Oxfordshire · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork Cleaning in Wallingford
Need ductwork cleaning in Wallingford? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
- High readings at a recent grease test
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
Wallingford questions
Which fire authority looks after Wallingford?
Fire safety enforcement in Wallingford is handled by Oxfordshire 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.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Wallingford?
Food hygiene inspections in Wallingford are carried out by South Oxfordshire council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
How often does extract ductwork need cleaning?
The minimum depends on how long the kitchen cooks each day: every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Measured grease sets the real interval.
What should I send you?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, plus pictures of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
What about areas you cannot get to?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
What if part of the duct cannot be reached?
We clean everything we can reach and record what we can’t. Extra panels can be installed, and we can do that for you.
What does ductwork cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. To get one, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
How long does ductwork cleaning take?
It depends on the length of the duct, the number of access panels and how much grease there is. Typically it takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers.
About our ductwork cleaning in Wallingford
Every duct has its own route. Some run a short distance to an outside wall, others climb several floors to the roof. The survey traces the route, so we know where to get in and how long it will take. We’re often asked to deal with a duct nobody has opened in years and thick crusts of old grease along the duct, across horizontal duct runs, multi-storey ducts and access panels.
Around a smaller place like Wallingford, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with photos of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Wallingford (OX10)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Wallingford
What else we do in Wallingford
How the job changes from site to site
Vertical risers
Cleaning a riser needs access along its height. Where it cannot be reached safely, the report says so.
Bends and transitions
The join where the canopy meets the duct is a common hotspot. We clean it from the canopy side or through a nearby panel.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
What we do, step by step
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. Tell us about any gates, ladders or locked plant areas at your site near Wallingford when you book.
- First the duct route is traced and every access point noted.
- Set points along the runs are tested for grease.
- Access panels are opened and heavy deposits scraped out by hand.
- Next the ducts and risers are degreased, using whatever suits the deposit.
- Post-clean readings and photos go into the report, with any unreachable section listed.
Preparing for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know about parking and loading
Getting a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
Why it’s worth doing now in Wallingford
There’s no law that names TR19. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and grease in the duct is part of that. It’s better to plan the work at a site near Wallingford than wait for a failure.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
Why book with us
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- In business since 2009
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
Take a look at what affects the cost or how to check a contractor.
Kitchen extracts in Wallingford
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 9 pubs, bars and clubs and about 3 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses within about 1.5 miles of central Wallingford. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Kitchens in Wallingford get their food hygiene inspections from South Oxfordshire council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Wallingford sits within the area of Oxfordshire 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.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Fir Tree Junior School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Church and community hall kitchens, near St Mary-le-More or anywhere around Wallingford, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Wallingford is about 5 miles east of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. We provide ductwork cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Wallingford and the rest of Oxfordshire. Across Oxfordshire, we cover 443 places, and Wallingford is one of them. Our Oxford page covers sites nearby (11 miles or so).
Every address in OX10 is covered for ductwork cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need ductwork cleaning at premises on Station Road, High Street and Hawthorn Close or anywhere close by, we can help. Wallingford is on the A4130, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. We also cover the places around Wallingford: Preston Crowmarsh (1 mile north-east), Mackney (1 mile west), Brightwell-cum-Sotwell (2 miles north-west), Benson (2 miles north-east) and Shillingford (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Oxford (11 miles north-west), Didcot (5 miles west), Abingdon-on-Thames (8 miles north-west), Thame (12 miles north-east), Wantage (13 miles west) and Henley-on-Thames (11 miles south-east).
Around Wallingford
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Wallingford School, Wallingford School and The Cross Keys Public House. The closest station to Wallingford is Cholsey station, about 2.4 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include Wallingford Castle (within half a mile east). Not far away are Wittenham Clumps and Cholsey Marsh.
Common problems we fix in Wallingford
Grease filters that do not seal let fat straight through. The duct then takes grease that the filters should have stopped and it fills faster.
Clients normally contact us after spotting one of these:
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
Historic houses near Wallingford, such as Brightwell Manor about 1.7 miles north-west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
What to look for in a quote
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether a survey comes first
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether a written report and photos are included
Managing agents and facilities teams in Wallingford
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Keeping the system healthy
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Do not block access panels with shelving or stock
- Book the next clean before the recommended date
- Check readings when the menu changes
- Keep your cleaning records together
A full system clean includes a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. It records the date, the location and the technician.
Keep the fan on throughout service. When the air stops, grease settles in the duct, so switching off early adds to the build-up.