Medway · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Burham, Medway
We cover Burham for kitchen extract cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures as standard.
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
What happens on the day
Each visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, make the system safe, carry out the kitchen extract cleaning, clear away and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Burham before we set off.
- 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.
- Readings and pictures are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Move anything stored near the system
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Related advice
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Burham
We treat an extract system much as a doctor treats a patient: diagnose with a survey, treat with a thorough clean, then sign it off. The sign-off is a TR19 certificate with a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Typical jobs include a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history and an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer, on plenums and filters, horizontal duct runs and discharge points. Most calls from Burham come after an insurer, an EHO or a fire officer asks to see the last TR19 certificate. We handle the clean and the paperwork in one visit.
Grease that collects out of sight, behind the filters and along the duct, is what insurers and fire officers worry about, which is why a TR19® clean in Burham goes well beyond the canopy.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
A written report with photos follows every visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Burham (ME1)
- Region
- Medway
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Burham
Which council inspects kitchens in Burham?
That’s Tonbridge and Malling council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Burham. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Burham out of term?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. With about 7 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Burham, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Send us your term dates when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we’ll fit the work in.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. After that, simply call 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
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. We need the equipment switched off and cooled first.
How do you protect the area?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we will quote them together.
When to call us in Burham
Hours of cooking are the biggest factor. BESA guidance sets minimum cleaning intervals of every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours a day, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours, and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Those are minimums, and grease readings can show a kitchen needs cleaning sooner.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Burham Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Burham, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Before booking anyone
- Whether VAT is included
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
Grease, kitchens and Burham
The Food Standards Agency lists about 7 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses in and around Burham, up to about a mile and a half out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. It’s Tonbridge and Malling council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Burham. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Burham. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; St. Catherine's Hospital is the nearest hospital to Burham, about 3.8 miles north. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Burham (Starkey Castle is about 2.4 miles north), fitting access panels needs care.
Burham is about 3 miles south-west of Chatham, in Medway. Anywhere in ME1, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Our Medway coverage runs to 68 places, Burham among them.
We work across the ME1 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. That includes premises on New Road, St Mary's Walk and Brisley's Row and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Burham: Scarborough (1 mile north-west), Eccles (1 mile south), Peters Village (1 mile north-west), Holborough (2 miles west) and Wouldham (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Gillingham (5 miles north-east), Chatham (3 miles north-east), Rochester (4 miles north), Rainham (6 miles east), Strood (4 miles north) and Luton (4 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Burham
Around Burham, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Windmill pub, The Holmesdale School and Burham Marsh and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Snodland station, about 1.3 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include St. Catherine's Hospital (3.8 miles north) and Medway megaliths (1.3 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Burham Down and Blue Bell Hill.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
You leave with a date for the next clean, based on your cooking hours and the grease we measured. We can put the system on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly plan, so the date isn’t missed.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.
Why deal with it now?
Environmental health officers inspect food businesses, in Burham as everywhere else, and they look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment, extraction included. Keeping the extract clean helps the whole kitchen pass muster. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before we start.
Why us?
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Multi-site and managed buildings
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
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’re happy to quote for all of it.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- How big the system is
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’ll get one fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The postcode and the type of business
- A few general shots of the system
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll normally have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.