Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Mountain Street kitchen extract cleaning
One call covers TR19 Grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge in Mountain Street, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
Kitchen duct cleaning in Mountain Street
We have been trading since 2009, cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East and London. 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. Common call-outs are for grease dripping from the canopy or filters and grease smells coming from the extract, across plenums and filters, discharge points and extract fans. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but a proper TR19® clean in Mountain Street covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
Most kitchens in Mountain Street fall into one of BESA’s three bands: every 3 months for 12–16 hours, every 6 months for 6–12 hours and every 12 months for 2–6 hours, with grease readings setting the real interval.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.

- Where
- Mountain Street (CT4)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Grease, kitchens and Mountain Street
Look up Mountain Street on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Mountain Street. Each one that cooks under a canopy has an extract system that collects grease and needs regular cleaning. It’s Ashford council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Mountain Street. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Mountain Street is covered by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Kent and Canterbury Hospital (about 5.7 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Mountain Street, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. If you cook for passing trade around Chilham station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Mountain Street is about 6 miles south-west of Canterbury, in Kent. Wherever you are in the CT4 postcode area, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. 922 places in Kent are on our list, large and small. We also work in Maidstone, about 19 miles from Mountain Street.
Every address in CT4 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Other places close to Mountain Street include Chilham (1 mile north-east), Godmersham (1 mile south), Old Wives Lees (1 mile north), Shottenden (2 miles north-west) and Bilting (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Ashford (8 miles south-west), Canterbury (6 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (12 miles north-west), Folkestone (14 miles south-east), Whitstable (9 miles north) and Faversham (6 miles north-west).
Around Mountain Street
Typical jobs here are in premises near Woolpack Inn and Broadham Down, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Chilham station, about 0.8 miles north-east. A little further out are Kent and Canterbury Hospital (5.7 miles east) and Chilham Castle (under half a mile north).
Nearby places to Mountain Street
What else we do in Mountain Street
What staff can safely do
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Leave it or put it right?
There’s no law that names TR19, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 still applies. It puts a duty on the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, which in a kitchen includes the grease in the extract. Cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve done it. A planned visit to Mountain Street is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Why book with us
- Fully insured
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Read our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
FAQs for Mountain Street
Who is the fire and rescue service for Mountain Street?
That is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Is Mountain Street within the area you cover?
Yes. Mountain Street is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we will quote them together.
Will I get a certificate after the clean?
Every clean comes with a TR19 certificate and a photo report. They belong in the maintenance log so they’re to hand when an insurer asks.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
In many cases, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Where we cannot see enough, we arrange a survey.
How long does a kitchen extract clean take?
Length of duct, grease levels and access all affect it. Most jobs take anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. You’ll know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
How it works
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. The timing of a visit to Mountain Street is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- 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.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Move anything stored near the system
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Ask for a quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Related advice
Multi-site and managed buildings
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
Not every problem is solved by kitchen extract cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- A canopy that’s too small or a system that was badly designed
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
What affects the quote in Mountain Street
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The size of the system
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Any permits to work or inductions
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Helping us quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- A few general shots of the system
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Different parts, different methods
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge is where air leaves the building, which can collect grease and stain the surface around it. It’s cleaned as far as safe access allows, and any limits are recorded.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Some healthcare kitchens never fully close. Cleans are planned between meals or overnight with as little disruption as possible.