Kent · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Selling
Cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Selling. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
What the work involves, part by part
Access panels
Panels have to seal properly once they’re closed so the duct stays tight. A damaged panel is noted on the report.
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.
How we handle ductwork cleaning in Selling
No two duct runs are the same, in Selling or anywhere else. Some run a short distance to an outside wall, others climb several floors to the roof. We map the route during the survey, so we know where to get in and how long it will take. We’re often asked to deal with readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test and a duct nobody has opened in years, on horizontal duct runs, attenuators and vertical risers.
Somewhere as small as Selling, 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, whatever the size of the place.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Selling (ME13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Selling
Grease settles fastest where the air slows down. Flat runs, bends, reducers and the base of risers are the usual hotspots, and those are the points we pay most attention to.
Look out for any of the following:
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- Proof of duct cleaning for the insurer
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Selling, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
What your quote should include
- What paperwork you get at the end
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the price is fixed
Selling kitchens: local notes
Fire safety in Selling falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. About 47 miles out from central London, Selling is part of the South East area we work across. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Selling Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. For kitchens close to Selling station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Selling is about 3 miles south-east of Faversham, in Kent. If you need ductwork cleaning in Selling, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us. We work across South East England and London, including Selling. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Selling is one of them. We also work in Maidstone, around 17 miles away.
All of ME13 is covered for ductwork cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. You’ll find streets such as Selling Road, Selling Court and Vicarage Lane, and we cover them all for ductwork cleaning. We also cover the places around Selling: Perrywood (1 mile south), Hogben's Hill (1 mile west), Gushmere (1 mile north), Neames Forstal (1 mile east) and Crouch (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Ashford (9 miles south), Canterbury (7 miles east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-west), Whitstable (7 miles north-east), Faversham (3 miles north-west) and Herne Bay (11 miles north-east).
Around Selling
Typical jobs here are in premises near The White Lion Public House and the streets around them. The closest station to Selling is Selling station, roughly 0.8 miles north-east. Nearby you will also find Tower keep castle at Chilham (2.5 miles south-east).
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Selling and across Kent. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
What staff can safely do
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Fixed quotes for ductwork cleaning in Selling
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- A single visit or a regular plan
- How big the system is
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before we start.
Helping us quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Selling questions
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Selling?
Food hygiene inspections in Selling are carried out by Swale council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Is Selling within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
What happens to the waste?
It leaves the site with us when we go. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Yes, if we can see what we need. If not, a site survey comes first, and the quote follows that.
What shows that the ducts need a clean?
Drips, smells and weak extraction are clues, but measuring is the reliable way to know. Grease thickness testing shows exactly where the duct stands.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Between visits
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted whenever you cook
- Keep to the interval on the report
- Leave a way through to the access panels
- Ask us about extra access panels where sections can’t be reached
File the paperwork in the maintenance log. An insurer, fire officer or EHO may ask to see it, and the photos make the duct’s condition easy to see.
Have access panels fitted where sections can’t be reached. It doesn’t stop grease forming, but it stops it building unseen.
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How the visit 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. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Selling knowing what to expect.
- The duct route is surveyed and every access point found.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points.
- 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.
- We close up, re-test, photograph and record anything out of reach.
Before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Clear the space around the work
Getting a quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos.