Kent · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Fordcombe, Kent
Ductwork cleaning for Fordcombe and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- The size of the system
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
Asking for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The postcode and the type of business
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before any work starts.
Ductwork cleaning in Fordcombe
Many ducts were installed with too few access doors. Where a section cannot be reached, TR19 expects it to be recorded on the report, and we can fit new access panels so it’s cleaned next time. It’s better to know than to assume. Common call-outs are for proof of duct cleaning for the insurer and duct runs with no cleaning record, on bends and junctions, horizontal duct runs and vertical risers.
In a small place like Fordcombe, 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.
A written report with pictures follows every 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
- Fordcombe (TN3)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
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Questions from Fordcombe
Is Fordcombe within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Do you work at weekends in Fordcombe?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Fordcombe can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
How is kitchen extract ductwork cleaned?
We open each access panel and clean the section it reaches. Grease is scraped out first, then degreased, with readings taken before and after.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Yes, if we can see what we need. If not, a site survey comes first, and the quote follows that.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. The law sets the duty; TR19® is the benchmark used to show it’s met. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and without records, many insurers may refuse or reduce a claim.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
How can I tell if my extract ducts are dirty?
We measure it. Using a Wet Film Thickness Test or Deposit Thickness Test, we check the grease at set points. BESA guidance says the mean shouldn’t exceed 200 microns, and 500 or more anywhere needs immediate spot cleaning.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
What we do, step by step
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Fordcombe run smoothly.
- Diagnosis: a survey of the duct’s route, size and access.
- You get a fixed price before work starts.
- We clean section by section, working from panel to panel.
- We take extra care at bends and at the foot of risers.
- Readings, pictures and a recommended next clean date complete the job.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
How to get a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
What we are called out for in Fordcombe
A vertical riser can run up several floors. Grease collects on the riser walls and gathers at the bottom, where it can pool. Access along its height is needed to clean it properly.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- Duct runs that cannot be reached
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Peter or elsewhere in Fordcombe, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
What your quote should include
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What insurance they carry
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
What staff can safely do
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.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Ductwork cleaning around Fordcombe
There are about 3 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens across Fordcombe and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. The duct above a busy canopy coats itself in grease long before anyone sees it. Kitchens in Fordcombe get their food hygiene inspections from Sevenoaks council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Fordcombe is covered by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Kent and Sussex Hospital is the nearest hospital to Fordcombe, about 3.6 miles east. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Fordcombe (Groombridge Place is about 1.8 miles south), fitting access panels needs care.
Fordcombe is about 4 miles west of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Fordcombe, ductwork cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. We cover 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Maidstone, about 17 miles from Fordcombe.
Here we cover the TN3 postcode area for ductwork cleaning. Local streets include Spring Hill, St Peters Row and Chafford Lane, all of which we cover for ductwork cleaning. Close by, we work in Walter's Green (1 mile north-west), Stone Cross (1 mile south), Ashurst (1 mile south-west), Teasley Mead (1 mile west) and Penshurst (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Sevenoaks (10 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (4 miles east), Tonbridge (6 miles north-east), Kings Hill (13 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (10 miles east) and Southborough (4 miles east).
Landmarks near Fordcombe
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Chafford Arms. The nearest railway station is Ashurst Kent station, about 1.4 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are Bolebroke Castle (3.4 miles south-west) and Kent and Sussex Hospital (3.6 miles east). For a walk, there’s Broadwater Warren RSPB Reserve and Barden Lake.
Leave it or put it right?
A fire in a greasy duct is hard to reach and hard to stop. It can travel through the ductwork to other parts of the building, which is why the duct matters as much as the canopy. Rural sites can’t always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Why us?
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- We’re fully insured
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at what affects the cost and how to check a contractor.
When something else is needed
Ductwork cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It won’t put right:
- Fire dampers that do not close (they need testing and remedials)
- Duct sections that need replacing
- A worn-out fan that needs replacing
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Horizontal duct runs
- Multi-storey ducts
- Vertical risers
- Attenuators
- Access panels
- Bends and junctions