West Sussex · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork Cleaning in Slaugham
Ductwork cleaning for Slaugham and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
Ductwork cleaning in Slaugham
If the ducts in Slaugham haven’t been cleaned for a while, or nobody is sure when they were? A few details about the system are a good start when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and a fixed price will follow, usually within one working day. The work covers access panels, multi-storey ducts and bends and junctions, and common reasons people get in touch are duct runs with no cleaning record and fat dripping from the ductwork.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Slaugham (RH17)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
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.
What happens on the day
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. In a small place like Slaugham, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- First the duct route is traced and every access point noted.
- We measure grease thickness at set points before cleaning.
- We open the panels and scrape out the heaviest grease.
- Next the ducts and risers are degreased, using whatever suits the deposit.
- Readings and photos are repeated and any section we couldn’t reach is recorded.
Preparing for the visit
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
How to get a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Related advice
Leave it or put it right?
BESA guidance says grease shouldn’t exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans. A reading of 500 microns or more at any point means a spot clean right away. Leaving the duct makes those limits harder to keep to. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Why Slaugham businesses choose us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We diagnose before we treat
- Photo reports with every job
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
Towns and villages near Slaugham
Other services in Slaugham
Do you need ductwork cleaning in Slaugham?
Wherever the kitchen is, in Slaugham or elsewhere, the duct fills in the same way: hours of cooking, the type of food and how well the filters are kept. BESA guidance sets minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months depending on daily use.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- Proof of duct cleaning for the insurer
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Warninglid Primary School or anywhere near Slaugham, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What to look for in a quote
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- What hours they’ll be on site
- When the next visit should be, and why
Different parts, different methods
Vertical risers
In taller buildings, a riser may pass through several floors and fire compartments, so fire dampers may be fitted where it crosses them. Damper testing is a separate service.
Bends and transitions
Transitions from the canopy spigot into the duct catch a lot of grease. We reach it from the plenum side where possible.
Questions from Slaugham
Which fire service covers Slaugham?
Slaugham is in the area of West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Do you work overnight in Slaugham?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. That way a site in Slaugham does not have to lose a day’s trading. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
How is kitchen extract ductwork cleaned?
After a survey and grease readings, the duct is opened up through its access panels. Each run and riser is scraped and degreased, and test again when we are done.
What about areas you cannot get to?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
What do you do to protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
What happens to the waste?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not normally. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so the site can carry on as normal.
Fixed quotes for ductwork cleaning in Slaugham
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The size of the system
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- What state the system is in
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- A few general shots of the system
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Your last certificate, test record or report
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Ductwork cleaning in Slaugham: the local picture
The Food Standards Agency lists about 3 pubs and bars as registered food businesses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Slaugham. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. The fire and rescue service for Slaugham is West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Food hygiene inspections in Slaugham are the job of Mid Sussex council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Tyes Place is about 1.8 miles east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Mary's Church, or anywhere in Slaugham, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Slaugham is about 5 miles south of Crawley, in West Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Slaugham, we can take on ductwork cleaning. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Slaugham is one of 371 towns, villages and districts in West Sussex we cover for ductwork cleaning. For sites nearby, see our Brighton page (15 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for ductwork cleaning: RH17. We also cover the places around Slaugham: Handcross (1 mile north), Plummers Plain (1 mile west), Lower Beeding (2 miles west), Colwood (3 miles south) and Crabtree (3 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Crawley (5 miles north), Horsham (5 miles west), Haywards Heath (6 miles south-east), Burgess Hill (7 miles south-east), East Grinstead (10 miles north-east) and Shoreham-by-Sea (14 miles south).
Landmarks near Slaugham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Carpenter's Arms, among other places. The nearest railway station is Balcombe station, roughly 3.3 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Cuckfield Museum (3.6 miles south-east) and Crawley Hospital (5.4 miles north). The countryside around Slaugham includes Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow and Tilgate Lake.