Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Maltman's Hill, Kent
Our technicians work in Maltman's Hill on kitchen extract cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos as standard.
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
Kitchen extract cleaning in Maltman's Hill
Not sure when the extract was last cleaned, or by whom? Just call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with photos of the canopy and filters, and you will have a fixed quote for kitchen extract cleaning in Maltman's Hill, normally within one working day. The work covers discharge points, plenums and filters and vertical risers, and people most often call us about an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer and cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Maltman's Hill start: a system that is clean inside, not just on the surface, and a certificate that proves it.
Access decides how thorough a clean can be. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
Work in a small place like Maltman's Hill starts with a call to agree access and timings, 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.
Every visit ends with a written report and pictures, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Maltman's Hill (TN27)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
How it works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Maltman's Hill and turn up when the site is quiet.
- 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 any work starts.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Getting a quote
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
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Common problems we fix in Maltman's Hill
Hours of cooking are the biggest factor. 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. Those are minimums, and grease readings can show a kitchen needs cleaning sooner.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Godinton House is about 5 miles east), access may need planning.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the price is fixed
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- What paperwork you get at the end
Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
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.
Run the extract whenever the kitchen is cooking. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.
Leave it or put it right?
TR19® isn’t 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. TR19 is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. If the system at a site near Maltman's Hill fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
Why Maltman's Hill businesses choose us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Trading since 2009
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Fully insured
Maltman's Hill: your questions answered
Can the work in Maltman's Hill be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Which fire authority looks after Maltman's Hill?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Maltman's Hill. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
The legal duty sits in the Fire Safety Order 2005 rather than in TR19 itself. TR19 is the industry benchmark for meeting that duty in a kitchen extract, and many insurers ask for proof of it.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. We always survey first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
What do you do to protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before any work starts, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Do you cover Maltman's Hill?
Yes. We cover Maltman's Hill and the rest of Kent, within our South East and London area. To book, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
That depends on the size of the system, the amount of grease and the number of access points. Most jobs take a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Every site has its own report.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Kitchen extracts in Maltman's Hill
Food Standards Agency records include about 3 pubs, bars and clubs across Maltman's Hill and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Maltman's Hill sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Environmental health officers from Ashford council inspect food businesses in Maltman's Hill. 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.
In and around Maltman's Hill, every reachable section of the extract is cleaned, and anything we cannot reach goes on the report.
Maltman's Hill is about 6 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Maltman's Hill, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Maltman's Hill among them. Maidstone is in our area too, around 11 miles away.
Here we cover the TN27 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around Maltman's Hill: Wissenden (1 mile south), Chambers' Green (1 mile east), Pluckley Thorne (2 miles north-east), Fir Toll (2 miles north-east) and Newland Green (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (11 miles north-west), Ashford (6 miles east), Sittingbourne (13 miles north), Faversham (13 miles north-east), Davington (13 miles north-east) and Foley Park (12 miles north-west).
What’s near Maltman's Hill
Maltman's Hill’s nearest station is Pluckley station, roughly 1.2 miles east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Romden Castle (0.7 miles south-west).
Part by part
Restaurant and pub kitchens
A pub or restaurant cannot afford to cancel a service for a clean. We work overnight and at weekends where that suits, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.
Ductwork and risers
Long flat runs of duct are where grease collects. Each run is cleaned through its access panels, recording any that can’t be reached.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.