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Duct cleaning in Sittingbourne
Ductwork cleaning for Sittingbourne and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
Sittingbourne: your questions answered
Can school kitchens in Sittingbourne be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Food Standards Agency records list about 24 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Sittingbourne. Send us your term dates when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we will fit the work in.
Can the work in Sittingbourne be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. That way a site in Sittingbourne does not have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.
What shows that the ducts need a clean?
A grease thickness test gives the answer. Readings are taken by Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). A mean above 200 microns, or 500 microns at any point, means it’s due.
What happens if there are not enough access panels?
Ductwork needs access to be cleaned. We record those sections on the report and can fit access panels.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
What’s the cleaning interval for extract ductwork?
It follows the same interval as the whole extract, from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. Grease thickness testing shows whether that is often enough.
What information do you need?
A short description and a few photos, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we will ask.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
The report shows them clearly. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
About our ductwork cleaning in Sittingbourne
Every duct has its own route. Some run a short distance to an outside wall, others climb several floors to the roof. The survey traces the route and finds every access point before we quote. Common call-outs are for stale grease odours from the duct and duct runs that can’t be reached, across attenuators, access panels and horizontal duct runs.
For a pub, café or restaurant in a town like Sittingbourne, losing a day’s trade to cleaning is not an option, so cleans are booked after closing, early in the morning or on a quiet day. The kitchen is handed back clean and ready to cook.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. 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.
- Place
- Sittingbourne (ME10, ME9)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
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How it works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. A few photos of the system and its access points help us plan a visit in Sittingbourne.
- We map the duct route and check where the access panels are.
- We measure grease thickness at set points before cleaning.
- Through the access panels, thick grease is removed by hand first.
- Next the ducts and risers are degreased, using whatever suits the deposit.
- We test again, take photos and note any part that couldn’t be reached.
Before we arrive
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
How to get a quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
Managing agents and facilities teams in Sittingbourne
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
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.
Fixed quotes for ductwork cleaning in Sittingbourne
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- The number of sites or systems
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Site rules, permits and inductions
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
For ductwork cleaning in Sittingbourne, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
What staff can safely do
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
What ductwork cleaning looks like in Sittingbourne
At about 2 miles from the coast, Sittingbourne is close enough for sea air to matter. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. Food Standards Agency records include about 26 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 3 hotels and B&Bs within about 1.5 miles of central Sittingbourne. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Sittingbourne is covered by 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 kitchen near Sittingbourne station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. For schools such as Borden Grammar School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Sittingbourne is about 37 miles east of London, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Sittingbourne, we can take on ductwork cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, and Sittingbourne is one of them. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 10 miles from Sittingbourne.
Ductwork cleaning in ME10 and ME9 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We cover sites on High Street, Roman Square and Moonstone Square and the roads around them. You’ll find Sittingbourne on the A2 and A249, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. Nearby, we also carry out ductwork cleaning in Murston (1 mile east), Milton Regis (1 mile north-east), Kemsley (1 mile north), Howt Green (1 mile north-west) and Heart's Delight (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (10 miles south-west), Ashford (15 miles south), Whitstable (13 miles east), Faversham (7 miles east), Minster (6 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (15 miles west). As one of the bigger places in Kent, Sittingbourne has a wide mix of commercial premises, and we cover all of them for ductwork cleaning.
Local landmarks in Sittingbourne
Typical jobs here are in premises near Milton Court Primary Academy, The Golden Hope pub and Milton Creek Country Park and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Sittingbourne itself: Sittingbourne station. Well-known places in the area include Bayford Court (less than half a mile east) and Court Hall Museum (within half a mile north).
Between visits
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Ask us about extra access panels where sections can’t be reached
- Keep the fan on while anything is cooking
- Make sure filters are seated properly
- Ask for a grease thickness test if the kitchen gets busier
After the clean, the same points are tested again, so the report shows the before and after figures. Photos of each section go alongside them.
Some signs mean the duct needs attention sooner: drips from the ductwork, stale smells or a noisy fan. A grease thickness test can confirm whether a spot clean is needed.
What we are called out for in Sittingbourne
Grease filters that do not seal let fat straight through. The duct then takes grease that the filters should have stopped and it fills faster.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of the Holy Trinity or elsewhere in Sittingbourne, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Comparing quotes
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
Why it’s worth doing now in Sittingbourne
A partly blocked duct slows the airflow. The fan works harder, the kitchen gets hotter and smoke lingers at the canopy and grease can drip from duct joints. A small fault found now is a quick job; the same fault found later can close the site.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Sittingbourne
- Full insurance on every job
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations.