Surrey · Ductwork cleaning
Shepperton ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning for Shepperton and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
- Duct runs that cannot be reached
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Shepperton
No two duct runs are the same, in Shepperton or anywhere else. A few metres to an outside wall, or a riser up through the building to a roof fan. The survey traces the route and finds every access point before we quote. Common call-outs are for hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs and heavy grease at the base of a riser, across attenuators, vertical risers and horizontal duct runs.
In a smaller place like Shepperton, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with pictures, 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.
- Location
- Shepperton (TW17)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Do you need ductwork cleaning in Shepperton?
Grease in a duct running from a kitchen in Shepperton is as much a fire risk as in any building. Once it lights, fire can spread along the duct and into other areas, which is why the responsible person needs it under control.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Thamesmead School or anywhere near Shepperton, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What your quote should include
- Whether VAT is included
- When the next visit should be, and why
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Keep access panels clear of stored items
- Consider fitting panels where the report shows gaps
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Book the next clean before the recommended date
When the duct is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. It records the date, the location and the technician.
The less grease gets past the canopy, the cleaner the duct stays. Clean, properly seated filters are the duct’s best protection.
How it works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access. For a site near Shepperton, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- We trace the duct and find every way in.
- We take grease readings along the route.
- Once the kitchen has closed, we protect the area and open the panels.
- Heavy deposits come out by hand, then each section is degreased.
- We close up, re-test, photograph and record anything out of reach.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Get a fixed quote
Want a quote for ductwork cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Related advice
Kitchen extracts in Shepperton
There are about 63 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 22 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Shepperton, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. The duct above a busy canopy coats itself in grease long before anyone sees it. Environmental health officers from Spelthorne council inspect food businesses in Shepperton. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Fire safety in Shepperton falls to Surrey 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.
If you cook for passing trade around Shepperton station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital (about 0.9 miles south-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Shepperton is about 1 mile north of Weybridge, in Surrey. Whether your site is in the middle of Shepperton or further out, ductwork cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. We cover 395 places across Surrey, large and small. There’s also a page for Guildford, about 12 miles away.
Ductwork cleaning in TW17 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. You will find streets such as High Street, Station Road and Manygate Lane, and we cover them all for ductwork cleaning. Main roads around Shepperton include the B3366, which makes travel easy for ductwork cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for ductwork cleaning include Weybridge (1 mile south), Walton-on-Thames (2 miles south-east), St George's Hill (2 miles south), Burwood Park (2 miles south) and Hersham (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (12 miles south-west), Woking (8 miles south-west), Camberley (13 miles west), Epsom (8 miles south-east), Ewell (9 miles east) and Egham (5 miles north-west).
Around Shepperton
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Sunbury Park, The Anchor pub and St Nicholas CofE Primary School and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Shepperton itself: Shepperton station. A little further out are No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital (0.9 miles south-east) and Kempton Steam Museum (2.8 miles north-east). Not far away are Kempton Park Reservoirs and St Ann's Hill.
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Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Shepperton questions
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Shepperton?
That’s Spelthorne council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Shepperton. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Can you come to Shepperton after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Shepperton can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
How do you protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
How do you know if the ductwork needs cleaning?
We measure it. Readings are taken by Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). A mean above 200 microns, or 500 microns at any point, means it’s due.
Who is the responsible person?
That depends on who controls the premises. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
What accreditations do you have?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
How often does extract ductwork need cleaning?
BESA guidance sets minimum intervals by daily cooking hours: every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Measured grease sets the real interval.
Why act early in Shepperton
Booking the duct clean in Shepperton now keeps it a planned job. It takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access, and we work evenings, overnight and weekends. Around Shepperton, a kitchen or building out of action is missed right away.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
What you get with us
- We’re fully insured
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
When something else is needed
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Parts of the duct with no way in
- Undersized or badly laid-out ducts
- A damper stuck open in the duct
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What the work covers
- Access panels
- Multi-storey ducts
- Horizontal duct runs
- Attenuators
- Vertical risers
- Bends and junctions
Different parts, different methods
Vertical risers
Cleaning a riser needs access along its height. Where it cannot be reached safely, the report says so.
Access panels
Access panels are the doors that let us into the duct. Where there are none, those sections cannot be cleaned, and TR19 expects them to be recorded.