Hampshire · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Yateley, Hampshire
One call covers ductwork cleaning in Yateley: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Duct runs that cannot be reached
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
- Proof of duct cleaning for the insurer
How the job changes from site to site
Access panels
Every section of duct is cleaned through an access panel. Where there are none, those sections can’t be cleaned, and TR19 expects them to be recorded.
Attenuators and discharge
The discharge is where the duct ends and air leaves the building. Grease can collect there and stain the area around it, so it’s cleaned as far as safe access allows.
How we handle ductwork cleaning in Yateley
Not every duct has enough access panels. Where a section can’t be reached, TR19 expects it to be recorded on the report, and we can fit new access panels so it’s cleaned next time. It’s better to know than to assume. If you have grease leaking from duct joints and smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork, we can put it right, from multi-storey ducts, vertical risers and bends and junctions onwards.
Around a town like Yateley, extract cleaning normally means a restaurant, pub, takeaway or the kitchen of a school or care home. Each has a canopy, filters, ductwork and a fan to keep clear of grease, and each is cleaned to the same TR19® standard.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Yateley (GU46)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Do you need ductwork cleaning in Yateley?
Grease filters that don’t seal let fat straight through. The duct then takes grease that the filters should have stopped, and build-up speeds up.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
School kitchens, at schools like Yateley School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
What your quote should include
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Whether VAT is included
- What insurance they carry
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
Why act early in Yateley
A partly blocked duct slows the airflow. The fan works harder, the kitchen gets hotter and smoke lingers at the canopy, and grease may start to leak from joints. Booking now keeps it a routine visit to Yateley rather than an urgent one.
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
What you get with us
- Every job surveyed first
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
Nearby places to Yateley
Also in Yateley
When something else is needed
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A failed fan motor at the end of the duct (a fan repair job)
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or holed (that needs a ductwork contractor)
- A duct that is too small or badly routed for the kitchen (a design issue)
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Multi-storey ducts
- Horizontal duct runs
- Access panels
- Attenuators
- Bends and junctions
- Vertical risers
The process
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. In a town like Yateley, we usually work after closing or on a quiet day, so the site opens again on time.
- We trace the duct and find every way in.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points.
- Out of hours, the area is protected and the access panels opened.
- Thick grease is scraped out, then the runs and risers are degreased.
- We close up, re-test, photograph and record anything out of reach.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
How to get a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Related advice
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- File each certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Check readings when the menu changes
- Keep access panels clear of stored items
- Get panels fitted where the duct couldn’t be cleaned
The report gives a recommended next clean date, worked out from the grease we found and how long you cook each day, in line with BESA guidance.
Keep to the cleaning interval on the report. A change in cooking hours may change the interval under BESA guidance, and grease thickness testing will show it.
Ductwork cleaning in Yateley: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records include about 11 bars, pubs and nightclubs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Yateley. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Fire safety in Yateley falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Environmental health officers from Hart council inspect food businesses in Yateley. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Pinewood Hospital (about 3.6 miles north-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Peter or elsewhere in Yateley, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Yateley is about 4 miles north-west of Farnborough, in Hampshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Yateley, ductwork cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. Yateley is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover for commercial clients. Our Reading page covers sites nearby, about 10 miles away.
Work in GU46 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. That includes premises on Hall Lane, Calcott Park and Wistaria Lane and the roads around them. Yateley sits on or near the B3272, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. Neighbouring places we cover for ductwork cleaning include Darby Green (1 mile east), Eversley Cross (1 mile north-west), Little Sandhurst (1 mile north-east), Minley (2 miles south) and Eversley Centre (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Basingstoke (13 miles south-west), Farnborough (4 miles south-east), Fleet (4 miles south), Aldershot (7 miles south-east), Alton (14 miles south-west) and Tadley (13 miles west).
What’s near Yateley
In Yateley, that means kitchens and buildings near Dog & Partridge pub, Cranford Park Primary and Ambarrow Court and the streets around them. Yateley’s nearest station is Sandhurst station, roughly 1.3 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Staff College Museum (3.6 miles east) and Pinewood Hospital (3.6 miles north-east). Not far away are Horseshoe Lake and Hitches Hill.
Yateley: your questions answered
Can the work in Yateley be done at night or at weekends?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Yateley can fit around your hours. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Who inspects food businesses in Yateley?
Kitchens in Yateley are inspected by Hart council’s environmental health officers. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
What shows that the ducts need a clean?
We measure it. Readings are taken by Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). A mean above 200 microns, or 500 microns at any point, means it’s due.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
Do I get a certificate for ductwork cleaning?
When the duct is cleaned as part of a full TR19 clean, you get a TR19 certificate and a photo report. The report shows readings, photos and any sections we couldn’t reach.
Can you clean ductwork with no access panels?
Any section we cannot reach is recorded on the report, as TR19 expects. We can fit new access panels so they’re cleaned next time.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Do you cover Yateley?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, Yateley included.
What staff can safely do
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.