Medway · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Dunn Street
We cover Dunn Street for kitchen extract cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Dunn Street
Cooking sends fat-laden vapour into the canopy with every service. As it cools, it clings to the inside of the ductwork and keeps building. That film is fuel, and cleaning the whole system is how you keep it under control. We’re often asked to deal with extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit and a TR19 certificate needed for the insurer, on plenums and filters, horizontal duct runs and canopies and hoods. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but in Dunn Street, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
Access decides how thorough a clean can be. Sections without access panels are recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted so they’re cleaned next time.
In a small place like Dunn Street, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Dunn Street (ME7)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
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. Leave those to us.
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Do not let the canopy gutters overflow
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
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 to hand when an insurer, fire officer or EHO asks.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. A daily wipe isn’t a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
- Fire dampers that will not close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Dunn Street
We often find duct sections that haven’t been cleaned since they were installed. Most of the time it’s because there were never enough access panels, so those sections were never reached. That hidden grease keeps building where nobody looks.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
For schools such as Swingate Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Before booking anyone
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Whether a survey comes first
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
Managing agents and facilities teams in Dunn Street
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Medway. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Questions from Dunn Street
Which environmental health team covers Dunn Street?
Food hygiene inspections in Dunn Street are carried out by Maidstone council. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Can you come to Dunn Street after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. Your customers, staff or residents in Dunn Street needn’t be disturbed. When you call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
What types of premises do you cover?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you will get one fixed quote.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Yes, if we can see what we need. If not, a site survey comes first, then a fixed quote.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
It takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
What information do you need?
Only a few details: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and the last report help too. After that, simply call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Dunn Street kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 6 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 4 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Dunn Street, 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. Dunn Street sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Environmental health officers from Maidstone council inspect food businesses in Dunn Street. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Dunn Street is KIMS hospital, about 2.8 miles south. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Peter or anywhere around Dunn Street, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Dunn Street is about 3 miles south-east of Chatham, in Medway. Dunn Street gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. We cover 68 places across Medway, large and small.
All of ME7 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Lidsing (1 mile north-west), Bredhurst (1 mile north-east), Scragged Oak (1 mile south-east), Kemsley Street (1 mile north-east) and Lower Cox Street (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Gillingham (3 miles north), Chatham (3 miles north-west), Rochester (5 miles north-west), Rainham (3 miles north-east), Strood (6 miles north-west) and Luton (3 miles north-west).
Near you in Dunn Street
In Dunn Street, that means kitchens and buildings near South Wood and The Harrow pub, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Rainham (Kent) station, roughly 3.3 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include KIMS hospital (2.8 miles south) and Allington Castle (3.4 miles south-west). The countryside around Dunn Street includes Boxley Hills and Burham Down.
How it works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Dunn Street run smoothly.
- You send pictures or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
Advice
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- How easy every part is to reach
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711 or email us with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.