Kent · Ductwork cleaning
Key's Green ductwork cleaning
Professional ductwork cleaning in and around Key's Green, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
Ductwork cleaning in Key's Green
Not sure when the ductwork was last cleaned? A few details about the system are a good start when you ring 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we’ll send you a fixed quote for ductwork cleaning, normally within one working day. Typical jobs include a duct clean needed for an insurer and hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs, on horizontal duct runs, multi-storey ducts and vertical risers.
Work in a small place like Key's Green starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
We have 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’re fully insured.
- Location
- Key's Green (TN12)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Key's Green
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Key's Green out of term?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. With about 2 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Key's Green, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the dates the site is empty.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Key's Green?
Fire safety enforcement in Key's Green is handled by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
How can I tell if my extract ducts are dirty?
Signs include grease dripping from joints, smells and a fan working harder, but the only sure way is to measure. A WFTT or DTT reading gives a clear answer.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that can’t wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Is a quote from photos possible?
In many cases, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Just the basics: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and the last report help too. After that, simply phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
How long does it take to clean extract ducts?
Short runs are quick, but long or complex ducts may take several visits. Visits are planned out of hours.
What if part of the duct cannot be reached?
Sections out of reach are written down on the report, as TR19 expects. We can fit new access panels so they’re cleaned next time.
Nearby places to Key's Green
What else we do in Key's Green
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- Parking and loading at the site
- How many systems or sites are involved
- How big the system is
- How easy every part is to reach
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What we need to know
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Ductwork cleaning around Key's Green
There are about 3 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Key's Green, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Each kitchen that cooks under a canopy sends grease-laden air into a duct, where it cools and settles. Food hygiene inspections in Key's Green are the job of Tunbridge Wells council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Key's Green sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Pembury Hospital (about 2.4 miles north-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Church and community hall kitchens, near Chapel Of Ease Of St Luke or anywhere around Key's Green, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Key's Green is about 4 miles east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Key's Green, we can take on ductwork cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. Key's Green is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for ductwork cleaning. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 12 miles away.
We cover every part of TN12 for ductwork cleaning and the roads nearby. Local streets include Cryals Road and Beech Lane, and we cover them all for ductwork cleaning. We also cover the places around Key's Green: Lamberhurst Quarter (1 mile south), Petteridge (1 mile north-east), Pembury (2 miles north-west), Matfield (2 miles north-east) and Brenchley (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (12 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (13 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (4 miles west), Tonbridge (6 miles north-west), Kings Hill (10 miles north) and Foley Park (13 miles north-east).
Around Key's Green
Typical jobs here are in premises near Brenchley Wood and The Blue Boys Inn and the streets around them. The closest station to Key's Green is Frant station, roughly 3.5 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Pembury Hospital (2.4 miles north-west) and Old Scotney Castle (3.7 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Bewl Water and Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve.
What happens on the day
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access. Somewhere like Key's Green, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- The duct route is surveyed and every access point found.
- We take grease readings along the route.
- Out of hours, the area is protected and the access panels opened.
- Heavy deposits come out by hand, then each section is degreased.
- We close up, re-test, photograph and record anything out of reach.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.
Related advice
What staff can safely do
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
What we are called out for in Key's Green
The further the air travels from the cooking, the cooler it gets. Cooling air drops its grease onto the inside of the duct, so duct runs keep collecting grease long after the canopy.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
- Proof of duct cleaning for the insurer
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Key's Green (Scotney Castle is about 3.6 miles south-east), fitting access panels needs care.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether a survey comes first
Honest limits
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- Fire dampers that do not close (they need testing and remedials)
- Leaking duct joints that need repair
- An extract fan that has stopped working
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly.
What we work on in Key's Green
- Vertical risers
- Access panels
- Multi-storey ducts
- Horizontal duct runs
- Bends and junctions
- Attenuators
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
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.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Key's Green and across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
How the job changes from site to site
Vertical risers
Risers are cleaned through panels at different levels. Any part that cannot be safely reached is recorded.
Access panels
After cleaning, every panel is closed and sealed so the duct stays tight. A damaged panel is noted on the report.