London and the South East

Kitchen extract cleaning in Kent

We cover 922 towns and villages across Kent for TR19® kitchen extract cleaning, fire damper testing, ventilation hygiene and more, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.

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Services in Kent

Each service has its own list of towns in Kent. Choose one, or find your town further down.

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How kitchen extract cleaning works in Kent

Has the extract gone a while without a clean, or has the paperwork gone missing? Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with pictures of the canopy and filters, and you will have a fixed quote for kitchen extract cleaning in Kent, normally within one working day. Typical jobs include an extract that no longer clears the smoke and a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate, across vertical risers, canopies and hoods and discharge points.

Your trading hours come first. 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 a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system.

First comes a survey of the whole system, by pictures or a visit.
Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before we start.
Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
Readings and pictures are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.

What you’ll pay

What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before we start.

Why choose Duct Doctor

CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Photo reports with every job
We diagnose before we treat

Get a fixed quote

To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.

Around Maidstone

Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Paper Makers Arms, Maidstone Grammar School and St Philip's Church. Other local landmarks include River Len LNR (under half a mile north-east), South Borough Primary School (under half a mile south) and St Augustine Academy (1.2 miles west). Maidstone’s nearest station is Maidstone West station, about 0.6 miles north-west. A little further out are Maidstone Carriage Museum (under half a mile north-west) and Oakwood Hospital (1.8 miles west). The countryside around Maidstone includes Burham Down and Boxley Hills.

Kitchen extract cleaning around Kent

In Kent, we work in places such as Maidstone, Ashford and Canterbury and well beyond. We cover every place we list for Kent, 922 in all, and kitchens are cleaned around their opening hours, overnight and at weekends included.

Kent is within the area we cover, which takes in London and the South East. Each job starts with a survey and a fixed quote. Coastal kitchens in Kent often have their busiest months in the summer, so cleaning is often best booked before or after the peak season.

Maidstone: If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as South Borough Primary School or anywhere near Maidstone, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. A hospital like Oakwood Hospital, about 1.8 miles west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.

What staff can safely do

Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.

If your staff spot something 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.

Multi-site and managed buildings

Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Kent. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.

Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.

Why deal with it now?

If your kitchen in Kent is past its cleaning date, it’s worth booking now. The job takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits, and we fit around your opening hours. Every extra month adds grease.

What your quote should include

Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
Whether they recommend a next date

What the work involves, part by part

Extract fan and discharge

Grease that reaches the fan coats the blades and the housing. We isolate it, open it up and degrease it.

Ductwork and risers

Long flat runs of duct are where grease collects. We open access panels along the route and clean each section, recording any that cannot be reached.

What affects the quote in Kent

The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:

Parking and loading at the site
The scale of the work
The condition of the system
Whether several sites go on one quote

Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.

Helping us quote

What to send for a quote:

Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Where the site is and what kind of site it is
The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles

Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.

Common questions in Kent

Is a quote from pictures possible?

In many cases, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Where we can’t see enough, we arrange a survey.

What about areas you can’t get to?

We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.

Do you have a 24/7 line?

Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.

Can you look after several sites?

Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.

Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?

We are members of Vent Hygiene Elite, the scheme run by BESCA, and we clean to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.

How much notice do you need?

Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We typically quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.

Can you set up regular visits?

Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.