Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Roughway extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning for Roughway and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A motor area thick with grease
Roughway: your questions answered
Will you come out to Roughway?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Roughway is covered. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Can the work in Roughway be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. That way a site in Roughway doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Can you fix a fan that’s worn out?
Fan repair and replacement is part of what we do. If cleaning shows a worn motor, bearings or impeller, we’ll tell you and quote for the repair.
What about areas you cannot get to?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
Not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005 in England and Wales.
What makes a kitchen extract fan vibrate?
Grease on the blades and housing is one of the usual causes, since uneven grease makes it run out of balance. Worn bearings and motor problems are others, which our report will flag.
How long will it take to clean the fan?
That depends on the fan’s size, its position and how much grease there is. As a guide, it takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach.
What’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
With the whole system, at intervals set by BESA guidance: from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use. Some fans need attention sooner.
Extract fan cleaning in Roughway, done properly
A fan never collects grease in a neat, even layer. Uneven build-up unbalances the impeller, leading to vibration, noise and strain on the motor and bearings. Cleaning the impeller and housing puts that right. The work covers in-line fans, centrifugal fans and discharge points, and people most often call us about hot, greasy smells near the fan and a heavily greased fan housing.
Work in a small place like Roughway starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
We’ve been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Roughway (TN11)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Report grease escaping from the fan
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
File the photo report with your other extract records. It gives a dated record of the fan’s condition, which helps if anything changes later.
Stick to the interval for the full extract. A fan cleaned with the rest of the system on time rarely gets badly coated, in line with BESA guidance.
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In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Roughway
We don’t publish a price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- How big the system is
- Any permits to work or inductions
- What state the system is in
- A single visit or a regular plan
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before we start.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
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. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Roughway kitchens: local notes
Roughway is covered by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. In Roughway, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Tonbridge and Malling council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Old Soar Manor is about 0.7 miles north), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. School kitchens, at schools like Hadlow Rural Community School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Roughway is about 4 miles north-east of Tonbridge, in Kent. If you need extract fan cleaning in Roughway, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Our area covers London and the South East, Roughway included. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Roughway among them. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 9 miles from Roughway.
All of TN11 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Dunk's Green (1 mile west), Plaxtol (1 mile north-west), Swanton (1 mile east), West Peckham (2 miles east) and Claygate Cross (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (9 miles east), Dartford (14 miles north), Sevenoaks (6 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (8 miles south), Gravesend (13 miles north) and Tonbridge (4 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Roughway
In Roughway, that means kitchens and buildings near The Kentish Rifleman Public House, among other places. The nearest railway station is Borough Green & Wrotham station, roughly 2.9 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include Hadlow Tower museum (2.1 miles south) and Ightham Court (3.3 miles north-west).
Why deal with it now?
A greasy fan has to work harder to move the same air. Airflow at the canopy drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier and the motor works harder. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before work begins.
What you get with us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Every job surveyed first
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations.
How it works
Each visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the extract fan cleaning, clear away and leave you the report. On site, the work takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Roughway before we set off.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and photos go into your report.
Before we arrive
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
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When something else is needed
Extract fan cleaning can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
- A motor that has burnt out
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Roughway
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
Common problems we fix in Roughway
A greasy fan in Roughway is fuel at the end of the duct. If grease in the duct catches, the fan and its housing can feed the fire and an overworked motor runs hotter.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- A motor area thick with grease
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Tonbridge Cottage Hospital is the nearest hospital to Roughway, about 5.6 miles south-west.
What your quote should include
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What insurance they carry