Kent · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Chartham
Cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels for Chartham, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Chartham
The ductwork is where an extract clean is won or lost. Sections with no way in can go uncleaned for years. We open up every reachable section and record any we can’t reach, so you know exactly where you stand. Typical jobs include years of grease along the duct floor and gaps where access panels were never fitted, across access panels, attenuators and vertical risers.
Work in a small place like Chartham starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Chartham (CT4)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Grease, kitchens and Chartham
Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Chartham. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Chartham is about 51 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Chartham is Kent and Canterbury Hospital, about 3.1 miles east. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Mary or anywhere around Chartham, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Chartham is about 3 miles south-west of Canterbury, in Kent. We provide ductwork cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Chartham and the rest of Kent. We cover 922 places across Kent, large and small. We also work in Maidstone, about 21 miles from Chartham.
Work in CT4 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Local streets include Station Road, River Court and The Green, all of which we cover for ductwork cleaning. We also cover the places around Chartham: Shalmsford Street (1 mile south), Mystole (1 mile south-west), Chartham Hatch (1 mile north), Garlinge Green (2 miles south) and Thanington (2 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Ashford (10 miles south-west), Canterbury (3 miles north-east), Dover (15 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles north-west), Folkestone (14 miles south-east) and Whitstable (7 miles north).
Around Chartham
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around No Man's Orchard and The Artichoke Inn, among other places. Chartham has its own railway station: Chartham station. Nearby you will also find Chilham Castle (2.7 miles west) and Whitefriars Shopping Centre (3.1 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
Places near Chartham
What else we do in Chartham
What the work involves, part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Grease settles on the floor of a flat duct run. Thick deposits are scraped out by hand before degreasing, then the walls and roof are cleaned too.
Multi-storey and shared buildings
In a building with several floors, the duct may pass other tenants’ spaces. We plan access with you and the building manager, so the clean is done safely and quietly.
The process
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Chartham.
- First we diagnose: the route, the access and the grease levels.
- You get a fixed price before work starts.
- Each section is cleaned in turn through its access panel.
- We take extra care at bends and at the foot of risers.
- Readings, photos and a recommended next clean date complete the job.
How to prepare
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Getting a quote
Want a quote for ductwork cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
Managing agents and facilities teams in Chartham
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
What we’re called out for in Chartham
Risers carry the extract up through the building. Grease clings to the walls and can run down to the base, where it can pool. Panels along the riser make proper cleaning possible.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- Grease leaking from duct joints
- Duct runs that cannot be reached
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Chartham Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether a survey comes first
- What insurance they carry
- When the next visit should be, and why
Chartham: your questions answered
Which fire authority looks after Chartham?
That’s 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.
Who inspects food businesses in Chartham?
In Chartham, it’s Canterbury City council that carries out food hygiene inspections. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
What’s the cleaning interval for extract ductwork?
It follows the same interval as the whole extract, from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. Grease thickness testing shows whether that’s often enough.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, we are fully insured. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. After that, simply give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
How far ahead should we book?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We typically quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What shows that the ducts need a clean?
A grease thickness test gives the answer. Using a Wet Film Thickness Test or Deposit Thickness Test, we check the grease at set points. A mean above 200 microns, or 500 microns at any point, means it’s due.
What your team can do, and what needs us
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. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
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’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Why it’s worth doing now in Chartham
Dealing with the ductwork in Chartham now beats dealing with it after a problem. It takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct, done out of hours so the kitchen keeps cooking. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Chartham
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Photo reports with every job
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
When something else is needed
Not every problem is solved by ductwork cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- Duct sections that need replacing
- Faulty fire dampers
- An extract fan that has stopped working
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Access panels
- Attenuators
- Multi-storey ducts
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Bends and junctions