Kent · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Little Chart, Kent
Ductwork cleaning for Little Chart, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Grease leaking from duct joints
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
Different parts, different methods
Vertical risers
Risers are cleaned through panels at different levels. Where it cannot be reached safely, the report says so.
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.
About our ductwork cleaning in Little Chart
In doctor’s terms, the ductwork is the system’s arteries: find the blockages, clear them, then check the flow is right. Grease readings before and after give you the evidence, alongside before and after pictures. Typical jobs include hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs and grease leaking from duct joints, on multi-storey ducts, bends and junctions and horizontal duct runs.
Somewhere as small as Little Chart, 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.
Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Little Chart (TN27)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Little Chart questions
Can the work in Little Chart be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in Little Chart keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Little Chart?
In Little Chart, it’s Ashford council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Every site has its own report.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
Who is the responsible person?
It depends on the building. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
Is Little Chart in your area?
Yes. We cover Little Chart and across Kent, within our South East and London area. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. We always survey first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
How much notice should we give?
Earlier is better, especially for out-of-hours work. We normally quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
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Why act early in Little Chart
Dealing with the ductwork in Little Chart now beats dealing with it after a problem. 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. In a place like Little Chart, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Why book with us
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Fully insured
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Read how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
Do you need ductwork cleaning in Little Chart?
Damaged or poorly fitted filters let more grease into the duct. The duct then takes grease that the filters should have stopped and it fills faster.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- Duct runs that can’t be reached
- High readings at a recent grease test
- Proof of duct cleaning for the insurer
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Godinton House is about 2.6 miles south-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
What to look for in a quote
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
Honest limits
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Ductwork that was poorly designed
- Leaking duct joints that need repair
- Fire dampers that do not close (they need testing and remedials)
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Bends and junctions
- Multi-storey ducts
- Access panels
- Attenuators
What ductwork cleaning looks like in Little Chart
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 3 pubs, bars and clubs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Little Chart. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Kitchens in Little Chart get their food hygiene inspections from Ashford council. 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. Little Chart is covered by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Mary, or anywhere in Little Chart, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Little Chart is about 5 miles north-west of Ashford, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Little Chart, we can take on ductwork cleaning. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Little Chart is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for ductwork cleaning. We also work in Maidstone, around 13 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for ductwork cleaning: TN27. Neighbouring places we cover for ductwork cleaning include Little Chart Forstal (1 mile east), Pluckley (1 mile west), Fir Toll (2 miles south-west), Pluckley Thorne (2 miles west) and Chambers' Green (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (13 miles north-west), Ashford (5 miles south-east), Canterbury (15 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (12 miles north), Faversham (10 miles north-east) and Hythe (15 miles south-east).
Around Little Chart
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Swan Inn And Former Stables, among other places. The nearest railway station is Charing station, roughly 2.1 miles north. Nearby you will also find Romden Castle (3.8 miles south-west).
The process
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Little Chart.
- First the duct route is traced and every access point noted.
- Set points along the runs are tested for grease.
- Through the access panels, thick grease is removed by hand first.
- Next the ducts and risers are degreased, using whatever suits the deposit.
- We test again, take pictures and note any part that couldn’t be reached.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Get a fixed quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. 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.
Related advice
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, 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.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.