Hampshire · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Winsor
Looking for ductwork cleaning in Winsor? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Grease leaking from duct joints
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Winsor
Every duct has its own route. A few metres to an outside wall, or a riser up through the building to a roof fan. We map the route during the survey, so we know where to get in and how long it will take. The work covers access panels, multi-storey ducts and attenuators, and people most often call us about fat dripping from the ductwork and readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test.
Work in a small place like Winsor starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Winsor (SO40)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Winsor
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Your questions about ductwork cleaning in Winsor
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Winsor during the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. The FSA’s register shows about 3 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Winsor. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Which council inspects kitchens in Winsor?
The local authority for Winsor is New Forest council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
When is the ductwork cleaned?
Out of hours, at a time that suits the kitchen. Larger systems may be cleaned over several nights, with the kitchen ready to cook each morning.
How often does extract ductwork need cleaning?
It follows the same interval as the whole extract, from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. Grease thickness testing shows whether that’s often enough.
Where does the waste go?
It’s contained and taken away. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it doesn’t spread.
How much does ductwork cleaning cost in Winsor?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Call for a fixed quote and we will normally reply within one working day.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
What we’re called out for in Winsor
Grease in a duct running from a kitchen in Winsor is as much a fire risk as in any building. Burning grease can carry fire through the ductwork to other rooms or floors, which is why the responsible person needs it under control.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
A hospital like Tatchbury Mount Hospital, about 1 mile east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Before you book anyone
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the price is fixed
- How VAT is shown on the quote
Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted whenever you cook
- Diarise the next duct clean
- Consider fitting panels where the report shows gaps
- Don’t block access panels with shelving or stock
The report gives a recommended next clean date, based on the readings and your daily cooking hours, in line with BESA guidance.
Book the next duct clean before the date passes. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval may need to shorten, and grease thickness testing will show it.
How it works
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Winsor can be planned properly.
- We map the duct route and check where the access panels are.
- Grease readings are taken at set points along the duct.
- Access panels are opened and heavy deposits scraped out by hand.
- Next the ducts and risers are degreased, using whatever suits the deposit.
- Readings and pictures are repeated and any section we couldn’t reach is recorded.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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Part by part
Horizontal duct runs
The underside of a horizontal duct collects the most grease. We scrape out the heavy layer first, then the walls and roof are cleaned too.
Multi-storey and shared buildings
A duct that climbs several floors may be cleaned over more than one visit. We agree a sequence that suits the building, out of hours where possible.
Honest limits
Ductwork cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’ll tell you before we start. It won’t put right:
- A duct that is too small or badly routed for the kitchen (a design issue)
- A worn-out fan that needs replacing
- Duct sealed behind fixed ceilings or walls
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What the work covers
- Attenuators
- Vertical risers
- Multi-storey ducts
- Bends and junctions
- Access panels
- Horizontal duct runs
Why it’s worth doing now in Winsor
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. It’s simpler to plan the work at Winsor now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
What you get with us
- Photo reports with every job
- Every job surveyed first
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Towns and villages near Winsor
What else we do in Winsor
Grease, kitchens and Winsor
Food Standards Agency records include about 7 pubs and bars in Winsor and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. In Winsor, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from New Forest 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. Fire safety in Winsor falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
School kitchens, at schools like Copythorne CofE Infant School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Mary or anywhere around Winsor, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Winsor is about 2 miles west of Totton, in Hampshire. Every kind of commercial site in Winsor, we can take on ductwork cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, and Winsor is one of them. Our Southampton page covers sites nearby (7 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for ductwork cleaning: SO40. Streets in the area include Winsor Road, Winsor Lane and Pound Lane, and we cover them all for ductwork cleaning. We also cover the places around Winsor: Copythorne (1 mile north-west), Bartley (1 mile south-west), Netley Marsh (1 mile south-east), Cadnam (1 mile west) and Newbridge (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Winchester (14 miles north-east), Eastleigh (9 miles east), Chandler's Ford (8 miles north-east), Hedge End (11 miles east), Lymington (12 miles south) and Romsey (6 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Winsor
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Compass Inn. The nearest railway station is Ashurst New Forest station, roughly 2.7 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Tatchbury Mount Hospital (1 mile east) and Eling Experience (2.7 miles east). Open spaces near Winsor include Copythorne Common.