Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Hazel Street kitchen extract cleaning
Professional kitchen extract cleaning in and around Hazel Street, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Hazel Street
The ducts are where most of the grease hides. Access panels let us into the duct runs and risers, removing thick grease by hand, then using degreasers, hot water or steam to suit the deposit. Anything out of reach is noted in the report and extra access panels can be added. If you are dealing with fat running down the canopy edge and proof of cleaning requested by an insurer, we can help, from extract fans, horizontal duct runs and vertical risers onwards. Most calls from Hazel Street come after an insurer, an EHO or a fire officer asks to see the last TR19 certificate. Either way, the answer is the same: a proper clean and the paperwork to match.
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 Hazel Street goes well beyond the canopy.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
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.
- Where
- Hazel Street (TN12)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Hazel Street
A kitchen in Hazel Street builds up grease in the same places as any other: in long flat runs, at bends and changes of direction, and in the fan housing. The cooler the duct, the more grease drops out of the air.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Margaret or elsewhere in Hazel Street, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Comparing quotes
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
Also near Hazel Street
What else we do in Hazel Street
Multi-site and managed buildings
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Hazel Street questions
Can school kitchens in Hazel Street be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Around Hazel Street, the Food Standards Agency lists about 2 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. You can call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the dates the site is empty.
Can you work in Hazel Street outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Hazel Street can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
Every part the air passes through, as far as access allows. Sections with no access are listed on the report, and extra panels can be fitted.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
Our work is to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, with certificates issued through the BESCA portal. We’ve been trading since 2009.
Will I get a certificate after the clean?
You receive a TR19 certificate and a photo report. The certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report shows before and after pictures, readings, any areas not reached and the next clean date.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
TR19® itself isn’t law. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve dealt with extract grease.
Kitchen extracts in Hazel Street
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Hazel Street. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. Food hygiene inspections in Hazel Street are the job of Tunbridge Wells council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Hazel Street is covered by 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.
Scotney Castle, about 2.7 miles south, is one of the historic houses near Hazel Street; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Tunbridge Wells Hospital is the nearest hospital to Hazel Street, about 5.1 miles west.
Hazel Street is about 7 miles east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. From the centre of Hazel Street to the outskirts, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, large and small. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 10 miles from Hazel Street.
All of TN12 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. That includes premises on Lamberhurst Road and Spelmonden Road and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Horsmonden (1 mile north-east), Smallbridge (1 mile south-east), Capel Cross (1 mile east), Broad Ford (1 mile east) and Palmer's Green (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (10 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (15 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (7 miles west), Tonbridge (8 miles north-west), Kings Hill (10 miles north) and Foley Park (11 miles north-east).
Near you in Hazel Street
In Hazel Street, that means kitchens and buildings near The Gun And Spitroast Public House And Rear Courtyard. For rail, the closest station is Paddock Wood station, roughly 3.9 miles north of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Old Scotney Castle (2.7 miles south) and Tunbridge Wells Hospital (5.1 miles west). Not far away are Bewl Water.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
What the work involves, part by part
Ductwork and risers
Grease builds up most where the duct turns. We test at points like these before and after cleaning, so the report shows the difference.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Losing a service is not an option for most restaurants and pubs. We work overnight and at weekends where that suits, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- What state the system is in
- The size of the system
- Parking and loading at the site
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
What we need to know
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The site address and the type of premises
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by kitchen extract cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Hazel Street
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
What happens on the day
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Hazel Street.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by photos or a visit.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before work begins.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Find the previous report, if there is one
How to get a quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711 or email us.