Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Crouch, Kent
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge for Crouch, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
Kitchen extract cleaning in Crouch
Insurers often want evidence of regular TR19 cleaning, and some may refuse or reduce a claim when it’s missing. The certificate and photo report from each clean in Crouch give you that record, ready for the fire risk assessment file. If you have an extract that no longer clears the smoke and grease drips onto cooking equipment, we can put it right. Searching for commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Crouch? Duct Doctor has covered London and the South East since 2009, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: every 3 months for 12–16 hours, every 6 months for 6–12 hours and every 12 months for 2–6 hours, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
In a village or hamlet like Crouch, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
Each 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
- Crouch (TN15)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Ductwork and risers
Vertical risers carry the air up through the building, and grease often collects at the bottom of them. They’re cleaned through access points along their height.
Grease filters
Filters need cleaning far more often than the duct and we offer a filter exchange service for that. Keeping them clean helps the rest of the system stay cleaner.
What we do, step by step
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Crouch knowing what to expect.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Preparing for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
How to get a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Related advice
Common questions in Crouch
Which council inspects kitchens in Crouch?
Kitchens in Crouch are inspected by Tonbridge and Malling council’s environmental health officers. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Can you come to Crouch after we close?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. That way a site in Crouch doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your opening times and we will plan around them.
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.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, 24/7. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
Everything from canopy to discharge: the canopy, the plenum behind the filters, the filters, horizontal ducts, vertical risers, the fan and the discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Anything we cannot reach is recorded on the report.
How long does a kitchen extract clean take?
It takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Do you work in Crouch?
Yes. Crouch is part of the area we cover, within the South East and London area we cover.
What we are called out for in Crouch
We often find duct sections that haven’t been cleaned since they were installed. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so nobody could get to them. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
A hospital like Sevenoaks Hospital, about 5.3 miles west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
What your quote should include
- Whether a survey comes first
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- When the next visit should be, and why
When it’s something else
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
Why it’s worth doing now in Crouch
After a fire, one of the first questions is often when the extract was last cleaned. Many policies require cleaning to TR19, and an insurer can refuse or reduce a claim without proof. A certificate in the file answers that question. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before we start.
Why us?
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Every job surveyed first
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Fully insured
Kitchen extract cleaning in Crouch: the local picture
Look up Crouch on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 8 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 7 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Crouch. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. It’s Tonbridge and Malling council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Crouch. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Crouch is covered by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. 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 church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Crouch, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. For schools such as Borough Green Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Crouch is about 6 miles east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Crouch gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. Crouch is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (9 miles or so).
Here we cover the TN15 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. Streets in the area include Basted Lane and Long Mill Lane, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around Crouch: Claygate Cross (1 mile west), Basted (1 mile north-west), Platt (1 mile north-east), Comp (1 mile north-east) and Borough Green (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (9 miles east), Dartford (12 miles north), Sevenoaks (6 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south), Gravesend (11 miles north) and Tonbridge (6 miles south).
Local landmarks in Crouch
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Wrotham School, Ivy Hatch Nature Reserve and The Chequers Inn, among other places. The closest station to Crouch is Borough Green & Wrotham station, about 1.2 miles north. A little further out are Sevenoaks Hospital (5.3 miles west) and Ightham Court (1.8 miles north-west).
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Looking after it afterwards
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Wash or exchange the filters often
We hand the kitchen back clean, with the sheeting removed and waste taken away. Grease and dirty water are collected and taken off site, and equipment can be switched back on once we have gone.
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 staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.