Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Charlton-in-Dover kitchen extract cleaning
For kitchen extract cleaning in Charlton-in-Dover, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Charlton-in-Dover
We have been trading since 2009, cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East and London. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and are fully insured. If you have grease smells coming from the extract and poor airflow at the canopy, we can help. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but in Charlton-in-Dover, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, with grease readings setting the real interval.
For a smaller kitchen near Charlton-in-Dover, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Charlton-in-Dover (CT16, CT17, CT15)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Charlton-in-Dover
A lot of duct grease gets there because the filters let it through. Damaged, missing or overloaded filters let grease straight past, and it does not stop until it reaches the fan.
The symptoms we are asked about most include:
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
School kitchens, at schools like Charlton Church of England Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
What your quote should include
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What hours they’ll be on site
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- If they look at the system before pricing
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Charlton-in-Dover questions
Which environmental health team covers Charlton-in-Dover?
Kitchens in Charlton-in-Dover are inspected by Dover council’s environmental health officers. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Can you get to a site in Charlton-in-Dover?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Charlton-in-Dover included. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
How much notice do you need?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. For a quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
How long will the clean take?
Length of duct, grease levels and access all affect it. As a guide, it takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, for many jobs. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and a fixed quote normally follows within one working day. If pictures are not enough, we’ll survey first.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
What a clean won’t put right
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Charlton-in-Dover
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
How it works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before work begins, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. A site near Charlton-in-Dover normally has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- We survey the system, from your pictures or on site, canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Ask for a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
Advice
Charlton-in-Dover kitchens: local notes
At about 1 mile from the coast, Charlton-in-Dover is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. There are about 71 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 44 takeaways and sandwich shops across Charlton-in-Dover and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. Kitchens in Charlton-in-Dover get their food hygiene inspections from Dover council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Peter and St Paul or anywhere around Charlton-in-Dover, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. A kitchen near Dover Priory station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Charlton-in-Dover is about 1 mile south-east of Dover, in Kent. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Charlton-in-Dover and the rest of Kent. We cover 922 places across Kent, large and small. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 35 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: CT16, CT17 and CT15. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Odo Road, Eric Road and Lorne Road and nearby roads. With the A256 close by, Charlton-in-Dover is simple for us to get to at any hour. We also cover the places around Charlton-in-Dover: Tower Hamlets (1 mile south-west), Guston (2 miles north-east), Church Whitfield (2 miles north), East Langdon (3 miles north-east) and West Cliffe (3 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Canterbury (14 miles north-west), Folkestone (7 miles south-west), Ramsgate (15 miles north), Deal (7 miles north-east), Hythe (11 miles south-west) and Walmer (6 miles north-east).
Around Charlton-in-Dover
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Dover Grammar School for Girls, St Edmund's Catholic School and The Red Lion pub. For rail, the closest station is Dover Priory station, about 0.6 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Dover Castle (0.9 miles south-east) and Old Town Gaol (within half a mile south). Green spaces nearby include Dover Western Heights.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Why deal with it now?
An overdue clean in Charlton-in-Dover is best dealt with now rather than after the next inspection. The job takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time, and we fit around your opening hours. Every extra month adds grease. A visit arranged in advance is far less disruptive than a callout on a busy day.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Why book with us
- We are fully insured
- Every job surveyed first
- A fixed price before any work starts
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.
How the job changes from site to site
Grease filters
Gaps around filters let fat through to the duct. We check they fit as they should when we refit them, and flag any that don’t.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens often cook for long hours, frying and grilling, which can put them in BESA’s 3 or 6-monthly bands. We clean after close or before opening.