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Ventilation Duct Cleaning in Felsted

Ventilation duct cleaning for Felsted and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.

  • Systems with no record of inspection or cleaning
  • Ductwork with too few access panels to clean
  • Musty smells from the ventilation

Ventilation duct cleaning in Felsted

Ventilation duct cleaning in Felsted, done properly

When the work is finished, you get a TR19® certificate and before and after photos. The report lists what we cleaned, any sections not reached and a recommended next inspection, so you have it all on record. The work covers hospitals and care homes, offices and schools and toilet extract systems, and common reasons people get in touch are damp or stale smells from grilles and ducts that need a clean before handover.

For a building in or near Felsted, access is agreed in advance and the visit is planned around the journey.

The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with photos, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.

Place
Felsted (CM6)
Wider area
Essex
Paperwork
Photo report after every visit
Quotes
A fixed quote up front
Working hours
Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
Phone
0345 646 2711
Page updated
30 October 2026
Inside an extract duct: heavy deposits on the left, cleaned metal on the right

Do you need ventilation duct cleaning in Felsted?

Building work is one of the biggest sources of debris in ducts, particularly if it’s left running while work goes on. Plaster, wood and masonry dust can sit in the ducts for years.

If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:

  • Ventilation that needs a TR19® Air inspection
  • Dusty supply ductwork that hasn’t been cleaned in years
  • Grilles and diffusers streaked with dirt
  • Ductwork with too few access panels to clean

Healthcare ventilation, from large hospitals like Braintree Community Hospital (about 4.6 miles east) to small clinics, depends on clean filters, coils and ducts.

Comparing quotes

  • Whether they’re fully insured
  • How they set the interval to the next visit
  • Whether a survey comes first
  • Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report

Our hiring checklist

Part by part

Extract ductwork

A dirty extract duct makes its fan work harder. Clearing the duct helps the fan do its job.

Offices and retail

Offices and shops tend to need the work done outside opening hours to keep the space open.

How the visit works

Your staff do not need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. The timing of a visit to Felsted is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.

  1. We look at the system and any earlier reports.
  2. Inspection points are chosen and the ducts examined.
  3. The work area is protected and the system switched off.
  4. Ducts, grilles and diffusers are cleaned and the debris taken away.
  5. The report records what was cleaned, anything not reached and a next inspection date.

Preparing for the visit

  • Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
  • Clear the space around the work
  • Let us know about parking and loading

Getting a quote

Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll typically have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.

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Related advice

Staff cleaning versus specialist work

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, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.

For landlords and multi-site operators

When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.

For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.

Your questions about ventilation duct cleaning in Felsted

Is Felsted within the area you cover?

Yes, Felsted is part of our area, however small the site. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.

Can you work in Felsted outside opening hours?

Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. That way a site in Felsted doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.

What does TR19 mean?

It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.

Are you fully insured?

Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.

Do you look at the system first?

Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.

How much does ventilation duct cleaning cost?

There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before work begins.

Do we need to close while you work?

Not normally. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Larger jobs can be phased over several visits to keep things running.

How much notice do you need?

Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.

Honest limits

We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:

  • Kitchen extract ductwork, which needs a TR19® Grease clean
  • Leaking or broken duct sections
  • Building management settings that run the plant

Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.

What we work on in Felsted

  • Offices and schools
  • Hospitals and care homes
  • General extract ductwork
  • Supply ductwork
  • Toilet extract systems
  • Grilles and diffusers

Felsted buildings and their air

Food Standards Agency records list about 5 schools, colleges and universities and about 3 hospitals, care homes and childcare premises registered as food businesses in and around Felsted, up to about a mile and a half out. Many buildings of this kind have supply and extract ductwork that gathers dust and needs inspecting. Braintree Community Hospital is the nearest hospital, about 4.6 miles east of Felsted. Clean air matters most where people are unwell, and that is as true in a care home as in a hospital. Felsted is about 34 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you.

Wherever a school like Felsted Primary School has ducted ventilation, a half-term visit keeps the work out of lesson time.

Felsted is about 6 miles west of Braintree, in Essex. From the centre of Felsted to the outskirts, ventilation duct cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Felsted is one of 644 places in Essex we cover for commercial clients. Chelmsford is in our area too, around 9 miles away.

Ventilation duct cleaning in CM6 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need ventilation duct cleaning at premises on Station Road, Braintree Road and Chelmsford Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Neighbouring places we cover for ventilation duct cleaning include Causeway End (1 mile south), Watch House Green (1 mile north-east), Little Dunmow (1 mile west), Bannister Green (1 mile east) and Brookstreet (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns such as Chelmsford (9 miles south), Braintree (6 miles east), Harlow (15 miles south-west), Maldon (14 miles south-east), Witham (9 miles south-east) and Saffron Walden (14 miles north-west).

Local landmarks in Felsted

We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Chequers pub. Nearby you’ll also find Little Easton Moat (4.9 miles north-west) and Braintree Community Hospital (4.6 miles east). The countryside around Felsted includes Phyllis Currie Nature Reserve.

Map of Felsted © OpenStreetMap contributors

How we price ventilation duct cleaning

A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:

  • The times the site is available
  • Any permits to work or inductions
  • One-off work versus a regular cycle
  • The condition we find in the survey

Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.

What we need to know

Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:

  • Problems your staff have spotted
  • Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
  • Wide photos of the system and the area around it
  • The times we could work without disrupting the site

Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.

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