Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Chainhurst
Kitchen extract cleaning across Chainhurst and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
Looking after it afterwards
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
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 is not missed.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. A daily wipe isn’t a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Chainhurst
A kitchen extract system is far more than the canopy you can see. 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. A TR19® Grease clean deals with the whole route, not only the parts on show. The work covers vertical risers, canopies and hoods and horizontal duct runs, and common reasons people get in touch are an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer and a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Chainhurst, you get one team and one number for every site.
Access decides how thorough a clean can be. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
For a kitchen in or near Chainhurst, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Chainhurst (TN12)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
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What a clean won’t put right
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Where we work
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
What we do, step by step
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. All told, the work takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Chainhurst knowing what to expect.
- 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.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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Grease, kitchens and Chainhurst
In Chainhurst, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Maidstone council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. About 32 miles out from central London, Chainhurst is part of the South East area we work across. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you.
For kitchens in and around Chainhurst, the clean covers everything from the canopy to the discharge.
Chainhurst is about 5 miles south-west of Maidstone, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Chainhurst, kitchen extract cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Chainhurst among them.
Here we cover the TN12 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. You’ll find streets such as Raynham Villas and Hunton Road, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Close by, we work in Hunton (1 mile north-west), Benover (2 miles north-west), Congelow (2 miles north-west), Coxheath (2 miles north) and Yalding (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (5 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (14 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south-west), Tonbridge (9 miles west) and Kings Hill (6 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Chainhurst
The nearest railway station is Marden station, about 2 miles south of the centre. A little further out are South East Romany Museum (2.6 miles south-east) and Oakwood Hospital (4.6 miles north).
Chainhurst: your questions answered
Who inspects food businesses in Chainhurst?
That’s Maidstone council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Chainhurst. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Can you get to a site in Chainhurst?
Yes, Chainhurst is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
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 is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
When do you clean the extract?
When the kitchen is closed, at whatever time suits you. The equipment is switched off and left to cool, and we hand the kitchen back ready for the next service.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
It depends on how many hours a day the kitchen cooks. BESA’s minimums run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. Your report gives a recommended next clean date.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
Our work is to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, with certificates issued through the BESCA portal. We’ve been trading since 2009.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Chainhurst
Grease in an extract starts as vapour. As the air cools on its way through the duct, the fat condenses and sticks, building a layer that gets thicker with every service. Filters catch some of it, but never all.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Oakwood Hospital (about 4.6 miles north), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Before booking anyone
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- When the next visit should be, and why
Why deal with it now?
If there’s a fire and the extract hasn’t been cleaned, the paperwork becomes the problem. Many policies require cleaning to TR19, and an insurer can refuse or reduce a claim without proof. A current certificate is far easier to produce than an explanation. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Why us?
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- We’re fully insured
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- We diagnose before we treat
What the work involves, part by part
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge is where air leaves the building, and grease can collect there too. It’s cleaned as far as safe access allows, and any limits are recorded.
Ductwork and risers
Risers take the extract up through floors to roof level, and grease often collects at the bottom of them. Access panels along the riser let us clean it in sections.