Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Foxendown, Kent
Our technicians work in Foxendown on kitchen extract cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures on every job.
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
Kitchen extracts in Foxendown
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 11 pubs, bars and clubs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Foxendown. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Kitchens in Foxendown get their food hygiene inspections from Gravesham council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Foxendown sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Parish Church of St John the Baptist or elsewhere in Foxendown, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Meopham Community Academy or anywhere near Foxendown, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Foxendown is about 4 miles south of Gravesend, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Foxendown, kitchen extract cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, and Foxendown is one of them. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 10 miles away.
We work across the DA13 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. You will find streets such as Foxendown Lane and Brimstone Hill, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Other places close to Foxendown include Meopham (1 mile north-west), Priestwood (1 mile south), Sole Street (1 mile north), Luddesdown (1 mile east) and Priestwood Green (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (10 miles south-east), Dartford (8 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (10 miles south-west), Gravesend (4 miles north), Tonbridge (12 miles south) and Northfleet (4 miles north).
Local landmarks in Foxendown
Typical jobs here are in premises near Meopham School, The Railway Inn and Camer Park Country Park and the streets around them. The closest station to Foxendown is Sole Street station, roughly 1 mile north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Coldrum Long Barrow (3.3 miles south) and Gravesham Community Hospital (5.1 miles north). The countryside around Foxendown includes Gad's Hill and Ranscombe Farm.
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Foxendown
Has the extract gone a while without a clean, or has the paperwork gone missing? Just ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos with pictures of the canopy and filters, and we will come back with a fixed price for the work in Foxendown, normally within one working day. Common call-outs are for a TR19 certificate needed for the insurer and a system with no record of a TR19 clean, on vertical risers, canopies and hoods and extract fans. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, in Foxendown it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: every 3 months for 12–16 hours, every 6 months for 6–12 hours and every 12 months for 2–6 hours, with grease readings setting the real interval.
For a kitchen in or near Foxendown, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos 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 to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Foxendown (DA13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
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What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
Not every problem is solved by kitchen extract cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- An undersized canopy or fan
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
The process
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. The timing of a visit to Foxendown is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Before we arrive
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Ask for a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Advice
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Common questions in Foxendown
Can a school canteen extract in Foxendown be done out of term time?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Around Foxendown, the Food Standards Agency lists about 3 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we’ll fit the work in.
Can you work in Foxendown outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. Your customers, staff or residents in Foxendown needn’t be disturbed. Just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19 is the benchmark used to show extract grease is under control.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. You get a fixed price before we start.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Extract grease is fuel for a kitchen fire, so many insurers want evidence it’s being cleaned to TR19. Each clean gives you a certificate and photo report to show them.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
Everything from canopy to discharge: canopy inside and out, plenum, grease filters, ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Any part without access is noted.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Aftercare tips
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Keep grease collection points emptied
The certificate records when the clean was done, where and by whom. File it with the fire risk assessment and the maintenance log, so it’s to hand when an insurer, fire officer or EHO asks.
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.
Part by part
Ductwork and risers
Risers take the extract up through floors to roof level, and grease runs down their walls and pools at the base. Access panels along the riser let us clean it in sections.
Grease filters
Between TR19 cleans, filters still need regular cleaning, and a filter exchange service can take that off your hands. Keeping them clean helps the rest of the system stay cleaner.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Common problems we fix in Foxendown
In Foxendown, as anywhere, grease gathers where the air slows down: long horizontal runs, bends, the base of risers and around the fan. Cooler sections of duct collect the most.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Cobham College is about 1.8 miles north-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
What your quote should include
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours