Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Fosten Green
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Fosten Green? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
Why act early in Fosten Green
If your kitchen in Fosten Green is past its cleaning date, it’s worth booking now. The job takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time, and we fit around your opening hours. Waiting only adds grease and risk. Somewhere as small as Fosten Green, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Fosten Green
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- In business since 2009
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Fosten Green, done properly
Insurers often want evidence of regular TR19 cleaning, and some may refuse or reduce a claim when it’s missing. The certificate and photo report from each clean in Fosten Green give you that record, ready for the fire risk assessment file. The work covers vertical risers, canopies and hoods and discharge points, and the jobs we see most are a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate 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 Fosten Green covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
A clean in Fosten Green covers the canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers and fan, and the discharge where it can be reached.
Work in a small place like Fosten Green starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Fosten Green (TN27)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
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Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Fosten Green
Which fire authority looks after Fosten Green?
Fosten Green is in the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Fosten Green?
The local authority for Fosten Green is Ashford council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
What about areas you cannot get to?
The report shows them clearly. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
Short systems are done in a few hours, but large systems may be spread over more than one visit. We’ll tell you how long when we quote.
Can you quote from photos?
Often, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, any time. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
Aftercare tips
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
We hand the kitchen back clean, with the sheeting removed and waste taken away. Waste grease and water are contained and removed, so you can start cooking as normal.
Tell whoever looks after the system when something changes. Grease dripping from the canopy, a burning smell or a fan that sounds rough are all signs of build-up, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
What the work involves, part by part
Grease filters
We clean the grease filters as part of the job, and refitted so they sit properly in the housing. Damaged ones are noted on the report.
Ductwork and risers
Grease builds up most where the duct turns. Those are among the points where we take readings before and after, so the report shows the difference.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The condition we find in the survey
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before we start.
Asking for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Kitchen extract cleaning around Fosten Green
Look up Fosten Green on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 3 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in Fosten Green and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. It’s Ashford council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Fosten Green. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Fosten Green is covered by 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.
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Margaret's Church or anywhere around Fosten Green, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Fosten Green is about 11 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Fosten Green, please call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Fosten Green. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Fosten Green among them. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 12 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: TN27. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Clapper Hill (1 mile east), East End (1 mile south), Parkgate (2 miles south-east), London Beach (3 miles east) and Strood (3 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (12 miles north), Ashford (11 miles east), Kings Hill (15 miles north-west), Foley Park (13 miles north), Paddock Wood (11 miles north-west) and Tenterden (4 miles south-east).
What’s near Fosten Green
For rail, the closest station is Headcorn station, about 4.6 miles north. A little further out are Mervyn Quinlan Museum (0.9 miles south) and Sissinghurst Castle (2.1 miles north-west).
How it works
Each visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, clear away and leave you the report. The visit itself takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Fosten Green.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by photos or a visit.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Getting a quote
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Fosten Green, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote normally follows within one working day.
Advice
What we’re called out for in Fosten Green
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so those sections were never reached. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Poor airflow at the canopy
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Benenden Hospital is the nearest hospital to Fosten Green, about 0.9 miles south.
Comparing quotes
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Fosten Green
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers