Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Sevenoaks, Kent
Kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Sevenoaks. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
Questions from Sevenoaks
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Sevenoaks?
In Sevenoaks, it’s Sevenoaks council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Sevenoaks?
Fire safety enforcement in Sevenoaks is handled by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
Will I get a certificate after the 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.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
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.
How much notice should we give?
For planned work, earlier is better, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Sevenoaks
The part of the system nobody sees is often the dirtiest. We reach horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels, removing thick grease by hand, then using degreasers, hot water or steam to suit the deposit. Anything out of reach is noted in the report, and new panels can be fitted. The work covers horizontal duct runs, extract fans and discharge points, and people most often call us about a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate and grease smells coming from the extract. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, it’s the job we do every week across Kent.
Kitchens that fry and grill hardest need the most frequent cleans, so the interval is set by what you cook as well as how long.
In a town like Sevenoaks, most of the kitchen extracts we are asked about belong to restaurants, cafés, pubs, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Each has a canopy, filters, ductwork and a fan to keep clear of grease, and each is cleaned to the same TR19® standard.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with pictures of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
Also near Sevenoaks
Other services in Sevenoaks
When something else is needed
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think.
What the work covers
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
The process
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Work in Sevenoaks is typically booked after closing, early in the morning or on a closed day.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Before we arrive
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Let us know about parking and loading
Ask for a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before work begins.
Advice
Why act early in Sevenoaks
Putting it off simply moves the grease further down the duct. Fat that was soft and easy to remove hardens with heat and time, which is slower to clean. Staying on a regular cycle keeps each clean manageable. Catching it early in Sevenoaks means you choose the day.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why us?
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Every job surveyed first
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
See how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
What we are called out for in Sevenoaks
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. Those are minimums, and grease readings can show a kitchen needs cleaning sooner.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
A kitchen near Sevenoaks station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether VAT is included
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the price is fixed
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
Part by part
Restaurant and pub kitchens
A pub or restaurant can’t afford to cancel a service for a clean. We work overnight and at weekends where that suits, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.
Ductwork and risers
Horizontal runs collect grease as the air slows and cools. We open access panels along the route and clean each section, recording any that cannot be reached.
Between visits
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
If we couldn’t get into part of the duct, the report says so plainly. That is part of an honest TR19 clean, not a failing, and new access panels can be fitted so the next clean covers it.
Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. Clean, well-fitted filters catch more fat before it reaches the duct, which slows build-up further down the system.
Sevenoaks kitchens: local notes
The Food Standards Agency lists about 13 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 3 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses as registered food businesses in Sevenoaks and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Kitchens in Sevenoaks get their food hygiene inspections from Sevenoaks 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. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Sevenoaks. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Sevenoaks Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Sevenoaks is Sevenoaks Hospital, about 0.6 miles north-east.
Sevenoaks is about 19 miles south-east of London, in Kent. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Sevenoaks, please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Sevenoaks. We cover 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 15 miles away.
Work in TN13, TN14, TN15 and TN8 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on London Road, High Street and Church Road or anywhere close by, we can help. With the A21 and A25 close by, Sevenoaks is simple for us to get to at any hour. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Riverhead (1 mile west), Kippington (1 mile south), Dunton Green (1 mile north-west), Bessels Green (1 mile west) and Chipstead (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (15 miles east), Dartford (11 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (11 miles south), Gravesend (13 miles north-east), Tonbridge (7 miles south-east) and Northfleet (13 miles north-east). As one of the bigger places in Kent, Sevenoaks has a wide mix of commercial premises, and we cover all of them for kitchen extract cleaning.
Near you in Sevenoaks
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Rifleman pub, New Beacon School and Knole Academy. Sevenoaks has its own railway station: Sevenoaks station. Well-known places in the area include Sevenoaks Hospital (0.6 miles north-east) and Kemsing Castle Bank (2.6 miles north-east). Not far away are Dryhill Nature Reserve.