Kent · Ductwork cleaning
Thanington ductwork cleaning
Need ductwork cleaning in Thanington? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
Signs you need ductwork cleaning in Thanington
Ducts in Thanington gather grease for the same reasons as ducts anywhere: daily cooking hours, the menu and the state of the filters. Under BESA guidance, the minimum interval is 3, 6 or 12 months, by daily cooking hours.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
Term dates shape school work: for a school like The Canterbury Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
What your quote should include
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether a survey comes first
How we handle ductwork cleaning in Thanington
Between the canopy and the fan runs the ductwork, hidden above ceilings and inside walls. Grease settles along every metre of it, and that’s where a kitchen fire can travel. We clean it from the inside, through access panels, to BESA TR19® Grease. Typical jobs include grease seeping out of the duct seams and a grease test showing the duct is overdue, on horizontal duct runs, attenuators and bends and junctions.
Around a smaller place like Thanington, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Thanington (CT1, CT2)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Thanington questions
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Thanington?
In Thanington, it’s Canterbury City council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Can the work in Thanington be done at night or at weekends?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. It means the site in Thanington keeps running as normal. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Typically, yes. Send a few wide pictures plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and we typically come back within one working day. If pictures aren’t enough, we will survey first.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No, not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in England and Wales.
How long does ductwork cleaning take?
It takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers. The survey tells us how long your duct needs.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Who is the responsible person?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. That’s generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and where several people have control, each can have duties. If you are not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Different parts, different methods
Multi-storey and shared buildings
In a shared building, the duct links the kitchen to other spaces, which makes keeping it clean all the more important. Your certificate and report give building managers the record they need.
Vertical risers
In taller buildings, a riser may pass through several floors and fire compartments, so fire dampers may be fitted where it crosses them. Damper testing is a separate service.
What a clean won’t put right
Ductwork cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’ll tell you before we start. It does not solve:
- Ductwork that was poorly designed
- A failed fan motor at the end of the duct (a fan repair job)
- Fire dampers that don’t close (they need testing and remedials)
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Attenuators
- Bends and junctions
- Access panels
- Multi-storey ducts
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
Multi-site and managed buildings
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
Grease, kitchens and Thanington
Food Standards Agency data counts about 172 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 31 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Thanington. The duct above a busy canopy coats itself in grease long before anyone sees it. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Thanington. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. It’s Canterbury City council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Thanington. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr about 1.3 miles north-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Nicholas or elsewhere in Thanington, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Thanington is about 1 mile south-west of Wincheap, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Thanington, ductwork cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Maidstone, around 23 miles away.
Ductwork cleaning in CT1 and CT2 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. We cover sites on Godwin Road, Bell Avenue and Ashford Road and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for ductwork cleaning include Wincheap (1 mile north-east), Stuppington (1 mile south-east), Harbledown (1 mile north), Canterbury (1 mile north-east) and Upper Harbledown (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover Ashford (12 miles south-west), Dover (14 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles west), Folkestone (14 miles south), Whitstable (6 miles north) and Deal (15 miles east).
Landmarks near Thanington
In Thanington, that means kitchens and buildings near The Canterbury Academy, Duke's Head Public House and Whitehall Meadows and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Canterbury East station, roughly 1 mile north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Whitefriars Shopping Centre (1.2 miles north-east) and Canterbury Castle (1 mile north-east). Not far away are Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
How the visit works
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like Thanington.
- Diagnosis: a survey of the duct’s route, size and access.
- A fixed quote follows, based on what we found.
- We clean section by section, working from panel to panel.
- We take extra care at bends and at the foot of risers.
- Readings, pictures and a recommended next clean date complete the job.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Get a fixed quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Run the extract fan throughout service
- Get panels fitted where the duct couldn’t be cleaned
- Store the certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Report any grease dripping from duct joints
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.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Moving air carries vapour through rather than letting it settle, so switching off early adds to the build-up.