Kent · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Mersham
Cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels for Mersham, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- Years of grease along the duct floor
- Stale grease odours from the duct
How we handle ductwork cleaning in Mersham
Many ducts were installed with too few access doors. Where a section can’t be reached, TR19 expects it to be recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted to reach it in future. An honest report beats a guess. We are often asked to deal with grease seeping out of the duct seams and readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test, across vertical risers, multi-storey ducts and bends and junctions.
In a small place like Mersham, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Mersham (TN25)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Grease, kitchens and Mersham
Look up Mersham on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 5 restaurants, cafés and canteens in and around Mersham, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever those kitchens cook under a canopy, the horizontal runs and risers need cleaning as well as the hood. It’s Ashford council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Mersham. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Mersham sits within the area of 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.
A hospital like William Harvey Hospital, about 1.7 miles north-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St John the Baptist or elsewhere in Mersham, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Mersham is about 3 miles south-east of Ashford, in Kent. Across the TN25 area, we can take on ductwork cleaning. We cover 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 20 miles away.
Ductwork cleaning in TN25 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Ductwork cleaning is available to premises on Church Road, The Street and Church Close and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Mersham: Sevington (1 mile north-west), South Stour (1 mile south-west), Ridgeway (1 mile east), Hinxhill Park (2 miles north) and Smeeth (2 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Ashford (3 miles north-west), Canterbury (13 miles north-east), Folkestone (11 miles east), Faversham (14 miles north), Hythe (7 miles south-east) and Davington (14 miles north).
Around Mersham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Farriers Arms and Poulton Wood, among other places. Mersham’s nearest station is Ashford International station, about 2.9 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include Ashford Designer Outlet (2.6 miles north-west) and William Harvey Hospital (1.7 miles north-west). Not far away are Hatch Park.
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Mersham: your questions answered
Do you cover smaller places like Mersham?
Yes. Mersham 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.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Mersham?
Food hygiene inspections in Mersham are carried out by Ashford council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
What should I send you?
A short description and a few pictures plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. We do not leave it behind.
How much notice should we give?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We carry full insurance and have been trading since 2009.
How is kitchen extract ductwork cleaned?
After a survey and grease readings, the duct is opened up through its access panels. Each run and riser is scraped and degreased, then the readings are repeated.
Part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Flat runs of duct link the canopy to the riser or the outside wall. They collect grease as the air cools and slows, so each section is cleaned through its access panels.
Attenuators and discharge
The discharge is where the duct ends and air leaves the building. It can gather grease and mark the wall or roof around it, so it’s cleaned as far as safe access allows.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Why act early in Mersham
A dirty duct is something insurers ask about. Many require cleaning to TR19, and they can refuse or reduce a claim without proof. Your certificate and photo report show the ducts were cleaned. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re unsure, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why us?
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Every job surveyed first
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Read our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
What ductwork cleaning cannot fix
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what ductwork cleaning won’t do:
- Fire dampers that don’t close (they need testing and remedials)
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or holed (that needs a ductwork contractor)
- An extract fan that has stopped working
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Bends and junctions
- Attenuators
- Multi-storey ducts
- Access panels
When to call us in Mersham
Grease in a duct running from a kitchen in Mersham is as much a fire risk as in any building. Once it lights, fire can spread along the duct and into other areas, which is why the responsible person needs it under control.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Mersham Primary School or anywhere near Mersham, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What your quote should include
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- How they set the interval to the next visit
Looking after it afterwards
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Do not switch the extract off early
- Flag drips from the duct right away
- Book the next clean before the recommended date
- Never cook with a filter missing
After the clean, the same points are tested again, so the report shows the before and after figures. Before and after pictures sit next to the numbers.
Extra access panels mean more of the duct gets cleaned each time. Grease you can reach is grease that gets removed.
How it works
We are used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. For a village or hamlet like Mersham, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- We trace the duct and find every way in.
- We take grease readings along the route.
- Once the kitchen has closed, we protect the area and open the panels.
- Thick grease is scraped out, then the runs and risers are degreased.
- Panels are closed, readings and pictures repeated, and unreachable sections recorded.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Clear loose items from the work area
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.