehill, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
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Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Common problems we fix in Marehill
A vertical riser can run up several floors. Grease clings to the walls and can run down to the base, where it can pool. Panels along the riser make proper cleaning possible.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Marehill (Old Place Manor is about 1.4 miles west), fitting access panels needs care.
Questions to ask before you book
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What paperwork you get at the end
Looking after it afterwards
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Flag drips from the duct right away
- Make sure filters are seated properly
- File each certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Diarise the next duct clean
When the duct is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. It shows when and where the clean was done and by whom.
Have access panels fitted where sections cannot be reached. It does not stop grease forming, but it stops it building unseen.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. 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.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.