Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Cold Harbour, Kent
Our technicians work in Cold Harbour on TR19 Grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures on every job.
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
How it works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Cold Harbour.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Getting a quote
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Advice
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Cold Harbour
We treat an extract system much as a doctor treats a patient: diagnose with a survey, treat with a thorough clean, then sign it off. That clean bill of health comes as a TR19 certificate and a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If you have grease smells coming from the extract and years of baked-on grease in the ducts, we can put it right, from plenums and filters, horizontal duct runs and canopies and hoods onwards. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Cold Harbour, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork.
Kitchens that fry and grill hardest need the most frequent cleans, so the interval is set by what you cook as well as how long.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Cold Harbour (ME17)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Common problems we fix in Cold Harbour
A kitchen in Cold Harbour builds up grease in the same places as any other: long horizontal runs, bends, the base of risers and around the fan. Cooler sections of duct collect the most.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Grease smells coming from the extract
Historic houses near Cold Harbour, such as Belmont House and Gardens about 3.8 miles north-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- If they look at the system before pricing
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
Also near Cold Harbour
Other services in Cold Harbour
For landlords and multi-site operators
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
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.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Cold Harbour
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Parking and loading at the site
- The size of the system
- A single visit or a regular plan
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
What to send for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Leave it or put it right?
TR19® is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is. It puts a duty on the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, which in a kitchen includes the grease in the extract. TR19 is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. With notice, the visit to Cold Harbour can be fitted around your bookings and events.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before we start.
Why us?
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- In business since 2009
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Wash or exchange the filters often
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as photos. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
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.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Cold Harbour
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Cold Harbour?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Cold Harbour. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you work overnight in Cold Harbour?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. Your customers, staff or residents in Cold Harbour needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
How long will the clean take?
A small kitchen with a short duct can be 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.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Every site has its own report.
Can you price the work without visiting?
In many cases, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Where we cannot see enough, we arrange a survey.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
A TR19 certificate and a photo report. Certificates are issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report includes before and after photos, grease readings and the recommended next clean date.
How do you protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
What a clean won’t put right
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- A broken extract fan that will not run
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- A grease trap that needs emptying
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Cold Harbour
At about 42 miles from central London, Cold Harbour sits well inside the area we cover. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. Cold Harbour 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.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Lawrence or elsewhere in Cold Harbour, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Cold Harbour is about 7 miles south-west of Faversham, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Cold Harbour or further out, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Cold Harbour among them. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 11 miles away.
Kitchen extract cleaning in ME17 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Warren Street (1 mile north-west), Payden Street (1 mile north-west), Lenham Heath (2 miles south-west), Charing Heath (2 miles south) and Lenham Forstal (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (11 miles west), Ashford (8 miles south-east), Canterbury (14 miles east), Sittingbourne (7 miles north), Whitstable (14 miles north-east) and Faversham (7 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Cold Harbour
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Harrow pub and Spuckles and Kennelling Woods, among other places. The closest station to Cold Harbour is Charing station, roughly 2.3 miles south of the centre. A little further out are Newnham Castle (3.4 miles north).