Medway · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Rochester, Medway
Kitchen extract cleaning for Rochester, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Rochester
The ducts are where most of the grease hides. We reach horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels, scraping heavy deposits by hand before degreasing. Anything out of reach is noted in the report and extra access panels can be added. The work covers plenums and filters, extract fans and horizontal duct runs, and common reasons people get in touch are heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs and an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a system that’s clean inside, not just on the surface, and a certificate that proves it.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Rochester: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
For a pub, café or restaurant in a town like Rochester, losing a day’s trade to cleaning isn’t an option, so the work is done after service, overnight or on a closed day. The kitchen is handed back clean and ready to cook.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
Nearby places to Rochester
Also in Rochester
For landlords and multi-site operators
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
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.
Common questions in Rochester
Can you work in Rochester outside opening hours?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
Which fire service covers Rochester?
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Rochester. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Often, yes. With good pictures, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Where we cannot see enough, we arrange a survey.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Every site has its own report.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
BESA guidance gives minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months, depending on daily cooking hours. Kitchens that fry or grill a lot may need cleaning sooner, which grease thickness testing will show.
What information do you need?
A short description and a few pictures plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
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?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Call for a fixed quote, usually ready within one working day.
Kitchen extracts in Rochester
Rochester is within about 3 miles of the coast. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. The Food Standards Agency lists about 42 pubs, bars and clubs and about 6 hotels and guest houses as registered food businesses within about 1.5 miles of central Rochester. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Rochester is covered by 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.
A hospital like French Hospital, about under half a mile south-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. For schools such as Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Rochester is about 27 miles east of London, in Medway. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Rochester, please call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Rochester included. We cover 68 places across Medway, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 9 miles from Rochester.
All of ME2, ME1, ME3 and ME4 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. You will find streets such as High Street, Gundolph Square and Station Road, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Main roads around Rochester include the A2 and A226, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. Other places close to Rochester include Strood (1 mile west), Borstal (1 mile south-west), Cuxton (2 miles south-west), Lower Bush (3 miles west) and North Halling (3 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Gillingham (4 miles east), Chatham (3 miles south-east), Rainham (5 miles south-east), Park Wood (5 miles south-east), Lordswood (4 miles south-east) and Twydall (4 miles east). Rochester is among the bigger places we cover in Medway for kitchen extract cleaning.
Landmarks near Rochester
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Former Ordnance Store At Chatham Gun Wharf, Fort Pitt Grammar School and Broomhill Park. Also close by are Temple School (1.2 miles north) and Royal Crown Hotel (under half a mile east). Rochester has its own railway station: Rochester station. Other landmarks nearby include Rochester Castle (less than half a mile east) and Huguenot Museum (less than half a mile east). For a walk, there’s Gad's Hill and Rede Common.
How the job changes from site to site
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Restaurants and pubs tend to cook long hours with plenty of frying and grilling, so their cleaning interval is often 3 or 6 months under BESA guidance. We clean after close or before opening.
Extract fan and discharge
Some systems have attenuators to cut noise, and they hold grease. We clean what can be reached and note anything that can’t.
How it works
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Photos taken on a phone are normally enough for us to plan a job in Rochester and give a fixed quote.
- We survey the system, from your pictures or on site, canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Getting ready for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Ask for a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Advice
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
What we need to know
What to send for a quote:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Rochester
How fast grease builds up depends mostly on how long the kitchen cooks each day. BESA guidance sets minimum cleaning intervals of every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours a day, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours, and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. They are minimums: measured grease levels set the real interval.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Stale cooking odours from the system
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Nicholas or elsewhere in Rochester, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
What your quote should include
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether a written report and photos are included
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
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, next to our reports.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.