Hampshire · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Southrope
Ductwork cleaning for commercial sites in Southrope and across Hampshire. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
Kitchen extracts in Southrope
Southrope is about 46 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible. It’s Basingstoke and Deane council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Southrope. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Alton Community Hospital (about 4.6 miles south-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Southrope (Hall Place is about 3.1 miles south), fitting access panels needs care.
Southrope is about 4 miles north-west of Alton, in Hampshire. We carry out ductwork cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Southrope and the rest of Hampshire. 683 places in Hampshire are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Reading, around 17 miles away.
Every address in RG25 is covered for ductwork cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We cover sites on King Johns Lane, Back Lane and Hockleys Lane and nearby roads. Nearby, we also carry out ductwork cleaning in Bagmore (1 mile west), Burkham (2 miles south-west), Shalden Green (2 miles south-east), Shalden (2 miles south-east) and Bentworth (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (5 miles north-west), Winchester (15 miles south-west), Farnborough (14 miles north-east), Fleet (10 miles north-east), Aldershot (13 miles east) and Alton (4 miles south-east).
Around Southrope
For rail, the closest station is Alton station, about 4.5 miles south-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Gliding Heritage Centre (1.2 miles south-east) and Basing House (4.9 miles north). For a walk, there’s Holybourne Hill.
Ductwork cleaning in Southrope, done properly
Each extract duct we take on in Southrope goes through the full routine: readings at set points, heavy grease scraped out by hand, then degreasing to suit the deposit. Post-clean readings and pictures complete the record. We are often asked to deal with fat dripping from the ductwork and hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs, across vertical risers, multi-storey ducts and bends and junctions.
Work in a small place like Southrope starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
The sign-off is always in writing: 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. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Southrope (RG25)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
How we price ductwork cleaning
We do not publish a price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- How easy every part is to reach
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The size of the system
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we will talk you through it.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
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. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Southrope: your questions answered
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Southrope?
The local authority for Southrope is Basingstoke and Deane council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Do you work overnight in Southrope?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. That way a site in Southrope doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
What’s TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
What if part of the duct can’t be reached?
Any section we cannot reach is recorded on the report, in line with TR19. We can fit new access panels so they’re cleaned next time.
What do you do to protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
How much notice do you need?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
How often does extract ductwork need cleaning?
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. Measured grease sets the real interval.
What 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 email us and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
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What staff can safely do
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
What happens on the day
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access, and we clear up before we go. In a small place like Southrope, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- 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.
- We take extra care at bends and at the foot of risers.
- The duct is signed off with readings, pictures and a next clean date.
Before we arrive
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Looking after it afterwards
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Keep to the interval on the report
- Keep access panels clear of stored items
- Don’t switch the extract off early
- Consider fitting panels where the report shows gaps
File the paperwork in the maintenance log. An insurer, fire officer or EHO may ask to see it, and the photos make the duct’s condition easy to see.
Watch for warning signs between cleans: drips from the ductwork, stale smells or a noisy fan. Testing will show whether any section has reached 500 microns.
Leave it or put it right?
Grease narrows the duct and slows the air. Less air moves, so heat and smoke stay in the kitchen while the fan strains, and grease may start to leak from joints. It’s simpler to plan the work at Southrope now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Southrope
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Full insurance on every job
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Do you need ductwork cleaning in Southrope?
Grease filters that don’t seal let fat straight through. More grease reaches the ductwork than it should and it fills faster.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St. Mary or anywhere around Southrope, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Comparing quotes
- Whether a survey comes first
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether the figure could change on the day