Surrey · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Puttenham, Surrey
Cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels for Puttenham, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
Ductwork cleaning in Puttenham
If the ducts in Puttenham haven’t been cleaned for a while, or nobody is sure when they were? Tell us about the system when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and a fixed price will follow, usually within one working day. If you have a duct clean needed for an insurer and grease leaking from duct joints, we can put it right.
For a kitchen in or near Puttenham, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
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’re fully insured.
- Place
- Puttenham (GU3)
- Region
- Surrey
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for ductwork cleaning in Puttenham
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Travel, parking and unloading
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Helping us quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- Any previous report or certificate
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- A few general shots of the system
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same.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 start, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
FAQs for Puttenham
Is Puttenham within the area you cover?
Yes, Puttenham is part of our area, however small the site. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Which fire authority looks after Puttenham?
It’s Surrey Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Puttenham. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can you clean ductwork with no access panels?
Any section we can’t reach is recorded on the report, as TR19 expects. New panels can be fitted to reach them in future.
How much does ductwork cleaning cost in Puttenham?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. We fix the price before we start.
When is the ductwork cleaned?
Only while we are working, and we work around you. Most kitchens book overnight or weekend cleans, so no service is lost.
Can you fit access panels in our ductwork?
Yes, extra panels can be fitted. It means more of the duct can be cleaned next time, and the report will show where they’re needed.
Are you insured?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor for clients who vet their contractors.
How often should kitchen ducts be cleaned?
BESA guidance sets minimum intervals by daily cooking hours: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate and 12-monthly for light use. Measured grease sets the real interval.
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Leave a way through to the access panels
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Have the grease measured if cooking hours go up
- Ask us about extra access panels where sections cannot be reached
Access panels are closed and sealed back up after cleaning, and the area around them is cleaned down. Grease and dirty water are contained and removed.
Some signs mean the duct needs attention sooner: drips from the ductwork, stale smells or a noisy fan. Testing will show whether any section has reached 500 microns.
Different parts, different methods
Horizontal duct runs
Long horizontal runs need access panels at regular intervals. Where the gaps between panels are too long, we record what couldn’t be reached and can fit extra panels.
Access panels
After cleaning, every panel is closed and sealed, so grease and air stay inside the duct. A damaged panel is noted on the report.
What happens if it’s left?
Insurers know the risk of a greasy duct. Many require cleaning to TR19, and they can refuse or reduce a claim without proof. A certificate that covers the ductwork is what they want to see. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
What you get with us
- Trading since 2009
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
Read how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
Common problems we fix in Puttenham
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.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
- Grease leaking from duct joints
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Guildford Hospital is the nearest hospital to Puttenham, about 3.1 miles north-east.
Before booking anyone
- Whether they recommend a next date
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether the figure could change on the day
Also near Puttenham
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Ductwork cleaning in Puttenham: the local picture
Food Standards Agency data counts about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in and around Puttenham, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever those kitchens cook under a canopy, the horizontal runs and risers need cleaning as well as the hood. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service covers Puttenham. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. It’s Guildford council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Puttenham. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Wanborough Manor is about 0.9 miles north-east), access may need planning. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Puttenham CofE Infant School or anywhere near Puttenham, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Puttenham is about 4 miles south-east of Aldershot, in Surrey. If you need ductwork cleaning in Puttenham, please call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, Puttenham included. Our Surrey coverage runs to 395 places, Puttenham among them.
Work in GU3 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. We cover sites on The Street, Dark Lane and Hops End and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Puttenham, we cover Wanborough (1 mile north-east), Christmas Pie (1 mile north), Flexford (1 mile north), Shackleford (2 miles south) and Compton (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Guildford (5 miles east), Woking (8 miles north-east), Camberley (8 miles north), Farnham (5 miles west), Egham (15 miles north) and Dorking (15 miles east).
Local landmarks in Puttenham
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Good Intent pub, Pucks Oak Barn and McAlmont Reserves and Prior's Field School. The closest station to Puttenham is Wanborough station, about 1.6 miles north. Nearby you will also find Guildford Castle (4.5 miles east) and Guildford Hospital (3.1 miles north-east). Not far away are Lower Lake and Hog's Back.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Puttenham and across Surrey. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
How the visit works
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and pictures. The middle part takes longest, which takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers. The timing of a visit to Puttenham is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- First we diagnose: the route, the access and the grease levels.
- 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.
- Readings, pictures and a recommended next clean date complete the job.
How to prepare
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Clear the space around the work
How to get a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.