Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Kettle Corner, Kent
One call covers kitchen extract cleaning in Kettle Corner, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Kettle Corner
A closed kitchen isn’t 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 have stale cooking odours from the system and extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit, we can help. When a restaurant in Kettle Corner asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that is exactly what we do: the whole run from hood to roof, cleaned to TR19® Grease.
Most kitchens in Kettle Corner fall into one of BESA’s three bands: every 3 months for 12–16 hours, every 6 months for 6–12 hours and every 12 months for 2–6 hours, with grease readings setting the real interval.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
A written report with photos follows every visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Kettle Corner (ME15)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Kettle Corner
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Kitchen extracts in Kettle Corner
The FSA’s data shows about 10 pubs and bars registered within about 1.5 miles of central Kettle Corner. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Kitchens in Kettle Corner get their food hygiene inspections from Maidstone council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Fire safety in Kettle Corner falls to 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.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Oakwood Hospital is the nearest hospital to Kettle Corner, about 1.1 miles north-east. For schools such as Barming Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Kettle Corner is about 3 miles west of Maidstone, in Kent. Anywhere in ME15, we can carry out kitchen extract cleaning at your premises. Kettle Corner is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for kitchen extract cleaning.
Work in ME15 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. That includes premises on St Helens Lane and Lower Road and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Hoppers Corner (1 mile south-west), Barming Heath (1 mile north-west), Farleigh Green (1 mile south-west), East Farleigh (1 mile east) and West Farleigh (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (3 miles east), Sittingbourne (13 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (12 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles south-west), Gravesend (13 miles north) and Tonbridge (9 miles south-west).
What’s near Kettle Corner
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Quarry Wood, Oakwood Park Grammar School and The Bull Inn. The nearest railway station is East Farleigh station, roughly 0.7 miles east. A little further out are Fremlin Walk (2.5 miles north-east) and Oakwood Hospital (1.1 miles north-east). The countryside around Kettle Corner includes Boxley Hills.
Leave it or put it right?
TR19® is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is. It puts a duty on the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping extract grease under control. Cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve done it. Planning a trip to Kettle Corner ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Why Kettle Corner businesses choose us
- Fully insured
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Read our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
Every clean ends with a photo report. Before and after photos 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.
Regular filter cleaning is the simplest thing a kitchen can do. A filter that’s clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, so the ductwork stays cleaner for longer.
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Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Kettle Corner?
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.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Margaret or elsewhere in Kettle Corner, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- What insurance they carry
How the visit works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. For a village or hamlet like Kettle Corner, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by photos or a visit.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before work begins.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Get a fixed quote
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Kettle Corner
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Kettle Corner in the summer holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. With about 13 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Kettle Corner, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Can the work in Kettle Corner be done at night or at weekends?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Kettle Corner can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
What should I send you?
Only a few details: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. After that, simply give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
The minimum is set by BESA guidance on daily use, from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Heavy frying and grilling can mean shorter intervals, which grease thickness testing will show.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before work begins.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Kettle Corner
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The condition of the system
- Any permits to work or inductions
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
What we need to know
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
Part by part
Extract fan and discharge
At the end of the system is the discharge, and grease can collect there too. It’s cleaned as far as safe access allows, and any limits are recorded.
Canopy and plenum
The plenum is out of sight behind the filters, so it’s easy to forget. We take the filters out and clean the plenum and housing thoroughly.