Medway · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Frindsbury, Medway
Ductwork cleaning across Frindsbury and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- High readings at a recent grease test
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
- Stale grease odours from the duct
Common questions in Frindsbury
Is ductwork cleaning any different in a coastal place like Frindsbury?
It can. Frindsbury is within about 3 miles of the coast, and salt air speeds up corrosion. Outdoor metalwork near the sea is worth inspecting at every visit.
Which fire authority looks after Frindsbury?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Frindsbury. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
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.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. We always survey first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where needed. Then you get a fixed quote.
What’s the cleaning interval for extract ductwork?
BESA guidance sets minimum intervals by daily cooking hours: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate and 12-monthly for light use. Grease readings may show it needs doing sooner.
What does ductwork cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. To get one, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
What information do you need?
Only a few details: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and the last report help too. Then call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
What do you do with what you remove?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
How we handle ductwork cleaning in Frindsbury
We treat ductwork like a doctor treats arteries: diagnose where grease has built up, clear it and confirm the result. Readings taken before and after show the difference, alongside before and after photos. Typical jobs include a rancid smell from the extract duct and duct runs with no cleaning record, on bends and junctions, attenuators and horizontal duct runs.
In a smaller place like Frindsbury, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with pictures, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Frindsbury (ME2, ME1)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Between visits
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Keep your cleaning records together
- Report any grease dripping from duct joints
- Do not switch the extract off early
- Leave a way through to the access panels
You’ll have a recommended date for the next clean, worked out from the grease we found and how long you cook each day, in line with BESA guidance.
Have access panels fitted where sections cannot be reached. It doesn’t stop grease forming, but it stops it building unseen.
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What happens on the day
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 we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Tell us about any gates, ladders or locked plant areas at your site near Frindsbury when you book.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Get a fixed quote
Need a price for ductwork cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Related advice
When it’s something else
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- A duct that is too small or badly routed for the kitchen (a design issue)
- Duct sections that need replacing
- Faulty fire dampers
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- Attenuators
- Multi-storey ducts
- Vertical risers
- Bends and junctions
- Horizontal duct runs
- Access panels
Why it’s worth doing now in Frindsbury
TR19® is not law, but the duty to manage fire risk is. The Fire Safety Order 2005 makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, including the grease inside the extract ductwork. Systems on quieter sites still build up dirt and wear, just more slowly.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
What you get with us
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- Trading since 2009
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
See our cost guide or our accreditations.
Do you need ductwork cleaning in Frindsbury?
Air cools as it moves away from the canopy. Cooling air drops its grease onto the inside of the duct, so duct runs keep collecting grease long after the canopy.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- High readings at a recent grease test
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- Duct runs that can’t be reached
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near All Saints Church, or anywhere in Frindsbury, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Before you book anyone
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the price is fixed
- How they set the interval to the next visit
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- The condition of the system
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Parking and loading at the site
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- A few general shots of the system
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Grease, kitchens and Frindsbury
The coast is only about 3 miles from Frindsbury. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. The FSA’s data shows about 40 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 4 hotels and guest houses registered within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Frindsbury. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. In Frindsbury, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Medway council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like French Hospital about 0.8 miles south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Frindsbury is about 1 mile north-east of Rochester, in Medway. Whatever kind of site you run in Frindsbury, ductwork cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Across Medway, we cover 68 places, Frindsbury among them. We also work in Maidstone, around 9 miles away.
We cover every part of ME2 and ME1 for ductwork cleaning and the streets around it. If you need ductwork cleaning at premises on Mill Road, Grove Road and Bowes Road or a nearby road, we can help. Being close to the A289, Frindsbury is easy for our technicians to reach for ductwork cleaning. We also cover the places around Frindsbury: Rochester Riverside (1 mile south), Brompton (1 mile south-east), Chatham Waterfront (1 mile south-east), Luton (2 miles south-east) and Chatham (3 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Gillingham (4 miles south-east), Rainham (5 miles south-east), Park Wood (5 miles south-east), Lordswood (5 miles south), Twydall (4 miles south-east) and Hoo St Werburgh (3 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Frindsbury
Around Frindsbury, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Broomhill Park, Former Ordnance Store At Chatham Gun Wharf and Fort Pitt Grammar School, among other places. Other local landmarks include Temple School (0.8 miles north-west) and The Bell pub (less than half a mile north-west). There’s a railway station in Frindsbury itself: Strood station. A little further out are Pentagon Shopping Centre (1.4 miles south-east) and French Hospital (0.8 miles south). The countryside around Frindsbury includes Rede Common and Gad's Hill.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.