Hampshire · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork Cleaning in Shirrell Heath
Professional ductwork cleaning in and around Shirrell Heath, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Years of grease along the duct floor
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
How we handle ductwork cleaning in Shirrell Heath
Nobody sees duct grease building, so nobody notices it until something goes wrong. Flames pulled in from the cooking line can ignite it, carrying a fire along the duct and into rooms far from the kitchen. Removing it is the whole point. If you have ductwork that has never been cleaned and fat dripping from the ductwork, we can put it right.
In a small place like Shirrell Heath, 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.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- Shirrell Heath (SO32)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Bends and transitions
Wherever the duct turns or changes size, grease builds up. Slowing air leaves grease behind, so these points get extra attention.
Multi-storey and shared buildings
Long ducts in larger buildings can mean several visits. Visits are planned around the building’s hours, out of hours where possible.
FAQs for Shirrell Heath
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Shirrell Heath out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. With about 3 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Shirrell Heath, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Do you cover smaller places like Shirrell Heath?
Yes. Shirrell Heath is within the area we cover across London and the South East. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
What’s involved in cleaning extract ducts?
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.
How much does ductwork cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. We fix the price before any work starts.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Do I get a certificate for ductwork cleaning?
A photo report, with readings and before and after pictures, plus a TR19 certificate for a full system clean. It also gives a recommended next clean date.
What do you need from me for a quote?
A short description and a few pictures, with the address and opening hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
What about areas you can’t get to?
We record them on the report, with photos where possible, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
What staff can safely do
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- The size of the system
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Where the site is and how we reach it
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Helping us quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Shirrell Heath knowing what to expect.
- We map the duct route and check where the access panels are.
- We measure grease thickness at set points before cleaning.
- Through the access panels, thick grease is removed by hand first.
- Next the ducts and risers are degreased, using whatever suits the deposit.
- We test again, take photos and note any part that couldn’t be reached.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Ask for a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
Do you need ductwork cleaning in Shirrell Heath?
Risers carry the extract up through the building. Grease collects on the riser walls and gathers at the bottom, where it can pool. Panels along the riser make proper cleaning possible.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Knowle Hospital (about 2.9 miles south), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
What your quote should include
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
What ductwork cleaning looks like in Shirrell Heath
Food Standards Agency records list about 5 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Shirrell Heath. Where they cook under a canopy, grease does not stop at the filters: it settles along the duct and up the riser. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Shirrell Heath. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Environmental health officers from Winchester City council inspect food businesses in Shirrell Heath. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St John or elsewhere in Shirrell Heath, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Term dates shape school work: for a school like St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Shirrell Heath is about 5 miles north of Fareham, in Hampshire. For ductwork cleaning in and around Shirrell Heath, please call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Shirrell Heath. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, Shirrell Heath among them. Southampton is in our area too, around 9 miles away.
Every address in SO32 is within our area for ductwork cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on High Street, Smiths Lane and Black Horse Lane or a nearby road, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for ductwork cleaning include Shedfield (1 mile south-west), Kingsmead (1 mile east), Mislingford (1 mile east), Swanmore (1 mile north) and Wickham (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Winchester (11 miles north-west), Gosport (8 miles south), Havant (10 miles south-east), Eastleigh (7 miles north-west), Fareham (5 miles south) and Horndean (8 miles east).
What’s near Shirrell Heath
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Prince of Wales pub and Swanmore College of Technology and the streets around them. The closest station to Shirrell Heath is Botley station, about 2.9 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Knowle Hospital (2.9 miles south) and Bishop's Waltham Museum (2.4 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Bishops Waltham Branch LNR.
Why it’s worth doing now in Shirrell Heath
Old grease in a duct for a kitchen in Shirrell Heath does not stay soft. Heat and age turn it into a thick, stubborn crust, which makes each delayed clean a bigger one. In a small place like Shirrell Heath, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before work begins.
Why Shirrell Heath businesses choose us
- We diagnose before we treat
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
Honest limits
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Parts of the duct with no way in
- A damper stuck open in the duct
- Undersized or badly laid-out ducts
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in Shirrell Heath
- Multi-storey ducts
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Attenuators
- Access panels
- Bends and junctions