Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Crockhurst Street
Kitchen extract cleaning for Crockhurst Street, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Stale cooking odours from the system
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Crockhurst Street
The part of the system nobody sees is often the dirtiest. Access panels let us into the duct runs and risers, scraping heavy deposits by hand before degreasing. Anything out of reach is noted in the report and extra access panels can be added. Typical jobs include a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction and a kitchen taken over without any extract records, on extract fans, plenums and filters and canopies and hoods. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, in Crockhurst Street it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.
A clean in Crockhurst Street covers the canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers and fan, and the discharge where it can be reached.
In a small place like Crockhurst Street, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Crockhurst Street (TN11)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by kitchen extract cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- An undersized canopy or fan
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
Crockhurst Street: your questions answered
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Crockhurst Street out of term?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Around Crockhurst Street, the Food Standards Agency lists about 3 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Can the work in Crockhurst Street be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Crockhurst Street needn’t be disturbed. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
What do you do to protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
What is TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Every site has its own report.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Grease in an extract is a known fire risk, which is why many insurers require TR19 cleaning. Our certificate and photo report give you that evidence.
What do you do with what you remove?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it doesn’t spread.
What accreditations do you hold?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 sit alongside that, and we are fully insured.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
The process
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. The middle part takes longest, and that 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 Crockhurst Street knowing what to expect.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by photos or a visit.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- 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 locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
How to get a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Advice
Kitchen extracts in Crockhurst Street
About 29 miles out from central London, Crockhurst Street is part of the South East area we work across. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site. The fire and rescue service for Crockhurst Street is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Capel Primary School or anywhere near Crockhurst Street, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Crockhurst Street is Tonbridge Cottage Hospital, about 2.2 miles west. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of All Saints or elsewhere in Crockhurst Street, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Crockhurst Street is about 2 miles south-east of Tonbridge, in Kent. Crockhurst Street gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. Crockhurst Street is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 11 miles from Crockhurst Street.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: TN11. Other places close to Crockhurst Street include Tudeley (1 mile north-west), Tudeley Hale (1 mile north), Capel (1 mile east), Five Oak Green (1 mile east) and Colt's Hill (2 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (11 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (9 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (4 miles south-west), Kings Hill (7 miles north-east), Foley Park (11 miles north-east) and Paddock Wood (3 miles east).
Near you in Crockhurst Street
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The George And Dragon Public House, Hillview School for Girls and The Schools at Somerhill and the streets around them. The closest station to Crockhurst Street is Tonbridge station, about 2.5 miles west. Other landmarks nearby include Tonbridge Castle (2.5 miles north-west) and Tonbridge Cottage Hospital (2.2 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve and Barden Lake.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- What state the system is in
- The number of sites or systems
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
Asking for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The postcode and the type of business
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
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 photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Wash or exchange the filters often
You get a photo report after every clean. Before and after photos show each part of the system, alongside a list of what was cleaned, anything out of reach and the recommended next clean date.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. It will not replace a TR19 clean, but it slows what reaches the duct.
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Part by part
Ductwork and risers
Long flat runs of duct are where grease collects. Each run is cleaned through its access panels, recording any that cannot be reached.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Losing a service is not an option for most restaurants and pubs. Overnight and weekend cleans keep the kitchen trading, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.