West Sussex · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Northchapel
For ductwork cleaning in Northchapel, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Grease leaking from duct joints
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
Common problems we fix in Northchapel
A duct with too few access doors cannot be fully cleaned. Sections between panels go uncleaned, sometimes since the system was installed, and grease there keeps thickening unseen.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Haslemere and District Hospital is the nearest hospital to Northchapel, about 3.7 miles north-west.
Before you book anyone
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What insurance they carry
Ductwork cleaning in Northchapel
Not every duct has enough access panels. TR19 calls for any section we couldn’t reach to be recorded, and we can fit new access panels so it’s cleaned next time. It’s better to know than to assume. The work covers multi-storey ducts, vertical risers and attenuators, and the jobs we see most are thick crusts of old grease along the duct and fat dripping from the ductwork.
In a village or hamlet like Northchapel, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Northchapel (GU28)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
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How we price ductwork cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- The scale of the work
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The condition of the system
- Whether several sites go on one quote
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before we start.
What to send for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The site address and the type of premises
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Northchapel questions
Do you work overnight in Northchapel?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. Your customers, staff or residents in Northchapel needn’t be disturbed. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
Which fire authority looks after Northchapel?
Fire safety enforcement in Northchapel is handled by West Sussex 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.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
The law calls them the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and where several people have control, each can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We carry full insurance and have been trading since 2009.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
How often should kitchen ducts be cleaned?
It follows the same interval as the whole extract, from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. Readings tell you if it needs to be more often.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we will quote them together.
Different parts, different methods
Attenuators and discharge
The last section of duct before the discharge is often the coolest, which can mean heavier deposits. It’s tested and cleaned along with the rest.
Vertical risers
Cleaning a riser needs access along its height. Where it can’t be reached safely, the report says so.
When something else is needed
Ductwork cleaning can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- Duct sections that need replacing
- A duct that is too small or badly routed for the kitchen (a design issue)
- Fire dampers that don’t close (they need testing and remedials)
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think.
What the work covers
- Multi-storey ducts
- Vertical risers
- Attenuators
- Access panels
- Bends and junctions
- Horizontal duct runs
What we do, step by step
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. In a small place like Northchapel, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- Diagnosis: a survey of the duct’s route, size and access.
- 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.
- The duct is signed off with readings, pictures and a next clean date.
Before we arrive
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Get a fixed quote
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Advice
Aftercare tips
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Diarise the next duct clean
- Have the grease measured if cooking hours go up
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Don’t switch the extract off early
File the paperwork in the maintenance log. It’s the evidence an insurer or inspector may ask for, and the photos make the duct’s condition easy to see.
Some signs mean the duct needs attention sooner: drips from the ductwork, stale smells or a noisy fan. A grease thickness test can confirm whether a spot clean is needed.
Ductwork cleaning around Northchapel
The Food Standards Agency lists about 3 pubs and bars as registered food businesses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Northchapel. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Kitchens in Northchapel get their food hygiene inspections from Chichester council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Northchapel. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Church and community hall kitchens, near The Parish Church of St Michael or anywhere around Northchapel, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. School kitchens, at schools like Northchapel Community Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Northchapel is about 12 miles south-east of Farnham, in West Sussex. Wherever you are in the GU28 postcode area, we can carry out ductwork cleaning at your premises. Across West Sussex, we cover 371 places, and Northchapel is one of them. We also work in Guildford, about 13 miles from Northchapel.
Every address in GU28 is covered for ductwork cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on Pipers Lane, Valentines Lea and St Michaels Close or anywhere close by, we can help. Close by, we work in Ebernoe (2 miles south-east), Shillinglee (2 miles north-east), Lurgashall (2 miles south-west), Ansteadbrook (2 miles north-west) and Ramsnest Common (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Horsham (14 miles east), Storrington (13 miles south-east), Billingshurst (9 miles east), Roffey (15 miles east), Southwater (13 miles east) and Midhurst (7 miles south-west).
Around Northchapel
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Deepwell Tavern. The closest station to Northchapel is Haslemere station, roughly 4 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Haslemere and District Hospital (3.7 miles north-west). The countryside around Northchapel includes Shillinglee Lake and Blackdown.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across West Sussex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.