Oxfordshire · Ductwork cleaning
South Weston ductwork cleaning
Our technicians work in South Weston on cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in South Weston
Every duct has its own route. Some run a short distance to an outside wall, others climb several floors to the roof. The survey traces the route, so we know where to get in and how long it will take. If you’re dealing with a grease test showing the duct is overdue and heavy grease at the base of a riser, we can help, from access panels, attenuators and multi-storey ducts onwards.
In a small place like South Weston, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- South Weston (OX9)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What ductwork cleaning cannot fix
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Duct sealed behind fixed ceilings or walls
- A damper stuck open in the duct
- Duct sections that need replacing
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Attenuators
- Horizontal duct runs
- Bends and junctions
- Multi-storey ducts
- Access panels
- Vertical risers
For landlords and multi-site operators
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
How the visit works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to South Weston.
- Diagnosis: a survey of the duct’s route, size and access.
- You get a fixed price before work starts.
- Each section is cleaned in turn through its access panel.
- Bends, risers and the base of each riser get extra attention.
- Readings, photos and a recommended next clean date complete the job.
How to prepare
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
How to get a quote
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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South Weston: your questions answered
Can you get to a site in South Weston?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, South Weston included. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in South Weston?
That’s Oxfordshire 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.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What’s the cleaning interval for extract ductwork?
The minimum depends on how long the kitchen cooks each day: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate and 12-monthly for light use. Grease readings may show it needs doing sooner.
What’s TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
What types of premises do you cover?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, as well as food production and leisure sites.
When is the ductwork cleaned?
Only while we are working, and we work around you. Overnight and weekend work is common, so no service is lost.
When to call us in South Weston
A greasy duct is a fire path, in South Weston as anywhere. Burning grease can carry fire through the ductwork to other rooms or floors, which is why the responsible person needs it under control.
These are the problems we see most often:
- High readings at a recent grease test
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Thame Community Hospital about 4.6 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Comparing quotes
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether they’re fully insured
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
Nearby places to South Weston
What else we do in South Weston
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Ask us about extra access panels where sections can’t be reached
- Make sure filters are seated properly
- Keep to the interval on the report
- Do not block access panels with shelving or stock
Grease readings are taken again at the same set points, so the report shows the before and after figures. Photos of each section go alongside them.
Keep to the cleaning interval on the report. A change in cooking hours may change the interval under BESA guidance, and grease thickness testing will show it.
Grease, kitchens and South Weston
Fire safety in South Weston falls to Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Kitchens in South Weston get their food hygiene inspections from South Oxfordshire council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Lawrence or anywhere around South Weston, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Lewknor Church of England Primary School or anywhere near South Weston, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
South Weston is about 5 miles south of Thame, in Oxfordshire. Anywhere in OX9, we can take on ductwork cleaning. Across Oxfordshire, we cover 443 places, South Weston among them. Oxford is in our area too, about 12 miles from South Weston.
Every address in OX9 is covered for ductwork cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Ductwork cleaning is available to premises on Weston Road and Rectory Lane and the roads around them. Other places close to South Weston include Lewknor (1 mile south-east), Postcombe (1 mile north-east), Shirburn (2 miles south), Aston Rowant (2 miles east) and Kingston Blount (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Oxford (12 miles north-west), Didcot (12 miles south-west), Abingdon-on-Thames (13 miles west), Thame (5 miles north), Henley-on-Thames (11 miles south) and Benson (6 miles south-west).
Near you in South Weston
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Ye Olde Leathern Bottle Public House and Icknield Community College and the streets around them. Well-known places in the area include Thame Community Hospital (4.6 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Bald Hill and Aston Rowant NNR.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Part by part
Multi-storey and shared buildings
A fire in a duct in a shared building can affect far more than one kitchen, which makes keeping it clean all the more important. Your certificate and report give building managers the record they need.
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.