Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Ickham
Specialist kitchen extract cleaning for Ickham: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
Questions from Ickham
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Ickham out of term?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. There are about 3 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Ickham. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Do you work in villages like Ickham?
Yes. Ickham is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
Many insurers ask for proof of regular cleaning to TR19, and many policies require it. Without proof, a claim can be refused or reduced, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
Where does the waste go?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, if we can see what we need. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, and the quote follows that.
Will the clean disrupt our service?
We work around your hours. Most kitchens book us overnight or at weekends, so you do not lose a service.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
Every part the air passes through, as far as access allows. Sections with no access are listed on the report, and extra panels can be fitted.
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Ickham
Any kitchen we clean in Ickham 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. If you’re dealing with grease dripping from the canopy or filters and years of baked-on grease in the ducts, we can help. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but in Ickham, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
A kitchen running fryers and chargrills all day builds up grease much faster than one that mostly steams and boils, so the interval is set by what you cook as well as how long.
For a kitchen in or near Ickham, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Where
- Ickham (CT3)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- What state the system is in
- How many systems or sites are involved
- A single visit or a regular plan
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before we start.
What we need to know
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Your last certificate, test record or report
For kitchen extract cleaning in Ickham, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
How the visit works
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Visits to a village like Ickham 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.
- We take grease readings at set points and give you a fixed quote.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Clear the space around the work
How to get a quote
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We normally come back within one working day.
Related advice
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
The certificate records when the clean was done, where and by whom. Keep it in the maintenance log with your fire risk assessment, so it’s to hand when an insurer, fire officer or EHO asks.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Cooking with the extract off lets grease and heat settle in the canopy, and the next clean has more to do.
Grease, kitchens and Ickham
The FSA’s data shows about 7 pubs, bars and clubs registered in and around Ickham, up to about a mile and a half out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Food hygiene inspections in Ickham are the job of Canterbury City council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Ickham. 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.
School kitchens, at schools like Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St John or anywhere around Ickham, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as St Martins Hospital (about 3.3 miles west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Ickham is about 4 miles east of Canterbury, in Kent. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Ickham and the rest of Kent. 922 places in Kent are on our list, large and small. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 28 miles away.
We cover every part of the CT3 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. Whether your site is on The Street, School Lane and Baye Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover the places around Ickham: Wickhambreaux (1 mile north), Seaton (1 mile north-east), Littlebourne (1 mile west), Bramling (1 mile south-east) and Bekesbourne (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (4 miles west), Margate (11 miles north-east), Dover (11 miles south-east), Folkestone (13 miles south), Ramsgate (11 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (12 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Ickham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Rose Inn and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Bekesbourne station, about 2.3 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Canterbury Castle (4.7 miles west) and St Martins Hospital (3.3 miles west).
More services for Ickham
What staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
What a clean won’t put right
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Fire dampers that will not close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we work on in Ickham
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
How the job changes from site to site
Grease filters
Gaps around filters let fat through to the duct. We check they fit as they should when we refit them, and flag any that do not.
Extract fan and discharge
Attenuators, where fitted, can soak up grease and need attention. We clean what can be reached and note anything that cannot.
What happens if it’s left?
After a fire, one of the first questions is often when the extract was last cleaned. Many insurers ask for proof of TR19 cleaning and may reduce or refuse a claim without it. A current certificate is far easier to produce than an explanation. It’s simpler to plan the work at Ickham now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Ickham
- Full insurance on every job
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.