Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Crayford kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites in Crayford and across Kent. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
What a clean will not put right
Not every problem is solved by kitchen extract cleaning, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It does not solve:
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
Kitchen extract cleaning in Crayford
The ducts are where most of the grease hides. Access panels let us into the duct runs and risers, removing thick grease by hand, then using degreasers, hot water or steam to suit the deposit. Any section we can’t reach is recorded on the report and extra access panels can be added. Typical jobs include a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate and poor airflow at the canopy, on extract fans, plenums and filters and vertical risers. For TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Crayford, you get one team and one number for every site.
What can be cleaned depends on what can be reached. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
Kitchens around a place like Crayford are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Crayford (DA1, DA5, DA7)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What we do, step by step
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 floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. Because the survey comes first, a visit to Crayford can typically be finished without a second trip.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by pictures or a visit.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Ask for a quote
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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Landlords, agents and facilities managers
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Why act early in Crayford
Every week without a clean adds another layer. BESA guidance says the mean should not go above 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. Heavy build-up takes longer to remove than regular cleans. Booking now means the visit to Crayford is planned around you, not forced by a breakdown.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
Why us?
- We diagnose before we treat
- Each visit written up, with photos
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
What the work involves, part by part
Canopy and plenum
Grease meets the system first at the canopy and the plenum behind the filters. Both are scraped and degreased inside and out, with the filter housing cleaned too.
Grease filters
Between TR19 cleans, filters still need regular cleaning, and a filter exchange service can take that off your hands. Keeping them clean helps the rest of the system stay cleaner.
Kitchen extracts in Crayford
There are about 90 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 65 takeaways and sandwich shops in Crayford and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. Environmental health officers from Bexley council inspect food businesses in Crayford. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Crayford. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
If you run a café or takeaway near Crayford station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Paulinus, or anywhere in Crayford, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Crayford is about 2 miles west of Dartford, in Kent. Anywhere in DA1, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, large and small. There’s also a page for London, about 12 miles away.
Every address in DA1, DA5 and DA7 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Streets in the area include Swan Lane, Dale Road and Ross Road, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover Bowmans (1 mile south), Barnes Cray (1 mile north-east), Barnehurst (1 mile north-west), Coldblow (1 mile south-west) and Wilmington (1 mile south). We also work in nearby towns such as Sevenoaks (12 miles south), Gravesend (9 miles east), Northfleet (7 miles east), Swanley (4 miles south), Swanscombe (5 miles east) and Windmill Hill (8 miles east).
Near you in Crayford
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Haberdashers' Aske's Crayford Academy, The Bear and Ragged Staff pub and St Catherine's Catholic School. There’s a railway station in Crayford itself: Crayford station. Other landmarks nearby include Bexley Museum (0.9 miles west) and West Hill Hospital (1.3 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Wansunt Pit.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Crayford
The reason for all this is fire. Flames from a pan or grill can be pulled into the canopy by the fan, and once grease in the duct catches, fire can spread through the building’s ductwork. For a kitchen in Crayford, keeping that fuel under control is part of the fire risk assessment.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like West Hill Hospital about 1.3 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
Keeping the system healthy
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
The certificate records when the clean was done, where and by whom. File it with the fire risk assessment and the maintenance log so it’s ready when anyone asks to see it.
Report drips, smells or a noisy fan early. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
Crayford questions
Will you come out to Crayford?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Can school kitchens in Crayford be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 22 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Crayford. You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the dates the site is empty.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You’ll know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Often, 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.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
Many insurers ask for proof of regular cleaning to TR19, and many policies require it. Without proof, a claim can be refused or reduced, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.