Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Maypole, Kent
Looking for kitchen extract cleaning in Maypole? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
Maypole: your questions answered
Who inspects food businesses in Maypole?
The local authority for Maypole is Canterbury City 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.
Which fire service covers Maypole?
That is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. We always survey first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in Maypole?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. For a quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Only a few details: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
How far ahead should we book?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We typically quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
We’re members of Vent Hygiene Elite, the scheme run by BESCA, and we clean to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Maypole
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and are fully insured. If you’re dealing with a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction and a system with no record of a TR19 clean, we can put it right. Kitchens in Maypole 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.
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.
In a small place like Maypole, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Maypole (CT3)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
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Between visits
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
The certificate records when the clean was done, where and by whom. File it with the fire risk assessment and the maintenance log, so it’s to hand when an insurer, fire officer or EHO asks.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.
Why deal with it now?
Leaving the clean until the next refit does not make the grease go away. Over time, soft grease bakes into a harder, thicker crust, and that takes more work to shift. Regular cleans keep each visit shorter. Somewhere as small as Maypole, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Maypole
- Photo reports with every job
- Every job surveyed first
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
When to call us in Maypole
Cooking fat leaves the pan as a fine vapour. Once it cools inside the ductwork, it condenses onto every surface it touches, building a layer that gets thicker with every service. The grease filters stop some, never all of it.
What we are most often called out for:
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Hoath Primary School or anywhere near Maypole, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Comparing quotes
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
Maypole kitchens: local notes
Maypole is within about 3 miles of the coast. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 4 pubs and bars in and around Maypole, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Fire safety in Maypole falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; St Martins Hospital is the nearest hospital to Maypole, about 4.9 miles south-west. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of the Holy Cross or elsewhere in Maypole, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Maypole is about 2 miles south-east of Herne Bay, in Kent. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Maypole and the rest of Kent. Maypole is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 28 miles away.
Here we cover the CT3 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. Whether your site is on Maypole Lane and Maypole Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Other places close to Maypole include Old Tree (1 mile east), Millbank (1 mile north), Hoath (1 mile south), Knave's Ash (1 mile south-west) and Highstead (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (5 miles south-west), Margate (10 miles east), Dover (15 miles south-east), Ramsgate (11 miles east), Broadstairs (12 miles east) and Whitstable (6 miles west).
Local landmarks in Maypole
Typical jobs here are in premises near Spires Academy and Curtis Wood. The nearest railway station is Herne Bay station, roughly 2.6 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are St Martins Hospital (4.9 miles south-west). The countryside around Maypole includes West Blean and Thornden Woods.
How the visit works
We are used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Somewhere like Maypole, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and give 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.
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Multi-site and managed buildings
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
If you look after several sites, 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.
When it’s something else
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Maypole
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. 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.