Medway · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Capstone
Extract fan cleaning for Capstone, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Capstone
Cleaning removes grease, not wear. Anything that looks worn or damaged goes on the report and fan repair or replacement is something we also do. You’ll know whether the fan just needed cleaning or something more. If you’re dealing with an extract fan that vibrates or rattles and fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan, we can help, from axial fans, centrifugal fans and fan housings onwards.
In a small place like Capstone, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are 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
- Capstone (ME7)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
When something else is needed
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- A fan that will not start
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- An impeller that’s bent or split
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What the work covers
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Medway. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
We do not publish a price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The times the site is available
- Whether several sites go on one quote
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Helping us quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
What the work involves, part by part
Inline duct fans
Hidden in a ceiling void, an inline fan is easily missed. We find it during the survey and include it in the clean.
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans sit at the top of the riser. They’re cleaned where safe access allows, and anything we cannot reach is recorded.
How the visit works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Capstone knowing what to expect.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
Before we arrive
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Getting a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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What else we do in Capstone
Questions from Capstone
Which council inspects kitchens in Capstone?
Kitchens in Capstone are inspected by Medway council’s environmental health officers. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Capstone?
That’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Are you insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, and the details are available on request.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not usually. We need the work area to ourselves while we are on site, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
What happens to the waste?
It leaves the site with us when we go. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. We fix the price before any work starts.
Grease, kitchens and Capstone
At about 3 miles from the coast, Capstone is close enough for sea air to matter. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 11 pubs, bars and clubs in and around Capstone, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. In Capstone, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Medway council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Where a hall near All Saints Church, or anywhere in Capstone, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Capstone (Restoration House is about 3.1 miles north-west), fitting access panels needs care.
Capstone is about 1 mile south-west of Gillingham, in Medway. Capstone gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. We cover 68 places across Medway, large and small. Maidstone is in our area too, around 6 miles away.
We work across the ME7 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Darland (1 mile north), Hale (1 mile north-west), Hempstead (1 mile south-east), Gillingham (1 mile north-east) and Chatham (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns such as Rochester (4 miles north-west), Strood (4 miles north-west), Hoo St Werburgh (5 miles north), Rochester Riverside (3 miles north-west), Peters Village (4 miles west) and Brompton (3 miles north-west).
What’s near Capstone
In Capstone, that means kitchens and buildings near Chatham Grammar School for Girls, The Star pub and The Robert Napier School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Gillingham (Kent) station, about 2 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Medway Maritime Hospital (1.7 miles north-west) and Pentagon Shopping Centre (2.3 miles north-west). The countryside around Capstone includes Burham Down and Blue Bell Hill.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Capstone
Poor filters mean a greasier fan. Missing, damaged or badly fitted filters let grease travel the whole system, so the fan takes far more than it should.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A motor area thick with grease
- Grease stains around the discharge
- Weak extraction at the canopy
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Hempstead Infant School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What your quote should include
- Whether they recommend a next date
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether they’re fully insured