Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Hextable, Kent
Professional kitchen extract cleaning in and around Hextable, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
When something else is needed
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Hextable
The ducts are where most of the grease hides. Access panels let us into the duct runs and risers, scraping heavy deposits by hand before degreasing. Any section we cannot reach is recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted. If you have an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19 and grease drips onto cooking equipment, we can help, from extract fans, vertical risers and canopies and hoods onwards. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but a proper TR19® clean in Hextable covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
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.
In a smaller place like Hextable, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That’s why every job is written up in a report with photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Hextable (BR8, DA2)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Places near Hextable
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What happens on the day
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it 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 a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Visits to a place like Hextable are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the survey says the job needs.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by photos or a visit.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Getting a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Advice
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The condition of the system
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- A single visit or a regular plan
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we’ll talk you through it.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from pictures. The most useful are:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- A few general shots of the system
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.
Kitchen extract cleaning around Hextable
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 8 bars, pubs and nightclubs in Hextable and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. In Hextable, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Sevenoaks council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. The fire and rescue service for Hextable 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.
Where a hall near St Peter, or anywhere in Hextable, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like West Hill Hospital about 2.6 miles north-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Hextable is about 3 miles south-west of Dartford, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Hextable or further out, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Hextable is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. We also work in London, about 13 miles from Hextable.
Our technicians cover all of BR8 and DA2 for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. Whether your site is on Panter's, Southbank and Plantation Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. You will find Hextable on the B258, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for kitchen extract cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Puddledock (1 mile north-west), Swanley Village (1 mile south-east), Stonehill Green (1 mile west), Joyden's Wood (1 mile north-west) and Wilmington (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Dartford (3 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (9 miles south), Gravesend (9 miles east), Tonbridge (15 miles south), Northfleet (7 miles east) and Kings Hill (14 miles south-east).
What’s near Hextable
In Hextable, that means kitchens and buildings near The Ship pub, Dartford Heath and Hextable School. For rail, the closest station is Swanley station, about 1.5 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Broadway Shopping Centre (3.4 miles north-west) and Dartford Library (2.6 miles north-east). Not far away are Wansunt Pit.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Hextable
Which fire service covers Hextable?
That is 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.
Will you come out to Hextable?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Hextable included. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in Hextable?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. You get a fixed price before work begins.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
TR19® itself isn’t law. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19 is the benchmark used to show extract grease is under control.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 sit alongside that, and we’re fully insured.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
How far ahead should we book?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes normally come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
The minimum is set by BESA guidance on daily use, from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Kitchens that fry or grill a lot may need cleaning sooner, which grease thickness testing will show.
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Grills, fryers and woks send a lot of fat into the extract, so grease readings help set the right interval.
Ductwork and risers
Bends and changes of direction trap more grease than straight runs. Those are among the points where we take readings before and after, so the report shows the difference.
When to call us in Hextable
A kitchen in Hextable 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.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Stale cooking odours from the system
School kitchens, at schools like Hextable Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
What your quote should include
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
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.