Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Seaton
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge for Seaton, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
Common questions in Seaton
Do you cover smaller places like Seaton?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Seaton is covered. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Do you work at weekends in Seaton?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
What do you do with what you remove?
We take it away when we go. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in Seaton?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
The whole system: canopy inside and out, plenum, grease filters, ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Any part without access is noted.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
We clean to BESA TR19® Grease as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, with certificates issued through the BESCA portal. We have been trading since 2009.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with photos where possible, and we explain what access is needed, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Many policies require TR19 cleaning, and insurers often ask to see the certificate. Without proof, a claim can be refused or reduced, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
Kitchen duct cleaning in Seaton
The canopy over the range is only the start of a kitchen extract system. Beyond the filters run the plenum, the ducts and risers, the fan and the point where air leaves the building, and grease settles in every one of them. Our clean follows the air from canopy to discharge, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Common call-outs are for a TR19 certificate needed for the insurer and ductwork thick with old, hardened grease, on extract fans, horizontal duct runs and plenums and filters. For TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Seaton, you get one team and one number for every site, wherever you are in Kent.
What can be cleaned depends on what can be reached. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
In a village or hamlet like Seaton, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Seaton (CT3)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. For a village or hamlet like Seaton, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- We survey the system first, from your pictures and details or on a site visit.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- 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
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Ask for a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Advice
Kitchen extracts in Seaton
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 7 pubs and bars in Seaton and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. In Seaton, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Canterbury City council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Seaton 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.
School kitchens, at schools like Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Goodnestone Park, about 3.2 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses near Seaton; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Seaton is about 5 miles east of Canterbury, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Seaton, kitchen extract cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Seaton among them. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 29 miles away.
All of CT3 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If your site is just outside Seaton, we cover Wickhambreaux (1 mile west), Ickham (1 mile south-west), Bramling (1 mile south), Littlebourne (1 mile south-west) and Bekesbourne (3 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (5 miles west), Margate (11 miles north-east), Dover (11 miles south-east), Folkestone (14 miles south), Ramsgate (10 miles east) and Broadstairs (12 miles north-east).
Around Seaton
Around Seaton, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Rose Inn, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Bekesbourne station, about 2.8 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include St Martins Hospital (3.6 miles west).
Leave it or put it right?
If there’s a fire and the extract hasn’t been cleaned, the paperwork becomes the problem. 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. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why Seaton businesses choose us
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Full insurance on every job
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Seaton
We don’t publish a price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The scale of the work
- The condition we find in the survey
- Travel, parking and unloading
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Seaton
Grease filters are the first line of defence, and they’re often the weak point. Filters that are bent, badly fitted, missing or left uncleaned let more fat into the plenum and duct, and from there it travels on to the fan.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Andrew or elsewhere in Seaton, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether VAT is included
For landlords and multi-site operators
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
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What the work involves, part by part
Ductwork and risers
Long flat runs of duct are where grease collects. Each run is cleaned through its access panels, recording any that can’t be reached.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School kitchens can look lightly used but still need a TR19 clean at least every 12 months under BESA guidance. School holidays are an easy time to do it.
Between visits
So the system stays in good health:
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
If we couldn’t get into part of the duct, the report says so plainly. That’s part of an honest TR19 clean, not a failing, and we can fit access panels so it’s reached next time.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Cooking with the extract off lets grease and heat settle in the canopy, and the next clean has more to do.