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Ductwork Cleaning in Shotover Hill
Ductwork cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Shotover Hill. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
- Years of grease along the duct floor
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
About our ductwork cleaning in Shotover Hill
Duct Doctor has cleaned kitchen extract ductwork since 2009, working across London and the South East. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, our duct cleaning is done to BESA TR19® Grease, and our certificates are issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. The work covers access panels, multi-storey ducts and horizontal duct runs, and the jobs we see most are sections of duct with no access panels and a duct clean needed for an insurer.
In a smaller place like Shotover Hill, 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.
A written report with photos follows each visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Shotover Hill (OX3)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Shotover Hill
Can you come to Shotover Hill after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. That way a site in Shotover Hill does not have to lose a day’s trading. When you ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, mention when the site is quiet.
Will you come out to Shotover Hill?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Shotover Hill is covered. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Can you fit access panels in our ductwork?
Yes, we fit access panels where the duct needs them. That lets the next clean reach sections that were missed, and the report will show where they’re needed.
What happens to the waste?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Looking after it afterwards
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Get panels fitted where the duct couldn’t be cleaned
- Keep to the interval on the report
- Don’t block access panels with shelving or stock
- Tell us if grease leaks from the ductwork
Access panels are closed and sealed back up after cleaning, and the surrounding area is left clean. Waste grease and water are taken away.
Extra access panels mean more of the duct gets cleaned each time. Grease you can reach is grease that gets removed.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
When something else is needed
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Leaking duct joints that need repair
- Undersized or badly laid-out ducts
- A damper stuck open in the duct
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What the work covers
- Access panels
- Attenuators
- Vertical risers
- Multi-storey ducts
- Bends and junctions
- Horizontal duct runs
When to call us in Shotover Hill
Grease in a duct running from a kitchen in Shotover Hill is as much a fire risk as in any building. Burning grease can carry fire through the ductwork to other rooms or floors, which is why the responsible person needs it under control.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Duct runs that cannot be reached
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- Years of grease along the duct floor
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Wood Farm Primary School or anywhere near Shotover Hill, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether VAT is included
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
Kitchen extracts in Shotover Hill
The FSA’s data shows about 19 pubs and bars and about 7 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses registered within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Shotover Hill. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Shotover Hill is covered by Oxfordshire 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. In Shotover Hill, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Oxford City council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Slade Hospital (about 0.7 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Holy Trinity Church, or anywhere in Shotover Hill, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Shotover Hill is about 2 miles east of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. From the centre of Shotover Hill to the outskirts, we cover ductwork cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Across Oxfordshire, we cover 443 places, and Shotover Hill is one of them.
Every address in OX3 is covered for ductwork cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. That includes premises on Old Road, Mark Road and York Road and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Shotover Hill, we cover Risinghurst (1 mile north), Barton (1 mile north), Horspath (1 mile south-east), Littleworth (2 miles east) and Forest Hill (2 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Didcot (10 miles south), Bicester (10 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (6 miles south-west), Witney (13 miles west), Thame (9 miles east) and Wantage (15 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Shotover Hill
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Cheney School, Headington Quarry Foundation Stage School and Crown & Thistle pub, among other places. You will also find St Francis Church (0.7 miles south-west) and Stansfeld Park (less than half a mile north-west). The closest station to Shotover Hill is Oxford station, roughly 3.3 miles west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Rumble Museum (1.2 miles west) and Templars Square (1.7 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Shotover and CS Lewis Nature Reserve.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Shotover Hill
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
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How the visit works
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers. Visits to a place like Shotover Hill are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the survey says the job needs.
- Diagnosis: a survey of the duct’s route, size and access.
- You get a fixed price before work starts.
- We clean section by section, working from panel to panel.
- We take extra care at bends and at the foot of risers.
- Readings, pictures and a recommended next clean date complete the job.
Before we arrive
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll normally have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
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How the job changes from site to site
Horizontal duct runs
Horizontal runs carry the extract along ceilings and through voids. They collect grease as the air cools and slows, so each section is cleaned through its access panels.
Multi-storey and shared buildings
A duct that climbs several floors may be cleaned over more than one visit. We agree a sequence that suits the building, out of hours where possible.