Hampshire · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Tadley
Ductwork cleaning in Tadley from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- Grease leaking from duct joints
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Tadley
We’ve been trading since 2009, working across London and the South East. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, our duct cleaning is done to BESA TR19® Grease, and our certificates are issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. The work covers vertical risers, multi-storey ducts and access panels, and people most often call us about a rancid smell from the extract duct and duct runs with no cleaning record.
Around a town like Tadley, extract cleaning normally means a restaurant, pub, takeaway or the kitchen of a school or care home. Each has a canopy, filters, ductwork and a fan to keep clear of grease.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s why every job is written up in a report with pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Tadley (RG26, RG7)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
Under BESA guidance, the mean grease level should stay at or below 200 microns between cleans. A reading of 500 microns or more at any point means a spot clean straight away. Leaving the duct makes those limits harder to keep to. With a fire risk assessment or inspection due, getting the work done first puts you on the front foot.
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Why Tadley businesses choose us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- In business since 2009
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We diagnose before we treat
See how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
Also in Tadley
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
What we do, step by step
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. A few photos of the system and its access points help us plan a visit in Tadley.
- The duct route is surveyed and every access point found.
- We take grease readings along the route.
- Once the kitchen has closed, we protect the area and open the panels.
- Thick grease is scraped out, then the runs and risers are degreased.
- Panels are closed, readings and pictures repeated, and unreachable sections recorded.
Preparing for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
How to get a quote
For a fixed quote, phone us on 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. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
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Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
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.
Do you need ductwork cleaning in Tadley?
A greasy duct is a fire path, in Tadley as anywhere. Burning grease can carry fire through the ductwork to other rooms or floors, which is why the responsible person needs it under control.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- High readings at a recent grease test
- Grease leaking from duct joints
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Park Prewett Hospital (about 5.2 miles south), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Questions to ask before booking
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What insurance they carry
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Ask for a grease thickness test if the kitchen gets busier
- Consider fitting panels where the report shows gaps
- Diarise the next duct clean
- Don’t block access panels with shelving or stock
Grease readings are taken again at the same set points, giving you before and after readings. Before and after photos sit next to the numbers.
Keep to the cleaning interval on the report. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval may need to shorten, and grease thickness testing will show it.
Common questions in Tadley
Do you work at weekends in Tadley?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Tadley in the summer holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. With about 4 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Tadley, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
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. Measured grease sets the real interval.
What happens to the waste?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it doesn’t spread.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. We always survey first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where necessary. A fixed quote follows.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and many insurers can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of cleaning.
How do you clean inside the ductwork?
We get into the duct through its access panels. Thick deposits are removed by hand before degreasing, such as degreasers, hot water or steam.
What the work involves, part by part
Access panels
Every section of duct is cleaned through an access panel. Where there are none, those sections cannot be cleaned, and TR19 expects them to be recorded.
Bends and transitions
Wherever the duct turns or changes size, grease builds up. The air slows and drops its load, so these points get extra attention.
Ductwork cleaning around Tadley
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 9 pubs and bars across Tadley and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Fire safety in Tadley falls to 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. In Tadley, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Basingstoke and Deane council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (The Vyne is about 4 miles south-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. Church and community hall kitchens, near Saint Mary's Church or anywhere around Tadley, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Tadley is about 6 miles north of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. For ductwork cleaning in and around Tadley, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos. We work across South East England and London, including Tadley. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, and Tadley is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Reading page (10 miles or so).
Here we cover the RG26 and RG7 postcode area for ductwork cleaning. Ductwork cleaning is available to premises on Church Road, Ambrose Road and Wickham Close and nearby roads. Main roads around Tadley include the A340 and B3051, so getting to you is simple for ductwork cleaning. We also cover the places around Tadley: Baughurst (1 mile west), Pamber Heath (1 mile east), Heath End (1 mile west), Inhurst (2 miles west) and Aldermaston Soke (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (6 miles south), Fleet (14 miles south-east), Yateley (13 miles east), Hook (9 miles south-east), Popley (5 miles south-east) and Kempshott (8 miles south).
Near you in Tadley
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Hurst School, The Falcon pub and The Hurst School and the streets around them. The closest station to Tadley is Midgham station, roughly 3.3 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include Park Prewett Hospital (5.2 miles south) and Calleva Museum (1.9 miles east).