Hampshire · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Norleywood, Hampshire
For ductwork cleaning in Norleywood, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
- Duct runs that cannot be reached
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
About our ductwork cleaning in Norleywood
No two duct runs are the same, in Norleywood or anywhere else. A few metres to an outside wall, or a riser up through the building to a roof fan. The survey traces the route and finds every access point before we quote. The work covers attenuators, horizontal duct runs and vertical risers, and the jobs we see most are readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test and duct runs with no cleaning record.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Norleywood (SO41)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
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.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
What else we do in Norleywood
How the visit works
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, clear away and leave you the report. The visit itself takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Norleywood.
- First the duct route is traced and every access point noted.
- Grease readings are taken at set points along the duct.
- Access panels are opened and heavy deposits scraped out by hand.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
How to get a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Related advice
Looking after it afterwards
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Run the extract fan throughout service
- Do not block access panels with shelving or stock
- Have the grease measured if cooking hours go up
- Tell us if grease leaks from the ductwork
You’ll have a recommended date for the next clean, based on the readings and your daily cooking hours, in line with BESA guidance.
Extra access panels mean more of the duct gets cleaned each time. Grease you can reach is grease that gets removed.
What ductwork cleaning looks like in Norleywood
Norleywood lies within about 2 miles of the sea. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. Norleywood sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Environmental health officers from New Forest council inspect food businesses in Norleywood. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
School kitchens, at schools like South Baddesley Church of England Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Mary or anywhere around Norleywood, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Norleywood is about 3 miles north-east of Lymington, in Hampshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Norleywood or further out, we cover ductwork cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. 683 places in Hampshire are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Southampton page covers sites nearby, about 11 miles away.
Every address in SO41 is covered for ductwork cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include Norleywood Road, Joys Lane and Thatchers Lane, and we cover them all for ductwork cleaning. Close by, we work in East End (1 mile south-east), Thorns Beach (3 miles east), Hamstead (5 miles south-east), Bouldnor (5 miles south) and Yarmouth (5 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Gosport (15 miles east), Eastleigh (15 miles north-east), Fareham (14 miles east), Totton (10 miles north), Chandler's Ford (15 miles north) and Hedge End (13 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Norleywood
For rail, the closest station is Lymington Pier station, about 2 miles south-west. Nearby you’ll also find St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery (2.4 miles south-west) and Lymington New Forest Hospital (2.3 miles west). Not far away are Boldre Foreshore.
Why it’s worth doing now in Norleywood
A fire in a greasy duct is hard to reach and hard to stop. It can travel through the ductwork to other parts of the building, which is why the duct matters as much as the canopy. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
What you get with us
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Trading since 2009
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
FAQs for Norleywood
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Norleywood?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Norleywood. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Norleywood in the summer holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. The FSA’s register shows about 2 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Norleywood. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
What if part of the duct can’t be reached?
Any section we cannot reach is recorded on the report, in line with TR19. New panels can be fitted to reach them in future.
How is kitchen extract ductwork cleaned?
After a survey and grease readings, the duct is opened up through its access panels. Each run and riser is scraped and degreased, then the readings are repeated.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
How often does extract ductwork need cleaning?
The minimum depends on how long the kitchen cooks each day: every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Grease readings may show it needs doing sooner.
Do you work in Norleywood?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, and that includes Norleywood.
What the work involves, part by part
Attenuators and discharge
Some systems have attenuators to reduce noise, and their linings can soak up grease. They’re cleaned where possible and recorded if not.
Access panels
Every section of duct is cleaned through an access panel. Without them, parts of the duct cannot be reached and the report has to say so.
What we are called out for in Norleywood
Many ducts do not have enough access panels. Stretches with no way in may never have been touched, and grease there keeps thickening unseen.
Clients typically contact us after spotting one of these:
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- Duct runs that can’t be reached
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
Historic houses near Norleywood, such as Beaulieu Palace House about 3.5 miles north-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Proof of insurance
- What hours they’ll be on site