Kent · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Ditton, Kent
For cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels in Ditton, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- Years of grease along the duct floor
Ductwork cleaning in Ditton, done properly
Once air leaves the canopy, it travels through ductwork that most people never see. Grease settles along every metre of it and a fire in the duct can spread through the building. Our ductwork cleaning reaches inside the runs and risers through access panels, to BESA TR19® Grease. We are often asked to deal with ductwork that has never been cleaned and a rancid smell from the extract duct, on access panels, vertical risers and bends and junctions.
Around a smaller place like Ditton, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with pictures, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.

- Where
- Ditton (ME20)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. For a place like Ditton, we load the van from the survey notes so the work can be done in one visit where possible.
- First we diagnose: the route, the access and the grease levels.
- You get a fixed price before work starts.
- We clean section by section, working from panel to panel.
- Bends, risers and the base of each riser get extra attention.
- Readings, photos and a recommended next clean date complete the job.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Get a fixed quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
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Ditton: your questions answered
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Ditton out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. With about 12 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Ditton, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Which environmental health team covers Ditton?
Kitchens in Ditton are inspected by Tonbridge and Malling council’s environmental health officers. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
How far ahead should we book?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
What’s the cleaning interval for extract ductwork?
The duct is cleaned as part of the whole system, at intervals set by BESA guidance, ranging from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Readings tell you if it needs to be more often.
Are you insured?
Yes, we are fully insured. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it, for sites that check contractor safety.
Can you quote from photos?
Yes, where the pictures show enough. If not, a site survey comes first, then a fixed quote.
What should I send you?
Some photos and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
Do you work in Ditton?
Yes. We work in Ditton and across Kent, as part of our work across South East England and London. To book, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- How easy every part is to reach
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Travel, parking and unloading
The cost depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Helping us quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
Towns and villages near Ditton
Other services in Ditton
For landlords and multi-site operators
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Ditton and across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
What the work involves, part by part
Access panels
After cleaning, every panel is closed and sealed, so grease and air stay inside the duct. We’ll tell you if any panel needs replacing.
Multi-storey and shared buildings
A fire in a duct in a shared building can affect far more than one kitchen, which makes keeping it clean all the more important. Your certificate and report give building managers the record they need.
Grease, kitchens and Ditton
Look up Ditton on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 28 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 19 takeaways in and around Ditton, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever those kitchens cook under a canopy, the horizontal runs and risers need cleaning as well as the hood. Environmental health officers from Tonbridge and Malling council inspect food businesses in Ditton. 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. Ditton is covered by 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.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Maidstone Hospital (about 1.9 miles south-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Peter's Church or elsewhere in Ditton, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Ditton is about 4 miles north-west of Maidstone, in Kent. For ductwork cleaning in and around Ditton, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Our area covers London and the South East, Ditton included. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Ditton among them.
Work in ME20 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on London Road, Station Road and Scott Close or anywhere close by, we can help. Close by, we work in Aylesford (1 mile east), East Malling (1 mile west), Well Street (1 mile south-west), Allington (2 miles east) and West Malling (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (4 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (13 miles east), Dartford (14 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (12 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-west) and Gravesend (10 miles north).
Around Ditton
Around Ditton, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Aylesford School, The Malling School and Kentish Quarryman pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Aylesford station, roughly 0.6 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Leybourne Castle (1.6 miles north-west) and Fremlin Walk (3.1 miles south-east). Open spaces near Ditton include Burham Down and Blue Bell Hill.
Do you need ductwork cleaning in Ditton?
Wherever the kitchen is, in Ditton or elsewhere, the duct fills in the same way: 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:
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
- Grease leaking from duct joints
School kitchens, at schools like Ditton Infant School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Comparing quotes
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
What a clean will not put right
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- A duct that’s too small or badly routed for the kitchen (a design issue)
- A damper stuck open in the duct
- A failed fan motor at the end of the duct (a fan repair job)
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Attenuators
- Multi-storey ducts
- Vertical risers
- Access panels
- Horizontal duct runs
- Bends and junctions
Why act early in Ditton
Old grease in a duct for a kitchen in Ditton doesn’t stay soft. Heat and age turn it into a thick, stubborn crust, which makes each delayed clean a bigger one. A planned visit to Ditton fits your hours; an emergency does not.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before work begins.
Why book with us
- Fully insured
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Every job surveyed first
- Trading since 2009
See our cost guide and our accreditations.