Medway · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Lordswood, Medway
Looking for ductwork cleaning in Lordswood? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Don’t switch the extract off early
- Tell us if grease leaks from the ductwork
- Leave a way through to the access panels
- Consider fitting panels where the report shows gaps
Access panels are closed and sealed back up after cleaning, and the area around them is cleaned down. Waste grease and water are taken away.
Keep to the cleaning interval on the report. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval may need to shorten, and grease thickness testing will show it.
How we handle ductwork cleaning in Lordswood
Nobody sees duct grease building, so nobody notices it until something goes wrong. A flare-up drawn up from the range can light it, carrying a fire along the duct and into rooms far from the kitchen. Removing it is the whole point. The work covers multi-storey ducts, vertical risers and bends and junctions, and the jobs we see most are ductwork that has never been cleaned and grease pooling at the foot of the riser.
Around a smaller place like Lordswood, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That’s why every job is written up in a report with pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Lordswood (ME5, ME7)
- Region
- Medway
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Lordswood
Who is the fire and rescue service for Lordswood?
Fire safety enforcement in Lordswood is handled by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Do you work in villages like Lordswood?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Lordswood is covered. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
What information do you need?
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.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
How long will the duct clean take?
A short duct can be cleaned in a few hours, but long or complex ducts may take several visits. We plan the work around your kitchen.
How do you protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
What happens if there aren’t enough access panels?
Sections out of reach are written down on the report, in line with TR19. New panels can be fitted to reach them in future.
Which sectors do you work in?
Commercial premises of every kind: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
What ductwork cleaning cannot fix
Not every problem is solved by ductwork cleaning, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It won’t put right:
- Undersized or badly laid-out ducts
- Faulty fire dampers
- Parts of the duct with no way in
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Vertical risers
- Access panels
- Attenuators
- Bends and junctions
- Multi-storey ducts
- Horizontal duct runs
Multi-site and managed buildings
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Signs you need ductwork cleaning in Lordswood
Grease filters that don’t seal let fat straight through. More grease reaches the ductwork than it should and it fills faster.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- Duct runs that cannot be reached
Where a hall near St David's Church, or anywhere in Lordswood, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Comparing quotes
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
What the work involves, part by part
Access panels
After cleaning, every panel is closed and sealed, so grease and air stay inside the duct. A damaged panel is noted on the report.
Vertical risers
Risers are cleaned through panels at different levels. Where it can’t be reached safely, the report says so.
Ductwork cleaning around Lordswood
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 7 bars, pubs and nightclubs in Lordswood and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Environmental health officers from Medway council inspect food businesses in Lordswood. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Lordswood. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
School kitchens, at schools like St Benedict's Catholic Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Medway Maritime Hospital (about 3 miles north), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Lordswood is about 2 miles south of Chatham, in Medway. Lordswood gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Lordswood is one of 68 places in Medway we cover for ductwork cleaning.
Our technicians cover all of the ME5 and ME7 postcode area for ductwork cleaning and the roads nearby. You’ll find streets such as Hall Road, Rover Road and Gould Road, all of which we cover for ductwork cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out ductwork cleaning in Lidsing (1 mile south-east), Walderslade (1 mile west), Dunn Street (1 mile south-east), Bredhurst (1 mile east) and Hempstead (2 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Gillingham (3 miles north-east), Rochester (4 miles north-west), Rainham (3 miles north-east), Strood (5 miles north-west), Twydall (3 miles north-east) and Hoo St Werburgh (6 miles north). Lordswood is among the bigger places we cover in Medway for ductwork cleaning.
Local landmarks in Lordswood
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Greenacre Academy, South Wood and The Harrow pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Chatham station, roughly 3.2 miles north of the centre. Nearby you will also find Pentagon Shopping Centre (3.4 miles north) and Medway Maritime Hospital (3 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Burham Down and Boxley Hills.
Towns and villages near Lordswood
Also in Lordswood
What affects the quote in Lordswood
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- The scale of the work
- A single visit or a regular plan
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Whether several sites go on one quote
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
Helping us quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
Every quote begins with a look at the system, 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 work begins.
How the visit works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. In a smaller place like Lordswood, parking is rarely the issue, but tell us about gates, roof access and opening hours.
- First the duct route is traced and every access point noted.
- We measure grease thickness at set points before cleaning.
- Through the access panels, thick grease is removed by hand first.
- Horizontal runs and risers are then degreased by the method that suits the deposit.
- We test again, take photos and note any part that couldn’t be reached.
Getting ready for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Clear loose items from the work area
Ask for a quote
Need a price for ductwork cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.