Oxfordshire · Ductwork cleaning
Rowstock ductwork cleaning
For ductwork cleaning in Rowstock, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
Looking after it afterwards
Results last longer with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Do not switch the extract off early
- File each certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Keep access panels clear of stored items
- Have the grease measured if cooking hours go up
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.
About our ductwork cleaning in Rowstock
We treat ductwork like a doctor treats arteries: find the blockages, clear them, then check the flow is right. Grease readings before and after give you the evidence, alongside before and after photos. If you have readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test and grease seeping out of the duct seams, we can help.
In a small place like Rowstock, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
A written report with pictures follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Rowstock (OX11)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Rowstock: your questions answered
Do you work at weekends in Rowstock?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The site is handed back ready to open. When you call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, mention when the site is quiet.
Who inspects food businesses in Rowstock?
Food hygiene inspections in Rowstock are carried out by Vale of White Horse council. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
How do you clean inside the ductwork?
Through access panels along the duct. Thick deposits are removed by hand before degreasing, such as degreasers, hot water or steam.
How long will the duct clean take?
It takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access. The survey tells us how long your duct needs.
Do you install duct access panels?
Yes. The survey or clean shows where sections couldn’t be reached, and we can fit them so those sections are cleaned in future.
What types of premises do you cover?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
Where does the waste go?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Nearby places to Rowstock
What else we do in Rowstock
How we price ductwork cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Site rules, permits and inductions
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
Asking for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
What staff can safely do
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Ductwork cleaning around Rowstock
Look up Rowstock on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 10 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Rowstock. The duct above a busy canopy coats itself in grease long before anyone sees it. Kitchens in Rowstock get their food hygiene inspections from Vale of White Horse council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Fire safety in Rowstock falls to Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Matthew, or anywhere in Rowstock, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Abingdon Community Hospital about 4.9 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Rowstock is about 3 miles west of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. From the centre of Rowstock to the outskirts, ductwork cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Across Oxfordshire, we cover 443 places, Rowstock among them. Oxford is in our area too, around 11 miles away.
Work in OX11 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on Tudor Walk, Wantage Road and Reading Road or a nearby road, we can help. If your site is just outside Rowstock, we cover East Hendred (1 mile west), West Hendred (2 miles west), Ardington (3 miles west), East Lockinge (3 miles west) and West Ilsley (4 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (11 miles north), Didcot (3 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (5 miles north), Witney (15 miles north-west), Wantage (5 miles west) and Grove (5 miles west).
What’s near Rowstock
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Old Chequers pub and UTC Oxfordshire and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Didcot Parkway station, about 3 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include Atlas Computer Laboratory (1.7 miles south) and Abingdon Community Hospital (4.9 miles north). The countryside around Rowstock includes Mowbray Fields and Churn Hill.
What a clean will not put right
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- A duct that’s too small or badly routed for the kitchen (a design issue)
- A damper stuck open in the duct
- An extract fan that has stopped working
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Rowstock
- Access panels
- Vertical risers
- Multi-storey ducts
- Attenuators
- Horizontal duct runs
- Bends and junctions
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.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why Rowstock businesses choose us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
See how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
What we are called out for in Rowstock
Many ducts don’t have enough access panels. Sections between panels go uncleaned, sometimes since the system was installed, and the grease there keeps building out of sight.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
- High readings at a recent grease test
For schools such as Harwell Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether they’re fully insured
What we do, step by step
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before any work starts, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Rowstock.
- First the duct route is traced and every access point noted.
- 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.
- We test again, take pictures and note any part that couldn’t be reached.
Before we arrive
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
How to get a quote
Want a quote for ductwork cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.