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Duct cleaning in Teddington
Ductwork cleaning in Teddington from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- Years of grease along the duct floor
- Grease leaking from duct joints
Fixed quotes for ductwork cleaning in Teddington
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Parking and loading at the site
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
About our ductwork cleaning in Teddington
Not sure when the ductwork was last cleaned? Tell us about the system when you call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will send you a fixed quote for ductwork cleaning, typically within one working day. If you have thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct and readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test, we can put it right, from vertical risers, attenuators and multi-storey ducts onwards.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so extract cleaning in Teddington is typically done overnight, after the last service. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Teddington (TW11, TW12, TW2, TW1)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Ductwork cleaning around Teddington
Food Standards Agency records list about 145 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 21 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Teddington. Each kitchen that cooks under a canopy sends grease-laden air into a duct, where it cools and settles. Food hygiene inspections in Teddington are the job of Richmond-Upon-Thames council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. In London, kitchens are usually cleaned overnight, when the kitchen is closed and loading is easier.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Christ Church or elsewhere in Teddington, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Commuter trade near Teddington station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Teddington is about 5 miles west of Wimbledon, in Greater London. Sites in Teddington get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Teddington is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover for commercial clients. We also work in London, about 11 miles from Teddington.
All of TW11, TW12, TW2 and TW1 is covered for ductwork cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include Station Road, High Street and Church Road, all of which we cover for ductwork cleaning. Being close to the A311 and A313, Teddington is simple for us to get to at any hour. Nearby, we also carry out ductwork cleaning in Strawberry Hill (1 mile north), Fulwell (1 mile north-west), Hampton Hill (1 mile west), Ham (1 mile north-east) and Eel Pie Island (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include London (11 miles north-east), City of Westminster (10 miles north-east), Marylebone (10 miles north-east), Kensington (8 miles north-east), St Pancras (12 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (13 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Teddington
Typical jobs here are in premises near Bushy Park, Turing House School and Newland House School. There’s a railway station in Teddington itself: Teddington station. Well-known places in the area include Teddington Memorial Hospital (within half a mile west) and Eel Pie Island Museum (1.5 miles north). Open spaces near Teddington include Ham Lands and Kew Gardens Lake.
Common questions in Teddington
Which fire authority looks after Teddington?
London Fire Brigade is the fire and rescue service for Teddington. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Can school kitchens in Teddington be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. With about 23 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Teddington, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. You can call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the dates the site is empty.
How long will the duct clean take?
It depends on the length of the duct, the number of access panels and how much grease there is. As a guide, it takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access.
What do you do to protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before any work starts, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Are you insured?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and the details are available on request.
Do you cover Teddington?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, and that includes Teddington.
What is TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Multi-site and managed buildings
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Why act early in Teddington
A dirty duct is something insurers ask about. Many require cleaning to TR19, and they can refuse or reduce a claim without proof. Your certificate and photo report show the ducts were cleaned. In a London building, a problem in a duct, damper or fan rarely stays in one unit.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Teddington
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Every job surveyed first
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
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What a clean will not put right
Ductwork cleaning can’t fix everything, and we will tell you before we start. It will not put right:
- Undersized or badly laid-out ducts
- Fire dampers that do not close (they need testing and remedials)
- A failed fan motor at the end of the duct (a fan repair job)
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think.
What the work covers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Bends and junctions
- Multi-storey ducts
- Access panels
- Attenuators
- Vertical risers
Looking after it afterwards
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Leave a way through to the access panels
- Flag drips from the duct right away
- Do not switch the extract off early
- Book the next clean before the recommended date
Grease readings are taken again at the same set points, so the report shows the before and after figures. Photos of each section go alongside them.
The less grease gets past the canopy, the cleaner the duct stays. Clean, properly seated filters are the duct’s best protection.
The process
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and pictures. The middle part takes longest, and that takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. Night and weekend working is normal for us in London, and a site in Teddington is no exception.
- First we diagnose: the route, the access and the grease levels.
- A fixed quote follows, based on what we found.
- Each section is cleaned in turn through its access panel.
- We take extra care at bends and at the foot of risers.
- Readings, pictures and a recommended next clean date complete the job.
How to prepare
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Advice
Signs you need ductwork cleaning in Teddington
Many ducts don’t have enough access panels. Sections between panels go uncleaned, sometimes since the system was installed, and the grease there keeps building out of sight.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- High readings at a recent grease test
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
School kitchens, at schools like St Mary's and St Peter's Church of England Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- How they set the interval to the next visit