Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Eythorne, Kent
For kitchen extract cleaning in Eythorne, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
Honest limits
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
- A canopy that’s too small or a system that was badly designed
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Eythorne
The ducts are where most of the grease hides. We reach horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels, scraping heavy deposits by hand before degreasing. Any section we cannot reach is recorded on the report and extra access panels can be added. Common call-outs are for stale cooking odours from the system and an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer, on extract fans, plenums and filters and discharge points. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but in Eythorne, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
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.
For a kitchen in or near Eythorne, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
We’ve 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 carry full insurance.
- Location
- Eythorne (CT15)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
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.
Eythorne kitchens: local notes
Look up Eythorne on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Eythorne. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Environmental health officers from Dover council inspect food businesses in Eythorne. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Eythorne. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Goodnestone Park is about 3.6 miles north-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. Where a hall near Church of St Peter and St Paul, or anywhere in Eythorne, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Eythorne is about 4 miles north of Dover, in Kent. Anywhere in CT15, we can carry out kitchen extract cleaning at your premises. We cover 922 places across Kent, large and small. We also work in Maidstone, around 32 miles away.
Every address in CT15 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Streets in the area include The Street, Sandwich Road and New Road, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. If your site is just outside Eythorne, we cover Waldershare (1 mile south-west), Sibertswold (2 miles south-west), Coldred (2 miles south-west), Halfway Street (2 miles south-west) and Lydden (3 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (10 miles north-west), Margate (14 miles north), Dover (4 miles south), Folkestone (9 miles south-west), Ramsgate (11 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (13 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Eythorne
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The White Horse pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Shepherds Well station, about 1.8 miles west. Nearby you’ll also find Dover Transport Museum (3.5 miles south) and Buckland Hospital (4.7 miles south).
How the job changes from site to site
Grease filters
Baffle filters are cleaned as part of every TR19 clean, and refitted so they sit properly in the housing. Damaged ones are noted on the report.
Extract fan and discharge
Some systems have attenuators to cut noise, and they hold grease. Where they can be cleaned, they are, and the report notes anything that can’t.
What we are called out for in Eythorne
We often find duct sections that haven’t been cleaned since they were installed. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so those sections were never reached. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Buckland Hospital about 4.7 miles south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Before you book anyone
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Wash or exchange the filters often
The kitchen is left clean and ready for the next service. Grease and dirty water are collected and taken off site, and equipment can be switched back on once we’ve gone.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Eythorne questions
Is Eythorne within the area you cover?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Eythorne included. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Can you come to Eythorne after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in Eythorne keeps running as normal. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
How long will the clean take?
A small kitchen with a short duct can be done in a few hours, while long runs and tall risers take longer and may need more than one visit. We will tell you how long when we quote.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
What accreditations do you hold?
Our work is to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, and certificates go through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
Nearby places to Eythorne
What else we do in Eythorne
The process
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Eythorne and turn up when the site is quiet.
- We survey the system, from your pictures or on site, canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and give you a fixed quote.
- 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, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
How to prepare
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
How to get a quote
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Eythorne, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.