Kent · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork Cleaning in Pegwell
We cover Pegwell for ductwork cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Years of grease along the duct floor
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Stale grease odours from the duct
How we handle ductwork cleaning in Pegwell
We treat ductwork like a doctor treats arteries: find the blockages, clear them, then check the flow is right. Readings taken before and after show the difference, alongside before and after pictures. The work covers multi-storey ducts, bends and junctions and vertical risers, and common reasons people get in touch are ductwork that has never been cleaned and years of grease along the duct floor.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Where
- Pegwell (CT11, CT12)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Pegwell questions
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Pegwell during the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 15 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Pegwell. Send us your term dates when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we will fit the work in.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Pegwell?
In Pegwell, it’s Thanet council that carries out food hygiene inspections. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
Will I get a report after the ducts are cleaned?
A full system clean comes with a TR19 certificate and a photo report. The report shows readings, pictures and any sections we couldn’t reach.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it doesn’t spread.
Are you accredited?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Ductwork cleaning in Pegwell: the local picture
Pegwell lies within about 1 mile of the sea. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 80 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 34 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Pegwell. Where they cook under a canopy, grease doesn’t stop at the filters: it settles along the duct and up the riser. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Pegwell. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Historic houses near Pegwell, such as Quex Park about 4.2 miles north-west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. Where a hall near Church of St Laurence, or anywhere in Pegwell, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Pegwell is about 1 mile south-west of St Lawrence, in Kent. We provide ductwork cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Pegwell and the rest of Kent. Pegwell is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for ductwork cleaning. Maidstone is in our area too, around 38 miles away.
All of CT11 and CT12 is covered for ductwork cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. You will find streets such as Saxon Road, Downs Road and London Road, and we cover them all for ductwork cleaning. You’ll find Pegwell on the A299, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for ductwork cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for ductwork cleaning include Chilton (1 mile north), Cliffs End (1 mile west), Newington (1 mile north), Manston (2 miles north-west) and Haine (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Canterbury (14 miles west), Margate (4 miles north), Dover (14 miles south), Broadstairs (3 miles north-east), Deal (8 miles south) and Herne Bay (12 miles west).
Local landmarks in Pegwell
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Churchill House School With Railed Area, Chatham House Grammar School and Sandwich and Pegwell Bay, among other places. The closest station to Pegwell is Ramsgate station, roughly 1.1 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Ramsgate General Hospital (0.8 miles east) and Westwood Cross (2.2 miles north). Not far away are Sandwich and Pegwell Bay.
Part by part
Horizontal duct runs
A long flat run can’t be cleaned from one end. Any stretch out of reach is noted and can fit extra panels.
Attenuators and discharge
Some systems have attenuators to reduce noise, and their linings can soak up grease. They’re cleaned where possible and recorded if not.
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What else we do in Pegwell
The process
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Pegwell before we set off.
- 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.
- Readings, photos and a recommended next clean date complete the job.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored near the system
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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Do you need ductwork cleaning in Pegwell?
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.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- Grease leaking from duct joints
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Ramsgate General Hospital about 0.8 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Before you book anyone
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether they’re fully insured
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
Keeping the system healthy
So the system stays in good health:
- Tell us if grease leaks from the ductwork
- Don’t switch the extract off early
- Ask us about extra access panels where sections can’t be reached
- Check readings when the menu changes
Access panels are closed and sealed back up after cleaning, and the surrounding area is left clean. Grease and dirty water are contained and removed.
Some signs mean the duct needs attention sooner: grease leaking from duct joints, smells, or a fan that sounds rough. A grease thickness test can confirm whether a spot clean is needed.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Pegwell
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
How we price ductwork cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- What state the system is in
- The scale of the work
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before we start.
Asking for a quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
If you need ductwork cleaning in Pegwell, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.