Hampshire · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Welborne
Our technicians work in Welborne on ductwork cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
Questions from Welborne
Is ductwork cleaning any different in a coastal place like Welborne?
It can. Being within about 3 miles of the sea means more corrosion on metalwork in Welborne than inland. Rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings are checked for corrosion as well as grease.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Welborne in the summer holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. The FSA’s register shows about 2 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Welborne. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
Are you accredited?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
How much notice should we give?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
Will I get a report after the ducts are cleaned?
You get a photo report with before and after pictures, and a full TR19 clean also comes with a certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Keep both in the maintenance log.
Ductwork cleaning in Welborne
Once air leaves the canopy, it travels through ductwork that most people never see. Every horizontal run and vertical riser collects grease along the way and a fire in the duct can spread through the building. Our ductwork cleaning reaches inside the runs and risers through access panels, to BESA TR19® Grease. Typical jobs include sections of duct with no access panels and a duct clean needed for an insurer, on bends and junctions, horizontal duct runs and multi-storey ducts.
Work in a small place like Welborne starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with pictures 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.
- Place
- Welborne (PO17)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Long horizontal runs need access panels at regular intervals. Any stretch out of reach is noted and can fit extra panels.
Access panels
Access panels are the doors that let us into the duct. Where there are none, those sections can’t be cleaned and the report has to say so.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
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.
When to call us in Welborne
Slow air leaves the most grease behind. Flat runs, bends, reducers and the base of risers are the usual hotspots, and those are the points we pay most attention to.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- Proof of duct cleaning for the insurer
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
Bursars and site managers at schools such as The Henry Cort Community College tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Comparing quotes
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
What staff can safely do
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
How we price ductwork cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- What state the system is in
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Whether several sites go on one quote
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 not sure what’s needed, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
What to send for a quote:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Want a quote for ductwork cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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Honest limits
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Duct sealed behind fixed ceilings or walls
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or holed (that needs a ductwork contractor)
- A duct that’s too small or badly routed for the kitchen (a design issue)
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Attenuators
- Horizontal duct runs
- Multi-storey ducts
- Bends and junctions
- Vertical risers
- Access panels
How the visit works
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Welborne.
- We map the duct route and check where the access panels are.
- Set points along the runs are tested for grease.
- Access panels are opened and heavy deposits scraped out by hand.
- Horizontal runs and risers are then degreased by the method that suits the deposit.
- Readings and pictures are repeated and any section we couldn’t reach is recorded.
Preparing for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Get a fixed quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Related advice
What ductwork cleaning looks like in Welborne
At about 3 miles from the coast, Welborne is close enough for sea air to matter. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. Food Standards Agency records include about 4 bars, pubs and nightclubs across Welborne 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. Kitchens in Welborne get their food hygiene inspections from Fareham council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Francis, or anywhere in Welborne, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. A hospital like Knowle Hospital, about 0.5 miles west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Welborne is about 2 miles north of Fareham, in Hampshire. Every kind of commercial site in Welborne, we can take on ductwork cleaning. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, and Welborne is one of them. Portsmouth is in our area too, around 7 miles away.
Every address in PO17 is within our area for ductwork cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Neighbouring places we cover for ductwork cleaning include Crockerhill (1 mile east), Wickham Common (1 mile north-east), North Fareham (1 mile south-east), Hundred Acres (2 miles north-east) and Fareham (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Winchester (13 miles north-west), Gosport (6 miles south), Havant (9 miles east), Eastleigh (9 miles north-west), Horndean (8 miles east) and Totton (14 miles west).
What’s near Welborne
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Miners Arms and the streets around them. Welborne’s nearest station is Fareham station, roughly 1.9 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Carron Row Farm Museum (2.4 miles south-west) and Portchester Castle (4.5 miles south-east). Not far away are Portsdown Hill and Swanwick Lakes.