Hampshire · Ductwork cleaning
St Cross ductwork cleaning
One call covers cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels in St Cross, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- Proof of duct cleaning for the insurer
What affects the quote in St Cross
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The size of the system
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Ductwork cleaning in St Cross
Each extract duct we take on in St Cross goes through the full routine: we test the grease first, remove thick deposits by hand and degrease what’s left. Readings are taken again afterwards and pictures go into your report. The work covers bends and junctions, attenuators and access panels, and the jobs we see most are grease leaking from duct joints and duct runs that can’t be reached.
In a smaller place like St Cross, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
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.
- Place
- St Cross (SO22, SO23)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we’re 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. Around St Cross, access is normally simpler than in a town centre, though gates and roof access are worth mentioning.
- First the duct route is traced and every access point noted.
- Set points along the runs are tested for grease.
- Access panels are opened and heavy deposits scraped out by hand.
- The duct is degreased with the method that suits the grease, from degreasers to hot water or steam.
- Post-clean readings and photos go into the report, with any unreachable section listed.
Getting ready for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
How to get a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.
Advice
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- Duct sealed behind fixed ceilings or walls
- A duct that is too small or badly routed for the kitchen (a design issue)
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Attenuators
- Multi-storey ducts
- Bends and junctions
- Vertical risers
- Access panels
- Horizontal duct runs
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
Part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Grease settles on the floor of a flat duct run. We scrape out the heavy layer first, then the walls and roof are cleaned too.
Bends and transitions
The join where the canopy meets the duct is a common hotspot. We clean it from the canopy side or through a nearby panel.
Towns and villages near St Cross
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Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Run the extract fan throughout service
- Ask for a grease thickness test if the kitchen gets busier
- Consider fitting panels where the report shows gaps
- Keep your cleaning records together
The report gives a recommended next clean date, based on the readings and your daily cooking hours, in line with BESA guidance.
Grease that never reaches the duct never needs cleaning out of it. Keep the filters clean, well fitted and in place whenever you cook.
Common questions in St Cross
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for St Cross?
Fire safety enforcement in St Cross is handled by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Which council inspects kitchens in St Cross?
The local authority for St Cross is Winchester City council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
How often should kitchen ducts be cleaned?
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 happens to the waste?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
What paperwork do you give after a duct clean?
Every clean comes with a photo report, and a full TR19 clean also comes with a certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Keep both in the maintenance log.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you will get one fixed quote.
Can extra access doors be added to the duct?
Yes. The survey or clean shows where sections couldn’t be reached, and we can fit them so those sections are cleaned in future.
St Cross kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records include about 30 pubs, bars and clubs and about 4 hotels and guest houses in St Cross and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers St Cross. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. In St Cross, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Winchester City council. 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.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as St Faith's Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St. Cross Church, or anywhere in St Cross, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to St Cross is Royal Hampshire County Hospital, about 0.9 miles north.
St Cross is about 1 mile south of Winchester, in Hampshire. Every kind of commercial site in St Cross, ductwork cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Southampton, about 10 miles from St Cross.
Work in SO22 and SO23 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. You’ll find streets such as Edgar Road, Hubert Road and Grange Road, and we cover them all for ductwork cleaning. If your site is just outside St Cross, we cover Badger Farm (1 mile west), Stanmore (1 mile north-west), Winchester (1 mile north), Bar End (1 mile east) and Highcliffe (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Eastleigh (6 miles south), Fareham (15 miles south), Andover (13 miles north-west), Totton (12 miles south-west), Chandler's Ford (5 miles south-west) and Hedge End (9 miles south).
Local landmarks in St Cross
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to St. Cross Park, The Bell Inn Public House and Kings' School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Winchester station, about 1.3 miles north. Well-known places in the area include The Gurkha Museum (0.6 miles north-east) and Royal Hampshire County Hospital (0.9 miles north). Open spaces near St Cross include Hockley Meadows and Twyford Down.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.