Medway · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Meresborough
Looking for kitchen extract cleaning in Meresborough? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
Why act early in Meresborough
Grease that’s left only gets thicker. Under BESA guidance, grease shouldn’t exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere reaching 500 microns or more needs a spot clean right away. Heavy build-up takes longer to remove than regular cleans. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why book with us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Photo reports with every job
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
Take a look at our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Meresborough
A closed kitchen isn’t earning, so the timing of a clean matters. Cleans are booked for evenings, overnight or weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. With the equipment off and cool and the area sheeted, we clean and hand the kitchen back ready for the next service. Common call-outs are for a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history and proof of cleaning requested by an insurer, on extract fans, vertical risers and discharge points. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for Meresborough? Duct Doctor has covered London and the South East since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member.
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.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
We’ve been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Meresborough (ME8)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
A TR19 certificate notes the date, the location and the technician. File it with the fire risk assessment and the maintenance log, so it’s to hand when an insurer, fire officer or EHO asks.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Cooking with the extract off lets grease and heat settle in the canopy, and the next clean has more to do.
Meresborough: your questions answered
Is kitchen extract cleaning any different in a coastal place like Meresborough?
It can. Salt air reaches Meresborough, which is within about 3 miles of the coast, and it speeds up rust. A fan housing that is rusting near the coast can fail sooner, so it’s worth catching early.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Meresborough in the summer holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 7 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Meresborough. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
The minimum is set by BESA guidance on daily use, from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Heavy frying and grilling can mean shorter intervals, which grease thickness testing will show.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
Every part the air passes through, as far as access allows. Where there aren’t enough access panels to reach a section, it’s recorded, and we can fit new ones.
Where does the waste go?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained to keep the area clean.
Do we have to close the kitchen for the clean?
Cleans are timed to avoid service. Overnight, weekend and between-service cleans are all possible and the kitchen is ready to cook when we leave.
How it works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Meresborough.
- We survey the system first, from your pictures and details or on a site visit.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- 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.
- Readings and pictures are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Clear the space around the work
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Related advice
Kitchen extracts in Meresborough
Meresborough is within about 3 miles of the coast. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. The FSA’s data shows about 12 pubs, bars and clubs registered within about 1.5 miles of central Meresborough. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Food hygiene inspections in Meresborough are the job of Medway council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Paul's Church or elsewhere in Meresborough, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Park Wood Infant School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Meresborough is about 2 miles south-east of Gillingham, in Medway. From the centre of Meresborough to the outskirts, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our Medway coverage runs to 68 places, Meresborough among them. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (7 miles or so).
Our technicians cover all of the ME8 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Close by, we work in Rainham (1 mile north), Moor Street (1 mile north-east), Hartlip (1 mile east), Yelsted (1 mile south) and Lower Hartlip (1 mile east). We also work in nearby towns such as Chatham (4 miles west), Rochester (6 miles north-west), Strood (7 miles north-west), Luton (4 miles north-west), Lordswood (3 miles west) and Hoo St Werburgh (6 miles north-west).
Around Meresborough
In Meresborough, that means kitchens and buildings near Howard School, Foxburrow Wood and Leigh Academy Rainham and the streets around them. Meresborough’s nearest station is Rainham (Kent) station, about 1.3 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Medway Maritime Hospital (3.7 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Detling Hill and Bishop Saltings.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The number of sites or systems
- The size of the system
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- The site address and the type of premises
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Your last certificate, test record or report
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line 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. We typically come back within one working day.
What a clean will not put right
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What the work covers
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
What staff can safely do
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
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 they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
When to call us in Meresborough
We often find duct sections that haven’t been cleaned since they were installed. Most of the time it’s because there were never enough access panels, so nobody could get to them. That hidden grease keeps building where nobody looks.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Medway Maritime Hospital about 3.7 miles north-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
What to look for in a quote
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What paperwork you get at the end