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Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Culverstone Green
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Culverstone Green? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Culverstone Green
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and are fully insured. The work covers extract fans, plenums and filters and discharge points, and common reasons people get in touch are an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19 and grease dripping from the canopy or filters. People looking for “duct cleaning near me” in Culverstone Green typically mean the kitchen extract, and that is our main job: canopy to fan, to TR19® Grease.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: wet film or deposit thickness readings show which parts of the duct need the most attention, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
Somewhere as small as Culverstone Green, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Culverstone Green (DA13, TN15)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Culverstone Green
Can you get to a site in Culverstone Green?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Do you work at weekends in Culverstone Green?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. It means the site in Culverstone Green keeps running as normal. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
Extract grease is fuel for a kitchen fire, so many insurers want evidence it’s being cleaned to TR19. Our certificate and photo report give you that evidence.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that cannot wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
All of it, from the canopy through to the discharge. Where there aren’t enough access panels to reach a section, it’s recorded, and we can fit new ones.
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.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Culverstone Green: the local picture
Food Standards Agency data counts about 8 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in Culverstone Green and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. It’s Gravesham council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Culverstone Green. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. The fire and rescue service for Culverstone Green 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.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Culverstone Green Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Culverstone Green is about 6 miles south of Gravesend, in Kent. Wherever you are in the DA13 postcode area, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Culverstone Green is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 9 miles away.
Kitchen extract cleaning in DA13 and TN15 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Conifer Drive, Carters Hill Lane and Rhododendron Avenue and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Culverstone Green, we cover Vigo Village (1 mile south-east), Harvel (1 mile north-east), South Street (1 mile north), Hodsoll Street (1 mile west) and Priestwood Green (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (9 miles south-east), Dartford (9 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (8 miles south-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles south), Gravesend (6 miles north) and Tonbridge (10 miles south).
Near you in Culverstone Green
In Culverstone Green, that means kitchens and buildings near Meopham School and Trosley Country Park. The closest station to Culverstone Green is Sole Street station, roughly 3.2 miles north. A little further out are Leybourne Castle (3.8 miles south-east) and Coldrum Long Barrow (1.5 miles south-east).
What we’re called out for in Culverstone Green
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. Most of the time it’s because there were never enough access panels, so nobody could get to them. That hidden grease keeps building where nobody looks.
What we are most often called out for:
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
Historic houses near Culverstone Green, such as Cobham College about 4 miles north-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Before booking anyone
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
Towns and villages near Culverstone Green
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Looking after it afterwards
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as pictures. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Tell whoever looks after the system when something changes. Grease dripping from the canopy, a burning smell or a fan that sounds rough are all signs of build-up, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
Honest limits
We won’t sell you work that does not address the problem, so here are the limits:
- A broken extract fan that will not run
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
For landlords and multi-site operators
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
What we do, step by step
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. For a village or hamlet like Culverstone Green, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- 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.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Before we arrive
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Ask for a quote
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
How the job changes from site to site
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Even a kitchen that cooks only a few hours a day needs cleaning at least every 12 months under BESA guidance. School holidays are an easy time to do it.
Extract fan and discharge
At the end of the system is the discharge, which can collect grease and stain the surface around it. It’s cleaned as far as safe access allows, and any limits are recorded.
What staff can safely do
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.