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Ductwork Cleaning in Aylesham
One call covers ductwork cleaning in Aylesham, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Years of grease along the duct floor
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
Aylesham: your questions answered
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Aylesham?
The local authority for Aylesham is Dover council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Can you get to a site in Aylesham?
Yes. Aylesham is within the area we cover across London and the South East. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Are you insured?
Yes. We carry full insurance and have been trading since 2009.
Do we have to stop cooking while the ducts are cleaned?
Only while we are working, and we work around you. Most kitchens book overnight or weekend cleans, so no service is lost.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
What types of premises do you cover?
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.
How do you clean inside the ductwork?
We survey the route, test the grease, then open the access panels. We clean the runs and risers section by section, then the readings are repeated.
Ductwork cleaning in Aylesham
Every duct has its own route. A few metres to an outside wall, or a riser up through the building to a roof fan. The survey traces the route, so we know where to get in and how long it will take. The work covers access panels, vertical risers and bends and junctions, and common reasons people get in touch are proof of duct cleaning for the insurer and years of grease along the duct floor.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like Aylesham gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Aylesham (CT3)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Signs you need ductwork cleaning in Aylesham
Ducts in Aylesham gather grease for the same reasons as ducts anywhere: hours of cooking, the type of food and how well the filters are kept. Under BESA guidance, the minimum interval is 3, 6 or 12 months, by daily cooking hours.
These are the problems we see most often:
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- Grease leaking from duct joints
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; St Martins Hospital is the nearest hospital to Aylesham, about 5.2 miles north-west.
Questions to ask before you book
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
Looking after it afterwards
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Book the next clean before the recommended date
- Tell us if grease leaks from the ductwork
- Don’t switch the extract off early
- Store the certificate with the fire risk assessment
Any section of duct we couldn’t reach is listed on the report, with the reason. We can fit access panels so those sections are cleaned next time.
Have access panels fitted where sections can’t be reached. It does not stop grease forming, but it stops it building unseen.
When it’s something else
We won’t sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Ductwork that was poorly designed
- Fire dampers that don’t close (they need testing and remedials)
- Duct sealed behind fixed ceilings or walls
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Aylesham
- Access panels
- Attenuators
- Multi-storey ducts
- Vertical risers
- Bends and junctions
- Horizontal duct runs
Why deal with it now?
BESA guidance says grease shouldn’t exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans. A reading of 500 microns or more at any point means a spot clean straight away. Leaving the duct makes those limits harder to keep to. Booking ahead lets us plan the trip to Aylesham at a time that suits you.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why Aylesham businesses choose us
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Trading since 2009
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Ductwork cleaning around Aylesham
Food Standards Agency data counts about 5 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 5 takeaways in and around Aylesham, up to about a mile and a half out. The duct above a busy canopy coats itself in grease long before anyone sees it. Environmental health officers from Dover council inspect food businesses in Aylesham. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Fire safety in Aylesham falls to Kent 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.
For kitchens close to Aylesham station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. Where a hall near St Peter, or anywhere in Aylesham, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Aylesham is about 6 miles south-east of Canterbury, in Kent. We carry out ductwork cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Aylesham and the rest of Kent. 922 places in Kent are on our list, large and small. Maidstone is in our area too, around 29 miles away.
We work across the CT3 postcode area for ductwork cleaning and the streets around it. We cover sites on Market Place, Mexborough Square and Derwent Way and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Aylesham, we cover Bloodden (1 mile north), Adisham (1 mile north), Womenswold (1 mile south-west), Woolage Green (2 miles south) and Out Elmstead (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Canterbury (6 miles north-west), Margate (13 miles north-east), Dover (8 miles south-east), Folkestone (10 miles south), Ramsgate (12 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (14 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Aylesham
Aylesham has its own railway station: Aylesham station. Well-known places in the area include St Martins Hospital (5.2 miles north-west).
Fixed quotes for ductwork cleaning in Aylesham
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- How big the system is
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Where the site is and how we reach it
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
Helping us quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- A few general shots of the system
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Want a quote for ductwork cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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What happens on the day
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like Aylesham.
- We map the duct route and check where the access panels are.
- We measure grease thickness at set points before cleaning.
- Through the access panels, thick grease is removed by hand first.
- Horizontal runs and risers are then degreased by the method that suits the deposit.
- We test again, take pictures and note any part that couldn’t be reached.
How to prepare
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Let us know about parking and loading
How to get a quote
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will typically have a quote within one working day.
Advice
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.