Medway · Extract fan cleaning
Church Street extract fan cleaning
One call covers extract fan cleaning in Church Street: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
Extract fan cleaning in Church Street, done properly
Not all extract fans are the same: roof-mounted units, inline fans within the duct, and wall fans. The way in depends on the type and the survey shows us how to reach it. If you have a noisy fan that has got louder over time and grease escaping from the fan outlet, we can put it right.
Somewhere as small as Church Street, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Church Street (ME3)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What affects the quote in Church Street
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- The number of sites or systems
- What state the system is in
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The size of the system
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you are not sure what’s needed, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- A few general shots of the system
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
Aftercare tips
So the system stays in good health:
- Run the extract throughout cooking
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
We take away the grease and dirty water from the fan clean. Wherever the fan is, the area around it is cleaned down.
Listen to the fan. Rattles, hums or shaking can be early signs of build-up or wear, and catching it early keeps it a cleaning job.
Honest limits
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so these are the things it will not cover:
- A motor that has burnt out
- A fan that is too small for the system (a design question)
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Church Street?
The fan sits at the end of the grease’s journey. The grease that is left lands on the blades and the casing where the spinning blades spread it around.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- A motor area thick with grease
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
For schools such as Higham Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Before booking anyone
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether the price is fixed
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Church Street
Is extract fan cleaning any different in a coastal place like Church Street?
Yes, to a degree: at about 2 miles from the coast, Church Street gets salt-laden air that corrodes metal faster. Outdoor metalwork near the sea is worth inspecting at each visit.
Do you work overnight in Church Street?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. It means the site in Church Street keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
How do you protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you will get one fixed quote.
Do you need to turn the fan off to clean it?
The fan is isolated before we open it, so it cannot start while we work. With the extract off, the kitchen cannot cook, so we work out of hours.
How much notice do you need?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We normally quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® itself is not law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
Where does the waste go?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
Grease, kitchens and Church Street
Church Street lies within about 2 miles of the sea. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. There are about 3 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 3 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Church Street, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. The fan at the end of each of those extracts collects grease that slows it and wears the motor. Environmental health officers from Medway council inspect food businesses in Church Street. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Commuter trade near Higham station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. Where a hall near St Mary's Church, or anywhere in Church Street, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Church Street is about 4 miles north of Rochester, in Medway. From the centre of Church Street to the outskirts, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Across Medway, we cover 68 places, and Church Street is one of them. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 12 miles away.
Extract fan cleaning in ME3 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Lower Higham (1 mile south), Cliffe Woods (1 mile east), Mockbeggar (2 miles south-east), Higham (2 miles south) and Cliffe (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Gillingham (7 miles south-east), Chatham (6 miles south-east), Rochester (4 miles south), Rainham (8 miles south-east), Strood (3 miles south) and Luton (6 miles south-east).
Around Church Street
Around Church Street, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Chequers pub, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Higham station, roughly 0.9 miles south of the centre. A little further out are Upnor Castle (3.4 miles south-east) and Huguenot Museum (3.8 miles south-east). The countryside around Church Street includes Gad's Hill and Rede Common.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
When your team notices a problem 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 will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
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Why it’s worth doing now in Church Street
A greasy fan at the discharge can spread grease onto the roof or wall around it. It marks the area around the outlet and leaves more fuel outside, which is one more reason to keep it clean. Somewhere as small as Church Street, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Why Church Street businesses choose us
- Photo reports with every job
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Trading since 2009
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
What happens on the day
There’s very little for your team to do 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. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Church Street knowing what to expect.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- It’s isolated so it can’t run while we work.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
Before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
How to get a quote
For extract fan cleaning in Church Street, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.