Hampshire · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Oakhanger, Hampshire
Ductwork cleaning for Oakhanger, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
How we price ductwork cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- Parking and loading at the site
- The condition of the system
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The scale of the work
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Your last certificate, test record or report
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We typically come back within one working day.
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Oakhanger
Between the canopy and the fan runs the ductwork, hidden above ceilings and inside walls. Grease settles along every metre of it, and that is where a kitchen fire can travel. Our ductwork cleaning reaches inside the runs and risers through access panels, to BESA TR19® Grease. If you are dealing with duct runs that can’t be reached and thick crusts of old grease along the duct, we can put it right, from vertical risers, attenuators and access panels onwards.
For a kitchen in or near Oakhanger, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Where
- Oakhanger (GU35)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Oakhanger
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Places near Oakhanger
More services for Oakhanger
Leave it or put it right?
TR19® isn’t law, but the duty to manage fire risk is. The Fire Safety Order 2005 makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and grease in the duct is part of that. A planned visit to Oakhanger is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why book with us
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Fully insured
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Questions from Oakhanger
Which council inspects kitchens in Oakhanger?
Food hygiene inspections in Oakhanger are carried out by East Hampshire council. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Do you work overnight in Oakhanger?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. Your customers, staff or residents in Oakhanger needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
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.
Is Oakhanger in your area?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, and that includes Oakhanger.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, for many jobs. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and we typically come back within one working day. If photos are not enough, we will survey first.
What do you do to protect the area?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
What ductwork cleaning looks like in Oakhanger
There are about 10 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 7 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Oakhanger, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. The duct above a busy canopy coats itself in grease long before anyone sees it. Fire safety in Oakhanger falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. It’s East Hampshire council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Oakhanger. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
School kitchens, at schools like Mill Chase Academy for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Where a hall near St Mary Magdalene's Church, or anywhere in Oakhanger, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Oakhanger is about 4 miles south-east of Alton, in Hampshire. Sites in Oakhanger get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Oakhanger is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover for ductwork cleaning. Our Guildford page covers sites nearby (17 miles or so).
All of GU35 is covered for ductwork cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Other places close to Oakhanger include Hartley Mauditt (2 miles west), East Worldham (2 miles north-west), Wyck (3 miles north), Upper Farringdon (3 miles west) and Neatham (4 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (13 miles north-west), Farnborough (14 miles north-east), Fleet (11 miles north), Horndean (15 miles south), Aldershot (11 miles north-east) and Alton (4 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Oakhanger
The nearest railway station is Alton station, roughly 3.8 miles north-west. Nearby you’ll also find The Romany Museum (2.1 miles south-west) and Chase Community Hospital (1.9 miles east). Not far away are Selborne Hill and Deadwater Valley.
What staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Between visits
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Keep your cleaning records together
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted whenever you cook
- Do not switch the extract off early
- Consider fitting panels where the report shows gaps
A full system clean includes a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. It records the date, the location and the technician.
Grease that never reaches the duct never needs cleaning out of it. Keep the filters clean, well fitted and in place whenever you cook.
What we’re called out for in Oakhanger
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.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
- High readings at a recent grease test
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Chase Community Hospital (about 1.9 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
What your quote should include
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- If they look at the system before pricing
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
What happens on the day
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access, and we clear up before we go. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Oakhanger can be planned properly.
- The duct route is surveyed and every access point found.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points.
- Once the kitchen has closed, we protect the area and open the panels.
- Heavy deposits come out by hand, then each section is degreased.
- Panels are closed, readings and pictures repeated, and unreachable sections recorded.
How to prepare
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Get a fixed quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.