Kent · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Broomfield, Kent
Ductwork cleaning for Broomfield and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
How the job changes from site to site
Bends and transitions
A bend can hold far more grease than a straight run of the same length. We clean it back by hand and with degreaser, and readings are taken there before and after.
Vertical risers
Risers are cleaned through panels at different levels. Any part that can’t be safely reached is recorded.
Ductwork cleaning in Broomfield, done properly
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 and finds every access point before we quote. Typical jobs include a rancid smell from the extract duct and sections of duct with no access panels, across vertical risers, attenuators and multi-storey ducts.
In a small place like Broomfield, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Broomfield (ME17)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What else we do in Broomfield
The process
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, make the system safe, do the work, tidy up and leave you the report. On site, the work takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. Visits to a village like Broomfield are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- 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.
- The duct is degreased with the method that suits the grease, from degreasers to hot water or steam.
- We test again, take pictures and note any part that couldn’t be reached.
Before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
How to get a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Advice
Aftercare tips
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Do not switch the extract off early
- Leave a way through to the access panels
- Tell us if grease leaks from the ductwork
- Get panels fitted where the duct couldn’t be cleaned
File the paperwork in the maintenance log. It’s the evidence an insurer or inspector may ask for, and the photos make the duct’s condition easy to see.
The less grease gets past the canopy, the cleaner the duct stays. Keep the filters clean, well fitted and in place whenever you cook.
Your questions about ductwork cleaning in Broomfield
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Broomfield during the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. There are about 5 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Broomfield. Send us your term dates when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we’ll fit the work in.
Which fire authority looks after Broomfield?
Fire safety enforcement in Broomfield is handled by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Which accreditations do you hold?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We have been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Typically, yes. Send a few wide photos plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and a fixed quote normally follows within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we’ll say so.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Every site has its own report.
How do you clean inside the ductwork?
Each section is cleaned through its own panel. Heavy grease comes out by hand, and what’s left is degreased, with readings taken before and after.
What happens to the waste?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it doesn’t spread.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Kent. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Leave it or put it right?
Grease left in a duct in Broomfield hardens over time. It bakes into a hard layer that takes far longer to remove, so the later the clean, the bigger the job. Planning a trip to Broomfield ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
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 we’ll price it together.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Broomfield
- Trading since 2009
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- We diagnose before we treat
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something 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.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Broomfield kitchens: local notes
There are about 5 restaurants, cafés and works canteens across Broomfield and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Each kitchen that cooks under a canopy sends grease-laden air into a duct, where it cools and settles. Broomfield sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. In Broomfield, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Maidstone council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Leeds Castle is about 0.4 miles north-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Margaret, or anywhere in Broomfield, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Broomfield is about 5 miles east of Maidstone, in Kent. Broomfield gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Broomfield among them.
Here we cover the ME17 postcode area for ductwork cleaning. If your site is just outside Broomfield, we cover Chegworth (1 mile east), Ashbank (1 mile north-west), Kingswood (1 mile south), Eyhorne Street (1 mile north) and Leeds (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (5 miles west), Ashford (12 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (8 miles north-east), Faversham (12 miles north-east), Minster (14 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (10 miles west).
Landmarks near Broomfield
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Park Gate Inn and the streets around them. Broomfield’s nearest station is Hollingbourne station, about 1.6 miles north. Nearby you will also find Leeds Castle (under half a mile north-west) and KIMS hospital (4.5 miles north-west). Open spaces near Broomfield include Detling Hill.
How we price ductwork cleaning
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The number of sites or systems
- Where the site is and how we reach it
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
What to send for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Problems your staff have spotted
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
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, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.