Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Guston
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Guston. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Stale cooking odours from the system
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Guston
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. Cleans are booked for evenings, overnight or 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. We are often asked to deal with an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19 and rancid smells from grease in the duct, across canopies and hoods, vertical risers and plenums and filters. People looking for “duct cleaning near me” in Guston usually mean the kitchen extract, and that is exactly what we do: canopy to fan, to TR19® Grease.
Kitchens that fry and grill hardest need the most frequent cleans, so we look at the menu as well as the opening hours when we suggest the next date.
Somewhere as small as Guston, 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.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- Guston (CT15)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Honest limits
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- An undersized canopy or fan
- A broken extract fan that will not run
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
Aftercare tips
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
We hand the kitchen back clean, with the sheeting removed and waste taken away. Waste grease and water are contained and removed, so you can start cooking as normal.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. A daily wipe isn’t a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
Different parts, different methods
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Even a kitchen that cooks only a few hours a day needs cleaning at least every 12 months under BESA guidance. School holidays are an easy time to do it.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Losing a service is not an option for most restaurants and pubs. Overnight and weekend cleans keep the kitchen trading, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.
Guston questions
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Guston?
That’s Dover council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Guston. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Guston out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. With about 5 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Guston, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. You can ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the dates the site is empty.
How long will the clean take?
It takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in Guston?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before we start.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, if we can see what we need. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, and the quote follows that.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
All of it, from the canopy through to the discharge. Where there are not enough access panels to reach a section, it’s recorded, and we can fit new ones.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t 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.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Guston: the local picture
At about 2 miles from the coast, Guston is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. The Food Standards Agency lists about 4 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses within about 1.5 miles of central Guston. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. It’s Dover council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Guston. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
A hospital like Royal Victoria Hospital, about 1.9 miles south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Martin of Tours or elsewhere in Guston, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. School kitchens, at schools like Duke of York's Royal Military School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Guston is about 2 miles north-east of Dover, in Kent. Sites in Guston get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. We cover 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (35 miles or so).
Work in CT15 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on The Street, Chance Meadow and The Lane or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Guston, we cover East Langdon (1 mile north-east), Church Whitfield (1 mile north-west), West Cliffe (1 mile east), Martin Mill (2 miles north-east) and Charlton-in-Dover (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (14 miles north-west), Folkestone (8 miles south-west), Ramsgate (13 miles north), Broadstairs (15 miles north), Deal (5 miles north-east) and Hythe (12 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Guston
Around Guston, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Connaught Park, St Edmund's Catholic School and Swingate Inn. Guston’s nearest station is Martin Mill station, about 1.6 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Royal Victoria Hospital (1.9 miles south) and Dover Castle (1.8 miles south). For a walk, there’s Dover Western Heights.
Towns and villages near Guston
Also in Guston
Managing agents and facilities teams in Guston
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Kent. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
How the visit works
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. Somewhere like Guston, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.
Advice
Why deal with it now?
Grease build-up causes everyday problems too. Blocked filters and narrowed ducts slow the airflow, leaving the kitchen hot and smoky, while the fan works harder to move less air. Grease drips, smells and condensation are common next. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Why book with us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- In business since 2009