Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Hunton, Kent
Kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites in Hunton and across Kent. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The size of the system
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The condition we find in the survey
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
Asking for a quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Your last certificate, test record or report
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, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Hunton
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. We work evenings, overnight and at 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. The work covers extract fans, discharge points and vertical risers, and common reasons people get in touch are cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey and a kitchen taken over without any extract records. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but a proper TR19® clean in Hunton covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Hunton: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, and the discharge where it can be reached.
Somewhere as small as Hunton, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. 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
- Hunton (ME15)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Hunton questions
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Hunton during the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. The FSA’s register shows about 2 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Hunton. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Which fire service covers Hunton?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Hunton. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do you work in Hunton?
Yes. We work in Hunton and the rest of Kent, within our South East and London area. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, 24/7. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus pictures of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
The legal duty sits in the Fire Safety Order 2005 rather than in TR19 itself. In practice, TR19 is how kitchens show they’re managing grease, and an insurer may refuse or reduce a claim without it.
Aftercare tips
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
Every clean ends with a photo report. It shows the system before and after, part by part, and lists what was cleaned, any areas we couldn’t reach and the date the next clean is due.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.
Why deal with it now?
Every week without a clean adds another layer. BESA guidance says the mean should not go above 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. The longer it’s left, the bigger the job becomes. It’s simpler to plan the work at Hunton now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
Why Hunton businesses choose us
- Fully insured
- Every job surveyed first
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and certificates.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Hunton
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.
What we are called out for in Hunton
Grease in the extract matters because it burns. A flare-up on the range can be drawn up into the canopy and duct, where burning grease can carry a fire along the ducts and into other parts of the building. For a kitchen in Hunton, keeping that fuel under control is part of the fire risk assessment.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Mary's Church or elsewhere in Hunton, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
What to look for in a quote
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
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What happens on the day
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Hunton.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before work begins.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby 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
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
How to get a quote
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Hunton, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
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Kitchen extract cleaning around Hunton
Look up Hunton on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 4 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Hunton. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Hunton sits within the area of 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. Food hygiene inspections in Hunton are the job of Maidstone council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
A hospital like Oakwood Hospital, about 3.7 miles north, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Hunton Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Hunton, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Hunton is about 4 miles south-west of Maidstone, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Hunton, kitchen extract cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Hunton among them.
Our technicians cover all of the ME15 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. That includes premises on West Street, Bensted Close and Bishop's Lane and nearby roads. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Benover (1 mile west), Yalding (1 mile north-west), Congelow (1 mile west), Chainhurst (1 mile south-east) and Laddingford (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (4 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (13 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south-west), Gravesend (15 miles north) and Tonbridge (8 miles west).
Local landmarks in Hunton
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Quarry Wood. Hunton’s nearest station is Yalding station, about 2.1 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Teapot Island (1.8 miles west) and Oakwood Hospital (3.7 miles north).