Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Addington, Kent
Kitchen extract cleaning for Addington, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Grease smells coming from the extract
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Addington
Insurers often want evidence of regular TR19 cleaning, and a claim can be refused or reduced without it. For a kitchen in Addington, our certificate and photo report give you that record, ready for the fire risk assessment file. Common call-outs are for grease dripping from the canopy or filters and a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate, on horizontal duct runs, discharge points and extract fans. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, it’s the job we do every week across Kent.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: every 3 months for 12–16 hours, every 6 months for 6–12 hours and every 12 months for 2–6 hours, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
In a small place like Addington, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Every visit ends with a written report and photos, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Addington (ME19)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Addington
Will you come out to Addington?
Yes, Addington is part of our area, however small the site. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Can you work in Addington outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. That way a site in Addington does not have to lose a day’s trading. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that can’t wait. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
What types of premises do you cover?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
Short systems are done in a few hours, but large systems may be spread over more than one visit. We’ll tell you how long when we quote.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
How much does kitchen extract 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. You get a fixed price before work begins.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Between visits
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
You leave with a date for the next clean, set from your daily cooking hours and the readings we took. We can put the system on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly plan, so the date is not missed.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.
Kitchen extract cleaning around Addington
The FSA’s data shows about 16 pubs, bars and clubs registered within about 1.5 miles of central Addington. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. It’s Tonbridge and Malling council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Addington. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Fire safety in Addington falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Margaret or elsewhere in Addington, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. A hospital like Maidstone Hospital, about 4.9 miles south-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Addington is about 7 miles north-west of Maidstone, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Addington or further out, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Addington among them. We also work in Maidstone, about 7 miles from Addington.
We cover every part of ME19 for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Streets in the area include London Road, The Links and Trottiscliffe Road, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. If your site is just outside Addington, we cover Ryarsh (1 mile north-east), Trottiscliffe (1 mile north-west), Vigo Village (2 miles north-west), Culverstone Green (3 miles north-west) and Harvel (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (7 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles east), Dartford (12 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (9 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (13 miles south-west) and Gravesend (9 miles north).
Around Addington
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Angel Inn, The Malling School and Manor Park Country Park. The closest station to Addington is West Malling station, roughly 1.8 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Coldrum Long Barrow (1.2 miles north) and Leybourne Castle (1.7 miles east).
Different parts, different methods
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Some healthcare kitchens never fully close. We plan the clean around meal times and work in a contained, tidy way, so residents and patients are not disturbed.
Grease filters
Between TR19 cleans, filters still need regular cleaning, and a filter exchange service can take that off your hands. Keeping them clean helps the rest of the system stay cleaner.
Why it’s worth doing now in Addington
A clogged extract does not only raise the fire risk. Blocked filters and narrowed ducts slow the airflow, leaving the kitchen hot and smoky and the fan strains to keep up. Grease drips, smells and condensation are common next. If the system at a site near Addington fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why us?
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Fully insured
- Each visit written up, with photos
- Every job surveyed first
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When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
The process
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Addington can be planned properly.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Before we arrive
- Move anything stored near the system
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Ask for 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, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Advice
Common problems we fix in Addington
Hours of cooking are the biggest factor. Under BESA guidance, heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day means a clean at least every 3 months, moderate use every 6 months and light use every 12. Those are minimums, and grease readings can show a kitchen needs cleaning sooner.
What we are most often called out for:
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
Historic houses near Addington, such as Old Soar Manor about 3.9 miles south-west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
What your quote should include
- What hours they’ll be on site
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered