Reading · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork Cleaning in Play Hatch
Ductwork cleaning in Play Hatch, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
About our ductwork cleaning in Play Hatch
Duct Doctor has cleaned kitchen extract ductwork since 2009, working across London and the South East. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, our duct cleaning is done to BESA TR19® Grease, and our certificates are issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If you have hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs and duct runs with no cleaning record, we can help.
Work in a small place like Play Hatch starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- Play Hatch (RG4)
- Region
- Reading
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Play Hatch questions
Which fire authority looks after Play Hatch?
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Play Hatch. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Play Hatch in the summer holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. With about 4 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Play Hatch, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Send us your term dates when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we’ll fit the work in.
How is kitchen extract ductwork cleaned?
After a survey and grease readings, the duct is opened up through its access panels. Each run and riser is scraped and degreased, and test again when we are done.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where needed. A fixed quote follows.
What should I send you?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and the last report help too. After that, simply phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Yes, if we can see what we need. If not, a site survey comes first, then a fixed quote.
How do you protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
Do we have to stop cooking while the ducts are cleaned?
We clean while the kitchen is closed, evenings, overnight or at weekends. The extract and cooking equipment need to be off.
Places near Play Hatch
What else we do in Play Hatch
Kitchen extracts in Play Hatch
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 24 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 10 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Play Hatch. Wherever those kitchens cook under a canopy, the horizontal runs and risers need cleaning as well as the hood. The fire and rescue service for Play Hatch is Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. In Play Hatch, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Reading council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as St Martin's Catholic Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Historic houses near Play Hatch, such as Mapledurham House about 4.4 miles west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Play Hatch is about 1 mile east of Caversham, in Reading. Whether your site is in the middle of Play Hatch or further out, we cover ductwork cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our Reading coverage runs to 34 places, and Play Hatch is one of them.
Here we cover the RG4 postcode area for ductwork cleaning. If you need ductwork cleaning at premises on Dene Close, Henley Road and Foxhill Lane or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Play Hatch, we cover Dunsden Green (1 mile north), Caversham Park Village (1 mile west), Littlestead Green (1 mile north-west), Emmer Green (1 mile west) and Sonning (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover Norcot (4 miles west), West Reading (3 miles south-west), Tilehurst Within (5 miles west), Shinfield (5 miles south), Arborfield Garrison (7 miles south) and Horncastle (5 miles south-west).
What’s near Play Hatch
Typical jobs here are in premises near Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre, Reading Blue Coat School and The Shoulder of Mutton pub and the streets around them. Play Hatch’s nearest station is Reading station, roughly 2.2 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find The Oracle (2.4 miles south-west) and Royal Berkshire Hospital (2.3 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Alder Moors and South Lake.
Fixed quotes for ductwork cleaning in Play Hatch
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- The condition we find in the survey
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The times the site is available
- The scale of the work
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before work begins.
Helping us quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The site address and the type of premises
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.
What your team can do, and what needs us
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Signs you need ductwork cleaning in Play Hatch
The further the air travels from the cooking, the cooler it gets. As it cools, the grease it carries condenses onto the duct walls, so duct runs keep collecting grease long after the canopy.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Andrew's Church or anywhere around Play Hatch, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
The process
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. In a small place like Play Hatch, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We map the duct route and check where the access panels are.
- Set points along the runs are tested for grease.
- Access panels are opened and heavy deposits scraped out by hand.
- Horizontal runs and risers are then degreased by the method that suits the deposit.
- Post-clean readings and photos go into the report, with any unreachable section listed.
Before we arrive
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form 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 normally have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
What happens if it’s left?
Under BESA guidance, the mean grease level should stay at or below 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. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Play Hatch is calmer for everyone.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why us?
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- We diagnose before we treat
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- In business since 2009
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
When it’s something else
Ductwork cleaning cannot fix everything, and we will tell you before we start. It does not solve:
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- Faulty fire dampers
- Leaking duct joints that need repair
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Horizontal duct runs
- Bends and junctions
- Multi-storey ducts
- Vertical risers
- Access panels
- Attenuators
Different parts, different methods
Attenuators and discharge
The discharge is where the duct ends and air leaves the building. Grease can collect there and stain the area around it, so it’s cleaned as far as safe access allows.
Multi-storey and shared buildings
A fire in a duct in a shared building can affect far more than one kitchen, so the responsible person has more reason to keep it clean. The paperwork suits landlords and managing agents.