Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Palm Bay
Looking for kitchen extract cleaning in Palm Bay? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
Keeping the system healthy
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
The kitchen is left clean and ready for the next service. Grease and dirty water are collected and taken off site, so you can start cooking as normal.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Palm Bay
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. Cleans are booked for evenings, overnight or weekends, or during holidays where a site closes for them. With the equipment off and cool and the area sheeted, we clean and hand the kitchen back ready for the next service. We’re often asked to deal with proof of cleaning requested by an insurer and a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate, on canopies and hoods, horizontal duct runs and discharge points. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: 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. Sections without access panels are recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted so they’re cleaned next time.
In a village or hamlet like Palm Bay, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Place
- Palm Bay (CT9)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- An undersized canopy or fan
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Palm Bay
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
What your team can do, and what needs us
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Why it’s worth doing now in Palm Bay
There’s no law that names TR19, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 still applies. The responsible person must 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. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
What you get with us
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- In business since 2009
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
See our cost guide or our accreditations.
FAQs for Palm Bay
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Palm Bay?
That is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Which environmental health team covers Palm Bay?
The local authority for Palm Bay is Thanet council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
We clean every part the grease travels through. That means canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge, reached through access panels where necessary.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
BESA guidance sets minimums by daily cooking hours: every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Grease readings can show a shorter interval is needed.
Do you work in Palm Bay?
Yes. Palm Bay is part of the area we cover, within the South East and London area we cover.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before any work starts.
Part by part
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge is where air leaves the building, and grease can collect there too. We clean it where it can be safely reached, and any limits are recorded.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Restaurants and pubs tend to cook long hours with plenty of frying and grilling, which can put them in BESA’s 3 or 6-monthly bands. Cleans are done after close, overnight or before opening.
Towns and villages near Palm Bay
What else we do in Palm Bay
When to call us in Palm Bay
In Palm Bay, as anywhere, grease gathers where the air slows down: long horizontal runs, bends, the base of risers and around the fan. The cooler the duct, the more grease drops out of the air.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Palm Bay Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What records you will receive afterwards
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
Kitchen extracts in Palm Bay
Palm Bay is within about 1 mile 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. Food Standards Agency data counts about 136 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 46 takeaways across Palm Bay and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. Fire safety in Palm Bay falls to 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.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital about 1.4 miles south-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Philip or elsewhere in Palm Bay, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Palm Bay is about 1 mile north-east of Margate, in Kent. Across the CT9 area, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites. 922 places in Kent are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (39 miles or so).
Our technicians cover all of the CT9 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. That includes premises on Omer Avenue, Fifth Avenue and Simon Avenue and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Palm Bay: Cliftonville (1 mile south-west), Northdown (1 mile south-east), Kingsgate (1 mile south-east), St Peter's (2 miles south) and Broadstairs (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Ramsgate (4 miles south), Deal (12 miles south), Herne Bay (12 miles west), Walmer (13 miles south), St Lawrence (4 miles south) and Newington (3 miles south).
Around Palm Bay
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Hartsdown Academy, among other places. The closest station to Palm Bay is Margate station, roughly 1.8 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Westwood Cross (2.5 miles south) and Public Library & Museum (Camborne) (1.1 miles west).
How the visit works
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Somewhere as small as Palm Bay, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before we start.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.