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Ductwork Cleaning in Pitshanger
Ductwork cleaning in Pitshanger from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- High readings at a recent grease test
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
Do you need ductwork cleaning in Pitshanger?
A greasy duct is a fire path, in Pitshanger as anywhere. Burning grease can carry fire through the ductwork to other rooms or floors, which is why the responsible person needs it under control.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Barnabas, or anywhere in Pitshanger, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Before booking anyone
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What paperwork you get at the end
Ductwork cleaning in Pitshanger, done properly
Every duct has its own route. Some run a short distance to an outside wall, others climb several floors to the roof. We map the route during the survey and finds every access point before we quote. If you’re dealing with a duct nobody has opened in years and stale grease odours from the duct, we can put it right, from access panels, bends and junctions and multi-storey ducts onwards.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, and the duct may run up through several floors before it discharges at the roof. For a kitchen in Pitshanger, that typically means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Pitshanger (W5, W13, UB6)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- What state the system is in
- How easy every part is to reach
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
What to send for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. Just send:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any previous report or certificate
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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Pitshanger: your questions answered
Can the work in Pitshanger be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Pitshanger?
Kitchens in Pitshanger are inspected by Ealing council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Can you clean ductwork with no access panels?
Any section we cannot reach is recorded on the report, as TR19 expects. We can fit new access panels so they’re cleaned next time.
How much does ductwork cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. For a quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
How often should kitchen ducts be cleaned?
The duct is cleaned as part of the whole system, at intervals set by BESA guidance, ranging from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Grease thickness testing shows whether that is often enough.
Who is the responsible person?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
What happens to the waste?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.
Are you insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- Parts of the duct with no way in
- Undersized or badly laid-out ducts
- Fire dampers that don’t close (they need testing and remedials)
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Access panels
- Horizontal duct runs
- Bends and junctions
- Multi-storey ducts
- Attenuators
- Vertical risers
Kitchen extracts in Pitshanger
The FSA’s data shows about 57 pubs, bars and clubs and about 8 hotels and B&Bs registered within about 1.5 miles of central Pitshanger. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Kitchens in Pitshanger get their food hygiene inspections from Ealing council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. The fire and rescue service for Pitshanger is London Fire Brigade. 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.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Ealing Hospital is the nearest hospital to Pitshanger, about 1.9 miles south-west. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as North Ealing Primary School or anywhere near Pitshanger, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Pitshanger is about 1 mile north of Ealing, in Greater London. Sites in Pitshanger get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. We cover 764 places across Greater London, large and small. For sites nearby, see our London page (10 miles or so).
Ductwork cleaning in W5, W13 and UB6 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. That includes premises on Selby Road, Argyle Road and Kent Avenue and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for ductwork cleaning include Brentham Garden Suburb (1 mile east), Perivale (1 mile north), Ealing (1 mile south), Hanwell (2 miles south-west) and West Ealing (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (10 miles east), City of Westminster (7 miles east), Marylebone (7 miles east), Kensington (5 miles east), St Pancras (8 miles east) and Shoreditch (10 miles east).
Landmarks near Pitshanger
In Pitshanger, that means kitchens and buildings near Brentham Clubhouse pub, St Benedict's School and Ealing Independent College, among other places. The nearest railway station is Castle Bar Park station, about 0.8 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Ealing Hospital (1.9 miles south-west) and London Designer Outlet (2.4 miles north-east). The countryside around Pitshanger includes Middle Lake and Fox Wood.
What we do, step by step
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Before any visit in Pitshanger, we agree where the van can stop and how equipment reaches the system.
- 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.
- Bends, risers and the base of each riser get extra attention.
- The duct is signed off with readings, photos and a next clean date.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.
Advice
Why deal with it now?
Booking the duct clean in Pitshanger now keeps it a planned job. It takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points, done out of hours so the kitchen keeps cooking. London buildings are shared, so a fire or failure in one system can reach the neighbours above and beside you.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
Why Pitshanger businesses choose us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- One number for every site across the South East and London
See how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
Between visits
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Tell us if grease leaks from the ductwork
- Ask for a grease thickness test if the kitchen gets busier
- Diarise the next duct clean
- Don’t switch the extract off early
The report gives a recommended next clean date, worked out from the grease we found and how long you cook each day, in line with BESA guidance.
Have access panels fitted where sections cannot be reached. It doesn’t stop grease forming, but it stops it building unseen.