Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Pett Bottom
For kitchen extract cleaning in Pett Bottom, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Pett Bottom
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- The condition we find in the survey
- How easy every part is to reach
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Site rules, permits and inductions
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
Helping us quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Any previous report or certificate
For kitchen extract cleaning in Pett Bottom, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote normally follows within one working day.
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Pett Bottom
Insurers often want evidence of regular TR19 cleaning, and some may refuse or reduce a claim when it’s missing. For a kitchen in Pett Bottom, our certificate and photo report give you that record for the maintenance log. We’re often asked to deal with years of baked-on grease in the ducts and a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history, across vertical risers, extract fans and discharge points. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Pett Bottom, you get one team and one number for every site.
Most kitchens in Pett Bottom fall into one of BESA’s three bands: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
Somewhere as small as Pett Bottom, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Pett Bottom (CT4)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Places near Pett Bottom
What else we do in Pett Bottom
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Pett Bottom?
How fast grease builds up depends mostly on how long the kitchen cooks each day. Under BESA guidance, heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day means a clean at least every 3 months, moderate use every 6 months and light use every 12. They are minimums: measured grease levels set the real interval.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Pett Bottom is Kent and Canterbury Hospital, about 2.6 miles north.
Before booking anyone
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Whether they’re fully insured
What happens on the day
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. Somewhere like Pett Bottom, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
How to prepare
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Clear the space around the work
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and photos, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
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Part by part
Canopy and plenum
Canopies vary from a single hood to long runs over several appliances, each section is cleaned and photographed before and after.
Grease filters
Gaps around filters let fat through to the duct. Each filter is checked as it goes back in, and flag any that don’t.
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
FAQs for Pett Bottom
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Pett Bottom?
That is Canterbury City council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Pett Bottom. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Can you work in Pett Bottom outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. It means the site in Pett Bottom keeps running as normal. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
How far ahead should we book?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
What information do you need?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. We’ll ask for anything else we need.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
You get both a certificate and a photo report. Keep them in the maintenance log with the fire risk assessment, ready for your insurer or an inspection.
What accreditations do you hold?
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.
Can you quote from photos?
Often, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
What happens if it’s left?
After a fire, one of the first questions is often when the extract was last cleaned. Many policies require cleaning to TR19, and an insurer can refuse or reduce a claim without proof. A certificate in the file answers that question. It’s simpler to plan the work at Pett Bottom now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Pett Bottom
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Fully insured
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- We diagnose before we treat
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Pett Bottom kitchens: local notes
At about 55 miles from central London, Pett Bottom sits well inside the area we cover. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Pett Bottom. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Pett Bottom, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys or anywhere near Pett Bottom, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Pett Bottom is about 4 miles south of Canterbury, in Kent. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Pett Bottom, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Pett Bottom. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, large and small. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 25 miles from Pett Bottom.
Here we cover the CT4 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Pett Bottom Road and School Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover the places around Pett Bottom: Lower Hardres (1 mile north-west), Upper Hardres (1 mile south-west), Street End (1 mile north-west), Lynsore Bottom (1 mile south) and Nackington (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Ashford (12 miles south-west), Canterbury (4 miles north), Dover (11 miles south-east), Folkestone (10 miles south), Whitstable (9 miles north) and Deal (13 miles east).
Near you in Pett Bottom
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Duck pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Bekesbourne station, roughly 3 miles north-east. Nearby you’ll also find Canterbury Castle (3.4 miles north) and Rupert Bear Museum (3.5 miles north).