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Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Chegworth
Professional kitchen extract cleaning in and around Chegworth, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
Multi-site and managed buildings
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Chegworth and across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Chegworth
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. The work covers extract fans, canopies and hoods and discharge points, and people most often call us about extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit and a kitchen taken over without any extract records. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Chegworth, you get one team and one number for every site.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: wet film or deposit thickness readings show which parts of the duct need the most attention, and readings afterwards go into your report.
For a kitchen in or near Chegworth, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, 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.
A written report with photos follows every visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Chegworth (ME17)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Chegworth
What else we do in Chegworth
Common problems we fix in Chegworth
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so those sections were never reached. That hidden grease keeps building where nobody looks.
What we’re most often called out for:
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
For schools such as Harrietsham Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Comparing quotes
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What paperwork you get at the end
Why deal with it now?
Environmental health officers inspect food businesses, in Chegworth as everywhere else, and they look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment, extraction included. A clean extract is one less thing to worry about on the day. In a place like Chegworth, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
What you get with us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Fully insured
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
Common questions in Chegworth
Do you work in villages like Chegworth?
Yes. Chegworth is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Chegworth?
That’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. For a quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
How long does a kitchen extract clean take?
Short systems are done in a few hours, while long runs and tall risers take longer and may need more than one visit. We will tell you how long when we quote.
What’s TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
BESA guidance gives minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months, depending on daily cooking hours. Kitchens that fry or grill a lot may need cleaning sooner, which grease thickness testing will show.
What do you do to protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19 is the benchmark used to show extract grease is under control.
What we do, step by step
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Chegworth knowing what to expect.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Getting a quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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Kitchen extract cleaning around Chegworth
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 3 pubs and bars across Chegworth and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Chegworth. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Kitchens in Chegworth get their food hygiene inspections from Maidstone council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Chegworth is KIMS hospital, about 4.9 miles north-west. Leeds Castle, about 0.9 miles west, is one of the historic houses near Chegworth; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Chegworth is about 6 miles east of Maidstone, in Kent. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Chegworth and the rest of Kent. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, and Chegworth is one of them. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 6 miles away.
Here we cover the ME17 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around Chegworth: Broomfield (1 mile west), Pollhill (1 mile south-east), Harrietsham (1 mile east), Kingswood (1 mile south-west) and Eyhorne Street (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (6 miles west), Ashford (12 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (8 miles north-east), Faversham (11 miles north-east), Minster (14 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (11 miles west).
What’s near Chegworth
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Park Gate Inn, among other places. The nearest railway station is Harrietsham station, about 1 mile east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include KIMS hospital (4.9 miles north-west) and Leeds Castle (0.9 miles west). Not far away are Detling Hill.
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
A TR19 certificate notes the date, the location and the technician. Keep it in the maintenance log with your fire risk assessment so it’s ready when anyone asks to see it.
Run the extract whenever the kitchen is cooking. Cooking with the extract off lets grease and heat settle in the canopy, and the next clean has more to do.
What affects the quote in Chegworth
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- The scale of the work
- The times the site is available
- Parking and loading at the site
- Any permits to work or inductions
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before work begins.
What we need to know
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.