Hampshire · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork Cleaning in Rowlands Castle
We cover Rowlands Castle for ductwork cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Duct runs that cannot be reached
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
How we handle ductwork cleaning in Rowlands Castle
We treat ductwork like a doctor treats arteries: diagnose where grease has built up, clear it and confirm the result. Readings taken before and after show the difference, alongside before and after pictures. Typical jobs include high readings at a recent grease test and hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs, on access panels, multi-storey ducts and bends and junctions.
Kitchens around a place like Rowlands Castle are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. 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.
- Where
- Rowlands Castle (PO9)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before we start, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. Because the survey comes first, a visit to Rowlands Castle can normally be finished without a second trip.
- First we diagnose: the route, the access and the grease levels.
- You get a fixed price before work starts.
- We clean section by section, working from panel to panel.
- We take extra care at bends and at the foot of risers.
- The duct is signed off with readings, pictures and a next clean date.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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Why it’s worth doing now in Rowlands Castle
Booking the duct clean in Rowlands Castle now keeps it a planned job. It takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct, and we work evenings, overnight and weekends. When a site near Rowlands Castle shuts unexpectedly, the people who rely on it notice at once.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Why Rowlands Castle businesses choose us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Fully insured
- Trading since 2009
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The size of the system
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Travel, parking and unloading
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
What to send for a quote
You don’t need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Rowlands Castle questions
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Rowlands Castle during the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. There are about 2 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Rowlands Castle. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Rowlands Castle?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Rowlands Castle. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Will I get a report after the ducts are cleaned?
When the duct is cleaned as part of a full TR19 clean, you get a TR19 certificate and a photo report. It includes readings, pictures and any unreachable sections.
How do you clean inside the ductwork?
We open each access panel and clean the section it reaches. Heavy grease comes out by hand, and what’s left is degreased, with readings taken before and after.
What accreditations do you have?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Will the duct clean disrupt the kitchen?
We plan the clean when you’re not cooking. Overnight and weekend work is common, so no service is lost.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Yes, where the photos show enough. If not, a site survey comes first, then a fixed quote.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
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.
What we are called out for in Rowlands Castle
Grease filters that don’t seal let fat straight through. The duct then takes grease that the filters should have stopped and it fills faster.
Clients normally contact us when they notice something like this:
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- Sections of duct with no access panels
School kitchens, at schools like Havant Academy for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
What your quote should include
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Whether the price is fixed
Grease, kitchens and Rowlands Castle
Rowlands Castle lies within about 3 miles of the sea. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. The Food Standards Agency lists about 5 pubs and bars as registered food businesses in Rowlands Castle and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Environmental health officers from East Hampshire council inspect food businesses in Rowlands Castle. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Where a hall near The Church on the Green, or anywhere in Rowlands Castle, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. A kitchen near Rowlands Castle station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Rowlands Castle is about 2 miles north-east of Havant, in Hampshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Rowlands Castle, we can take on ductwork cleaning. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Portsmouth page, about 7 miles away.
Work in PO9 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Streets in the area include Stansted Close, College Close and Redhill Road, and we cover them all for ductwork cleaning. Other places close to Rowlands Castle include Durrants (1 mile south), Leigh Park (2 miles south-west), Havant (2 miles south-west), Denvilles (2 miles south) and Westbourne (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Gosport (10 miles south-west), Fareham (10 miles west), Hedge End (15 miles west), Waterlooville (3 miles west), Petersfield (8 miles north) and Purbrook (3 miles south-west).
Around Rowlands Castle
Typical jobs here are in premises near Robin Hood Inn, among other places. Rowlands Castle has its own railway station: Rowlands Castle station. Well-known places in the area include Havant War Memorial Hospital (2.6 miles south-west) and Havant Museum (2.7 miles south). Not far away are Compton Down and Brook Meadow (Emsworth).
Part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Horizontal runs carry the extract along ceilings and through voids. Grease drops out of the slowing air along them, and we clean them section by section through access panels.
Multi-storey and shared buildings
In a shared building, the duct links the kitchen to other spaces, so the responsible person has more reason to keep it clean. Your certificate and report give building managers the record they need.
Aftercare tips
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Keep to the interval on the report
- Keep your cleaning records together
- Get panels fitted where the duct couldn’t be cleaned
Grease readings are taken again at the same set points, giving you before and after readings. Photos of each section go alongside them.
Watch for warning signs between cleans: drips from the ductwork, stale smells or a noisy fan. Testing will show whether any section has reached 500 microns.