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Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Lower Hardres
Professional kitchen extract cleaning in and around Lower Hardres, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Lower Hardres
Every time food is cooked, warm vapour carries fat up into the extract. As it cools, it clings to the inside of the ductwork and keeps building. That layer will burn, and cleaning the whole system is how you keep it under control. The work covers plenums and filters, vertical risers and extract fans, and the jobs we see most are extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit and missing paperwork after a change of operator. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but in Lower Hardres, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
Kitchens that fry and grill hardest need the most frequent cleans, so the interval is set by what you cook as well as how long.
Work in a small place like Lower Hardres starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Lower Hardres (CT4)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
The process
We are used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Lower Hardres.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and send you a fixed quote.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
How to get a quote
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 pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
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How we price kitchen extract cleaning
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- Parking and loading at the site
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How easy every part is to reach
- Whether several sites go on one quote
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The postcode and the type of business
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Looking after it afterwards
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as pictures. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Report drips, smells or a noisy fan early. Grease dripping from the canopy, a burning smell or a fan that sounds rough are all signs of build-up, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
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In-house cleaning or a specialist?
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Lower Hardres questions
Do you cover smaller places like Lower Hardres?
Yes. Lower Hardres is within the area we cover across London and the South East. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Can you come to Lower Hardres after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Lower Hardres can fit around your hours. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
What do I get after the clean?
Yes, a TR19 certificate, along with a photo report. The report lists what was cleaned, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next clean is due.
How long will the clean take?
Allow a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. We will confirm the time when we quote.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
TR19 is not written into law, 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 you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
A TR19 Grease clean covers the full extract route, not just the canopy. Canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers, fan and discharge are all included, reached through access panels where needed.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we will quote them together.
What we’re called out for in Lower Hardres
How fast grease builds up depends mostly on how long the kitchen cooks each day. BESA guidance sets minimum cleaning intervals of every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours a day, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours, and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. They are minimums: measured grease levels set the real interval.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Kent and Canterbury Hospital about 2.2 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
What your quote should include
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether the price is fixed
Part by part
Ductwork and risers
Bends and changes of direction trap more grease than straight runs. Those are among the points where we take readings before and after, so the report shows the difference.
Canopy and plenum
Canopies vary from a single hood to long runs over several appliances, every section is cleaned and recorded in the photo report before and after.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Lower Hardres: the local picture
Lower Hardres sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. It’s Canterbury City council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Lower Hardres. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
For schools such as Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Lower Hardres, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Lower Hardres is about 3 miles south of Canterbury, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Lower Hardres or further out, 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, large and small. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 24 miles from Lower Hardres.
We cover every part of CT4 for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Other places close to Lower Hardres include Street End (1 mile north), Pett Bottom (1 mile south-east), Nackington (1 mile north), Upper Hardres (1 mile south) and Petham (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (11 miles south-west), Canterbury (3 miles north), Dover (12 miles south-east), Folkestone (11 miles south), Whitstable (8 miles north) and Deal (14 miles east).
Landmarks near Lower Hardres
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Duck pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Canterbury East station, roughly 2.7 miles north of the centre. Nearby you will also find Kent and Canterbury Hospital (2.2 miles north) and Whitefriars Shopping Centre (2.9 miles north). For a walk, there’s Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
What a clean will not put right
Kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix everything, and we will tell you before any work starts. It will not put right:
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods