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TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Lewson Street
Kitchen extract cleaning in Lewson Street from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
Kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Lewson Street
Many insurers ask for proof that the extract has been cleaned to TR19, and some may refuse or reduce a claim when it’s missing. The certificate and photo report from each clean in Lewson Street give you that record, ready for the fire risk assessment file. The work covers plenums and filters, vertical risers and discharge points, and the jobs we see most are heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs and poor airflow at the canopy. For TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Lewson Street, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork, wherever you are in Kent.
What can be cleaned depends on what can be reached. Sections without access panels are recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted so they’re cleaned next time.
Somewhere as small as Lewson Street, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
We have been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- Lewson Street (ME9)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
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What else we do in Lewson Street
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Lewson Street
Who is the fire and rescue service for Lewson Street?
Fire safety enforcement in Lewson Street is handled by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Who inspects food businesses in Lewson Street?
That’s Swale council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Lewson Street. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
What should I send you?
A short description and a few photos plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
A TR19 certificate, plus a full photo report. It records what was cleaned, what wasn’t accessible and the recommended next clean date.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Will the clean disrupt our service?
Out of hours: evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. We need the equipment cool, and we leave the kitchen ready to cook.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
We are members of Vent Hygiene Elite, the scheme run by BESCA, and we clean to BESA TR19® Grease. We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 too, and we’re fully insured.
Do you work in Lewson Street?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, Lewson Street included.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Lewson Street
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Aftercare tips
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
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 ready when anyone asks to see it.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The condition of the system
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we’ll explain what it covers.
What we need to know
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- 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 work begins.
How the visit works
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. The middle part takes longest, which takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Lewson Street, let us know and we will plan around it.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Getting a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
Kitchen extract cleaning around Lewson Street
The coast is only about 3 miles from Lewson Street. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. The Food Standards Agency lists about 3 pubs and bars as registered food businesses in and around Lewson 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. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Lewson Street. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Belmont House and Gardens is about 3.3 miles south), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Lewson Street, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Lewson Street is about 3 miles west of Faversham, in Kent. Lewson Street gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Lewson Street is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 13 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of ME9 for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Local streets include World's End, Lewson Street Road and Norton Road, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Tickham (1 mile south-west), Norton Ash (1 mile north-east), Loyterton (1 mile south-west), Deerton Street (1 mile north-east) and Teynham (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (13 miles west), Ashford (12 miles south), Canterbury (12 miles east), Sittingbourne (4 miles north-west), Whitstable (10 miles east) and Faversham (3 miles east).
Local landmarks in Lewson Street
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Plough Inn. For rail, the closest station is Teynham station, about 1.3 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (3.6 miles north-west) and Newnham Castle (2.2 miles south).
Common problems we fix in Lewson Street
What’s on the menu matters as much as how much is cooked. Frying, grilling and roasting send far more fat into the canopy than steaming or boiling, which is why grease readings matter more than the calendar.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether a survey comes first
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.