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Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Chartham
Looking for kitchen extract cleaning in Chartham? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
Different parts, different methods
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School kitchens can look lightly used but still need a TR19 clean at least every 12 months under BESA guidance. Holidays make it simple to schedule.
Ductwork and risers
Vertical risers carry the air up through the building, and grease runs down their walls and pools at the base. Access panels along the riser let us clean it in sections.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Chartham
We have been trading since 2009, cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East and London. 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 vertical risers, canopies and hoods and discharge points, and the jobs we see most are grease smells coming from the extract and ductwork thick with old, hardened grease. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Chartham start: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: every 3 months for 12–16 hours, every 6 months for 6–12 hours and every 12 months for 2–6 hours, with grease readings setting the real interval.
Work in a small place like Chartham starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Chartham (CT4)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
FAQs for Chartham
Do you work in villages like Chartham?
Yes. Chartham is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Do you work at weekends in Chartham?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. It means the site in Chartham keeps running as normal. When you call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
How far ahead should we book?
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.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
The minimum is set by BESA guidance on daily use, from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Kitchens that fry or grill a lot may need cleaning sooner, which grease thickness testing will show.
Where does the waste go?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it doesn’t spread.
What types of premises do you cover?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
What information do you need?
Some photos and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
Every part the air passes through, as far as access allows. Where there are not enough access panels to reach a section, it’s recorded, and we can fit new ones.
Towns and villages near Chartham
What else we do in Chartham
What happens on the day
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, and that takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Visits to a village like Chartham are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
How to prepare
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We normally come back within one working day.
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Between visits
So the system stays in good health:
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
You leave with a date for the next clean, set from your daily cooking hours and the readings we took. 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. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.
Why act early in Chartham
After a fire, one of the first questions is often when the extract was last cleaned. Many policies require cleaning to TR19, and an insurer can refuse or reduce a claim without proof. A certificate in the file answers that question. In a place like Chartham, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
Why Chartham businesses choose us
- In business since 2009
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- A fixed price before any work starts
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Chartham
Chartham is covered by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. In Chartham, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Canterbury City council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If you run a café or takeaway near Chartham station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. 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 Chartham, about 3.1 miles east.
Chartham is about 3 miles south-west of Canterbury, in Kent. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Chartham and the rest of Kent. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Chartham among them. Maidstone is in our area too, about 21 miles from Chartham.
Every address in CT4 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Local streets include Station Road, River Court and The Green, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Shalmsford Street (1 mile south), Mystole (1 mile south-west), Chartham Hatch (1 mile north), Garlinge Green (2 miles south) and Thanington (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Ashford (10 miles south-west), Canterbury (3 miles north-east), Dover (15 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles north-west), Folkestone (14 miles south-east) and Whitstable (7 miles north).
Near you in Chartham
Around Chartham, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near No Man's Orchard and The Artichoke Inn. There’s a railway station in Chartham itself: Chartham station. Nearby you will also find Chilham Castle (2.7 miles west) and Whitefriars Shopping Centre (3.1 miles north-east). Open spaces near Chartham include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
Common problems we fix in Chartham
Grease in the extract matters because it burns. A flare-up on the range can be drawn up into the canopy and duct, and once grease in the duct catches, fire can spread through the building’s ductwork. For a kitchen in Chartham, keeping that fuel under control is part of the fire risk assessment.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Chartham, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Before booking anyone
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What insurance they carry
- Whether they recommend a next date
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
What a clean won’t put right
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods