Kent · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Chartway Street, Kent
Our technicians work in Chartway Street on ductwork cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures on every job.
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
Managing agents and facilities teams in Chartway Street
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
How we handle ductwork cleaning in Chartway Street
No two duct runs are the same, in Chartway Street or anywhere else. 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. The work covers multi-storey ducts, attenuators and vertical risers, and people most often call us about ductwork that has never been cleaned and duct runs that can’t be reached.
Somewhere as small as Chartway Street, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
A written report with pictures follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Chartway Street (ME17)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near Chartway Street
Other services in Chartway Street
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Why act early in Chartway Street
A fire in a greasy duct is hard to reach and hard to stop. The duct can carry it to rooms, floors or roof spaces well away from the kitchen, so cleaning the duct is as important as cleaning the hood. If the system at a site near Chartway Street fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
Why us?
- We are fully insured
- Photo reports with every job
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- One number for every site across the South East and London
When it’s something else
Ductwork cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- A duct that’s too small or badly routed for the kitchen (a design issue)
- Leaking duct joints that need repair
- Sections that cannot be reached safely without new access (those are recorded, and panels can be fitted)
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Chartway Street
- Attenuators
- Access panels
- Bends and junctions
- Multi-storey ducts
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
Chartway Street questions
Will you come out to Chartway Street?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Chartway Street included. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Chartway Street?
In Chartway Street, it’s Maidstone council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with pictures where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
How much does ductwork cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. For a quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
What’s the cleaning interval for extract ductwork?
At least as often as BESA guidance sets for your cooking hours. Kitchens cooking 12 to 16 hours a day need it at least every 3 months, while lighter use can go longer.
Different parts, different methods
Vertical risers
Risers are cleaned through panels at different levels. Any part that can’t be safely reached is recorded.
Horizontal duct runs
Horizontal runs carry the extract along ceilings and through voids. Grease drops out of the slowing air along them, and we clean them section by section through access panels.
Between visits
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Don’t switch the extract off early
- Report any grease dripping from duct joints
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted whenever you cook
- Leave a way through to the access panels
A full system clean includes a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. It records the date, the location and the technician.
The less grease gets past the canopy, the cleaner the duct stays. Clean, properly seated filters are the duct’s best protection.
What happens on the day
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Chartway Street.
- The duct route is surveyed and every access point found.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points.
- Once the kitchen has closed, we protect the area and open the panels.
- Heavy deposits come out by hand, then each section is degreased.
- We close up, re-test, photograph and record anything out of reach.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Clear the space around the work
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
How to get a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Related advice
What ductwork cleaning looks like in Chartway Street
There are about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens in Chartway Street and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Wherever those kitchens cook under a canopy, the horizontal runs and risers need cleaning as well as the hood. Kitchens in Chartway Street get their food hygiene inspections from Maidstone council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. The fire and rescue service for Chartway Street is 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.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Leeds Castle is about 2 miles north), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; KIMS hospital is the nearest hospital to Chartway Street, about 5.1 miles north-west. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Peter's and St Paul's Church or elsewhere in Chartway Street, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Chartway Street is about 5 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. Across the ME17 area, we cover ductwork cleaning for commercial sites. Chartway Street is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for ductwork cleaning.
Ductwork cleaning in ME17 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. You’ll find streets such as Chartway Street and Workhouse Lane, and we cover them all for ductwork cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for ductwork cleaning include Kingswood (1 mile north-east), Ulcombe (1 mile south-east), Broomfield (2 miles north-east), Leeds (2 miles north) and Ashbank (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (5 miles north-west), Ashford (12 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-east), Tonbridge (15 miles west), Faversham (13 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (10 miles west).
Local landmarks in Chartway Street
The nearest railway station is Harrietsham station, roughly 3 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Sutton Valence Castle (1 mile south-west) and KIMS hospital (5.1 miles north-west).