Kent · Ductwork cleaning

Graveney ductwork cleaning

Ductwork cleaning for commercial sites in Graveney and across Kent. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.

  • A duct clean needed for an insurer
  • A duct nobody has opened in years
  • Fat dripping from the ductwork

Ductwork cleaning in Graveney

Ductwork cleaning in Graveney

If the ducts in Graveney haven’t been cleaned for a while, or nobody is sure when they were? A few details about the system are a good start when you ring 0345 646 2711 or email us, and a fixed price will follow, usually within one working day. The work covers vertical risers, access panels and multi-storey ducts, and common reasons people get in touch are heavy grease at the base of a riser and smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork.

In a small place like Graveney, 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.

Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.

The Duct Doctor team standing beside their branded white and blue vans
Location
Graveney (ME13)
Region
Kent
Records
Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
Price
A fixed price before we start
Hours
Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
Phone
0345 646 2711
Page updated
30 October 2026

What your team can do, and what needs us

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.

If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.

Landlords, agents and facilities managers

If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.

The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.

Looking after it afterwards

Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:

  • Check readings when the menu changes
  • Get panels fitted where the duct couldn’t be cleaned
  • Book the next clean before the recommended date
  • Keep grease filters clean and fitted whenever you cook

You’ll have a recommended date for the next clean, based on the readings and your daily cooking hours, in line with BESA guidance.

Grease that never reaches the duct never needs cleaning out of it. Keep the filters clean, well fitted and in place whenever you cook.

What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning

We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:

  • The scale of the work
  • The times the site is available
  • Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
  • The condition we find in the survey

You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we’ll talk you through it.

What to send for a quote

To speed up the quote, please include:

  • Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
  • Your last certificate, test record or report
  • The postcode and the type of business
  • Problems your staff have spotted

Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.

Why it’s worth doing now in Graveney

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, so cleaning the duct is as important as cleaning the hood. With notice, the visit to Graveney can be fitted around your bookings and events.

What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.

What you get with us

  • CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
  • Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
  • A written report with pictures after every visit
  • Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line

See our cost guide or our accreditations and certificates.

Ductwork cleaning in Graveney: the local picture

At about 2 miles from the coast, Graveney is close enough for sea air to matter. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 3 pubs and bars across Graveney and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Graveney sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.

If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital about 5.3 miles north-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. For schools such as Graveney Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.

Graveney is about 2 miles east of Faversham, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Graveney, we can take on ductwork cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. We cover 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 18 miles away.

Postcode districts we cover here for ductwork cleaning: ME13. Streets in the area include Murton Place, Sandbanks Lane and Seasalter Road, all of which we cover for ductwork cleaning. If your site is just outside Graveney, we cover Culmers (1 mile south-west), Broom Street (1 mile north-west), Goodnestone (1 mile south-west), Hernhill (1 mile south-east) and Slutshole (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover Ashford (13 miles south), Canterbury (7 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (9 miles west), Whitstable (4 miles north-east), Herne Bay (9 miles east) and Minster (9 miles north-west).

What’s near Graveney

In Graveney, that means kitchens and buildings near South Swale and Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Faversham station, roughly 2.4 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Tankerton Castle (4.9 miles north-east) and Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (5.3 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.

Map of Graveney © OpenStreetMap contributors

FAQs for Graveney

Can a school canteen extract in Graveney be done out of term time?

Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Food Standards Agency records list about 2 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Graveney. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.

Which environmental health team covers Graveney?

Kitchens in Graveney are inspected by Swale council’s environmental health officers. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.

Are you accredited?

We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.

Can you fit access panels in our ductwork?

Yes, extra panels can be fitted. It means more of the duct can be cleaned next time, and the report will show where they’re needed.

How long does ductwork cleaning take?

It takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. We’ll confirm the time when we quote.

Can you look after several sites?

Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.

How do you keep the site clean during the work?

With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.

Can you price the work without visiting?

Usually, yes. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and a fixed quote normally follows within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we’ll say so.

What happens on the day

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 anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Graveney.

  1. We trace the duct and find every way in.
  2. Grease thickness is measured at set points.
  3. Out of hours, the area is protected and the access panels opened.
  4. Thick grease is scraped out, then the runs and risers are degreased.
  5. We close up, re-test, photograph and record anything out of reach.

How to prepare

  • Clear the space around the work
  • Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
  • Mention any parking or loading restrictions

Ask for a quote

To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We typically come back within one working day.

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When to call us in Graveney

A duct with too few access doors can’t be fully cleaned. Stretches with no way in may never have been touched, and grease there keeps thickening unseen.

Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:

  • Fat dripping from the ductwork
  • Sections of duct with no access panels
  • Duct runs with no cleaning record
  • A duct clean needed for an insurer

Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of All Saints, or anywhere in Graveney, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.

Before booking anyone

  • If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
  • Whether a survey comes first
  • When the next visit should be, and why
  • Proof of insurance

How to choose an extract cleaning contractor

BESCA Vent Hygiene EliteMember, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
CHAS · SafeContractorISO 9001 and fully insured
Certificate and photo reportWith every clean
24/7 emergency calloutEvenings, nights and weekends
Since 2009South East England and London