Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Hunters Forstal
Our technicians work in Hunters Forstal on kitchen extract cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures as standard.
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
What the work involves, part by part
Grease filters
Filters need cleaning far more often than the duct, and a filter exchange service can take that off your hands. Keeping them clean helps the rest of the system stay cleaner.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School, hospital and care home kitchens often have fixed hours and long holidays, so cleans can be booked when the kitchen is closed. The certificate goes straight into the site’s maintenance records.
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Hunters Forstal
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. Cleans are booked for evenings, overnight or weekends, or during holidays where a site closes for them. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. We’re often asked to deal with a system with no record of a TR19 clean and cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey, on canopies and hoods, discharge points and horizontal duct runs. When a restaurant in Hunters Forstal asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that is exactly what we do: canopy to fan, to TR19® Grease.
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.
Somewhere as small as Hunters Forstal, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after every visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Hunters Forstal (CT6)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Hunters Forstal: your questions answered
Can school kitchens in Hunters Forstal be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 8 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Hunters Forstal. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Who inspects food businesses in Hunters Forstal?
That is Canterbury City council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Hunters Forstal. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Which sectors do you work in?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
What accreditations do you hold?
Our work is to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, with certificates issued through the BESCA portal. Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009.
How long will the clean take?
Allow a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. We’ll confirm the time when we quote.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Between visits
So the system stays in good health:
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
Every clean ends with a photo report. Before and after pictures show each part of the system, and lists what was cleaned, any areas we couldn’t reach and the date the next clean is due.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.
Nearby places to Hunters Forstal
Also in Hunters Forstal
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Hunters Forstal
Sea air reaches Hunters Forstal, which sits within about 2 miles of the coast. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. Look up Hunters Forstal on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 79 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 32 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Hunters Forstal, 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. The fire and rescue service for Hunters Forstal is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Herne Church of England Infant School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Hunters Forstal is Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital, about 4 miles west.
Hunters Forstal is about 1 mile south-east of Herne Bay, in Kent. From the centre of Hunters Forstal to the outskirts, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Hunters Forstal among them. We also work in Maidstone, around 27 miles away.
Work in CT6 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Mill Lane, Kingsfield Road and Hunters Forstal Road and nearby roads. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Broomfield (1 mile east), Herne (1 mile south-west), Herne Bay (1 mile north-west), Eddington (1 mile west) and Bullockstone (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (6 miles south-west), Margate (11 miles east), Ramsgate (12 miles east), Broadstairs (12 miles east), Whitstable (5 miles west) and Deal (15 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Hunters Forstal
Typical jobs here are in premises near Herne Bay High School, The Huntsman And Horn Public House and Curtis Wood, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Herne Bay station, roughly 1.1 miles north-west. Nearby you will also find Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (4 miles west) and Tankerton Castle (4.6 miles west). Open spaces near Hunters Forstal include West Blean and Thornden Woods.
What affects the quote in Hunters Forstal
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The number of sites or systems
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- A few general shots of the system
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Hunters Forstal, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
The process
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. Visits to a village like Hunters Forstal are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
How to prepare
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Get a fixed quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Hunters Forstal
We often find duct sections that haven’t been cleaned since they were installed. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so nobody could get to them. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
Where a hall near Church of St Bartholomew, or anywhere in Hunters Forstal, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Comparing quotes
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What insurance they carry
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded