West Sussex · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in North Mundham, West Sussex
Need ductwork cleaning in North Mundham? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in North Mundham
Duct cleaning is the hardest part of an extract clean, and the part most often skipped. Sections with no way in can go uncleaned for years. Each section we can reach is cleaned, and any we can’t is written down, so you know exactly where you stand. Typical jobs include a grease test showing the duct is overdue and thick crusts of old grease along the duct, on vertical risers, bends and junctions and access panels.
Somewhere as small as North Mundham, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- North Mundham (PO20)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
Bends and transitions
Wherever the duct turns or changes size, grease builds up. Slowing air leaves grease behind, so we clean these points carefully.
Access panels
Access panels are the doors that let us into the duct. Where there are none, those sections cannot be cleaned and the report has to say so.
Common questions in North Mundham
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in North Mundham?
Kitchens in North Mundham are inspected by Chichester council’s environmental health officers. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Can a school canteen extract in North Mundham be done out of term time?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 6 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of North Mundham. You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the dates the site is empty.
What do you do with what you remove?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
What’s TR19?
A BESA 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 parts of the system cannot be reached?
The report shows them clearly. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
Will I get a report after the ducts are cleaned?
A photo report, with readings and before and after pictures, plus a TR19 certificate for a full system clean. The report says when the next clean is due.
What accreditations do you have?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Do you install duct access panels?
Yes, we install duct access panels. Panels go where they give the best access to sections that couldn’t be reached, and we’ll recommend where.
Why it’s worth doing now in North Mundham
Fire inside a duct is out of sight and out of reach. The duct can carry it to rooms, floors or roof spaces well away from the kitchen, so cleaning the duct is as important as cleaning the hood. A fault that closes a site in a village like North Mundham affects everyone who depends on it.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Why North Mundham businesses choose us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Every visit written up, with photos
See how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
Do you need ductwork cleaning in North Mundham?
Many ducts don’t have enough access panels. Stretches with no way in may never have been touched, and grease there keeps thickening unseen.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
- High readings at a recent grease test
Historic houses near North Mundham, such as Goodwood House about 4 miles north, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
What to look for in a quote
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
Honest limits
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or holed (that needs a ductwork contractor)
- A damper stuck open in the duct
- Ductwork that was poorly designed
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Multi-storey ducts
- Bends and junctions
- Vertical risers
- Access panels
- Horizontal duct runs
- Attenuators
Towns and villages near North Mundham
What else we do in North Mundham
What happens on the day
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like North Mundham.
- First we diagnose: the route, the access and the grease levels.
- A fixed quote follows, based on what we found.
- We clean section by section, working from panel to 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
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Ask for a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Advice
Multi-site and managed buildings
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.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Between visits
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Ask us about extra access panels where sections can’t be reached
- Report any grease dripping from duct joints
- Make sure filters are seated properly
- Book the next clean before the recommended date
After the clean, the same points are tested again, giving you before and after readings. Photos of each section go alongside them.
Some signs mean the duct needs attention sooner: grease leaking from duct joints, smells, or a fan that sounds rough. A grease thickness test can confirm whether a spot clean is needed.
Ductwork cleaning in North Mundham: the local picture
North Mundham is within about 3 miles of the coast. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. Look up North Mundham on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 37 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 10 takeaways and sandwich shops in North Mundham and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. The duct above a busy canopy coats itself in grease long before anyone sees it. It’s Chichester council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in North Mundham. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
School kitchens, at schools like North Mundham Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as St Richard's Hospital (about 2.1 miles north), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
North Mundham is about 2 miles south-east of Chichester, in West Sussex. We provide ductwork cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in North Mundham and the rest of West Sussex. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, North Mundham among them. Our Portsmouth page covers sites nearby, about 14 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for ductwork cleaning: PO20. You will find streets such as Church Road, Fletcher Place and Palmer Place, all of which we cover for ductwork cleaning. If your site is just outside North Mundham, we cover Runcton (1 mile east), Hunston (1 mile west), Merston (1 mile east), Donnington (1 mile west) and Lagness (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Bognor Regis (4 miles south-east), Selsey (6 miles south), Littlehampton (10 miles east), Emsworth (8 miles west), Rustington (11 miles east) and Storrington (15 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in North Mundham
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Spotted Cow Public House and Chichester High School For Girls, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Chichester station, roughly 1.6 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are St Richard's Hospital (2.1 miles north) and Chichester Cathedral Treasury (1.8 miles north-west).