Hampshire · Ductwork cleaning
Southington ductwork cleaning
For ductwork cleaning in Southington, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
- A duct nobody has opened in years
Multi-site and managed buildings
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
How we handle ductwork cleaning in Southington
Between the canopy and the fan runs the ductwork, hidden above ceilings and inside walls. Grease settles along every metre of it and a fire in the duct can spread through the building. We clean it from the inside, through access panels, to BESA TR19® Grease. Common call-outs are for thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct and years of grease along the duct floor, across attenuators, horizontal duct runs and bends and junctions.
In a small place like Southington, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Southington (RG25)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Southington
Do you work in villages like Southington?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Southington?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Southington. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Can you quote from pictures?
In many cases, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Where we can’t see enough, we arrange a survey.
How long will the duct clean take?
It depends on the length of the duct, the number of access panels and how much grease there is. Typically it takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct.
What shows that the ducts need a clean?
We measure it. Readings are taken by Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). A mean above 200 microns, or 500 microns at any point, means it’s due.
Are you accredited?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
What does ductwork cleaning cost?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before we start.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
When it’s something else
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Sections that can’t be reached safely without new access (those are recorded, and panels can be fitted)
- A worn-out fan that needs replacing
- Faulty fire dampers
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Access panels
- Horizontal duct runs
- Multi-storey ducts
- Vertical risers
- Bends and junctions
- Attenuators
Aftercare tips
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Consider fitting panels where the report shows gaps
- Leave a way through to the access panels
- Tell us if grease leaks from the ductwork
- Have the grease measured if cooking hours go up
Any section of duct we couldn’t reach is listed on the report, with the reason. You can then decide whether to have access panels fitted.
Extra access panels mean more of the duct gets cleaned each time. Grease you can reach is grease that gets removed.
Why it’s worth doing now in Southington
Booking the duct clean in Southington now keeps it a planned job. It takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access, and we work evenings, overnight and weekends. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before we start.
What you get with us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Every job surveyed first
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Full insurance on every job
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: 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, and that is where we come in.
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.
Signs you need ductwork cleaning in Southington
Many ducts do not have enough access panels. Sections between panels go uncleaned, sometimes since the system was installed, and the grease there keeps building out of sight.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- Duct runs that can’t be reached
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Overton Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Southington, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Questions to ask before booking
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- How they set the interval to the next visit
Ductwork cleaning in Southington: the local picture
There are about 6 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 3 sandwich bars and takeaways across Southington and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. The duct above a busy canopy coats itself in grease long before anyone sees it. Food hygiene inspections in Southington are the job of Basingstoke and Deane council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Southington sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Where a hall near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Southington, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Southington is about 8 miles west of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. Across the RG25 area, we can take on ductwork cleaning. Our area takes in 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our Reading page, about 19 miles away.
Every address in RG25 is covered for ductwork cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. You will find streets such as Vinns Lane, London Road and Dellands Lane, and we cover them all for ductwork cleaning. Close by, we work in Overton (1 mile east), Quidhampton (1 mile north-east), Laverstoke (1 mile south-west), Freefolk (1 mile west) and Wells-in-the-Field (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Basingstoke (8 miles east), Winchester (13 miles south), Andover (9 miles west), Alton (14 miles south-east), Tadley (10 miles north-east) and Hook (14 miles east).
Local landmarks in Southington
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Greyhound pub, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Overton station, roughly 1.1 miles north-east of the centre. Not far away are Ladle Hill.
Places near Southington
What else we do in Southington
How the visit works
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before we start, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Southington, let us know and we will plan around it.
- The duct route is surveyed and every access point found.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points.
- Once the kitchen has closed, we protect the area and open the panels.
- Thick grease is scraped out, then the runs and risers are degreased.
- We close up, re-test, photograph and record anything out of reach.
How to prepare
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, call us 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 typically have a quote within one working day.