Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Selsted
Kitchen extract cleaning for Selsted and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
How the job changes from site to site
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens often cook for long hours, frying and grilling, so their cleaning interval is often 3 or 6 months under BESA guidance. We clean after close or before opening.
Canopy and plenum
Canopies vary from a single hood to long runs over several appliances, each section is cleaned and photographed before and after.
Kitchen duct cleaning in Selsted
Insurers often want evidence of regular TR19 cleaning, and a claim can be refused or reduced without it. The certificate and photo report from each clean in Selsted give you that record, ready for the fire risk assessment file. If you are dealing with heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs and missing paperwork after a change of operator, we can help. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but a proper TR19® clean in Selsted covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
Each job starts with a look at where grease has built up: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
Somewhere as small as Selsted, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Selsted (CT15)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
Each visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, tidy up and leave you the report. The visit itself takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Selsted.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know about parking and loading
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
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Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Selsted
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The size of the system
- The number of sites or systems
- The times the site is available
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Selsted, call 0345 646 2711 or email us. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
When it’s something else
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What the work covers
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
Towns and villages near Selsted
What else we do in Selsted
Looking after it afterwards
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Do not let the canopy gutters overflow
- Wash or exchange the filters often
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as pictures. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Selsted
Hours of cooking are the biggest factor. Under BESA guidance, heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day means a clean at least every 3 months, moderate use every 6 months and light use every 12. They are minimums: measured grease levels set the real interval.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
For schools such as Selsted Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Before you book anyone
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
FAQs for Selsted
Which council inspects kitchens in Selsted?
That is Folkestone and Hythe council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Selsted. 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 Selsted?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Selsted. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
What should I send you?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, along with a few pictures and any previous report.
What about areas you cannot get to?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
What do you do to protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
A TR19 certificate, plus a full photo report. It records what was cleaned, what wasn’t accessible and the recommended next clean date.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
TR19® itself is not law. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19 is the benchmark used to show extract grease is under control.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
Selsted kitchens: local notes
Food hygiene inspections in Selsted are the job of Folkestone and Hythe council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. About 60 miles out from central London, Selsted is part of the South East area we work across. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Acrise Place is about 2.2 miles south-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Selsted is Royal Victoria Hospital, about 5 miles south.
Selsted is about 5 miles north of Folkestone, in Kent. Selsted gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Selsted is one of them. Maidstone is in our area too, around 29 miles away.
Kitchen extract cleaning in CT15 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Other places close to Selsted include Swingfield Minnis (1 mile south), Wootton (1 mile north), Denton (2 miles north), Lodge Lees (2 miles north) and Shelvin (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (13 miles west), Canterbury (9 miles north-west), Dover (6 miles east), Folkestone (5 miles south), Whitstable (15 miles north-west) and Deal (10 miles north-east).
Around Selsted
Selsted’s nearest station is Shepherds Well station, about 3.2 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Royal Victoria Hospital (5 miles south) and Folkestone Castle (4.2 miles south). Not far away are Cheriton Hill.
What staff can safely do
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.