Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Five Oak Green
Our technicians work in Five Oak Green on kitchen extract cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
Part by part
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Restaurants and pubs tend to cook long hours with plenty of frying and grilling, so their cleaning interval is often 3 or 6 months under BESA guidance. We clean after close or before opening.
Grease filters
A filter that’s missing or bent lets grease straight past. Each filter is checked as it goes back in, and flag any that don’t.
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Five Oak Green
The part of the system nobody sees is often the dirtiest. Access panels let us into the duct runs and risers, removing thick grease by hand, then using degreasers, hot water or steam to suit the deposit. Any section we can’t reach is recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted. The work covers plenums and filters, horizontal duct runs and extract fans, and the jobs we see most are missing paperwork after a change of operator and years of baked-on grease in the ducts. For TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Five Oak Green, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork, wherever you are in Kent.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Five Oak Green: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Five Oak Green (TN12)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Grease, kitchens and Five Oak Green
It’s Tunbridge Wells council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Five Oak Green. 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. About 29 miles out from central London, Five Oak Green is part of the South East area we work across. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Capel Primary School or anywhere near Five Oak Green, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Tunbridge Wells Hospital is the nearest hospital to Five Oak Green, about 3.1 miles south-west.
Five Oak Green is about 3 miles east of Tonbridge, in Kent. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Five Oak Green and the rest of Kent. Five Oak Green is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for commercial clients. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 9 miles away.
Work in TN12 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Streets in the area include Oak Road, Nortons Way and Ellis Close, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. If your site is just outside Five Oak Green, we cover Capel (1 mile south-west), Colt's Hill (1 mile south), Whetsted (1 mile north-east), Crockhurst Street (1 mile west) and Tudeley Hale (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (9 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (10 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (5 miles south-west), Tonbridge (3 miles west), Kings Hill (7 miles north) and Foley Park (10 miles north-east).
Around Five Oak Green
Around Five Oak Green, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Foal Hurst Wood, Queens Head pub and Mascalls School. The closest station to Five Oak Green is Paddock Wood station, roughly 1.6 miles east. A little further out are The Hop Farm Museum (2 miles north-east) and Tonbridge Castle (3.6 miles west). Not far away are Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve and Barden Lake.
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Looking after it afterwards
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
The kitchen is left clean and ready for the next service. Waste grease and water are contained and removed, so you can start cooking as normal.
Regular filter cleaning is the simplest thing a kitchen can do. Clean, well-fitted filters catch more fat before it reaches the duct, which slows build-up further down the system.
Why deal with it now?
A clogged extract does not only raise the fire risk. Blocked filters and narrowed ducts slow the airflow, leaving the kitchen hot and smoky, while the fan works harder to move less air. Smells, dripping grease and condensation often follow. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why us?
- Photo reports with every job
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- We diagnose before we treat
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
How the visit works
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, make the system safe, carry out the kitchen extract cleaning, clear away and leave you the report. The visit itself takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Five Oak Green can be planned properly.
- You send pictures or we visit, and the system is surveyed from 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.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Ask for a quote
There’s no standard 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, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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Common questions in Five Oak Green
Will you come out to Five Oak Green?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Five Oak Green?
Kitchens in Five Oak Green are inspected by Tunbridge Wells council’s environmental health officers. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
When do you clean the extract?
When the kitchen is closed, at whatever time suits you. We need the equipment cool, and we leave the kitchen ready to cook.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
We are 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.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
BESA guidance gives minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months, depending on daily cooking hours. Heavy frying and grilling can mean shorter intervals, which grease thickness testing will show.
How long will the clean take?
That depends on the size of the system, the amount of grease and the number of access points. Most jobs take as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
No law names TR19 directly, but the responsible person still has a legal duty under the Fire Safety Order 2005. TR19 is the standard insurers and fire officers expect, and many policies require it.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in Five Oak Green?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. We fix the price before any work starts.
Common problems we fix in Five Oak Green
Grease in the extract matters because it burns. Flames from a pan or grill can be pulled into the canopy by the fan, and once grease in the duct catches, fire can spread through the building’s ductwork. For a kitchen in Five Oak Green, keeping that fuel under control is part of the fire risk assessment.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Fat running down the canopy edge
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Five Oak Green Church, or anywhere in Five Oak Green, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
What your quote should include
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed