Kent · Ductwork cleaning
Grafty Green ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Grafty Green, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Grafty Green
In doctor’s terms, the ductwork is the system’s arteries: diagnose where grease has built up, clear it and confirm the result. Grease readings before and after give you the evidence, alongside before and after pictures. The work covers multi-storey ducts, horizontal duct runs and access panels, and people most often call us about a rancid smell from the extract duct and years of grease along the duct floor.
In a village or hamlet like Grafty Green, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
A written report with photos follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Grafty Green (ME17)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Ductwork cleaning in Grafty Green: the local picture
In Grafty Green, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers 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 Grafty Green is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Historic houses near Grafty Green, such as Leeds Castle about 3.5 miles north-west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Nicholas or elsewhere in Grafty Green, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Platts Heath Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Grafty Green is about 8 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. We carry out ductwork cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Grafty Green and the rest of Kent. 922 places in Kent are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 8 miles away.
Here we cover the ME17 postcode area for ductwork cleaning. We cover sites on Church Road, Woodcock Lane and Headcorn Road and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Grafty Green, we cover Liverton Street (1 mile north), Boughton Malherbe (1 mile north-east), Broadstone (1 mile south-west), Eastwood (1 mile west) and Platt's Heath (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (8 miles north-west), Ashford (9 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north), Faversham (12 miles north-east), Minster (15 miles north) and Kings Hill (13 miles west).
Near you in Grafty Green
In Grafty Green, that means kitchens and buildings near Kiln Wood, The Kings Head Public House and The Lenham School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Lenham station, roughly 2.1 miles north-east. A little further out are The Dog Collar Museum (3.4 miles north-west) and Coldbridge Castle (1 mile south-east).
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What happens on the day
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Grafty Green, let us know and we will plan around it.
- First we diagnose: the route, the access and the grease levels.
- A fixed quote follows, based on what we found.
- We clean section by section, working from panel to panel.
- We take extra care at bends and at the foot of risers.
- Readings, photos and a recommended next clean date complete the job.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Find the previous report, if there is one
How to get a quote
Need a price for ductwork cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
Grafty Green questions
Will you come out to Grafty Green?
Yes. Grafty Green is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Which fire service covers Grafty Green?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Grafty Green. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
How long does ductwork cleaning take?
Short runs are quick, but long or complex ducts may take several visits. We plan the work around your kitchen.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. We always survey first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where necessary. Then you get a fixed quote.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with photos where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
When is the ductwork cleaned?
When the kitchen is closed. Larger systems may be cleaned over several nights, with the kitchen ready to cook each morning.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
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.
Fixed quotes for ductwork cleaning in Grafty Green
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- The condition we find in the survey
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The scale of the work
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 play a part.
What we need to know
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The site address and the type of premises
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
If you need ductwork cleaning in Grafty Green, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
How the job changes from site to site
Bends and transitions
A bend can hold far more grease than a straight run of the same length. We clean it back by hand and with degreaser, and test it before and after.
Attenuators and discharge
Near the discharge, the air has cooled the most, which can mean heavier deposits. It’s tested and cleaned along with the rest.
Between visits
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Keep access panels clear of stored items
- Get panels fitted where the duct couldn’t be cleaned
- Make sure filters are seated properly
- Tell us if grease leaks from the ductwork
The report gives a recommended next clean date, worked out from the grease we found and how long you cook each day, in line with BESA guidance.
Some signs mean the duct needs attention sooner: drips from the ductwork, stale smells or a noisy fan. Testing will show whether any section has reached 500 microns.
What staff can safely do
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
When something else is needed
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Parts of the duct with no way in
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or holed (that needs a ductwork contractor)
- Faulty fire dampers
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Horizontal duct runs
- Attenuators
- Access panels
- Vertical risers
- Bends and junctions
- Multi-storey ducts
For landlords and multi-site operators
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.