Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Bridge
Kitchen extract cleaning across Bridge and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Bridge
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and are fully insured. The work covers extract fans, horizontal duct runs and canopies and hoods, and common reasons people get in touch are a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction and a TR19 certificate needed for the insurer. When a restaurant in Bridge asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that is our main job: canopy to fan, to TR19® Grease.
Kitchens that fry and grill hardest need the most frequent cleans, so we look at the menu as well as the opening hours when we suggest the next date.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Bridge (CT4)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What affects the quote in Bridge
You’ll get a fixed price before any work starts. It takes into account:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- What state the system is in
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Parking and loading at the site
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
What we are called out for in Bridge
Cooking fat leaves the pan as a fine vapour. Once it cools inside the ductwork, it condenses onto every surface it touches, building a layer that gets thicker with every service. Filters catch some of it, but never all.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Poor airflow at the canopy
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Kent and Canterbury Hospital is the nearest hospital to Bridge, about 2.1 miles north-west.
What your quote should include
- What insurance they carry
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
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Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
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 to hand when an insurer, fire officer or EHO asks.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. It will not replace a TR19 clean, but it slows what reaches the duct.
Questions from Bridge
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Bridge?
Fire safety enforcement in Bridge is handled by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Will you come out to Bridge?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Bridge included. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
We clean every part the grease travels through. That means canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge, reached through access panels where needed.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Many insurers ask for proof of regular cleaning to TR19, and many policies require it. Without proof, a claim can be refused or reduced, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. 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 set up regular visits?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
Allow a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
Kitchen extracts in Bridge
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 4 pubs, bars and clubs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Bridge. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Bridge. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. It’s Canterbury City council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Bridge. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
For schools such as Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Peter or anywhere around Bridge, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Bridge is about 3 miles south-east of Canterbury, in Kent. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Bridge and the rest of Kent. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 26 miles away.
Work in CT4 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on High Street, Station Road and Western Avenue or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Other places close to Bridge include Patrixbourne (1 mile north-east), Bishopsbourne (1 mile south), Bekesbourne Hill (1 mile north-east), Bekesbourne (1 mile north-east) and Kingston (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Ashford (13 miles south-west), Canterbury (3 miles north-west), Margate (15 miles north-east), Dover (11 miles south-east), Folkestone (11 miles south) and Ramsgate (14 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Bridge
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Bridge Arms and St. Anselm's Catholic School. For rail, the closest station is Bekesbourne station, about 1.2 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Canterbury Roman Museum (2.9 miles north-west) and Kent and Canterbury Hospital (2.1 miles north-west). Not far away are Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
What a clean won’t put right
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. 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.
For landlords and multi-site operators
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
What happens on the day
Every visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, carry out the kitchen extract cleaning, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. The timing of a visit to Bridge is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
How to prepare
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Getting a quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.