Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Great Chart, Kent
One call covers kitchen extract cleaning in Great Chart: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Great Chart
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and are fully insured. If you have a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction and heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs, we can put it right. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
Kitchens that fry and grill hardest need the most frequent cleans, so the interval is set by what you cook as well as how long.
Somewhere as small as Great Chart, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with pictures of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Great Chart (TN23)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What happens if it’s left?
An overdue clean in Great Chart is best dealt with now rather than after the next inspection. It takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one, and we work evenings, overnight and weekends so you do not lose a service. Every extra month adds grease. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you are not sure what’s needed, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why book with us
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Photo reports with every job
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
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.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Honest limits
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
How it works
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. For a village or hamlet like Great Chart, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- 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.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Clear loose items from the work area
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
Any section without access is marked on the report. That is part of an honest TR19 clean, not a failing, and new access panels can be fitted so the next clean covers it.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. A daily wipe isn’t a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
Towns and villages near Great Chart
Also in Great Chart
When to call us in Great Chart
The type of cooking changes the amount of grease. Fryers, grills and open flames throw much more fat into the extract than gentler cooking, so two kitchens with the same hours can need very different intervals.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as William Harvey Hospital (about 3.5 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Questions to ask before booking
- What records you will receive afterwards
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Great Chart
Can you come to Great Chart after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. That way a site in Great Chart does not have to lose a day’s trading. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Who inspects food businesses in Great Chart?
That’s Ashford council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Great Chart. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Will I get a certificate after the clean?
A TR19 certificate, plus a full photo report. The report lists what was cleaned, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next clean is due.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. BESA’s minimums run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. We will recommend a date after measuring the grease.
What do you do to protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
How much notice should we give?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
How long does a kitchen extract clean take?
Allow anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
Different parts, different methods
Restaurant and pub kitchens
A pub or restaurant cannot afford to cancel a service for a clean. Overnight and weekend cleans keep the kitchen trading, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School kitchens can look lightly used but still need a TR19 clean at least every 12 months under BESA guidance. School holidays are an easy time to do it.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Great Chart: the local picture
The FSA’s data shows about 5 bars, pubs and nightclubs registered in and around Great Chart, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. It’s Ashford council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Great Chart. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Great Chart is covered by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Great Chart (Godinton House is about 1.1 miles north), fitting access panels needs care. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Great Chart, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Great Chart is about 1 mile west of Ashford, in Kent. Sites in Great Chart get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Great Chart is one of them. Maidstone is in our area too, about 16 miles from Great Chart.
We cover every part of TN23 for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on The Street, Toke Close and The Paddocks or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover the places around Great Chart: Godinton (1 mile north-east), Chilmington Green (1 mile south-west), Stanhope (1 mile south-east), Ashford (1 mile east) and Fleeden (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (14 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles north), Folkestone (15 miles east), Faversham (12 miles north), Hythe (12 miles south-east) and Davington (12 miles north).
Around Great Chart
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Little Black Dog pub, Ashford Community Woodland and John Wallis Academy, among other places. Great Chart’s nearest station is Ashford International station, roughly 1.8 miles east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include County Square (1.6 miles east) and William Harvey Hospital (3.5 miles east). Not far away are Orlestone Forest.