Kent · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork Cleaning in Sole Street
Professional ductwork cleaning in and around Sole Street, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- Duct runs that can’t be reached
- Stale grease odours from the duct
What staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
How we handle ductwork cleaning in Sole Street
We have been trading since 2009, working across London and the South East. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and our certificates are issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If you’re dealing with a rancid smell from the extract duct and an insurer asking for TR19 evidence, we can help.
Work in a small place like Sole Street starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with photos of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Where
- Sole Street (DA13, DA12)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
Grease left in a duct in Sole Street hardens over time. Heat and age turn it into a thick, stubborn crust, so the later the clean, the bigger the job. A fault that closes a site in a village like Sole Street affects everyone who depends on it.
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
What you get with us
- In business since 2009
- We diagnose before we treat
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Fully insured
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations.
What ductwork cleaning looks like in Sole Street
There are about 9 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 4 takeaways in and around Sole Street, up to about a mile and a half out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. The duct above a busy canopy coats itself in grease long before anyone sees it. It’s Gravesham council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Sole Street. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. The fire and rescue service for Sole Street is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Cobham Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Mary's Room or elsewhere in Sole Street, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Sole Street is about 3 miles south of Gravesend, in Kent. For ductwork cleaning in and around Sole Street, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Our area covers London and the South East, Sole Street included. We cover 922 places across Kent, large and small. Maidstone is in our area too, about 10 miles from Sole Street.
Here we cover the DA13 and DA12 postcode area for ductwork cleaning. That includes premises on Scratton Fields, Sole Street and Manor Road and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for ductwork cleaning include Gold Street (1 mile east), Round Street (1 mile north), Henley Street (1 mile south-east), Meopham (1 mile south-west) and Foxendown (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (10 miles south-east), Dartford (8 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (11 miles south-west), Gravesend (3 miles north), Tonbridge (14 miles south) and Northfleet (4 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Sole Street
In Sole Street, that means kitchens and buildings near The Railway Inn, Meopham School and Camer Park Country Park and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Sole Street itself: Sole Street station. Well-known places in the area include Gravesham Museum (3.9 miles north) and Gravesham Community Hospital (4 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Ranscombe Farm and Gad's Hill.
When something else is needed
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Undersized or badly laid-out ducts
- Sections that can’t be reached safely without new access (those are recorded, and panels can be fitted)
- Fire dampers that don’t close (they need testing and remedials)
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Bends and junctions
- Multi-storey ducts
- Vertical risers
- Attenuators
- Access panels
- Horizontal duct runs
FAQs for Sole Street
Can school kitchens in Sole Street be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Around Sole Street, the Food Standards Agency lists about 5 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Sole Street?
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Sole Street. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
What types of premises do you cover?
Commercial premises of every kind: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
What happens to the waste?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
What accreditations do you have?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Can you fit access panels in our ductwork?
Yes, we fit access panels where the duct needs them. It means more of the duct can be cleaned next time, and the report will show where they’re needed.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
How often does extract ductwork need cleaning?
The duct is cleaned as part of the whole system, at intervals set by BESA guidance, ranging from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Grease thickness testing shows whether that’s often enough.
The process
Each visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the ductwork cleaning, clear away and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. For a village or hamlet like Sole Street, 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.
- We close up, re-test, photograph and record anything out of reach.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us where we can park and unload
How to get a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we start.
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For landlords and multi-site operators
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Towns and villages near Sole Street
Also in Sole Street
Common problems we fix in Sole Street
Grease settles fastest where the air slows down. 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.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Sole Street is Gravesham Community Hospital, about 4 miles north.
What to look for in a quote
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What insurance they carry
- Whether a survey comes first
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Don’t block access panels with shelving or stock
- Diarise the next duct clean
- Get panels fitted where the duct couldn’t be cleaned
- Run the extract fan throughout service
When the duct is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. It shows when and where the clean was done and by whom.
Have access panels fitted where sections cannot be reached. It doesn’t stop grease forming, but it stops it building unseen.