West Berkshire · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Old Warren
Ductwork cleaning in Old Warren from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Years of grease along the duct floor
- Grease leaking from duct joints
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
About our ductwork cleaning in Old Warren
Not sure when the ductwork was last cleaned? A few details about the system are a good start when you ring 0345 646 2711 or email us, and a fixed price will follow, typically within one working day. We are often asked to deal with hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs and a grease test showing the duct is overdue, on bends and junctions, vertical risers and access panels.
Somewhere as small as Old Warren, 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, whatever the size of the place.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Old Warren (RG7)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Why deal with it now?
BESA guidance says grease shouldn’t exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans. Anywhere that reaches 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning. Leaving the duct makes those limits harder to keep to. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before work begins.
What you get with us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.
Old Warren questions
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Old Warren?
In Old Warren, it’s Basingstoke and Deane council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Can the work in Old Warren be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Old Warren can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
That depends on who controls the premises. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you’ll get one fixed quote.
How long does ductwork cleaning take?
Short runs are quick, while long ducts and tall risers can need more than one visit. Visits are planned out of hours.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
What does ductwork cleaning cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- The number of sites or systems
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The condition of the system
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Asking for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The site address and the type of premises
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.
How the job changes from site to site
Access panels
Every section of duct is cleaned through an access panel. Where there are none, those sections can’t be cleaned, and TR19 expects them to be recorded.
Attenuators and discharge
Attenuators, where fitted, quieten the extract, and their linings can soak up grease. They’re cleaned where possible and recorded if not.
What ductwork cleaning looks like in Old Warren
The Food Standards Agency lists about 4 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Old Warren. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Old Warren. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Environmental health officers from Basingstoke and Deane council inspect food businesses in Old Warren. 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.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (The Vyne is about 4.8 miles south), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near The Parish Church of St.Saviours or elsewhere in Old Warren, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Old Warren is about 2 miles north-east of Tadley, in West Berkshire. We provide ductwork cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Old Warren and the rest of West Berkshire. Our area takes in 155 places across West Berkshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Reading, about 8 miles from Old Warren.
Ductwork cleaning in RG7 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We also cover Aldermaston Soke (1 mile south), Padworth Common (1 mile north), Pamber Heath (1 mile south), Padworth (1 mile north) and Silchester (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Newbury (9 miles west), Thatcham (6 miles west), Burghfield Common (3 miles north-east), Speenhamland (9 miles west), Spencers Wood (6 miles east) and Calcot (5 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Old Warren
Typical jobs here are in premises near Padworth Common Local Nature Reserve and the streets around them. The closest station to Old Warren is Aldermaston station, roughly 2.1 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Calleva Museum (1.5 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Hosehill Lake.
What ductwork cleaning cannot fix
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Sections that cannot be reached safely without new access (those are recorded, and panels can be fitted)
- A damper stuck open in the duct
- Undersized or badly laid-out ducts
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Old Warren
- Vertical risers
- Attenuators
- Bends and junctions
- Access panels
- Multi-storey ducts
- Horizontal duct runs
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Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
The process
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. Somewhere as small as Old Warren, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- 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.
- Bends, risers and the base of each riser get extra attention.
- The duct is signed off with readings, photos and a next clean date.
How to prepare
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Getting a quote
If you need ductwork cleaning in Old Warren, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.