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Ductwork Cleaning in Hickmans Green
Specialist ductwork cleaning for Hickmans Green: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Grease leaking from duct joints
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
About our ductwork cleaning in Hickmans Green
Duct cleaning is the hardest part of an extract clean, and the part most often skipped. Without enough access panels, long stretches can go years without being touched. We open up every reachable section and record any we can’t reach, so you know exactly where you stand. Common call-outs are for high readings at a recent grease test and stale grease odours from the duct, on multi-storey ducts, attenuators and horizontal duct runs.
Somewhere as small as Hickmans Green, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- Hickmans Green (ME13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Honest limits
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or holed (that needs a ductwork contractor)
- Undersized or badly laid-out ducts
- A damper stuck open in the duct
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we work on in Hickmans Green
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Multi-storey ducts
- Attenuators
- Access panels
- Bends and junctions
Multi-site and managed buildings
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
Hickmans Green kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 3 pubs, bars and clubs in Hickmans Green and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. It’s Swale council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Hickmans Green. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Fire safety in Hickmans Green falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Barnabas or elsewhere in Hickmans Green, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr about 5.4 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Hickmans Green is about 3 miles south-east of Faversham, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Hickmans Green, ductwork cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. Hickmans Green is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for ductwork cleaning. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 19 miles away.
All of ME13 is within our area for ductwork cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We also cover the places around Hickmans Green: Winterbourne (1 mile south-east), Boughton under Blean (1 mile north-east), Oversland (1 mile south), South Street (1 mile south-west) and Crouch (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (11 miles south), Canterbury (5 miles east), Sittingbourne (10 miles west), Whitstable (6 miles north-east), Faversham (3 miles north-west) and Herne Bay (9 miles north-east).
What’s near Hickmans Green
Around Hickmans Green, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Mount Ephraim Gardens and The Queens Head pub. For rail, the closest station is Selling station, roughly 1 mile south-west. Nearby you will also find Tower keep castle at Chilham (3.1 miles south) and Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (5.4 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
Hickmans Green questions
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Hickmans Green?
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Hickmans Green. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Which council inspects kitchens in Hickmans Green?
Food hygiene inspections in Hickmans Green are carried out by Swale council. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
What shows that the ducts need a clean?
We measure it. Using a Wet Film Thickness Test or Deposit Thickness Test, we check the grease at set points. A mean above 200 microns, or 500 microns at any point, means it’s due.
What accreditations do you have?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
What about areas you cannot get to?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
How much does ductwork cleaning cost in Hickmans Green?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. For a quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
Do you cover Hickmans Green?
Yes. Hickmans Green is part of the area we cover, within the South East and London area we cover.
What should I send you?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
What happens if it’s left?
A partly blocked duct slows the airflow. The fan works harder, the kitchen gets hotter and smoke lingers at the canopy, and grease may start to leak from joints. Somewhere as small as Hickmans Green, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we’ll talk you through it.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Hickmans Green
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- We diagnose before we treat
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
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Common problems we fix in Hickmans Green
Grease in a duct running from a kitchen in Hickmans Green is as much a fire risk as in any building. Once it lights, fire can spread along the duct and into other areas, which is why the responsible person needs it under control.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Belmont House and Gardens is about 4.9 miles west), access may need planning.
Questions to ask before booking
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether the quote shows VAT
What the work involves, part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Flat runs of duct link the canopy to the riser or the outside wall. Grease drops out of the slowing air along them, and we clean them section by section through access panels.
Multi-storey and shared buildings
A duct that climbs several floors may be cleaned over more than one visit. We agree a sequence that suits the building, out of hours where possible.
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do 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. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Hickmans Green, let us know and we’ll plan around it.
- 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, pictures and a recommended next clean date complete the job.
Before we arrive
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We usually come back within one working day.
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Aftercare tips
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Report any grease dripping from duct joints
- Keep to the interval on the report
- Keep the fan on while anything is cooking
- Make sure filters are seated properly
A full system clean includes a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. It shows when and where the clean was done and by whom.
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.