Oxfordshire · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Woodstock, Oxfordshire
Cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels in Woodstock, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
- Stale grease odours from the duct
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Woodstock
Nobody sees duct grease building, so nobody notices it until something goes wrong. Flames pulled in from the cooking line can ignite it, carrying a fire along the duct and into rooms far from the kitchen. Removing it is the whole point. We’re often asked to deal with high readings at a recent grease test and gaps where access panels were never fitted, across multi-storey ducts, bends and junctions and attenuators.
For a smaller kitchen near Woodstock, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Woodstock (OX20)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for ductwork cleaning in Woodstock
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- The scale of the work
- Any permits to work or inductions
- How easy every part is to reach
- The times the site is available
What you pay depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Any previous report or certificate
- A few general shots of the system
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
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. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Woodstock kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s data shows about 6 pubs, bars and clubs and about 7 hotels and guest houses registered in Woodstock and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Woodstock. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Kitchens in Woodstock get their food hygiene inspections from West Oxfordshire council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Blenheim Palace, about 0.8 miles south-west, is one of the historic houses near Woodstock; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Mary Magdalene or elsewhere in Woodstock, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Woodstock is about 7 miles north-east of Witney, in Oxfordshire. From the centre of Woodstock to the outskirts, we cover ductwork cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Our Oxfordshire coverage runs to 443 places, and Woodstock is one of them. We also work in Oxford, around 8 miles away.
Every address in OX20 is covered for ductwork cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on Market Street, High Street and Briar Thicket or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Woodstock sits on or near the A44, so getting to you is simple for ductwork cleaning. If your site is just outside Woodstock, we cover Bladon (1 mile south), Bunkers Hill (2 miles north-east), Shipton-on-Cherwell (2 miles east), Thrupp (2 miles east) and Begbroke (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Oxford (8 miles south-east), Banbury (15 miles north), Bicester (9 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (12 miles south), Witney (7 miles south-west) and Carterton (12 miles south-west).
Around Woodstock
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Punchbowl Inn and Marlborough School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Hanborough station, about 2 miles south-west. Nearby you’ll also find Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum (0.5 miles west).
The process
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before we start, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. A site near Woodstock normally has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- 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.
- Heavy deposits come out by hand, then each section is degreased.
- We close up, re-test, photograph and record anything out of reach.
How to prepare
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
How to get a quote
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
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Woodstock: your questions answered
Can you come to Woodstock after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Just ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Woodstock?
It’s Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Woodstock. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No, not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
How do you know if the ductwork needs cleaning?
We measure it. Using a Wet Film Thickness Test or Deposit Thickness Test, we check the grease at set points. BESA guidance says the mean shouldn’t exceed 200 microns, and 500 or more anywhere needs immediate spot cleaning.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Leave it or put it right?
Grease narrows the duct and slows the air. The fan works harder, the kitchen gets hotter and smoke lingers at the canopy, and grease may start to leak from joints. Even a site near Woodstock that’s only busy part of the week needs its system checked on a schedule.
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will talk you through it.
What you get with us
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We’re fully insured
- In business since 2009
- Every visit written up, with pictures
Keeping the system healthy
So the system stays in good health:
- Flag drips from the duct right away
- Have the grease measured if cooking hours go up
- Store the certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Ask us about extra access panels where sections can’t be reached
A full system clean includes a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. It records the date, the location and the technician.
Grease that never reaches the duct never needs cleaning out of it. Clean, properly seated filters are the duct’s best protection.
When it’s something else
We won’t sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or holed (that needs a ductwork contractor)
- Ductwork that was poorly designed
- An extract fan that has stopped working
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in Woodstock
- Attenuators
- Multi-storey ducts
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Bends and junctions
- Access panels
What we are called out for in Woodstock
Grease in a duct running from a kitchen in Woodstock is as much a fire risk as in any building. Once it lights, fire can spread along the duct and into other areas, which is why the responsible person needs it under control.
What we are most often called out for:
- Proof of duct cleaning for the insurer
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Woodstock Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What to look for in a quote
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- What insurance they carry
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
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What the work involves, part by part
Horizontal duct runs
The underside of a horizontal duct collects the most grease. Thick deposits are scraped out by hand before degreasing, then the walls and roof are cleaned too.
Vertical risers
In taller buildings, a riser may pass through several floors and fire compartments, so fire dampers may be fitted where it crosses them. We test those as a separate job.