West Sussex · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork Cleaning in South Mundham
Cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels for South Mundham, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
About our ductwork cleaning in South Mundham
Nobody sees duct grease building, so nobody notices it until something goes wrong. Flames pulled in from the cooking line can ignite it, and fire can then run along the ductwork to other parts of the building. Removing it is the whole point. The work covers attenuators, vertical risers and access panels, and people most often call us about thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct and ductwork that has never been cleaned.
Work in a small place like South Mundham starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- South Mundham (PO20)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. If you can send photos, we can arrive in South Mundham knowing what to expect.
- First we diagnose: the route, the access and the grease levels.
- You get a fixed price before work starts.
- Each section is cleaned in turn through its access 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.
How to prepare
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Get a fixed quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Related advice
What ductwork cleaning cannot fix
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- Parts of the duct with no way in
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or holed (that needs a ductwork contractor)
- Ductwork that was poorly designed
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Bends and junctions
- Horizontal duct runs
- Attenuators
- Vertical risers
- Multi-storey ducts
- Access panels
FAQs for South Mundham
Which environmental health team covers South Mundham?
The local authority for South Mundham is Arun council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you work overnight in South Mundham?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The work in South Mundham can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
Who is the responsible person?
That depends on who controls the premises. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
Not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in England and Wales.
Can you clean ductwork with no access panels?
Without a way in, a section cannot be cleaned properly. Those parts are listed, and we can install panels so they’re reached next time.
How much does ductwork cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. To get one, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
Grease, kitchens and South Mundham
South Mundham lies within about 2 miles of the sea. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. Food Standards Agency data counts about 5 restaurants, cafés and canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of South Mundham. Wherever those kitchens cook under a canopy, the horizontal runs and risers need cleaning as well as the hood. In South Mundham, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Arun council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; St Richard's Hospital is the nearest hospital to South Mundham, about 3.1 miles north. For schools such as North Mundham Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near The Parish Church of St Stephen or elsewhere in South Mundham, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
South Mundham is about 3 miles south of Chichester, in West Sussex. Anywhere in PO20, we cover ductwork cleaning for commercial sites. Our area takes in 371 places across West Sussex, large and small. There’s also a page for Portsmouth, about 14 miles away.
Work in PO20 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Streets in the area include Manor Lane and Honer Lane, all of which we cover for ductwork cleaning. We also cover Fisher (1 mile west), Street End (2 miles south-west), Sidlesham Common (2 miles west), Nyetimber (2 miles south-east) and Sidlesham (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Bognor Regis (3 miles east), Chichester (3 miles north), Selsey (5 miles south), Littlehampton (10 miles east), Emsworth (9 miles north-west) and Rustington (11 miles east).
Around South Mundham
In South Mundham, that means kitchens and buildings near Chichester High School For Girls and Avisford and the streets around them. The closest station to South Mundham is Chichester station, about 2.5 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Chichester Castle (3 miles north) and Chichester Cathedral Treasury (2.7 miles north-west).
Why it’s worth doing now in South Mundham
Grease left in a duct in South Mundham hardens over time. Heat and age turn it into a thick, stubborn crust, so the later the clean, the bigger the job. Rural sites can’t always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why book with us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Every job surveyed first
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We are fully insured
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
Aftercare tips
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Ask for a grease thickness test if the kitchen gets busier
- Keep to the interval on the report
- Get panels fitted where the duct couldn’t be cleaned
- Flag drips from the duct straight away
The report names every part of the duct that couldn’t be reached and why. We can fit access panels so those sections are cleaned next time.
Run the extract the whole time the kitchen is cooking. Moving air carries vapour through rather than letting it settle, so switching off early adds to the build-up.
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How easy every part is to reach
- The number of sites or systems
- The condition we find in the survey
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
What we need to know
We can often survey from photos. Try to include:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will normally have a quote within one working day.
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Managing agents and facilities teams in South Mundham
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
How the job changes from site to site
Vertical risers
Risers are cleaned through panels at different levels. Any part that cannot be safely reached is recorded.
Multi-storey and shared buildings
A fire in a duct in a shared building can affect far more than one kitchen, so the responsible person has more reason to keep it clean. The paperwork suits landlords and managing agents.