Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
High Brooms kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning for High Brooms, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- How many systems or sites are involved
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How big the system is
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Asking for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Any previous report or certificate
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- A few general shots of the system
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in High Brooms
Any kitchen we clean in High Brooms gets exactly the same specification as everywhere else we work. We survey first and take grease readings, then clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. You get a TR19 certificate and a photo report at the end. The work covers vertical risers, discharge points and horizontal duct runs, and common reasons people get in touch are a TR19 certificate needed for the insurer and an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but a proper TR19® clean in High Brooms covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
A kitchen running fryers and chargrills all day builds up grease much faster than one that mostly steams and boils, so we look at the menu as well as the opening hours when we suggest the next date.
Around a smaller place like High Brooms, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with photos of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- High Brooms (TN2, TN4, TN1)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
Not every problem is solved by kitchen extract cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- A fan motor that has burnt out
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in High Brooms
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
Kitchen extract cleaning in High Brooms: the local picture
Look up High Brooms on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 119 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 40 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around High Brooms, up to about a mile and a half out. Each one that cooks under a canopy has an extract system that collects grease and needs regular cleaning. High Brooms sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. It’s Tunbridge Wells council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in High Brooms. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
If you run a café or takeaway near High Brooms station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Kent and Sussex Hospital (about 1.2 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Matthew's Church or elsewhere in High Brooms, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
High Brooms is about 1 mile north-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in High Brooms, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Our area covers London and the South East, including High Brooms. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and High Brooms is one of them. Maidstone is in our area too, about 14 miles from High Brooms.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: TN2, TN4 and TN1. Whether your site is on Oak Road, Brook Road and Caley Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Southborough (1 mile north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (1 mile south-west), Hawkenbury (2 miles south), Stockland Green (2 miles west) and Bidborough (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (14 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (10 miles north-west), Tonbridge (3 miles north), Kings Hill (10 miles north-east), Foley Park (14 miles north-east) and Paddock Wood (5 miles east).
Near you in High Brooms
Typical jobs here are in premises near St Gregory's Catholic School, Hilbert Woods and Longbow Court pub and the streets around them. High Brooms has its own railway station: High Brooms station. A little further out are Kent and Sussex Hospital (1.2 miles south-west) and Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery (1.2 miles south-west). Not far away are Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve and Barden Lake.
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Why deal with it now?
Grease that’s left only gets thicker. BESA guidance says the mean should not go above 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere reaching 500 microns or more needs a spot clean right away. The longer it’s left, the bigger the job becomes. Booking now means the visit to High Brooms is planned around you, not forced by a breakdown.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you are unsure, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in High Brooms
- We diagnose before we treat
- A fixed price before any work starts
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- A written report with pictures after each visit
See our cost guide and our accreditations.
What the work involves, part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Some healthcare kitchens never fully close. We plan the clean around meal times and work in a contained, tidy way, so residents and patients aren’t disturbed.
Canopy and plenum
The plenum is out of sight behind the filters, so it’s easy to forget. With the filters out, the plenum is scraped and degreased.
The process
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Around High Brooms, access is normally simpler than in a town centre, though gates and roof access are worth mentioning.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by pictures or a visit.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Getting a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Advice
Multi-site and managed buildings
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
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 can quote for the whole system.
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
If we couldn’t get into part of the duct, the report says so plainly. That is part of an honest TR19 clean, not a failing, and new access panels can be fitted so the next clean covers it.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.
Questions from High Brooms
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for High Brooms?
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for High Brooms. 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 council inspects kitchens in High Brooms?
Food hygiene inspections in High Brooms are carried out by Tunbridge Wells council. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Will the clean disrupt our service?
Cleans are timed to avoid service. Overnight, weekend and between-service cleans are all possible and the kitchen is ready to cook when we leave.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Some photos and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. We’ll ask for anything else we need.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
We are 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, 24/7. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.