Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Pootings, Kent
Specialist kitchen extract cleaning for Pootings: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Fat running down the canopy edge
Kitchen extract cleaning in Pootings, done properly
Insurers often want evidence of regular TR19 cleaning, and a claim can be refused or reduced without it. For a kitchen in Pootings, our certificate and photo report give you that record, ready for the fire risk assessment file. Common call-outs are for poor airflow at the canopy and ductwork thick with old, hardened grease, on vertical risers, canopies and hoods and discharge points. Searching for commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Pootings? We have been cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East since 2009, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: 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 Pootings, 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.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Pootings (TN8)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What affects the quote in Pootings
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- The times the site is available
- What state the system is in
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- How big the system is
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 we start, so you know where you stand.
What to send for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Grease, kitchens and Pootings
The FSA’s data shows about 4 pubs, bars and clubs registered across Pootings and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Pootings is covered by 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. It’s Sevenoaks council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Pootings. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Tandridge Priory (about 3.1 miles north-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Congregational Church or elsewhere in Pootings, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Four Elms Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Pootings is about 6 miles south-west of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Pootings, kitchen extract cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Pootings among them. For sites nearby, see our London page (20 miles or so).
Work in TN8 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Four Elms (1 mile south-east), Crockham Hill (1 mile north-west), Puddledock (1 mile north-east), Mowshurst (1 mile south) and Marlpit Hill (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Sevenoaks (6 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south-east), Tonbridge (9 miles east), Swanley (13 miles north), Kings Hill (14 miles east) and Paddock Wood (14 miles east).
What’s near Pootings
The closest station to Pootings is Edenbridge station, about 1.4 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Tandridge Priory (3.1 miles north-west) and Haxted Watermill Museum (3.2 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Dryhill Nature Reserve and Betsom's Hill.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Leave it or put it right?
Every week without a clean adds another layer. BESA guidance says the mean should not go above 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. The longer it’s left, the bigger the job becomes. A planned visit to Pootings is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
Why Pootings businesses choose us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- In business since 2009
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Pootings
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Honest limits
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Fire dampers that will not close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Pootings
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
Other services in Pootings
Part by part
Ductwork and risers
Grease builds up most where the duct turns. Those are among the points where we take readings before and after, so the report shows the difference.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
High-heat cooking loads the extract with grease, so grease readings help set the right interval.
FAQs for Pootings
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Pootings?
That’s Sevenoaks council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Pootings. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Which fire authority looks after Pootings?
Fire safety enforcement in Pootings is handled by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Will the clean disrupt our service?
Cleans are timed to avoid service. Overnight, weekend and between-service cleans are all possible, so you don’t lose a service.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
You receive a TR19 certificate and a photo report. Certificates are issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report shows before and after photos, readings, any areas not reached and the next clean date.
What should I send you?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, along with a few photos and any previous report.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You’ll know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
What happens on the day
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Pootings can be planned properly.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Before we arrive
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Move anything stored near the system
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Get a fixed quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.