Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Keycol, Kent
Specialist kitchen extract cleaning for Keycol: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
Kitchen extract cleaning around Keycol
Keycol lies within about 3 miles of the sea. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. The Food Standards Agency lists about 11 pubs, bars and clubs as registered food businesses within about 1.5 miles of central Keycol. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Food hygiene inspections in Keycol are the job of Swale council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Bartholomew or anywhere around Keycol, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Keycol is about 2 miles west of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Keycol, kitchen extract cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. Maidstone is in our area too, around 9 miles away.
We cover every part of the ME9 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Rooks View, Hill Farm View and Rook Lane or a nearby road, we can help. If your site is just outside Keycol, we cover Bobbing (1 mile east), Chestnut Street (1 mile south), Newington (1 mile west), Danaway (1 mile south-west) and Oad Street (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (9 miles south-west), Gravesend (15 miles north-west), Whitstable (15 miles east), Faversham (9 miles east), Minster (7 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (13 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Keycol
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Westlands School and George Inn, among other places. The nearest railway station is Newington station, roughly 1.1 miles west. Nearby you’ll also find Court Hall Museum (1.8 miles east) and Bayford Court (2.3 miles east).
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Keycol
Insurers often want evidence of regular TR19 cleaning, and some may refuse or reduce a claim when it’s missing. For a kitchen in Keycol, our certificate and photo report give you that record, ready for the fire risk assessment file. Common call-outs are for stale cooking odours from the system and an extract that no longer clears the smoke, across plenums and filters, horizontal duct runs and vertical risers. For TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Keycol, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork, wherever you are in Kent.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Keycol: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
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.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Keycol (ME9)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
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.
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
Every clean ends with a photo report. Before and after photos show each part of the system, alongside a list of what was cleaned, anything out of reach and the recommended next clean date.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. It won’t replace a TR19 clean, but it slows what reaches the duct.
What affects the quote in Keycol
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- How big the system is
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Travel, parking and unloading
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from photos. Try to include:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- A few general shots of the system
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Other services in Keycol
How it works
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Keycol knowing what to expect.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- 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
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Advice
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Keycol
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.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Borden Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Keycol, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What your quote should include
- Proof of insurance
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
Keycol: your questions answered
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Keycol?
Keycol is in the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Can you get to a site in Keycol?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Keycol is covered. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
What accreditations do you hold?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 sit alongside that, and we’re fully insured.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. Heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day calls for a clean at least every 3 months under BESA guidance, and lighter use less often. Your report gives a recommended next clean date.
Why do insurers care about 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.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
In many cases, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Where we can’t see enough, we arrange a survey.
What do you do with what you remove?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We don’t leave it behind.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
What a clean won’t put right
In fairness, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- A fan motor that has burnt out
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters