Kent · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Great Chart
One call covers ductwork cleaning in Great Chart: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
What happens if it’s left?
Under BESA guidance, the mean grease level should stay at or below 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. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Great Chart rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
Why book with us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Each visit written up, with photos
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Ductwork cleaning in Great Chart, done properly
Once air leaves the canopy, it travels through ductwork that most people never see. Grease settles along every metre of it and a fire in the duct can spread through the building. We clean it from the inside, through access panels, to BESA TR19® Grease. Common call-outs are for duct runs with no cleaning record and grease pooling at the foot of the riser, on attenuators, horizontal duct runs and vertical risers.
Somewhere as small as Great Chart, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Great Chart (TN23)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near Great Chart
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In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Do not switch the extract off early
- Don’t block access panels with shelving or stock
- Report any grease dripping from duct joints
- Consider fitting panels where the report shows gaps
Keep the certificate and report with the fire risk assessment. It’s the evidence an insurer or inspector may ask for, and the photos make the duct’s condition easy to see.
Book the next duct clean before the date passes. A change in cooking hours may change the interval under BESA guidance, and grease thickness testing will show it.
What we do, step by step
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. In a small place like Great Chart, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- Diagnosis: a survey of the duct’s route, size and access.
- You get a fixed price before work starts.
- Each section is cleaned in turn through its access panel.
- Bends, risers and the base of each riser get extra attention.
- The duct is signed off with readings, photos and a next clean date.
Before we arrive
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Getting a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Related advice
When to call us in Great Chart
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.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
Historic houses near Great Chart, such as Godinton House about 1.1 miles north, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Comparing quotes
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- When the next visit should be, and why
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- If they look at the system before pricing
Your questions about ductwork cleaning in Great Chart
Can a school canteen extract in Great Chart be done out of term time?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. With about 10 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Great Chart, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. You can call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the dates the site is empty.
Do you work in villages like Great Chart?
Yes, Great Chart is part of our area, however small the site. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
How often does extract ductwork need cleaning?
At least as often as BESA guidance sets for your cooking hours. Heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day means at least every 3 months, while lighter use can go longer.
How much does ductwork cleaning cost in Great Chart?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll usually reply within one working day.
Can you fit access panels in our ductwork?
Yes, we do. The survey or clean shows where sections couldn’t be reached, and we can fit them so those sections are cleaned in future.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Only a few details: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. Then ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we will quote them together.
Are you accredited?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Different parts, different methods
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.
Bends and transitions
Bends, elbows and changes of size are where grease collects most. Slowing air leaves grease behind, so these points get extra attention.
Great Chart kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 13 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 9 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Great Chart, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever those kitchens cook under a canopy, the horizontal runs and risers need cleaning as well as the hood. Food hygiene inspections in Great Chart are the job of Ashford council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Great Chart. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Great Chart, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as William Harvey Hospital (about 3.5 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Great Chart is about 1 mile west of Ashford, in Kent. From the centre of Great Chart to the outskirts, we cover ductwork cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. 922 places in Kent are on our list, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 16 miles away.
Work in TN23 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Streets in the area include The Street, Toke Close and The Paddocks, all of which we cover for ductwork cleaning. We also cover the places around Great Chart: Godinton (1 mile north-east), Chilmington Green (1 mile south-west), Stanhope (1 mile south-east), Ashford (1 mile east) and Fleeden (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (14 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles north), Folkestone (15 miles east), Faversham (12 miles north), Hythe (12 miles south-east) and Davington (12 miles north).
Around Great Chart
In Great Chart, that means kitchens and buildings near The Little Black Dog pub, Ashford Community Woodland and John Wallis Academy and the streets around them. Great Chart’s nearest station is Ashford International station, about 1.8 miles east. Nearby you will also find County Square (1.6 miles east) and William Harvey Hospital (3.5 miles east). Not far away are Orlestone Forest.
Honest limits
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Undersized or badly laid-out ducts
- A failed fan motor at the end of the duct (a fan repair job)
- Leaking duct joints that need repair
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Multi-storey ducts
- Access panels
- Bends and junctions
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Attenuators