Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Farningham kitchen extract cleaning
For kitchen extract cleaning in Farningham, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
What staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Farningham
Many insurers ask for proof that the extract has been cleaned to TR19, and a claim can be refused or reduced without it. For a kitchen in Farningham, our certificate and photo report give you that record for the maintenance log. Common call-outs are for an inspection that picked up a dirty extract and grease smells coming from the extract, across discharge points, extract fans and vertical risers. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, it’s the job we do every week across Kent.
Grease that collects out of sight, behind the filters and along the duct, is what insurers and fire officers worry about, which is why a TR19® clean in Farningham goes well beyond the canopy.
For a kitchen in or near Farningham, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Farningham (DA4)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
FAQs for Farningham
Who is the fire and rescue service for Farningham?
That is 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.
Which environmental health team covers Farningham?
Kitchens in Farningham are inspected by Sevenoaks council’s environmental health officers. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
Short systems are 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.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
In many cases, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Where we can’t see enough, we arrange a survey.
Is Farningham in your area?
Yes. Farningham is part of the area we cover, within the South East and London area we cover.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
How much notice do you need?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We typically quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with pictures where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Grease, kitchens and Farningham
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 7 pubs and bars within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Farningham. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. It’s Sevenoaks council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Farningham. 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. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Farningham. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
For schools such as The Anthony Roper Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Farningham is Darenth Park Hospital, about 4.2 miles north. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, or anywhere in Farningham, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Farningham is about 5 miles south of Dartford, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Farningham or further out, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Farningham is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 15 miles away.
Work in DA4 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on High Street, London Road and South Hall Close and the roads around them. Close by, we work in Eynsford (1 mile south-west), Horton Kirby (1 mile north-east), Maplescombe (2 miles south-east), Speed Gate (2 miles east) and Fawkham Green (3 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (15 miles south-east), Dartford (5 miles north), Sevenoaks (7 miles south), Gravesend (8 miles north-east), Tonbridge (13 miles south) and Northfleet (7 miles north-east).
Near you in Farningham
Typical jobs here are in premises near Pied Bull pub, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Eynsford station, roughly 1.4 miles south-west. A little further out are Eynsford Castle (0.7 miles south-west) and Darenth Park Hospital (4.2 miles north). The countryside around Farningham includes The Warren.
Leave it or put it right?
TR19® is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is. The responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which in a kitchen includes the grease in the extract. Cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve done it. Somewhere as small as Farningham, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before we start.
Why book with us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
What affects the quote in Farningham
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- Parking and loading at the site
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The scale of the work
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
What to send for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The postcode and the type of business
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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Keeping the system healthy
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
The certificate records when the clean was done, where and by whom. Keep it in the maintenance log with your fire risk assessment so it’s ready when anyone asks to see it.
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 we do, step by step
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Somewhere as small as Farningham, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Let us know about parking and loading
Ask for a quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
Part by part
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Grills, fryers and woks send a lot of fat into the extract, so grease readings help set the right interval.
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. Holidays make it simple to schedule.