Kent · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Yopps Green
Cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Yopps Green. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- Proof of duct cleaning for the insurer
About our ductwork cleaning in Yopps Green
Once air leaves the canopy, it travels through ductwork that most people never see. Every horizontal run and vertical riser collects grease along the way and a fire in the duct can spread through the building. We clean it from the inside, through access panels, to BESA TR19® Grease. The work covers attenuators, bends and junctions and horizontal duct runs, and common reasons people get in touch are an insurer asking for TR19 evidence and hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Every visit ends with a written report and pictures, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Yopps Green (TN15)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Bends and transitions
A bend can hold far more grease than a straight run of the same length. It’s scraped out and degreased, and readings are taken there before and after.
Multi-storey and shared buildings
In a building with several floors, the duct may pass other tenants’ spaces. We plan access with you and the building manager, so the clean is done safely and quietly.
How the visit works
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. In a small place like Yopps Green, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- The duct route is surveyed and every access point found.
- We take grease readings along the route.
- Out of hours, the area is protected and the access panels opened.
- Thick grease is scraped out, then the runs and risers are degreased.
- Panels are closed, readings and photos repeated, and unreachable sections recorded.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.
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Common questions in Yopps Green
Will you come out to Yopps Green?
Yes, Yopps Green is part of our area, however small the site. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Can the work in Yopps Green be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. Your customers, staff or residents in Yopps Green needn’t be disturbed. Just call 0345 646 2711 or email us with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and the details are available on request.
How much does ductwork cleaning cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. For a quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
What’s TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
What accreditations do you have?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We have been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No, not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
When it’s something else
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Duct sealed behind fixed ceilings or walls
- A duct that’s too small or badly routed for the kitchen (a design issue)
- An extract fan that has stopped working
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Vertical risers
- Attenuators
- Horizontal duct runs
- Bends and junctions
- Access panels
- Multi-storey ducts
Places near Yopps Green
Also in Yopps Green
What ductwork cleaning looks like in Yopps Green
There are about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Yopps Green, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. The duct above a busy canopy coats itself in grease long before anyone sees it. Yopps Green sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Environmental health officers from Tonbridge and Malling council inspect food businesses in Yopps Green. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Sevenoaks Hospital is the nearest hospital to Yopps Green, about 4.6 miles west. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Plaxtol Primary School or anywhere near Yopps Green, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Yopps Green is about 5 miles north of Tonbridge, in Kent. Sites in Yopps Green get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Yopps Green among them. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (10 miles or so).
Ductwork cleaning in TN15 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. You’ll find streets such as Sheet Hill and Yopps Green, all of which we cover for ductwork cleaning. Other places close to Yopps Green include Sheet Hill (1 mile north-west), Ivy Hatch (1 mile west), Ightham (1 mile north-west), Shipbourne (1 mile south) and Oldbury (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (10 miles east), Dartford (13 miles north), Sevenoaks (5 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (9 miles south), Gravesend (12 miles north) and Tonbridge (5 miles south).
Around Yopps Green
In Yopps Green, that means kitchens and buildings near Ivy Hatch Nature Reserve, Wrotham School and The Plough Public House. For rail, the closest station is Borough Green & Wrotham station, about 2 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include Ightham Court (2.1 miles north) and Sevenoaks Hospital (4.6 miles west).
What we’re called out for in Yopps Green
Damaged or poorly fitted filters let more grease into the duct. More grease reaches the ductwork than it should, and build-up speeds up.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
- High readings at a recent grease test
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Old Soar Manor is about 1.1 miles east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Comparing quotes
- Whether a survey comes first
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether they’re fully insured
Why act early in Yopps Green
Grease left in a duct in Yopps Green 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 Yopps Green affects everyone who depends on it.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before work begins.
Why Yopps Green businesses choose us
- In business since 2009
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Photo reports with every job
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations.
What affects the quote in Yopps Green
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- The condition we find in the survey
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- How big the system is
- Where the site is and how we reach it
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
You don’t need the technical terms. Just send:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Problems your staff have spotted
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: 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.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.