Kent · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork Cleaning in Shepway
Ductwork cleaning across Shepway and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
You will get a fixed price before any work starts. It’s based on:
- The times the site is available
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- How big the system is
- Site rules, permits and inductions
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
What to send for a quote
You don’t need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The site address and the type of premises
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
About our ductwork cleaning in Shepway
In doctor’s terms, the ductwork is the system’s arteries: find the blockages, clear them, then check the flow is right. Grease readings before and after give you the evidence, alongside before and after photos. We’re often asked to deal with heavy grease at the base of a riser and stale grease odours from the duct, across bends and junctions, access panels and horizontal duct runs.
In a smaller place like Shepway, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Shepway (ME15)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Multi-site and managed buildings
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. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Nearby places to Shepway
Other services in Shepway
How it 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. A site near Shepway normally has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
Need a price 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.
Advice
Leave it or put it right?
A dirty duct is something insurers ask about. Many require cleaning to TR19, and they can refuse or reduce a claim without proof. A certificate that covers the ductwork is what they want to see. When a site near Shepway shuts unexpectedly, the people who rely on it notice at once.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
What you get with us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
See what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Grease, kitchens and Shepway
There are about 118 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 47 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Shepway, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Behind every canopy among them is a run of ductwork that collects grease out of sight. It’s Maidstone council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Shepway. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. The fire and rescue service for Shepway is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
A hospital like KIMS hospital, about 2.2 miles north, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Church and community hall kitchens, near St Martin's Church or anywhere around Shepway, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Historic houses near Shepway, such as Stoneacre about 1.4 miles east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Shepway is about 1 mile south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Shepway, ductwork cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Shepway is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for ductwork cleaning.
Work in ME15 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Ductwork cleaning is available to premises on Derby Road, Devon Road and Surrey Road and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Shepway, we cover Willington (1 mile east), Park Wood (1 mile south), Otham (1 mile south-east), Maidstone (1 mile north-west) and Weavering (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Sittingbourne (10 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles south-west), Gravesend (14 miles north-west), Tonbridge (12 miles west), Faversham (15 miles east) and Northfleet (15 miles north-west).
Near you in Shepway
Typical jobs here are in premises near Mote Park, The Wheatsheaf pub and Senacre Technology College and the streets around them. Shepway’s nearest station is Maidstone West station, roughly 1.7 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are KIMS hospital (2.2 miles north) and Allington Castle (3.1 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Detling Hill.
Between visits
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Do not block access panels with shelving or stock
- Keep the fan on while anything is cooking
- Keep your cleaning records together
- Never cook with a filter missing
Keep the certificate and report with the fire risk assessment. It’s the evidence an insurer or inspector may ask for, and the photos make the duct’s condition easy to see.
Extra access panels mean more of the duct gets cleaned each time. It doesn’t stop grease forming, but it stops it building unseen.
What the work involves, part by part
Bends and transitions
Grease tends to pile up at elbows. We clean it back by hand and with degreaser, and test it before and after.
Horizontal duct runs
The underside of a horizontal duct collects the most grease. We scrape out the heavy layer first, then the walls and roof are cleaned too.
What staff can safely do
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Questions from Shepway
Is Shepway within the area you cover?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Shepway included. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Can the work in Shepway be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Shepway needn’t be disturbed. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
How often should kitchen ducts be cleaned?
BESA guidance sets minimum intervals by daily cooking hours: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate and 12-monthly for light use. Grease readings may show it needs doing sooner.
What if part of the duct cannot be reached?
Sections out of reach are written down on the report, as TR19 expects. New panels can be fitted to reach them in future.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
Can you quote from photos?
Yes, if we can see what we need. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, then a fixed quote.
How much notice should we give?
For planned work, earlier is better, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.