Isle of Wight · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Shide
Ductwork cleaning for Shide and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- High readings at a recent grease test
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by ductwork cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- A damper stuck open in the duct
- A worn-out fan that needs replacing
- Duct sealed behind fixed ceilings or walls
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What the work covers
- Multi-storey ducts
- Access panels
- Vertical risers
- Attenuators
- Bends and junctions
- Horizontal duct runs
Ductwork cleaning in Shide, done properly
The ductwork is where an extract clean is won or lost. Sections with no way in can go uncleaned for years. We open up every reachable section and record any we can’t reach, so you know exactly where you stand. If you have a grease test showing the duct is overdue and a rancid smell from the extract duct, we can help, from horizontal duct runs, multi-storey ducts and access panels onwards.
In a smaller place like Shide, 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. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Shide (PO30)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
When to call us in Shide
Grease filters that do not seal let fat straight through. The duct then takes grease that the filters should have stopped, and build-up speeds up.
These are the problems we see most often:
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
A hospital like St Mary's Hospital, about 1.3 miles north, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
What your quote should include
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- What insurance they carry
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether the price is fixed
For landlords and multi-site operators
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
How the visit works
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers, and we clear up before we go. Tell us when your site near Shide is quiet and the visit will be booked for then.
- 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.
- The duct is signed off with readings, photos and a next clean date.
Before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
Related advice
FAQs for Shide
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Shide?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Shide. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Can you work in Shide outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Shide can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
What shows that the ducts need a clean?
A grease thickness test gives the answer. Using a Wet Film Thickness Test or Deposit Thickness Test, we check the grease at set points. A mean above 200 microns, or 500 microns at any point, means it’s due.
What paperwork do you give after a duct clean?
A photo report, with readings and before and after photos, plus a TR19 certificate for a full system clean. It also gives a recommended next clean date.
Do you install duct access panels?
Yes, we install duct access panels. Panels go where they give the best access to sections that couldn’t be reached, and we’ll recommend where.
Can you clean ductwork with no access panels?
We clean everything we can reach and record what we can’t. Fitting extra access panels is the usual answer, and we can do that for you.
What does ductwork cleaning cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. For a quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
Other services in Shide
What the work involves, part by part
Attenuators and discharge
Some systems have attenuators to reduce noise, and their linings can soak up grease. They’re cleaned where possible and recorded if not.
Access panels
Every section of duct is cleaned through an access panel. Without them, parts of the duct can’t be reached and the report has to say so.
What happens if it’s left?
TR19® isn’t law, but the duty to manage fire risk is. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, including the grease inside the extract ductwork. Around Shide, a kitchen or building out of action is missed right away.
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we will talk you through it.
Why us?
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Fully insured
See how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
Grease, kitchens and Shide
Food Standards Agency records list about 64 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 21 takeaways and sandwich shops across Shide and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Wherever those kitchens cook under a canopy, the horizontal runs and risers need cleaning as well as the hood. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Shide. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Food hygiene inspections in Shide are the job of Isle of Wight council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St. John the Baptist, or anywhere in Shide, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. School kitchens, at schools like Nine Acres Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Shide is about 1 mile south-east of Newport, in the Isle of Wight. Whatever kind of site you run in Shide, ductwork cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our area takes in 125 places across the Isle of Wight, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Portsmouth, about 12 miles from Shide.
Every address in PO30 is covered for ductwork cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on Pan Lane, Ash Road and Dairy Lane or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Being close to the A3020, Shide is easy for our technicians to reach for ductwork cleaning. We also cover Newport (1 mile north-west), Blackwater (1 mile south), Downend (2 miles east), Merstone (3 miles south-east) and Rookley (3 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Ryde (6 miles east), Cowes (5 miles north), Sandown (6 miles south-east), Shanklin (7 miles south-east), Ventnor (8 miles south-east) and East Cowes (4 miles north). Remote and island sites need a little more planning, so tell us where you are when you ask for a quote for ductwork cleaning.
Landmarks near Shide
Around Shide, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Christ The King College, The Cranbourne Arms Public House and Island Innovation VI Form Campus. Well-known places in the area include St Mary's Hospital (1.3 miles north) and Carisbrooke Castle (1 mile west). The countryside around Shide includes Mill Hill and Briddlesford Nature Reserve.