Ductwork cleaning in Gold Street, Kent

Part by part

Horizontal duct runs

Flat runs of duct link the canopy to the riser or the outside wall. They collect grease as the air cools and slows, so each section is cleaned through its access panels.

Multi-storey and shared buildings

In a shared building, the duct links the kitchen to other spaces, which makes keeping it clean all the more important. The paperwork suits landlords and managing agents.

What happens if it’s left?

BESA guidance says grease shouldn’t exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans. A reading of 500 microns or more at any point means a spot clean right away. Putting off the clean only pushes readings higher. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.

Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.

Why book with us

• We’re fully insured
• Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
• CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
• Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout

See what affects the cost and our accreditations.

Ductwork cleaning in Gold Street: the local picture

Food Standards Agency records include about 8 pubs, bars and clubs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Gold Street. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Gold Street. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Environmental health officers from Gravesham council inspect food businesses in Gold Street. 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.

For kitchens close to Sole Street station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Gravesham Community Hospital (about 4 miles north), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Mary's Room, or anywhere in Gold Street, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.

Gold Street is about 3 miles south of Gravesend, in Kent. Across the DA12 area, we can carry out ductwork cleaning at your premises. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, and Gold Street is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (10 miles or so).

All of DA12 is covered for ductwork cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Close by, we work in Sole Street (1 mile west), Round Street (1 mile north-west), Henley Street (1 mile south-east), Luddesdown (1 mile south-east) and Meopham (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (10 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles east), Dartford (8 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (11 miles south-west), Gravesend (3 miles north) and Tonbridge (14 miles south).

What’s near Gold Street

Around Gold Street, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Railway Inn, Camer Park Country Park and Meopham School, among other places. There’s a railway station in Gold Street itself: Sole Street station. A little further out are Gravesham Community Hospital (4 miles north) and Gravesham Museum (3.9 miles north). For a walk, there’s Gad's Hill and Ranscombe Farm.