Oxfordshire · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork Cleaning in Shilton
We cover Shilton for ductwork cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures on every job.
- Grease leaking from duct joints
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
About our ductwork cleaning in Shilton
Many ducts were installed with too few access doors. TR19 calls for any section we couldn’t reach to be recorded, and new panels can be fitted to reach it in future. It’s better to know than to assume. If you have hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs and grease seeping out of the duct seams, we can help, from bends and junctions, vertical risers and access panels onwards.
In a small place like Shilton, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, 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.
- Location
- Shilton (OX18)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Shilton
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
What happens if it’s left?
There’s no law that names TR19. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, including the grease inside the extract ductwork. With notice, the visit to Shilton can be fitted around your bookings and events.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Shilton
- Every visit written up, with photos
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Fully insured
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations.
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by ductwork cleaning, and we’ll tell you before we start. It does not solve:
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or holed (that needs a ductwork contractor)
- A worn-out fan that needs replacing
- Ductwork that was poorly designed
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Shilton
- Vertical risers
- Multi-storey ducts
- Access panels
- Bends and junctions
- Attenuators
- Horizontal duct runs
Shilton kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 15 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 13 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Shilton. The duct above a busy canopy coats itself in grease long before anyone sees it. In Shilton, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from West Oxfordshire council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Shilton. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of the Holy Rood, or anywhere in Shilton, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. School kitchens, at schools like Carterton Community College for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Shilton is about 1 mile north-west of Carterton, in Oxfordshire. Sites in Shilton get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. 443 places in Oxfordshire are on our list, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Oxford page, about 16 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for ductwork cleaning: OX18. Streets in the area include The Hill, Church Lane and Ladburn Lane, and we cover them all for ductwork cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for ductwork cleaning include Bradwell (1 mile west), Kencot (2 miles south) and Alvescot (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Witney (5 miles east), Wantage (15 miles south-east), Grove (14 miles south-east), Faringdon (9 miles south), Kidlington (14 miles east) and Chipping Norton (12 miles north).
Near you in Shilton
Typical jobs here are in premises near Carterton Primary School and The Rose And Crown Inn and the streets around them. Well-known places in the area include Bronze Age Bowl Barrow (2.9 miles south-east) and Swinford Museum (3.2 miles south-west).
Other services in Shilton
How it works
We’re used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Shilton knowing what to expect.
- We map the duct route and check where the access panels are.
- Set points along the runs are tested for grease.
- We open the panels and scrape out the heaviest grease.
- The duct is degreased with the method that suits the grease, from degreasers to hot water or steam.
- Readings and pictures are repeated and any section we couldn’t reach is recorded.
How to prepare
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Ask for a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will typically have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Related advice
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
What we’re called out for in Shilton
Risers carry the extract up through the building. Grease clings to the walls and can run down to the base as liquid grease runs down. Access along its height is needed to clean it properly.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Minster Lovell Hall is about 4 miles north-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
What your quote should include
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
Shilton: your questions answered
Do you work at weekends in Shilton?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. That way a site in Shilton doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Shilton?
The local authority for Shilton is West Oxfordshire council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not usually. We need the work area to ourselves while we’re on site, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
Not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Can you fit access panels in our ductwork?
Yes, we install duct access panels. We place them where they help most, and we will recommend where.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Do you work in Shilton?
Yes. We cover Shilton and the rest of Oxfordshire, as part of our work across South East England and London. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Keeping the system healthy
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Consider fitting panels where the report shows gaps
- Tell us if grease leaks from the ductwork
- Store the certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Never cook with a filter missing
The report gives a recommended next clean date, based on the readings and your daily cooking hours, in line with BESA guidance.
Grease that never reaches the duct never needs cleaning out of it. Clean, properly seated filters are the duct’s best protection.