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Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Sellindge
Kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites in Sellindge and across Kent. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
Kitchen extract cleaning in Sellindge
A closed kitchen is not earning, so the timing of a clean matters. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or during holidays where a site closes for them. With the equipment off and cool and the area sheeted, we clean and hand the kitchen back ready for the next service. If you have a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction and cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey, we can help, from discharge points, canopies and hoods and plenums and filters onwards. When a restaurant in Sellindge asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that is our main job: canopy to fan, to TR19® Grease.
Grease that collects out of sight, behind the filters and along the duct, is what insurers and fire officers worry about, so that’s where most of the work in Sellindge goes.
In a small place like Sellindge, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Sellindge (TN25)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
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.
What we do, step by step
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before work begins, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. For a village or hamlet like Sellindge, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- 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.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Before we arrive
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Getting a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; 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.
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Kitchen extracts in Sellindge
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 4 bars, pubs and nightclubs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Sellindge. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Fire safety in Sellindge falls to 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. Environmental health officers from Folkestone and Hythe council inspect food businesses in Sellindge. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Sellindge Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; William Harvey Hospital is the nearest hospital to Sellindge, about 4.7 miles north-west.
Sellindge is about 4 miles north-west of Hythe, in Kent. Sellindge gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Sellindge is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (24 miles or so).
Here we cover the TN25 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. Streets in the area include Downs Way, Woodlees Close and Swan Green, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. If your site is just outside Sellindge, we cover Moorstock (1 mile north), Stanford (2 miles east), Postling (3 miles east), Stowting (3 miles north-east) and Skeete (3 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Ashford (6 miles north-west), Canterbury (13 miles north), Dover (13 miles east), Folkestone (7 miles east), Faversham (15 miles north) and Hythe (4 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Sellindge
The nearest railway station is Westenhanger station, about 1.6 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include William Harvey Hospital (4.7 miles north-west) and Lympne Castle (2.4 miles south). The countryside around Sellindge includes Tolsford Hill and Hatch Park.
Different parts, different methods
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Institutional kitchens tend to cook to set hours, so cleans can be booked when the kitchen is closed. The certificate goes straight into the site’s maintenance records.
Grease filters
Between TR19 cleans, filters still need regular cleaning, and a filter exchange service can take that off your hands. Clean filters slow the build-up further down the system.
Questions from Sellindge
Do you work in villages like Sellindge?
Yes, Sellindge is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Sellindge?
That’s Folkestone and Hythe council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Sellindge. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before work begins, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
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. Anything we can’t reach is recorded on the report.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No law names TR19 directly, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 does require the responsible person to manage fire risk. TR19 is the standard insurers and fire officers expect, and many policies require it.
Will I get a certificate after the clean?
Yes, a TR19 certificate, along with a photo report. It records what was cleaned, what wasn’t accessible and the recommended next clean date.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Call for a fixed quote, usually ready within one working day.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
When to call us in Sellindge
In Sellindge, as anywhere, grease gathers where the air slows down: long horizontal runs, bends, the base of risers and around the fan. The cooler the duct, the more grease drops out of the air.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Sellindge, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Questions to ask before you book
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- What hours they’ll be on site
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What happens if it’s left?
Putting it off simply moves the grease further down the duct. Fat that was soft and easy to remove hardens with heat and time, and that takes more work to shift. Staying on a regular cycle keeps each clean manageable. It’s simpler to plan the work at Sellindge now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
What you get with us
- Photo reports with every job
- Every job surveyed first
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- How easy every part is to reach
- A single visit or a regular plan
- How many systems or sites are involved
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
What we need to know
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Sellindge, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Between visits
So the system stays in good health:
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Do not let the canopy gutters overflow
You leave with a date for the next clean, set from your daily cooking hours and the readings we took. A 3, 6 or 12-monthly maintenance plan keeps it on track, so the date isn’t missed.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. A daily wipe is not a deep clean, but it helps between visits.