Southampton · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in St Mary's, Southampton
Professional ductwork cleaning in and around St Mary's, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- Years of grease along the duct floor
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
Ductwork cleaning in St Mary's
We treat ductwork like a doctor treats arteries: find the blockages, clear them, then check the flow is right. Readings taken before and after show the difference, alongside before and after pictures. Typical jobs include duct runs with no cleaning record and grease leaking from duct joints, across access panels, attenuators and vertical risers.
Kitchens around a place like St Mary's are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after each visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Place
- St Mary's (SO14, SO15, SO18)
- Region
- Southampton
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Multi-site and managed buildings
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
What affects the quote in St Mary's
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The size of the system
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
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’ll go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Useful things to send:
- A few general shots of the system
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
What happens on the day
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. Your opening hours decide when we come to St Mary's, not ours.
- We map the duct route and check where the access panels are.
- Set points along the runs are tested for grease.
- We open the panels and scrape out the heaviest grease.
- Horizontal runs and risers are then degreased by the method that suits the deposit.
- Readings and photos are repeated and any section we couldn’t reach is recorded.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Move anything stored near the system
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
How to get a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
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, which is where we come in.
Ductwork cleaning around St Mary's
Sea air reaches St Mary's, which sits within about 1 mile of the coast. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. Food Standards Agency records list about 309 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 109 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around St Mary's, up to about a mile and a half out. The duct above a busy canopy coats itself in grease long before anyone sees it. St Mary's 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.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Hope Community School Southampton or anywhere near St Mary's, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. If you cook for passing trade around Southampton Central station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
St Mary's is about 1 mile south of Southampton, in Southampton. Sites in St Mary's get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. St Mary's is one of 40 places in Southampton where we work for ductwork cleaning.
We work across SO14, SO15 and SO18 for ductwork cleaning and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on New Road, Ogle Road and Marsh Lane or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover Northam (1 mile north-east), Inner Avenue (1 mile north), Peartree Green (1 mile east), Southampton (1 mile north) and Bitterne Manor (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Chartwell Green (3 miles north-east), Harefield (3 miles east), Maybush (3 miles north-west), Coxford (3 miles north-west), Lordswood (3 miles north-west) and Eling (4 miles west).
Around St Mary's
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Joiners pub, Woolston School and Houndwell Park. The closest station to St Mary's is Southampton Central station, roughly 0.8 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Netley Castle (2.5 miles south-east) and Bargate Guildhall Museum (within half a mile south-west). The countryside around St Mary's includes Netley Common.
Your questions about ductwork cleaning in St Mary's
Who is the fire and rescue service for St Mary's?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for St Mary's. 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.
Does coastal air change anything about ductwork cleaning in St Mary's?
It can. Being within about 1 mile of the sea means more corrosion on metalwork in St Mary's than inland. Outdoor metalwork near the sea is worth inspecting at every visit.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
What is TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
What happens if there aren’t enough access panels?
Every reachable section is cleaned and the rest recorded. Extra panels can be installed, and we can do that for you.
What information do you need?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, along with a few photos and any previous report.
Which sectors do you work in?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
How is kitchen extract ductwork cleaned?
Each section is cleaned through its own panel. Heavy grease comes out by hand, and what’s left is degreased, with readings taken before and after.
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What else we do in St Mary's
Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Consider fitting panels where the report shows gaps
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Have the grease measured if cooking hours go up
- Don’t switch the extract off early
Any section of duct we couldn’t reach is listed on the report and why. You can then decide whether to have access panels fitted.
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.
When something else is needed
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- A damper stuck open in the duct
- A worn-out fan that needs replacing
- Undersized or badly laid-out ducts
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we work on in St Mary's
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Bends and junctions
- Attenuators
- Multi-storey ducts
- Access panels
What we are called out for in St Mary's
Grease filters that don’t seal let fat straight through. The duct then takes grease that the filters should have stopped and it fills faster.
Most sites get in touch after spotting something like this:
- Years of grease along the duct floor
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Royal South Hants Hospital is the nearest hospital to St Mary's, about 0.5 miles north.
Comparing quotes
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether the figure could change on the day