Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Boughton Green
Our technicians work in Boughton Green on kitchen extract cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures as standard.
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Kitchen duct cleaning in Boughton Green
A kitchen extract system is far more than the canopy you can see. Behind it sit the plenum and grease filters, then the ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, and grease settles in every one of them. Our clean follows the air from canopy to discharge, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Common call-outs are for cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey and grease smells coming from the extract, on discharge points, canopies and hoods and horizontal duct runs. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
A kitchen running fryers and chargrills all day builds up grease much faster than one that mostly steams and boils, so we look at the menu as well as the opening hours when we suggest the next date.
In a small place like Boughton Green, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
A written report with photos follows each visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Boughton Green (ME17, ME15)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What else we do in Boughton Green
Honest limits
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think before booking.
What the work covers
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
How the visit works
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Boughton Green, let us know and we will plan around it.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and send you a fixed quote.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Preparing for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Ask for a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
Advice
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
A TR19 certificate notes the date, the location and the technician. Keep it in the maintenance log with your fire risk assessment so it’s ready when anyone asks to see it.
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.
FAQs for Boughton Green
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Boughton Green?
In Boughton Green, it’s Maidstone council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Boughton Green during the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Food Standards Agency records list about 15 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Boughton Green. Just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where needed. Then you get a fixed quote.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. For a quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. 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.
What information do you need?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
What accreditations do you hold?
Our work is to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, with certificates issued through the BESCA portal. Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Boughton Green kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 19 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 14 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Boughton Green. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. The fire and rescue service for Boughton Green is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. In Boughton Green, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Maidstone council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
School kitchens, at schools like Boughton Monchelsea Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Oakwood Hospital is the nearest hospital to Boughton Green, about 3.1 miles north-west. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Stoneacre is about 2.5 miles north-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Boughton Green is about 2 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. Anywhere in ME17, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Boughton Green is one of them.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: ME17 and ME15. You will find streets such as Heath Road, Green Lane and Jolly Road, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Other places close to Boughton Green include Boughton Monchelsea (1 mile east), Loose (1 mile north-west), Park Wood (1 mile north-east), Linton (1 mile south-west) and Wierton (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover Sittingbourne (12 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (15 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (13 miles south-west), Gravesend (15 miles north-west), Tonbridge (11 miles west) and Kings Hill (6 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Boughton Green
Around Boughton Green, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Curious Eatery pub and Cornwallis Academy and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is East Farleigh station, roughly 2.4 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Kent Fire Brigade Museum (1.9 miles north) and Oakwood Hospital (3.1 miles north-west).
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
You’ll get a fixed price before we start. It’s based on:
- The number of sites or systems
- The condition of the system
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Travel, parking and unloading
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will explain what it covers.
Helping us quote
What to send for a quote:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Your last certificate, test record or report
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Boughton Green, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
Why deal with it now?
Environmental health officers inspect food businesses, in Boughton Green as everywhere else, and a greasy canopy or dripping filters will not go unnoticed. Keeping the extract clean helps the whole kitchen pass muster. A fault that closes a site in a village like Boughton Green affects everyone who depends on it.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why Boughton Green businesses choose us
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
See our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.