Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Kent Street
Kitchen extract cleaning across Kent Street and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with pictures.
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
Kent Street questions
Is Kent Street within the area you cover?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Kent Street is covered. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Kent Street in the summer holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Food Standards Agency records list about 5 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Kent Street. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
What is TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
What should I send you?
A short description and a few photos plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we will ask.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
No law names TR19 directly, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 does require the responsible person to manage fire risk. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19 as the standard, and many policies require it.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
Grease in an extract is a known fire risk, so many insurers want evidence it’s being cleaned to TR19. Each clean gives you a certificate and photo report to show them.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Kent Street
The part of the system nobody sees is often the dirtiest. We reach horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels, removing thick grease by hand, then using degreasers, hot water or steam to suit the deposit. Anything out of reach is noted in the report and extra access panels can be added. If you have grease smells coming from the extract and fat running down the canopy edge, we can put it right, from plenums and filters, vertical risers and discharge points onwards. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, it’s the job we do every week across Kent.
The fire risk in a kitchen extract sits in the parts nobody sees: the plenum, the duct and the fan, so that is where most of the work in Kent Street goes.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
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
- Kent Street (ME18)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Kent Street
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 3 pubs, bars and clubs in and around Kent Street, 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. In Kent Street, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Tonbridge and Malling council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Kent Street is covered by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Kent Street is Maidstone Hospital, about 4.3 miles east. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Lawrence's Church or elsewhere in Kent Street, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Kent Street is about 6 miles west of Maidstone, in Kent. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Kent Street and the rest of Kent. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (6 miles or so).
Our technicians cover all of the ME18 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Kent Street and Malling Road and nearby roads. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Herne Pound (1 mile south-west), Mereworth (1 mile south), New Pound (1 mile west), Pizien Well (1 mile south-east) and Swanton (1 mile south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (6 miles east), Dartford (14 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (9 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south-west), Gravesend (11 miles north) and Tonbridge (7 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Kent Street
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Queens Head Public House and Manor Park Country Park and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Wateringbury station, about 2.1 miles south-east. A little further out are Beechin Wood Archery Museum (2.5 miles north-west) and Maidstone Hospital (4.3 miles east).
How the visit works
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Kent Street can be planned properly.
- 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.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Getting a quote
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will normally have a quote within one working day.
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Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Kent Street
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The size of the system
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- What state the system is in
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before work begins.
Helping us quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Kent Street?
A lot of duct grease gets there because the filters let it through. Damaged, missing or overloaded filters let grease straight past, and from there it travels on to the fan.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Fat running down the canopy edge
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Old Soar Manor is about 2.8 miles west), access may need planning.
What to look for in a quote
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
When something else is needed
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what kitchen extract cleaning will not do:
- A canopy that’s too small or a system that was badly designed
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- A broken extract fan that will not run
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
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What else we do in Kent Street
Why it’s worth doing now in Kent Street
Every week without a clean adds another layer. BESA guidance says the mean should not go above 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere reaching 500 microns or more needs a spot clean straight away. Heavy build-up takes longer to remove than regular cleans. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Why us?
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- In business since 2009
- We’re fully insured
- Photo reports with every job
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.