Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Dungate, Kent
One call covers kitchen extract cleaning in Dungate: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Dungate
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 Dungate give you that record, ready for the fire risk assessment file. We’re often asked to deal with an extract that no longer clears the smoke and ductwork thick with old, hardened grease, on plenums and filters, horizontal duct runs and discharge points. Searching for commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Dungate? Duct Doctor has covered London and the South East since 2009, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.
Each job starts with a look at where grease has built up: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Dungate (ME9)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
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When to call us in Dungate
A kitchen in Dungate builds up grease in the same places as any other: long horizontal runs, bends, the base of risers and around the fan. The cooler the duct, the more grease drops out of the air.
Clients usually contact us when they notice something like this:
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Dungate (Belmont House and Gardens is about 4.6 miles south-east), fitting access panels needs care.
Questions to ask before booking
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Proof of insurance
- What hours they’ll be on site
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
Kitchen extracts in Dungate
Look up Dungate on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens in and around Dungate, up to about a mile and a half out. Every kitchen in that count with a canopy has a full extract system, canopy to discharge, to keep clear of grease. Environmental health officers from Swale council inspect food businesses in Dungate. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Dungate sits within the area of 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.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Where a hall near Church of St Catherine, or anywhere in Dungate, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Dungate is about 3 miles south of Sittingbourne, in Kent. From the centre of Dungate to the outskirts, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Dungate is one of them. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 10 miles away.
Work in ME9 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Newbury (1 mile north-east), Kingsdown (1 mile east), Rodmersham Green (1 mile north), Highsted (1 mile north) and Bapchild (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (10 miles west), Ashford (12 miles south-east), Canterbury (14 miles east), Sittingbourne (3 miles north), Whitstable (13 miles east) and Faversham (6 miles east).
What’s near Dungate
Around Dungate, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Fulston Manor School and Cromers Wood. The closest station to Dungate is Sittingbourne station, roughly 2.9 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (2.6 miles north) and Newnham Castle (2.5 miles south-east).
What happens on the day
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. In a small place like Dungate, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
How to get a quote
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
Advice
Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
You get a photo report after every clean. Before and after pictures show each part of the system, alongside a list of what was cleaned, anything out of reach and the recommended next clean date.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
What to send for a quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Why it’s worth doing now in Dungate
Leaving the clean until the next refit does not make the grease go away. Fat that was soft and easy to remove hardens with heat and time, and that takes more work to shift. Staying on a regular cycle keeps each clean manageable. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Why book with us
- Each visit written up, with photos
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Trading since 2009
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
Dungate questions
Who inspects food businesses in Dungate?
In Dungate, it’s Swale council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Dungate?
Dungate is in the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
The legal duty sits in the Fire Safety Order 2005 rather than in TR19 itself. TR19 is the industry benchmark for meeting that duty in a kitchen extract, and an insurer may refuse or reduce a claim without it.
When do you clean the extract?
Cleans are timed to avoid service. Most kitchens book us overnight or at weekends and the kitchen is ready to cook when we leave.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Call for a fixed quote, normally ready within one working day.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
We clean every part the grease travels through. That means canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge, reached through access panels where necessary.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Some photos and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
Is Dungate in your area?
Yes. Our technicians work in Dungate, within the South East and London area we cover.
Honest limits
Kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Dungate
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters