Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Milton-next-Gravesend
Professional kitchen extract cleaning in and around Milton-next-Gravesend, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
Kitchen duct cleaning in Milton-next-Gravesend
Has the extract gone a while without a clean, or has the paperwork gone missing? Send a few pictures of the canopy and filters when you ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will come back with a fixed price for the work in Milton-next-Gravesend, typically within one working day. If you have grease dripping from the canopy or filters and proof of cleaning requested by an insurer, we can help. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but a proper TR19® clean in Milton-next-Gravesend covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
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.
In a smaller place like Milton-next-Gravesend, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with photos of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- Milton-next-Gravesend (DA12, DA11)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Grease, kitchens and Milton-next-Gravesend
The coast is only about 1 mile from Milton-next-Gravesend. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. Food Standards Agency records include about 47 pubs, bars and clubs across Milton-next-Gravesend 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. Fire safety in Milton-next-Gravesend falls to 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.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Gravesham Community Hospital (about 0.9 miles west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Term dates shape school work: for a school like St John's Catholic Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Milton-next-Gravesend is about 1 mile north-east of Gravesend, in Kent. From the centre of Milton-next-Gravesend to the outskirts, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, and Milton-next-Gravesend is one of them. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 13 miles from Milton-next-Gravesend.
Every address in DA12 and DA11 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Joy Road, Love Lane and Mark Lane or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. You’ll find Milton-next-Gravesend on the A226, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. Other places close to Milton-next-Gravesend include Denton (1 mile south-east), Gravesend (1 mile south-west), Windmill Hill (1 mile south-west), Northfleet (2 miles west) and Singlewell or Ifield (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (13 miles south-east), Dartford (7 miles west), Sevenoaks (14 miles south-west), Swanley (10 miles west), Kings Hill (12 miles south) and Foley Park (13 miles south-east).
Near you in Milton-next-Gravesend
Typical jobs here are in premises near St John's Catholic Comprehensive, Northfleet Urban Country Park and The Waterloo Public House and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Gravesend station, roughly 0.8 miles west of the centre. A little further out are Gravesham Community Hospital (0.9 miles west) and Gravesham Museum (0.7 miles west). For a walk, there’s Gad's Hill and Thurrock Thameside Nature Park.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Milton-next-Gravesend
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. They are minimums: measured grease levels set the real interval.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
For kitchens close to Gravesend station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
What to look for in a quote
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether they’re fully insured
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- How big the system is
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The postcode and the type of business
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
How the visit works
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, make the system safe, do the work, clear away and leave you the report. On site, the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Getting to the system matters more than parking in a place like Milton-next-Gravesend, so let us know how to reach it.
- 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.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Getting a quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Related advice
Different parts, different methods
Canopy and plenum
Behind the grease filters sits the plenum, which daily cleaning never reaches. We take the filters out and clean the plenum and housing thoroughly.
Grease filters
A filter that’s missing or bent lets grease straight past. Each filter is checked as it goes back in, and flag any that don’t.
Common questions in Milton-next-Gravesend
Who inspects food businesses in Milton-next-Gravesend?
The local authority for Milton-next-Gravesend is Gravesham 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.
Do you cover smaller places like Milton-next-Gravesend?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Extract grease is fuel for a kitchen fire, which is why many insurers require TR19 cleaning. Each clean gives you a certificate and photo report to show them.
How do you protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you will get one fixed quote.
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.
How long will the clean take?
That depends on the size of the system, the amount of grease and the number of access points. As a guide, it takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, our work sits within an independently audited scheme. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.