Hampshire · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in North Charford
Ductwork cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in North Charford. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- High readings at a recent grease test
How we handle ductwork cleaning in North Charford
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. We’re often asked to deal with years of grease along the duct floor and a duct nobody has opened in years, on bends and junctions, horizontal duct runs and vertical risers.
For a kitchen in or near North Charford, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Location
- North Charford (SP6)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in North Charford
Can the work in North Charford be done at night or at weekends?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Who is the fire and rescue service for North Charford?
North Charford is in the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Do I get a certificate for ductwork cleaning?
A photo report, with readings and before and after photos, plus a TR19 certificate for a full system clean. It also gives a recommended next clean date.
What should I send you?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
How long will the duct clean take?
It depends on the length of the duct, the number of access panels and how much grease there is. As a guide, it takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access.
Who is the responsible person?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
Can extra access doors be added to the duct?
Yes, as part of our fits and repairs work. We place them where they help most, and we’ll recommend where.
How it works
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in North Charford before we set off.
- First we diagnose: the route, the access and the grease levels.
- 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.
- The duct is signed off with readings, photos and a next clean date.
Before we arrive
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Get a fixed quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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Why it’s worth doing now in North Charford
Dealing with the ductwork in North Charford now beats dealing with it after a problem. It takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers, and we work evenings, overnight and weekends. With notice, the visit to North Charford can be fitted around your bookings and events.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Why North Charford businesses choose us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- A written report with photos after each visit
- Trading since 2009
- Full insurance on every job
Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
What affects the quote in North Charford
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- How big the system is
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The times the site is available
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
What we need to know
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.
Common problems we fix in North Charford
Risers carry the extract up through the building. Grease collects on the riser walls and gathers at the bottom, where it can pool. Panels along the riser make proper cleaning possible.
These are the problems we see most often:
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- Stale grease odours from the duct
Historic houses near North Charford, such as Breamore House about 2.8 miles west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
What your quote should include
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What paperwork you get at the end
Nearby places to North Charford
Other services in North Charford
North Charford kitchens: local notes
In North Charford, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from New Forest council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers North Charford. 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.
Where a hall near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in North Charford, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Hale Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
North Charford is in Hampshire. Across the SP6 area, we cover ductwork cleaning for commercial sites. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, North Charford among them. There’s also a page for Southampton, about 15 miles away.
All of SP6 is covered for ductwork cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. You will find streets such as Carter's Close, Tethering Drove and Hale Road, all of which we cover for ductwork cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out ductwork cleaning in Hatchet Green (1 mile west) and Hale (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Totton (10 miles east), Chandler's Ford (15 miles east), Romsey (10 miles east), New Milton (15 miles south), Ringwood (9 miles south) and Marchwood (13 miles south-east).
Near you in North Charford
Typical jobs here are in premises near Woodfalls Inn and The Trafalgar School at Downton. Other landmarks nearby include Salisbury District Hospital (5.8 miles north-west) and Downton Moot Close (1.6 miles north-west).
What a clean will not put right
Not every problem is solved by ductwork cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- Undersized or badly laid-out ducts
- Faulty fire dampers
- Leaking duct joints that need repair
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Attenuators
- Access panels
- Multi-storey ducts
- Horizontal duct runs
- Bends and junctions
- Vertical risers
What the work involves, part by part
Vertical risers
Risers are cleaned through panels at different levels. Where it can’t be reached safely, the report says so.
Access panels
Panels have to seal properly once they’re closed, so grease and air stay inside the duct. We will tell you if any panel needs replacing.