Hampshire · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Sway
Ductwork cleaning across Sway and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- Grease leaking from duct joints
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Sway
We have been trading since 2009, working across London and the South East. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and our certificates are issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If you are dealing with hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs and readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test, we can help, from multi-storey ducts, access panels and bends and junctions onwards.
Kitchens around a place like Sway 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.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Sway (SO41)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What ductwork cleaning looks like in Sway
Food Standards Agency records include about 3 pubs, bars and clubs and about 5 hotels and B&Bs within about 1.5 miles of central Sway. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. The fire and rescue service for Sway is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Food hygiene inspections in Sway are the job of New Forest council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
A hospital like Lymington New Forest Hospital, about 2.9 miles south-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Luke's Church, or anywhere in Sway, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Sway is about 3 miles north-west of Lymington, in Hampshire. Across the SO41 area, we can carry out ductwork cleaning at your premises. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, and Sway is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Southampton page (13 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for ductwork cleaning: SO41. Ductwork cleaning is available to premises on Station Road, Anderwood Drive and Cruse Close and nearby roads. Other places close to Sway include Mead End (1 mile west), Tiptoe (1 mile south-west), Hordle (2 miles south), Ashley (2 miles south-west) and Bashley (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Totton (10 miles north-east), Lymington (3 miles south-east), Romsey (15 miles north), Hythe (10 miles north-east), New Milton (3 miles south-west) and Ringwood (9 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Sway
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Forest Heath Hotel. There’s a railway station in Sway itself: Sway station. Nearby you’ll also find Lymington New Forest Hospital (2.9 miles south-east) and Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum (3.3 miles south-west). Open spaces near Sway include Milford on Sea LNR.
Honest limits
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- Faulty fire dampers
- Undersized or badly laid-out ducts
- Duct sections that need replacing
If you’re not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Multi-storey ducts
- Access panels
- Bends and junctions
- Attenuators
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
How we price ductwork cleaning
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The condition of the system
- How easy every part is to reach
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
What to send for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
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.
Leave it or put it right?
Grease narrows the duct and slows the air. The fan works harder, the kitchen gets hotter and smoke lingers at the canopy and grease can drip from duct joints. A planned visit to Sway fits your hours; an emergency does not.
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 any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why book with us
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- We’re fully insured
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- A fixed price before any work starts
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and certificates.
Common questions in Sway
Can you get to a site in Sway?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Sway is covered. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Do you work at weekends in Sway?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in Sway keeps running as normal. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your opening times and we will plan around them.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, along with a few pictures and any previous report.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
How long will the duct clean take?
Short runs are quick, but long or complex ducts may take several visits. We plan the work around your kitchen.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with photos where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Who is the responsible person?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and where several people have control, each can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
How often does extract ductwork need cleaning?
At least as often as BESA guidance sets for your cooking hours. Kitchens cooking 12 to 16 hours a day need it at least every 3 months, while lighter use can go longer.
Common problems we fix in Sway
Grease settles fastest where the air slows down. Flat runs, bends, reducers and the base of risers are the usual hotspots, and those are the points we pay most attention to.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
- Stale grease odours from the duct
For schools such as St Luke's Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
What your quote should include
- Proof of insurance
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Different parts, different methods
Access panels
After cleaning, every panel is closed and sealed so the duct stays tight. A damaged panel is noted on the report.
Bends and transitions
Grease tends to pile up at elbows. We clean it back by hand and with degreaser, and readings are taken there before and after.
What else we do in Sway
The process
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. Tell us when your site near Sway is quiet and the visit will be booked for then.
- First the duct route is traced and every access point noted.
- 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.
- We test again, take photos and note any part that couldn’t be reached.
Preparing for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Clear loose items from the work area
How to get a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.