Medway · Kitchen extract cleaning
Frindsbury kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge in Frindsbury, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
Frindsbury questions
Which environmental health team covers Frindsbury?
The local authority for Frindsbury is Medway council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Can you get to a site in Frindsbury?
Yes, Frindsbury is part of our area, however small the site. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
How much notice do you need?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Typically, yes. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and we typically come back within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we will say so.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Because a dirty extract can spread a fire through a building. Many insurers require TR19 cleaning, and may refuse or reduce a claim without proof, so keep every certificate.
Do we have to close the kitchen for the clean?
Out of hours: evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. The equipment is switched off and left to cool, and we hand the kitchen back ready for the next service.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
Where does the waste go?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it doesn’t spread.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Frindsbury, done properly
The ducts are where most of the grease hides. We reach horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels, scraping heavy deposits by hand before degreasing. Anything out of reach is noted in the report, and new panels can be fitted. We’re often asked to deal with an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19 and a TR19 certificate needed for the insurer, across extract fans, discharge points and plenums and filters. Searching for commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Frindsbury? We’ve been cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member.
What can be cleaned depends on what can be reached. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
Kitchens around a place like Frindsbury are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
We have been trading since 2009, and we’re 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
- Frindsbury (ME2, ME1)
- Region
- Medway
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
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.
Why deal with it now?
Environmental health officers inspect food businesses, in Frindsbury as everywhere else, and a greasy canopy or dripping filters won’t go unnoticed. A clean extract is one less thing to worry about on the day. You choose the date of a planned visit, and a breakdown never asks.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Frindsbury
- We are fully insured
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- A fixed price before any work starts
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What else we do in Frindsbury
What we do, step by step
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, which takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Getting to the system matters more than parking in a place like Frindsbury, so let us know how to reach it.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Getting a quote
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Frindsbury, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
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What a clean will not put right
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what kitchen extract cleaning will not do:
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
Different parts, different methods
Grease filters
Baffle filters are cleaned as part of every TR19 clean, and put back so they seat correctly. We’ll tell you if any need replacing.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Grills, fryers and woks send a lot of fat into the extract, so grease readings help set the right interval.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Frindsbury
Frindsbury is within about 3 miles of the coast. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 40 pubs, bars and clubs and about 4 hotels and B&Bs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Frindsbury. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Fire safety in Frindsbury falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Where a hall near All Saints Church, or anywhere in Frindsbury, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Frindsbury is French Hospital, about 0.8 miles south.
Frindsbury is about 1 mile north-east of Rochester, in Medway. Wherever you are in the ME2 postcode area, we can carry out kitchen extract cleaning at your premises. Our Medway coverage runs to 68 places, and Frindsbury is one of them. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 9 miles from Frindsbury.
Work in ME2 and ME1 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. You will find streets such as Mill Road, Grove Road and Bowes Road, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. With the A289 close by, Frindsbury is easy for our technicians to reach at any hour. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Rochester Riverside (1 mile south), Brompton (1 mile south-east), Chatham Waterfront (1 mile south-east), Luton (2 miles south-east) and Chatham (3 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Gillingham (4 miles south-east), Rainham (5 miles south-east), Park Wood (5 miles south-east), Lordswood (5 miles south), Twydall (4 miles south-east) and Hoo St Werburgh (3 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Frindsbury
Around Frindsbury, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Broomhill Park, Former Ordnance Store At Chatham Gun Wharf and Fort Pitt Grammar School. Nearby too are Temple School (0.8 miles north-west) and The Bell pub (within half a mile north-west). Frindsbury has its own railway station: Strood station. Well-known places in the area include Pentagon Shopping Centre (1.4 miles south-east) and French Hospital (0.8 miles south). For a walk, there’s Rede Common and Gad's Hill.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Frindsbury
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Keeping the system healthy
So the system stays in good health:
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
If we couldn’t get into part of the duct, the report says so plainly. That is part of an honest TR19 clean, not a failing, and new access panels can be fitted so the next clean covers it.
Regular filter cleaning is the simplest thing a kitchen can do. Clean, well-fitted filters catch more fat before it reaches the duct, so the ductwork stays cleaner for longer.