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Kitchen extraction cleaning in Herne Bay
Kitchen extract cleaning in Herne Bay, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Poor airflow at the canopy
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Herne Bay
Across Herne Bay, we clean kitchen extract systems to BESA TR19® Grease. We survey first and take grease readings, then clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. At the finish there’s a TR19 certificate and a before and after photo report. We are often asked to deal with grease smells coming from the extract and missing paperwork after a change of operator, on discharge points, vertical risers and canopies and hoods. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but in Herne Bay, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
Access decides how thorough a clean can be. Sections without access panels are recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted so they’re cleaned next time.
Around a town like Herne Bay, extract cleaning normally means a restaurant, pub, takeaway or the kitchen of a school or care home. Whatever the kitchen, the canopy, filters, duct and fan all collect grease, and each is cleaned to the same TR19® standard.
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.
- Where
- Herne Bay (CT6)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in Herne Bay
After a fire, one of the first questions is often when the extract was last cleaned. Many insurers ask for proof of TR19 cleaning and may reduce or refuse a claim without it. A certificate in the file answers that question. The sooner the work is done, the simpler the job for a site in Herne Bay.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Why us?
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Trading since 2009
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
Towns and villages near Herne Bay
What else we do in Herne Bay
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Herne Bay?
Hours of cooking are the biggest factor. BESA guidance sets minimum cleaning intervals of every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours a day, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours, and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. They are minimums: measured grease levels set the real interval.
Look out for any of the following:
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Christ Church or elsewhere in Herne Bay, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Comparing quotes
- What paperwork you get at the end
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
For landlords and multi-site operators
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Herne Bay and across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Aftercare tips
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
The report gives a recommended date for the next clean, based on your cooking hours and the grease we measured. A 3, 6 or 12-monthly maintenance plan keeps it on track, so the date is not missed.
Tell whoever looks after the system when something changes. Grease dripping from the canopy, a burning smell or a fan that sounds rough are all signs of build-up, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Herne Bay
At about 1 mile from the coast, Herne Bay is close enough for sea air to matter. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. The Food Standards Agency lists about 31 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses across Herne Bay and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Food hygiene inspections in Herne Bay are the job of Canterbury City council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Herne Bay Junior School or anywhere near Herne Bay, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital is the nearest hospital to Herne Bay, about 3.6 miles west.
Herne Bay is about 7 miles north of Canterbury, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Herne Bay, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Herne Bay is one of them. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 27 miles away.
Work in CT6 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Streets in the area include High Street, Viscount Square and Market Street, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. With the A299 and B2205 close by, Herne Bay is simple for us to get to at any hour. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Hunters Forstal (1 mile south-east), Eddington (1 mile south-west), Broomfield (1 mile south-east), Herne (1 mile south) and Beltinge (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (7 miles south), Margate (11 miles east), Ramsgate (12 miles east), Broadstairs (13 miles east), Whitstable (5 miles west) and Deal (15 miles south-east).
What’s near Herne Bay
Around Herne Bay, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Herne Bay High School, Queen's Head Public House and Curtis Wood, among other places. The nearest railway station is Herne Bay station, roughly 0.7 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Tankerton Castle (4.3 miles west) and Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (3.6 miles west). Open spaces near Herne Bay include West Blean and Thornden Woods.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- How big the system is
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Parking and loading at the site
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The postcode and the type of business
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will typically have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
What happens on the day
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. The middle part takes longest, and that takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. In a town like Herne Bay, we usually work after closing or on a quiet day, so the site opens again on time.
- We survey the system, from your pictures or on site, canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Move anything stored near the system
Getting a quote
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Herne Bay, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
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Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Herne Bay
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Herne Bay during the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. The FSA’s register shows about 9 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Herne Bay. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Which fire authority looks after Herne Bay?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Herne Bay. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
Everything from canopy to discharge: canopy inside and out, plenum, grease filters, ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Any part without access is noted.
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.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
TR19 isn’t written into law, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 does require the responsible person to manage fire risk. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19 as the standard, and many policies require it.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
Our work is to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, and certificates go through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
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 can diagnose it and quote.