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Kitchen extract cleaning in Puddledock, Greater London
Kitchen extract cleaning for Puddledock and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Stale cooking odours from the system
Common questions in Puddledock
Who is the fire and rescue service for Puddledock?
Puddledock is in the area of London Fire Brigade. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Who inspects food businesses in Puddledock?
In Puddledock, it’s Sevenoaks council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
Under BESA guidance, the minimum depends on how long you cook each day: every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Measured grease levels set the real interval.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
Everything from canopy to discharge: the canopy, the plenum behind the filters, the filters, horizontal ducts, vertical risers, the fan and the discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Any part without access is noted.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
A TR19 certificate, plus a full photo report. The report lists what was cleaned, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next clean is due.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Puddledock
Insurers often want evidence of regular TR19 cleaning, and a claim can be refused or reduced without it. For a kitchen in Puddledock, our certificate and photo report give you that record, ready for the fire risk assessment file. Typical jobs include proof of cleaning requested by an insurer and years of baked-on grease in the ducts, across discharge points, vertical risers and extract fans. Kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning, extraction cleaning: whatever you call it, in Puddledock it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.
Most kitchens in Puddledock fall into one of BESA’s three bands: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, with grease readings setting the real interval.
London kitchens tend to trade late and open early, so work in Puddledock is normally booked for the night or the early hours. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: 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. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Where
- Puddledock (TN16)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Puddledock
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. Most of the time it’s because there were never enough access panels, so nobody could get to them. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Fat running down the canopy edge
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Chartwell is about 0.6 miles north-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
What to look for in a quote
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
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How it works
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. Getting kit into a London building takes planning, so let us know where we can load and park in Puddledock.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by photos or a visit.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before work begins.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings and photos are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
How to get a quote
For kitchen extract cleaning in Puddledock, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
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Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Puddledock
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- The condition of the system
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The size of the system
- How many systems or sites are involved
The cost 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 work begins, so you know where you stand.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Between visits
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
We hand the kitchen back clean, with the sheeting removed and waste taken away. Waste grease and water are contained and removed, and equipment can be switched back on once we’ve gone.
Report drips, smells or a noisy fan early. Grease dripping from the canopy, a burning smell or a fan that sounds rough are all signs of build-up, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
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 are happy to quote for all of it.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Puddledock: the local picture
Fire safety in Puddledock falls to London Fire Brigade. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Environmental health officers from Sevenoaks council inspect food businesses in Puddledock. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Holy Trinity Church, or anywhere in Puddledock, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Tandridge Priory about 3 miles west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Puddledock is about 4 miles east of Oxted, in Greater London. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Puddledock, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Our area covers London and the South East, including Puddledock. 764 places in Greater London are on our list, large and small. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 19 miles away.
Kitchen extract cleaning in TN16 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Pootings (1 mile south-west), Crockham Hill (1 mile west), Goodley Stock (2 miles west), Four Elms (2 miles south) and Mowshurst (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Orpington (10 miles north), Thornton Heath (14 miles north-west), Croydon (12 miles north-west), Bromley (12 miles north), West Norwood (15 miles north-west) and Beckenham (13 miles north-west).
Around Puddledock
The nearest railway station is Edenbridge station, about 2.5 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include Tandridge Priory (3 miles west) and Hever Castle (3.7 miles south). The countryside around Puddledock includes Betsom's Hill and Dryhill Nature Reserve.
Why act early in Puddledock
After a fire, one of the first questions is often when the extract was last cleaned. Many insurers ask for proof of TR19 cleaning and may reduce or refuse a claim without it. A certificate in the file answers that question. A busy site in Puddledock builds up dirt and wear quickly, so putting it off makes the eventual job larger.
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Why us?
- In business since 2009
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Photo reports with every job
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
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Different parts, different methods
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Some healthcare kitchens never fully close. Cleans are planned between meals or overnight with as little disruption as possible.
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.