Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Gold Street
Kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Gold Street. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
Kitchen extract cleaning around Gold Street
The FSA’s data shows about 8 pubs and bars registered within about 1.5 miles of central Gold Street. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Fire safety in Gold Street 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. It’s Gravesham council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Gold Street. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
For schools such as Cobham Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Gold Street is Gravesham Community Hospital, about 4 miles north.
Gold Street is about 3 miles south of Gravesend, in Kent. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Gold Street, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Our area covers London and the South East, including Gold Street. Gold Street is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for commercial clients. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 10 miles from Gold Street.
We work across the DA12 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Other places close to Gold Street include Sole Street (1 mile west), Round Street (1 mile north-west), Henley Street (1 mile south-east), Luddesdown (1 mile south-east) and Meopham (1 mile south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (10 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles east), Dartford (8 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (11 miles south-west), Gravesend (3 miles north) and Tonbridge (14 miles south).
Near you in Gold Street
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Railway Inn, Camer Park Country Park and Meopham School, among other places. There’s a railway station in Gold Street itself: Sole Street station. Other landmarks nearby include Gravesham Community Hospital (4 miles north) and Gravesham Museum (3.9 miles north). For a walk, there’s Gad's Hill and Ranscombe Farm.
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Gold Street
Across Gold Street, we clean kitchen extract systems to BESA TR19® Grease. We survey first and take grease readings, then clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. You get a TR19 certificate and a photo report at the end. If you are dealing with an extract that no longer clears the smoke and grease drips onto cooking equipment, we can put it right. When a restaurant in Gold Street asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that is exactly what we do: the whole run from hood to roof, cleaned to TR19® Grease.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Gold Street: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, and the discharge where it can be reached.
Work in a small place like Gold Street starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Gold Street (DA12)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
We do not publish a price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The condition we find in the survey
- Any permits to work or inductions
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Helping us quote
You don’t need the technical terms. Just send:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Why it’s worth doing now in Gold Street
An overdue clean in Gold Street is best dealt with now rather than after the next inspection. It takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system, and we fit around your opening hours. Waiting only adds grease and risk. Planning a trip to Gold Street ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
What you get with us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Every job surveyed first
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Take a look at what affects the cost and how to check a contractor.
What a clean will not put right
Kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix everything, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It doesn’t solve:
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Gold Street
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
Multi-site and managed buildings
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
What we do, step by step
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Somewhere as small as Gold Street, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by photos or a visit.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- 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.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
Getting ready for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
How to get a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.
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What we are called out for in Gold Street
A lot of duct grease gets there because the filters let it through. Damaged, missing or overloaded filters let grease straight past, and from there it travels on to the fan.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Mary's Room or elsewhere in Gold Street, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether VAT is included
- If they look at the system before pricing
Towns and villages near Gold Street
What else we do in Gold Street
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Gold Street
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Gold Street out of term?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. There are about 4 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Gold Street. Send us your term dates when you call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will fit the work in.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Gold Street?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Gold Street. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Grease-filled ducts can carry fire well beyond the kitchen. Many policies say the extract must be cleaned to TR19, and a claim may be reduced without proof, so keep every certificate.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
TR19 is not written into law, 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.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
A TR19 Grease clean covers the full extract route, not just the canopy. That means canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge, reached through access panels where necessary.
How do you protect the area?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
How the job changes from site to site
Extract fan and discharge
The fan pulls the air through the whole system, and grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades. We isolate it, open it up and degrease it.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens often cook for long hours, frying and grilling, so their cleaning interval is often 3 or 6 months under BESA guidance. We clean after close or before opening.