Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Eastry, Kent
Our technicians work in Eastry on kitchen extract cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Stale cooking odours from the system
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Eastry
A closed kitchen is not earning, so the timing of a clean matters. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or during holidays where a site closes for them. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. The work covers horizontal duct runs, canopies and hoods and vertical risers, and people most often call us about poor airflow at the canopy and grease dripping from the canopy or filters. When a restaurant in Eastry asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that is exactly what we do: 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 readings afterwards go into your report.
For a smaller kitchen near Eastry, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Eastry (CT13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
Grease filters
We clean the grease filters as part of the job, and put back so they seat correctly. Damaged ones are noted on the report.
Ductwork and risers
Long flat runs of duct are where grease collects. We open access panels along the route and clean each section, recording any that can’t be reached.
Common questions in Eastry
Which fire authority looks after Eastry?
Eastry 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.
Who inspects food businesses in Eastry?
Kitchens in Eastry are inspected by Dover council’s environmental health officers. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
Allow a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. We will confirm the time when we quote.
How far ahead should we book?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
We’re members of Vent Hygiene Elite, the scheme run by BESCA, and we clean to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
When something else is needed
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- An undersized canopy or fan
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Eastry
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
Also near Eastry
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Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Eastry?
The reason for all this is fire. A flare-up on the range can be drawn up into the canopy and duct, where burning grease can carry a fire along the ducts and into other parts of the building. For a kitchen in Eastry, keeping that fuel under control is part of the fire risk assessment.
What we are most often called out for:
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Goodnestone Park is about 3.4 miles west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Comparing quotes
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Whether VAT is included
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- The times the site is available
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The size of the system
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
What we need to know
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
The process
Every visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, do the work, clear away and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. For a place like Eastry, we load the van from the survey notes so the work can be done in one visit where possible.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and send you a fixed quote.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Advice
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. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Grease, kitchens and Eastry
Look up Eastry on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 3 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in and around Eastry, 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. Kitchens in Eastry get their food hygiene inspections from Dover council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Eastry 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.
School kitchens, at schools like Eastry Church of England Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary the Virgin, or anywhere in Eastry, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Eastry is about 4 miles north-west of Deal, in Kent. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Eastry and the rest of Kent. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Eastry among them. We also work in Maidstone, around 34 miles away.
Every address in CT13 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on High Street, Swaynes Way and Wheelwrights Way or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Buttsole (1 mile south), Statenborough (1 mile north-east), Ham (1 mile east), Woodnesborough (1 mile north) and Felderland (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Canterbury (10 miles west), Margate (10 miles north), Dover (7 miles south), Folkestone (13 miles south-west), Ramsgate (8 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (10 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Eastry
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Ham Fen, The Bull Inn And Rear Courtyard and Sandwich Technology School. The nearest railway station is Sandwich station, roughly 2.3 miles north-east. A little further out are White Mill (2.5 miles north) and Sandown Castle (4.2 miles east). Open spaces near Eastry include Monk's Wall nature reserve.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.