Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Allington
Specialist kitchen extract cleaning for Allington: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- A grease trap that needs emptying
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in Allington
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
Kitchen duct cleaning in Allington
We treat an extract system much as a doctor treats a patient: survey first, clean second, sign-off last. The sign-off is a TR19 certificate with a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. The work covers extract fans, plenums and filters and vertical risers, and people most often call us about poor airflow at the canopy and a TR19 certificate needed for the insurer. Searching for commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Allington? We’ve been cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member.
Most kitchens in Allington fall into one of BESA’s three bands: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, with grease readings setting the real interval.
In a smaller place like Allington, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
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.
- Where
- Allington (ME16, ME20, ME14)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near Allington
What else we do in Allington
Leave it or put it right?
Every week without a clean adds another layer. BESA guidance says the mean should not go above 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. Heavy build-up takes longer to remove than regular cleans. It’s easy to lose track of when the work was last done on a quieter site.
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’ll go through it with you.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Allington
- Fully insured
- In business since 2009
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and certificates.
Common questions in Allington
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Allington?
That’s Maidstone council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Allington. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Allington?
That’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
It depends on how many hours a day the kitchen cooks. Heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day calls for a clean at least every 3 months under BESA guidance, and lighter use less often. Your report gives a recommended next clean date.
How long does a kitchen extract clean take?
A small kitchen with a short duct can be 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.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
TR19® itself isn’t law. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve dealt with extract grease.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Usually, yes. Send a few wide photos plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and a fixed quote typically follows within one working day. If pictures aren’t enough, we will survey first.
Do we have to close the kitchen for the clean?
We clean while the kitchen is closed, so evenings, overnight, early mornings and weekends are all options. Equipment needs to be off and cool before work begins.
Multi-site and managed buildings
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Allington
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Parking and loading at the site
- How easy every part is to reach
- The condition of the system
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
What we need to know
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Kitchen extracts in Allington
Food Standards Agency records list about 82 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 32 takeaways in and around Allington, up to about a mile and a half out. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Allington. 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 Allington, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Maidstone council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Maidstone Hospital is the nearest hospital to Allington, about 1 mile south-west. Church and community hall kitchens, near St. Nicholas' Church or anywhere around Allington, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. For schools such as Allington Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Allington is about 2 miles north-west of Maidstone, in Kent. Allington 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. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Allington is one of them.
Every address in ME16, ME20 and ME14 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Wyatt Road, Beaver Road and Godwin Road and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Allington, we cover Aylesford (1 mile north-west), Fant (1 mile south), Ditton (2 miles west), East Farleigh (2 miles south) and Kettle Corner (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Sittingbourne (11 miles east), Sevenoaks (13 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-west), Gravesend (11 miles north-west), Tonbridge (11 miles south-west) and Northfleet (12 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Allington
Around Allington, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near St. Simon Stock Catholic School, Whatman Park and Malta Inn. The closest station to Allington is Barming station, roughly 0.8 miles west of the centre. A little further out are Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum (1.3 miles south-east) and Fremlin Walk (1.3 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Burham Down and Boxley Hills.
What we do, step by step
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, and that takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Visits to a place like Allington are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the survey says the job needs.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
Getting ready for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Clear loose items from the work area
Getting a quote
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Allington, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
Related advice
Aftercare tips
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
Any section without access is marked on the report. A TR19 report should record what wasn’t cleaned as well as what was, and we can fit access panels so it’s reached next time.
Tell whoever looks after the system when something changes. Grease dripping from the canopy, a burning smell or a fan that sounds rough are all signs of build-up, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.