Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Lenham Heath
Our technicians work in Lenham Heath on kitchen extract cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
Keeping the system healthy
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise straight away
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
You leave with a date for the next clean, set from your daily cooking hours and the readings we took. We can put the system on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly plan, so the date is not missed.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. A daily wipe is not a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Lenham Heath, done properly
Insurers often want evidence of regular TR19 cleaning, and a claim can be refused or reduced without it. The certificate and photo report from each clean in Lenham Heath give you that record, ready for the fire risk assessment file. The work covers plenums and filters, canopies and hoods and discharge points, and people most often call us about cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey and a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history. Kitchens in Lenham Heath book us for TR19 cleaning for three reasons: the insurer asked, the EHO asked, or the canopy is dripping. We handle the clean and the paperwork in one visit.
Most kitchens in Lenham Heath fall into one of BESA’s three bands: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, with grease readings setting the real interval.
For a kitchen in or near Lenham Heath, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Lenham Heath (ME17)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near Lenham Heath
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What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Lenham Heath
We cover Lenham Heath, about 41 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible. In Lenham Heath, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Ashford 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.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as The Lenham School or anywhere near Lenham Heath, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Lenham Heath is about 8 miles north-west of Ashford, in Kent. From the centre of Lenham Heath to the outskirts, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 10 miles from Lenham Heath.
Work in ME17 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. You will find streets such as Lenham Forstal Road, Crabtree Lane and Rose Lane, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Other places close to Lenham Heath include Lenham Forstal (1 mile north-west), Charing Heath (1 mile south-east), Stonebridge Green (1 mile south), Leadingcross Green (2 miles north-west) and Lenham (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (10 miles west), Ashford (8 miles south-east), Canterbury (15 miles east), Sittingbourne (9 miles north), Faversham (9 miles north-east) and Minster (14 miles north).
Near you in Lenham Heath
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Red Lion Inn and the streets around them. The closest station to Lenham Heath is Lenham station, about 2 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include Coldbridge Castle (2.4 miles south-west).
Different parts, different methods
Extract fan and discharge
Grease that reaches the fan coats the blades and the housing. We isolate it, open it up and degrease it.
Canopy and plenum
Whether it’s one hood or a long island canopy, every section is cleaned and recorded in the photo report before and after.
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Lenham Heath, let us know and we will plan around it.
- We survey the system first, from your photos and details or on a site visit.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before we start.
- 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.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
How to prepare
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
Advice
Common problems we fix in Lenham Heath
In Lenham Heath, as anywhere, grease gathers where the air slows down: long horizontal runs, bends, the base of risers and around the fan. The cooler the duct, the more grease drops out of the air.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of the Holy Trinity, or anywhere in Lenham Heath, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Before booking anyone
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether the price is fixed
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
When it’s something else
Kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It won’t put right:
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Staff cleaning does not 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.
Questions from Lenham Heath
Which environmental health team covers Lenham Heath?
The local authority for Lenham Heath is Ashford council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Do you work in villages like Lenham Heath?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Lenham Heath included. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
BESA guidance gives minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months, depending on daily cooking hours. Kitchens that fry or grill a lot may need cleaning sooner, which grease thickness testing will show.
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, then a fixed quote.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
We clean to BESA TR19® Grease as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, and certificates go through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. We have been trading since 2009.
Which sectors do you work in?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Will the clean disrupt our service?
Cleans are timed to avoid service. Most kitchens book us overnight or at weekends and the kitchen is ready to cook when we leave.
What happens if it’s left?
If your kitchen in Lenham Heath is past its cleaning date, it’s worth booking now. It takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one, and we work evenings, overnight and weekends so you do not lose a service. Every extra month adds grease. A planned visit to Lenham Heath is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Why Lenham Heath businesses choose us
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- In business since 2009
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
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