Kent · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Broad Street, Kent
We cover Broad Street for ductwork cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Grease leaking from duct joints
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
Ductwork cleaning in Broad Street
Duct cleaning is the hardest part of an extract clean, and the part most often skipped. Without enough access panels, long stretches can go years without being touched. We open up every reachable section and record any we can’t reach, so you know exactly where you stand. Typical jobs include duct runs that can’t be reached and smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork, on bends and junctions, horizontal duct runs and access panels.
Somewhere as small as Broad Street, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Broad Street (ME17)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about ductwork cleaning in Broad Street
Which fire authority looks after Broad Street?
That is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you work in villages like Broad Street?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Broad Street included. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Do you install duct access panels?
Yes. We’ll point out where panels are needed, and we can fit them so those sections are cleaned in future.
How long does ductwork cleaning take?
It takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. The survey tells us how long your duct needs.
Where does the waste go?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it doesn’t spread.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
Places near Broad Street
Other services in Broad Street
When it’s something else
Ductwork cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or holed (that needs a ductwork contractor)
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- Faulty fire dampers
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we work on in Broad Street
- Attenuators
- Multi-storey ducts
- Vertical risers
- Bends and junctions
- Access panels
- Horizontal duct runs
Managing agents and facilities teams in Broad Street
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
The process
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it 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, which takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. For a village or hamlet like Broad Street, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
How to get a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Related advice
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- The condition of the system
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Travel, parking and unloading
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
What happens if it’s left?
Dealing with the ductwork in Broad Street now beats dealing with it after a problem. The work takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access, done out of hours so the kitchen keeps cooking. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Broad Street is calmer for everyone.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Broad Street
- Each visit written up, with photos
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- We diagnose before we treat
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
What ductwork cleaning looks like in Broad Street
Food Standards Agency records list about 4 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in Broad Street and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Behind every canopy among them is a run of ductwork that collects grease out of sight. Fire safety in Broad Street falls to Kent 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. Food hygiene inspections in Broad Street are the job of Maidstone council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Broad Street is KIMS hospital, about 2.9 miles west.
Broad Street is about 4 miles east of Maidstone, in Kent. We carry out ductwork cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Broad Street and the rest of Kent. We cover 922 places across Kent, large and small.
We work across ME17 for ductwork cleaning and the roads nearby. Ductwork cleaning is available to premises on Broad Street Hill and Pilgrims Way and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Broad Street: Hucking (1 mile north-east), Hollingbourne (1 mile south-east), Eyhorne Street (1 mile south), Ashbank (2 miles south) and Bicknor (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (4 miles west), Ashford (14 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (6 miles north-east), Gravesend (15 miles north-west), Faversham (12 miles east) and Minster (12 miles north-east).
Near you in Broad Street
Around Broad Street, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Hook and Hatchet pub and White Horse Wood. The closest station to Broad Street is Hollingbourne station, roughly 1.1 miles south. Nearby you’ll also find Leeds Castle (2.3 miles south) and KIMS hospital (2.9 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Detling Hill.
Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Report any grease dripping from duct joints
- Get panels fitted where the duct couldn’t be cleaned
- Ask for a grease thickness test if the kitchen gets busier
- Keep your cleaning records together
Access panels are closed and sealed back up after cleaning, and the surrounding area is left clean. Waste grease and water are taken away.
The less grease gets past the canopy, the cleaner the duct stays. Clean, properly seated filters are the duct’s best protection.
Do you need ductwork cleaning in Broad Street?
A vertical riser can run up several floors. Grease clings to the walls and can run down to the base as liquid grease runs down. Panels along the riser make proper cleaning possible.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- High readings at a recent grease test
- Proof of duct cleaning for the insurer
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Broad Street (Leeds Castle is about 2.3 miles south), fitting access panels needs care.
What your quote should include
- Proof of insurance
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed