Medway · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Chattenden
Professional kitchen extract cleaning in and around Chattenden, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
Kitchen extract cleaning in Chattenden
We’ve 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 canopies and hoods, vertical risers and extract fans, and people most often call us about grease dripping from the canopy or filters and years of baked-on grease in the ducts. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but in Chattenden, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
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.
Somewhere as small as Chattenden, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Every visit ends with a written report and photos, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Chattenden (ME3)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Chattenden
The coast is only about 2 miles from Chattenden. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. Food Standards Agency records include about 8 pubs and bars in Chattenden and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Kitchens in Chattenden get their food hygiene inspections from Medway council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Bishop Gundulph Church, or anywhere in Chattenden, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Restoration House is about 2.6 miles south-west), access may need planning.
Chattenden is about 2 miles north-east of Rochester, in Medway. Wherever you are in the ME3 postcode area, we can carry out kitchen extract cleaning at your premises. Across Medway, we cover 68 places, Chattenden among them. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 11 miles away.
All of ME3 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include Songbird Crescent, Sparrow Drive and Main Road, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. If your site is just outside Chattenden, we cover Lower Upnor (1 mile south), Upper Upnor (1 mile south), Wainscott (1 mile south-west), Hoo St Werburgh (1 mile east) and Cooling Street (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Gillingham (4 miles south-east), Chatham (4 miles south), Rainham (5 miles south-east), Strood (3 miles south-west), Luton (3 miles south) and Park Wood (6 miles south-east).
Around Chattenden
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Pier pub, The Hundred of Hoo Academy and Lower Lines Park and the streets around them. Chattenden’s nearest station is Strood station, about 2.1 miles south-west. A little further out are Pentagon Shopping Centre (2.5 miles south) and Upnor Castle (0.9 miles south). The countryside around Chattenden includes Gad's Hill and Rede Common.
What your team can do, and what needs us
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
What happens on the day
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Chattenden can be planned properly.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
How to get a quote
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Chattenden, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
Related advice
Why act early in Chattenden
If your kitchen in Chattenden is past its cleaning date, it’s worth booking now. 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. With notice, the visit to Chattenden can be fitted around your bookings and events.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
What you get with us
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations.
Different parts, different methods
Canopy and plenum
Whether it’s one hood or a long island canopy, every section is cleaned and recorded in the photo report before and after.
Ductwork and risers
Bends and changes of direction trap more grease than straight runs. We test at points like these before and after cleaning, so the report shows the difference.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
You’ll get a fixed price before any work starts. It takes into account:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The size of the system
- The condition we find in the survey
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- A few general shots of the system
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
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Keeping the system healthy
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
Every clean ends with a photo report. Before and after pictures show each part of the system, alongside a list of what was cleaned, anything out of reach and the recommended next clean date.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. It will not replace a TR19 clean, but it slows what reaches the duct.
Questions from Chattenden
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Chattenden?
In Chattenden, it’s Medway council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Is Chattenden within the area you cover?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Chattenden is covered. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
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. We’ll recommend a date after measuring the grease.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, our work sits within an independently audited scheme. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
How long does a kitchen extract clean take?
Allow a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with pictures where possible, and we explain what access is needed, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. We always survey first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Chattenden
Grease in an extract starts as vapour. As the air cools on its way through the duct, the fat condenses and sticks, and the layer grows a little with every meal cooked. The grease filters stop some, never all of it.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as French Hospital (about 2.4 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them