Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Hawkenbury, Kent
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Hawkenbury? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Hawkenbury
Cooking sends fat-laden vapour into the canopy with every service. As it cools, it clings to the inside of the ductwork and keeps building. That layer will burn, and a proper clean removes it before it becomes a fire risk. If you are dealing with an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer and proof of cleaning requested by an insurer, we can help, from extract fans, vertical risers and plenums and filters onwards. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Hawkenbury start: a system that is clean inside, not just on the surface, and a certificate that proves it.
Grease that collects out of sight, behind the filters and along the duct, is what insurers and fire officers worry about, which is why a TR19® clean in Hawkenbury goes well beyond the canopy.
Work in a small place like Hawkenbury starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Hawkenbury (TN12)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Common problems we fix in Hawkenbury
Grease filters are the first line of defence, and they’re often the weak point. Filters that are bent, badly fitted, missing or left uncleaned let more fat into the plenum and duct, and it does not stop until it reaches the fan.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Poor airflow at the canopy
Whether the kitchen is in Hawkenbury itself or nearby, a TR19® clean covers the whole system, canopy to discharge.
Before you book anyone
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the price is fixed
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What happens on the day
There’s very little for your team to do 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. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Hawkenbury knowing what to expect.
- We survey the system first, from your pictures and details or on a site visit.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before we start.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Move anything stored near the system
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Getting a quote
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Hawkenbury, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
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Hawkenbury kitchens: local notes
Look up Hawkenbury on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 5 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Hawkenbury. Every kitchen in that count with a canopy has a full extract system, canopy to discharge, to keep clear of grease. It’s Maidstone council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Hawkenbury. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. The fire and rescue service for Hawkenbury is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Before-and-after pictures and a TR19® certificate come with every clean around Hawkenbury.
Hawkenbury is about 7 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. Sites in Hawkenbury get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Hawkenbury is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent we cover for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 7 miles away.
We work across the TN12 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. We also cover Farthing Green (1 mile north-east), Devil's Den (1 mile north), Staplehurst (1 mile south-west), Cross-at-Hand (2 miles north-west) and Sinkhurst Green (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (7 miles north), Ashford (13 miles east), Sittingbourne (13 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles west), Tonbridge (13 miles west) and Kings Hill (10 miles north-west).
Near you in Hawkenbury
For rail, the closest station is Staplehurst station, roughly 1.3 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Brattle Farm Museum (2.4 miles south-west) and Sutton Valence Castle (2.6 miles north).
FAQs for Hawkenbury
Who is the fire and rescue service for Hawkenbury?
Hawkenbury is in the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Which council inspects kitchens in Hawkenbury?
Food hygiene inspections in Hawkenbury are carried out by Maidstone council. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, along with a few photos and any previous report.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Can you quote from photos?
Yes, if we can see what we need. If not, a site survey comes first, then a fixed quote.
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.
Will the clean disrupt our service?
The clean is done when the kitchen isn’t cooking, so evenings, overnight, early mornings and weekends are all options. Equipment needs to be off and cool before any work starts.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
A small kitchen with a short duct can be done in a few hours, while long runs and tall risers take longer and may need more than one visit. We’ll tell you how long when we quote.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Between visits
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Do not let the canopy gutters overflow
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
The kitchen is left clean and ready for the next service. Waste grease and water are contained and removed, and equipment can be switched back on once we have gone.
Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. A filter that’s clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, so the ductwork stays cleaner for longer.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Hawkenbury
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The condition of the system
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
What you pay depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from pictures. The most useful are:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Multi-site and managed buildings
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.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
What the work involves, part by part
Extract fan and discharge
Some systems have attenuators to cut noise, and they hold grease. Where they can be cleaned, they are, and the report notes anything that can’t.
Grease filters
Between TR19 cleans, filters still need regular cleaning and we offer a filter exchange service for that. Clean filters slow the build-up further down the system.