Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Faversham kitchen extract cleaning
Looking for kitchen extract cleaning in Faversham? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
Honest limits
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Faversham
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Faversham
Insurers often want evidence of regular TR19 cleaning, and a claim can be refused or reduced without it. For a kitchen in Faversham, our certificate and photo report give you that record, ready for the fire risk assessment file. The work covers horizontal duct runs, vertical risers and plenums and filters, and common reasons people get in touch are an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19 and a kitchen taken over without any extract records. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but a proper TR19® clean in Faversham covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Faversham: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
In a town like Faversham, most of the kitchen extracts we are asked about belong to restaurants, cafés, pubs, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Whatever the kitchen, the canopy, filters, duct and fan all collect grease.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Faversham (ME13)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
You leave with a date for the next clean, based on your cooking hours and the grease we measured. A 3, 6 or 12-monthly maintenance plan keeps it on track, so the date isn’t missed.
Tell whoever looks after the system when something changes. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
Grease, kitchens and Faversham
Faversham lies within about 3 miles of the sea. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 22 pubs, bars and clubs and about 4 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Faversham. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. It’s Swale council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Faversham. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
For schools such as Ethelbert Road Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. If you run a café or takeaway near Faversham station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Belmont House and Gardens is about 3.5 miles south-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Faversham is about 9 miles west of Canterbury, in Kent. Across the ME13 area, we can carry out kitchen extract cleaning at your premises. 922 places in Kent are on our list, large and small. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 16 miles from Faversham.
Every address in ME13 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. We cover sites on Bedlington Square, Market Place and Market Street and the roads around them. With the A2 and A251 close by, Faversham is easy for our technicians to reach for kitchen extract cleaning. If your site is just outside Faversham, we cover Davington (1 mile north-west), The Brents (1 mile north-east), Preston (1 mile south-east), Ospringe (1 mile south-west) and Whitehill (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (12 miles south), Canterbury (9 miles east), Sittingbourne (7 miles west), Whitstable (7 miles east), Herne Bay (11 miles east) and Minster (8 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Faversham
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Mechanics Arms, Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School and Oare Meadow, among other places. Faversham has its own railway station: Faversham station. Other landmarks nearby include Newnham Castle (4.2 miles south-west).
Common questions in Faversham
Does being near the coast affect kitchen extract cleaning in Faversham?
Yes, to a degree: at about 3 miles from the coast, Faversham gets salt-laden air that corrodes metal faster. Rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings are checked for corrosion as well as grease.
Do you work at weekends in Faversham?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Faversham needn’t be disturbed. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
What do I get after the clean?
Every clean comes with a TR19 certificate and a photo report. They belong in the maintenance log so they’re to hand when an insurer asks.
What do you do to protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What accreditations do you hold?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 sit alongside that, and we are fully insured.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
In many cases, yes. With good photos, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
Different parts, different methods
Canopy and plenum
Grease meets the system first at the canopy and the plenum behind the filters. We clean both inside and out, with the filter housing cleaned too.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School, hospital and care home kitchens often have fixed hours and long holidays, so cleans can be planned for holidays or quiet times. The certificate and report suit estates and compliance files.
The process
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. On site, the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. In Faversham, the visit is planned around your opening hours, parking and access to the system.
- We survey the system first, from your pictures and details or on a site visit.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before we start.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Ask for a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
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What else we do in Faversham
Why act early in Faversham
Any food business in Faversham can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and they look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment, extraction included. A clean extract is one less thing to worry about on the day. With a fire risk assessment or inspection due, getting the work done first puts you on the front foot.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before any work starts.
What you get with us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- A fixed price before any work starts
- We diagnose before we treat
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Take a look at what affects the cost and how to check a contractor.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Faversham
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The scale of the work
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Where the site is and how we reach it
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Helping us quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.