Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Brook Street, Kent
Kitchen extract cleaning in Brook Street from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
Kitchen duct cleaning in Brook Street
The canopy over the range is only the start of a kitchen extract system. Beyond the filters run the plenum, the ducts and risers, the fan and the point where air leaves the building, and grease settles in every one of them. Our clean follows the air from canopy to discharge, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The work covers discharge points, plenums and filters and canopies and hoods, and people most often call us about poor airflow at the canopy and a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, in Brook Street it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.
A clean in Brook Street covers the canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
Work in a small place like Brook Street starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Brook Street (TN26)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Between visits
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
The certificate records when the clean was done, where and by whom. File it with the fire risk assessment and the maintenance log so it’s ready when anyone asks to see it.
Report drips, smells or a noisy fan early. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
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Kitchen extract cleaning around Brook Street
In Brook Street, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Ashford council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Brook Street. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
School kitchens, at schools like Woodchurch Church of England Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Church and community hall kitchens, near Parish Church of All Saints or anywhere around Brook Street, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Brook Street is about 7 miles south-west of Ashford, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Brook Street or further out, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. We cover 922 places across Kent, large and small. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (17 miles or so).
We work across the TN26 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Brattle (1 mile east), Woodchurch (1 mile north-east), Shirkoak (2 miles north), Leigh Green (2 miles west) and Reading Street (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (7 miles north-east), Hythe (14 miles east), Tenterden (3 miles west), Park Wood (15 miles north-west), Kennington (9 miles north-east) and New Romney (10 miles south-east).
Around Brook Street
Typical jobs here are in premises near Stonebridge Inn, among other places. The nearest railway station is Appledore (Kent) station, roughly 3.6 miles south-east. A little further out are Woodchurch Village Life Museum (0.9 miles north). The countryside around Brook Street includes Orlestone Forest.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Brook Street
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Brook Street out of term?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Food Standards Agency records list about 2 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Brook Street. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we’ll fit the work in.
Which environmental health team covers Brook Street?
Kitchens in Brook Street are inspected by Ashford council’s environmental health officers. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
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 will tell you how long when we quote.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
We’re members of Vent Hygiene Elite, the scheme run by BESCA, and we clean to BESA TR19® Grease. We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 too, and we are fully insured.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Usually, yes. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and a fixed quote usually follows within one working day. If pictures are not enough, we will survey first.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
BESA guidance sets minimums by daily cooking hours: every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Grease readings can show a shorter interval is needed.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Brook Street
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Where the site is and how we reach it
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re unsure, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The postcode and the type of business
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Any previous report or certificate
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
What we do, step by step
We are used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. For a village or hamlet like Brook Street, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- 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
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Get a fixed 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, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Related advice
Different parts, different methods
Grease filters
Filters need cleaning far more often than the duct and we offer a filter exchange service for that. Clean filters slow the build-up further down the system.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
A pub or restaurant cannot afford to cancel a service for a clean. Overnight and weekend cleans keep the kitchen trading, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.
Common problems we fix in Brook Street
In Brook Street, as anywhere, grease gathers where the air slows down: in long flat runs, at bends and changes of direction, and in the fan housing. Cooler sections of duct collect the most.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Smallhythe Place is about 3.5 miles south-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Questions to ask before you book
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether they’re fully insured
What happens if it’s left?
Putting it off simply moves the grease further down the duct. Fat that was soft and easy to remove hardens with heat and time, which is slower to clean. Staying on a regular cycle keeps each clean manageable. Planning a trip to Brook Street ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why us?
- We are fully insured
- Photo reports with every job
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.