Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Cobham, Kent
Kitchen extract cleaning across Cobham and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Cobham
Not sure when the extract was last cleaned, or by whom? Send a few pictures of the canopy and filters when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we will come back with a fixed price for the work in Cobham, normally within one working day. Typical jobs include extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit and grease dripping from the canopy or filters, across horizontal duct runs, discharge points and canopies and hoods. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for Cobham? We have been cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East since 2009, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.
Each job starts with a look at where grease has built up: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
Somewhere as small as Cobham, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
Every visit ends with a written report and photos, 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.
- Where
- Cobham (DA12)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Cobham questions
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Cobham?
The local authority for Cobham is Gravesham council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Cobham out of term?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. With about 4 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Cobham, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Extract grease is fuel for a kitchen fire, so many insurers want evidence it’s being cleaned to TR19. Each clean gives you a certificate and photo report to show them.
Which sectors do you work in?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
What should I send you?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, along with a few photos and any previous report.
Will the clean disrupt our service?
The clean is done when the kitchen is not cooking, so evenings, overnight, early mornings and weekends are all options. We need the equipment switched off and cooled first.
Nearby places to Cobham
What else we do in Cobham
How the job changes from site to site
Ductwork and risers
Grease builds up most where the duct turns. We test at points like these before and after cleaning, so the report shows the difference.
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.
Common problems we fix in Cobham
What’s on the menu matters as much as how much is cooked. Frying, grilling and roasting send far more fat into the canopy than steaming or boiling, so two kitchens with the same hours can need very different intervals.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Cobham Primary School or anywhere near Cobham, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
Kitchen extracts in Cobham
Food Standards Agency data counts about 5 restaurants, cafés and canteens in and around Cobham, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Cobham. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Kitchens in Cobham get their food hygiene inspections from Gravesham council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Cobham College is about 0.2 miles south-west), access may need planning. A hospital like Gravesham Community Hospital, about 3.9 miles north-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Cobham is about 3 miles south of Gravesend, in Kent. Wherever you are in the DA12 postcode area, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. We cover 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 10 miles from Cobham.
Here we cover the DA12 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. Local streets include The Street, Lawrence Drive and Cobhambury Road, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Upper Bush (2 miles south-east), Lower Bush (2 miles south-east), Cuxton (2 miles south-east), North Halling (3 miles south-east) and Upper Halling (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (10 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles east), Dartford (8 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (12 miles south-west), Gravesend (3 miles north) and Tonbridge (14 miles south).
What’s near Cobham
Typical jobs here are in premises near Thamesview School, The Ship Inn and Jeskyns and the streets around them. Cobham’s nearest station is Sole Street station, roughly 1.2 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include Rochester Castle (4.3 miles east) and Gravesham Community Hospital (3.9 miles north-west). Not far away are Gad's Hill and Ranscombe Farm.
Why it’s worth doing now in Cobham
If your kitchen in Cobham is past its cleaning date, it’s worth booking now. The job takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one, and we fit around your opening hours. Every extra month adds grease. Somewhere as small as Cobham, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Why Cobham businesses choose us
- Trading since 2009
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A written report with photos after each visit
What a clean won’t put right
Not every problem is solved by kitchen extract cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
- A grease trap that needs emptying
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
What your team can do, and what needs us
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
How it works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. For a village or hamlet like Cobham, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and send you a fixed quote.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Ask for a quote
For kitchen extract cleaning in Cobham, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
Advice
Multi-site and managed buildings
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.