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Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Gushmere
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Gushmere. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
Kitchen extract cleaning in Gushmere, done properly
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. With the equipment off and cool and the area sheeted, we clean and hand the kitchen back ready for the next service. The work covers discharge points, vertical risers and plenums and filters, and people most often call us about a system with no record of a TR19 clean and missing paperwork after a change of operator. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, in Gushmere 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, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
Work in a small place like Gushmere 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.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Gushmere (ME13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Also near Gushmere
Other services in Gushmere
Different parts, different methods
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.
Canopy and plenum
Grease meets the system first at the canopy and the plenum behind the filters. Both are scraped and degreased inside and out, including the filter housing.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
What a clean won’t put right
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what kitchen extract cleaning will not do:
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
Gushmere questions
Can a school canteen extract in Gushmere be done out of term time?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Around Gushmere, the Food Standards Agency lists about 2 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Send us your term dates when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we’ll fit the work in.
Can you get to a site in Gushmere?
Yes, Gushmere is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
The whole system: canopy inside and out, plenum, grease filters, ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Any part without access is noted.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. To get one, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
TR19® itself isn’t law. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve dealt with extract grease.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Gushmere: the local picture
At about 47 miles from central London, Gushmere sits well inside the area we cover. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible. Gushmere sits within the area of 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.
For kitchens close to Selling station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Gushmere (Belmont House and Gardens is about 3.6 miles west), fitting access panels needs care. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Selling Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Gushmere is about 3 miles south-east of Faversham, in Kent. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Gushmere, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Our area covers London and the South East, Gushmere included. 922 places in Kent are on our list, large and small. Maidstone is in our area too, about 17 miles from Gushmere.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: ME13. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Selling Road and Vicarage Lane and nearby roads. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Crouch (1 mile north-east), Selling (1 mile south), Neames Forstal (1 mile south-east), South Street (1 mile east) and Hogben's Hill (1 mile south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Ashford (10 miles south), Canterbury (7 miles east), Sittingbourne (9 miles north-west), Whitstable (7 miles north-east), Faversham (3 miles north-west) and Herne Bay (11 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Gushmere
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Sondes Arms and Mount Ephraim Gardens and the streets around them. Gushmere’s nearest station is Selling station, roughly 0.6 miles east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Tower keep castle at Chilham (2.9 miles south-east). The countryside around Gushmere includes Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
Why deal with it now?
Every week without a clean adds another layer. BESA guidance says the mean should not go above 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere reaching 500 microns or more needs a spot clean right away. Heavy build-up takes longer to remove than regular cleans. In a place like Gushmere, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before work begins.
Why Gushmere businesses choose us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Every visit written up, with photos
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
The kitchen is left clean and ready for the next service. Grease and dirty water are collected and taken off site, and equipment can be switched back on once we’ve gone.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. It will not replace a TR19 clean, but it slows what reaches the duct.
What we do, step by step
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. Somewhere as small as Gushmere, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- We survey the system first, from your photos and details or on a site visit.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Clear the space around the work
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We normally come back within one working day.