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Kitchen extract cleaning in Horns Green, Kent
Kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites in Horns Green and across Kent. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- How easy every part is to reach
- How big the system is
- Parking and loading at the site
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The site address and the type of premises
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Horns Green
A closed kitchen is not earning, so the timing of a clean matters. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. If you are dealing with cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey and a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history, we can help. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, it’s the job we do every week across Kent.
What can be cleaned depends on what can be reached. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
Work in a small place like Horns Green starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Horns Green (TN14)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extract cleaning in Horns Green: the local picture
Food hygiene inspections in Horns Green are the job of Bromley council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. We cover Horns Green, about 15 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Horns Green is Orpington Hospital, about 3.8 miles north. For schools such as Charles Darwin School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Horns Green is about 5 miles west of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Anywhere in TN14, we can carry out kitchen extract cleaning at your premises. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Horns Green is one of them. We also work in London, about 15 miles from Horns Green.
Kitchen extract cleaning in TN14 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on Cudham Lane South and Thrift Lane or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Other places close to Horns Green include Burlings (1 mile north-east), Cudham (1 mile north-west), Berry's Green (1 mile north-west), Single Street (1 mile north-west) and Aperfield (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Dartford (11 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (5 miles east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-east), Gravesend (15 miles north-east), Tonbridge (11 miles south-east) and Northfleet (14 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Horns Green
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Blacksmith's Arms, among other places. Horns Green’s nearest station is Knockholt station, roughly 3.4 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Orpington Hospital (3.8 miles north). Open spaces near Horns Green include Downe Bank and Betsom's Hill.
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Horns Green questions
Can the work in Horns Green be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The work in Horns Green can fit around your hours. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Horns Green?
Kitchens in Horns Green are inspected by Bromley council’s environmental health officers. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 sit alongside that, and we are fully insured.
What do you do to protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Often, yes. With good pictures, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Where we can’t see enough, we arrange a survey.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
How much notice should we give?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
We clean every part the grease travels through. Canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers, fan and discharge are all included, reached through access panels where needed.
Between visits
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
We hand the kitchen back clean, with the sheeting removed and waste taken away. Waste grease and water are contained and removed, so you can start cooking as normal.
Report drips, smells or a noisy fan early. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
Different parts, different methods
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In a care home or hospital, the kitchen may cook every day of the year. Cleans are planned between meals or overnight, so residents and patients are not disturbed.
Extract fan and discharge
Grease that reaches the fan coats the blades and the housing. We isolate it, open it up and degrease it.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
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.
When to call us in Horns Green
How fast grease builds up depends mostly on how long the kitchen cooks each day. Under BESA guidance, heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day means a clean at least every 3 months, moderate use every 6 months and light use every 12. Those are minimums, and grease readings can show a kitchen needs cleaning sooner.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Down House is about 2.1 miles north-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Before booking anyone
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
What we do, step by step
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Horns Green.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by photos 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.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
How to get a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
Not every problem is solved by kitchen extract cleaning, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. It won’t put right:
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs