Kent · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Leigh, Kent
Ductwork cleaning for Leigh and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
Signs you need ductwork cleaning in Leigh
Grease settles fastest where the air slows down. Flat runs, bends, reducers and the base of risers are the usual hotspots, and those are the points we pay most attention to.
What we are most often called out for:
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Tonbridge Cottage Hospital about 2.7 miles south-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Before you book anyone
- When the next visit should be, and why
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
About our ductwork cleaning in Leigh
Grease in a duct is hidden, which is exactly why it’s dangerous. Flames pulled in from the cooking line can ignite it, carrying a fire along the duct and into rooms far from the kitchen. Removing it is the whole point. If you have heavy grease at the base of a riser and grease leaking from duct joints, we can put it right, from multi-storey ducts, horizontal duct runs and vertical risers onwards.
For a kitchen in or near Leigh, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with photos of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Leigh (TN11)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
Horizontal duct runs
The underside of a horizontal duct collects the most grease. Thick deposits are scraped out by hand before degreasing, then the walls and roof are cleaned too.
Vertical risers
Cleaning a riser needs access along its height. Where it can’t be reached safely, the report says so.
The process
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access, and we clear up before we go. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Leigh.
- We trace the duct and find every way in.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points.
- Once the kitchen has closed, we protect the area and open the panels.
- Heavy deposits come out by hand, then each section is degreased.
- Panels are closed, readings and photos repeated, and unreachable sections recorded.
Before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know about parking and loading
How to get a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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Questions from Leigh
Who is the fire and rescue service for Leigh?
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Leigh. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Is Leigh within the area you cover?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Leigh is covered. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
What is TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
How far ahead should we book?
Earlier is better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes usually come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
What happens to the waste?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
Can you clean ductwork with no access panels?
Any section we can’t reach is recorded on the report, in line with TR19. We can fit new access panels so they’re cleaned next time.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Can you fit access panels in our ductwork?
Yes. We’ll point out where panels are needed, and fitting them means future cleans are more complete.
Grease, kitchens and Leigh
Food Standards Agency data counts about 4 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Leigh. Behind every canopy among them is a run of ductwork that collects grease out of sight. In Leigh, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Sevenoaks council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Leigh is covered by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
School kitchens, at schools like Leigh Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Mary's Church, or anywhere in Leigh, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Leigh is about 3 miles west of Tonbridge, in Kent. We provide ductwork cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Leigh and the rest of Kent. We cover 922 places across Kent, large and small. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 14 miles from Leigh.
All of TN11 is within our area for ductwork cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If you need ductwork cleaning at premises on High Street, Green View Avenue and The Green or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Leigh, we cover Lower Haysden (1 mile east), Printstile (2 miles south), Bidborough (2 miles south-east), Tonbridge (3 miles east) and Stockland Green (3 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (14 miles east), Sevenoaks (6 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (5 miles south-east), Swanley (14 miles north), Kings Hill (10 miles north-east) and Foley Park (15 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Leigh
Around Leigh, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Haysden Country Park, Fleur De Lis Cottages Fleur De Lis Public House and The Judd School, among other places. Leigh has its own railway station: Leigh (Kent) station. A little further out are Tonbridge Cottage Hospital (2.7 miles south-east) and The Milne Museum (2.4 miles east). The countryside around Leigh includes Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve and Barden Lake.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Leigh
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Leigh and across Kent. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
Other services in Leigh
Keeping the system healthy
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Keep the fan on while anything is cooking
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Tell us if grease leaks from the ductwork
- Have the grease measured if cooking hours go up
When the duct is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through 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. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval may need to shorten, and grease thickness testing will show it.
What happens if it’s left?
Booking the duct clean in Leigh now keeps it a planned job. The work takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access, and we work evenings, overnight and weekends. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Leigh is calmer for everyone.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
Why book with us
- Fully insured
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Photo reports with every job
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Honest limits
We won’t sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Sections that cannot be reached safely without new access (those are recorded, and panels can be fitted)
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- Duct sections that need replacing
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Attenuators
- Vertical risers
- Multi-storey ducts
- Bends and junctions
- Access panels