Kent · Ductwork cleaning
Lodge Lees ductwork cleaning
One call covers ductwork cleaning in Lodge Lees, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- High readings at a recent grease test
- Proof of duct cleaning for the insurer
What your team can do, and what needs us
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
About our ductwork cleaning in Lodge Lees
Not sure when the ductwork was last cleaned? A few details about the system are a good start when you call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and a fixed price will follow, usually within one working day. The work covers access panels, attenuators and bends and junctions, and the jobs we see most are a rancid smell from the extract duct and duct runs that can’t be reached.
In a small place like Lodge Lees, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. 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
- Lodge Lees (CT4)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What we do, step by step
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Lodge Lees knowing what to expect.
- Diagnosis: a survey of the duct’s route, size and access.
- You get a fixed price before work starts.
- We clean section by section, working from panel to panel.
- We take extra care at bends and at the foot of risers.
- The duct is signed off with readings, photos and a next clean date.
Before we arrive
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will typically have a quote within one working day.
Advice
What affects the quote in Lodge Lees
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we’ll talk you through it.
What we need to know
We can often survey from pictures. The most useful are:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Problems your staff have spotted
Want a quote for ductwork cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Lodge Lees questions
Who inspects food businesses in Lodge Lees?
In Lodge Lees, it’s Canterbury City 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.
Do you cover smaller places like Lodge Lees?
Yes. Lodge Lees is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
How can I tell if my extract ducts are dirty?
The date on the last certificate is the first thing to check. If it’s overdue, or there isn’t one, a clean is due, and grease readings will confirm how urgent it is.
What’s the cleaning interval for extract ductwork?
It follows the same interval as the whole extract, ranging from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Readings tell you if it needs to be more often.
How long does ductwork cleaning take?
Allow a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. We’ll confirm the time when we quote.
Can you price the work without visiting?
In many cases, yes. With good photos, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
When it’s something else
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Duct sealed behind fixed ceilings or walls
- Ductwork that was poorly designed
- Leaking duct joints that need repair
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
What the work covers
- Access panels
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Bends and junctions
- Attenuators
- Multi-storey ducts
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
More services for Lodge Lees
Ductwork cleaning in Lodge Lees: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in Lodge Lees and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they cook under a canopy, grease does not stop at the filters: it settles along the duct and up the riser. It’s Canterbury City council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Lodge Lees. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Lodge Lees 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.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Acrise Place is about 3.4 miles south), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Lodge Lees is about 7 miles north-west of Dover, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Lodge Lees, ductwork cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Lodge Lees is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for commercial clients. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (28 miles or so).
Every address in CT4 is within our area for ductwork cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Neighbouring places we cover for ductwork cleaning include Denton (1 mile east), Breach (1 mile west), Wootton (1 mile south-east), Shelvin (1 mile east) and Selsted (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover Ashford (13 miles west), Canterbury (7 miles north-west), Dover (7 miles south-east), Folkestone (7 miles south), Ramsgate (15 miles north-east) and Whitstable (13 miles north-west).
What’s near Lodge Lees
Around Lodge Lees, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Jumping Downs and The Jackdaw Inn, among other places. Lodge Lees’s nearest station is Shepherds Well station, roughly 3 miles east of the centre. Green spaces nearby include Cheriton Hill.
Part by part
Attenuators and discharge
Attenuators, where fitted, quieten the extract, and their linings can soak up grease. They’re cleaned where possible and recorded if not.
Bends and transitions
Grease tends to pile up at elbows. It’s scraped out and degreased, and test it before and after.
Signs you need ductwork cleaning in Lodge Lees
Slow air leaves the most grease behind. Long horizontal runs, bends, changes in size and the foot of a riser all collect more, and those are the points we pay most attention to.
Look out for any of the following:
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- Duct runs that can’t be reached
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary Magdalene or elsewhere in Lodge Lees, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
What to look for in a quote
- Proof of insurance
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- When the next visit should be, and why