Hampshire · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in St Ives
Our technicians work in St Ives 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.
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
Ductwork cleaning in St Ives
Ductwork in St Ives is cleaned the same thorough way as everywhere else we work: readings at set points, heavy grease scraped out by hand, then degreasing to suit the deposit. Readings are taken again afterwards and photos go into your report. If you’re dealing with grease seeping out of the duct seams and grease pooling at the foot of the riser, we can help, from access panels, attenuators and multi-storey ducts onwards.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- St Ives (BH24)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
In fairness, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Duct sealed behind fixed ceilings or walls
- Undersized or badly laid-out ducts
- Faulty fire dampers
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Access panels
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Attenuators
- Multi-storey ducts
- Bends and junctions
Signs you need ductwork cleaning in St Ives
Grease in a duct running from a kitchen in St Ives is as much a fire risk as in any building. Burning grease can carry fire through the ductwork to other rooms or floors, which is why the responsible person needs it under control.
Clients typically contact us when they notice something like this:
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- Proof of duct cleaning for the insurer
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near All Saints, or anywhere in St Ives, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- What paperwork you get at the end
What happens if it’s left?
Fire inside a duct is out of sight and out of reach. The duct can carry it to rooms, floors or roof spaces well away from the kitchen, so cleaning the duct is as important as cleaning the hood. With notice, the visit to St Ives can be fitted around your bookings and events.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
What you get with us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- A fixed price before any work starts
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.
How the visit works
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Somewhere as small as St Ives, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- We start by working out how the duct runs and where it can be opened.
- Grease readings are taken at set points along the duct.
- 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.
- Readings and pictures are repeated and any section we couldn’t reach is recorded.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Ask for a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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Staff cleaning versus specialist work
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
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Your questions about ductwork cleaning in St Ives
Which fire service covers St Ives?
Fire safety enforcement in St Ives is handled by Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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.
Which environmental health team covers St Ives?
In St Ives, it’s New Forest council that carries out food hygiene inspections. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Do I get a certificate for ductwork cleaning?
Readings, pictures and, for a full clean, a TR19 certificate. It also gives a recommended next clean date.
How often should kitchen ducts be cleaned?
The duct is cleaned as part of the whole system, at intervals set by BESA guidance, ranging from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Grease thickness testing shows whether that’s often enough.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Every site has its own report.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
What accreditations do you have?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
How the job changes from site to site
Horizontal duct runs
Horizontal runs carry the extract along ceilings and through voids. They collect grease as the air cools and slows, and we clean them section by section through access panels.
Attenuators and discharge
The last section of duct before the discharge is often the coolest, so it can collect more grease than expected. We include it in the clean and the readings.
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- The times the site is available
- Travel, parking and unloading
- How many systems or sites are involved
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
What you pay depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- A few general shots of the system
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
What ductwork cleaning looks like in St Ives
Kitchens in St Ives get their food hygiene inspections from New Forest 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. St Ives sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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.
Avon Tyrrell House, about 4.5 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses near St Ives; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Bursars and site managers at schools such as St Ives Primary & Nursery School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
St Ives is in Hampshire. We provide ductwork cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in St Ives and the rest of Hampshire. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, and St Ives is one of them. You can also see our page for Southampton, roughly 20 miles from St Ives.
Postcode districts we cover here for ductwork cleaning: BH24. You’ll find streets such as Compton Beeches, Post Office Lane and Azalea Close, and we cover them all for ductwork cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for ductwork cleaning include Ashley Heath (1 mile west), Avon Castle (1 mile south-east), St Leonards (1 mile south-west) and Matchams (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover Totton (15 miles east), Lymington (13 miles south-east), New Milton (9 miles south-east), Barton on Sea (10 miles south-east), Ashley (10 miles south-east) and Milford on Sea (13 miles south-east).
What’s near St Ives
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Ringwood School, Ringwood Waldorf School and Avon Heath Country Park and the streets around them. Other landmarks nearby include St Leonard's Hospital (1.8 miles south-west). Open spaces near St Ives include Blashford Lakes and Linbrook Lake.