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Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Sheldwich Lees
Kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Sheldwich Lees. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
How it works
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Sheldwich Lees and turn up when the site is quiet.
- 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.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know about parking and loading
How to get a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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Kitchen extract cleaning in Sheldwich Lees
Think of it as a health check for the kitchen’s airways: diagnose with a survey, treat with a thorough clean, then sign it off. The sign-off is a TR19 certificate with a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Common call-outs are for an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19 and missing paperwork after a change of operator, across vertical risers, discharge points and horizontal duct runs. Most calls from Sheldwich Lees come after an insurer, an EHO or a fire officer asks to see the last TR19 certificate. Either way, the answer is the same: a proper clean and the paperwork to match.
The fire risk in a kitchen extract sits in the parts nobody sees: the plenum, the duct and the fan, so that is where most of the work in Sheldwich Lees goes.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
A written report with photos follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Sheldwich Lees (ME13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
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What happens if it’s left?
After a fire, one of the first questions is often when the extract was last cleaned. Many insurers ask for proof of TR19 cleaning and may reduce or refuse a claim without it. A current certificate is far easier to produce than an explanation. A fault that closes a site in a village like Sheldwich Lees affects everyone who depends on it.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before we start.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Sheldwich Lees
- Fully insured
- In business since 2009
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
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Kitchen extract cleaning in Sheldwich Lees: the local picture
Fire safety in Sheldwich Lees falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. It’s Swale council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Sheldwich Lees. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St James or anywhere around Sheldwich Lees, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Historic houses near Sheldwich Lees, such as Belmont House and Gardens about 1.7 miles west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Sheldwich Lees is about 3 miles south of Faversham, in Kent. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Sheldwich Lees, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Our area covers London and the South East, including Sheldwich Lees. Sheldwich Lees is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 16 miles from Sheldwich Lees.
We work across ME13 for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. Close by, we work in Sheldwich (1 mile north-west), Badlesmere (1 mile south), North Street (1 mile north), Throwley (1 mile west) and Throwley Forstal (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Ashford (9 miles south), Canterbury (8 miles east), Sittingbourne (8 miles north-west), Whitstable (8 miles north-east), Faversham (3 miles north) and Herne Bay (13 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Sheldwich Lees
The nearest railway station is Selling station, about 2.4 miles east. Nearby you’ll also find Tower keep castle at Chilham (3.7 miles south-east).
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Sheldwich Lees
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- What state the system is in
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- How big the system is
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- A few general shots of the system
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Between visits
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
Any section without access is marked on the report. A TR19 report should record what wasn’t cleaned as well as what was, and we can fit access panels so it’s reached next time.
Regular filter cleaning is the simplest thing a kitchen can do. A filter that’s clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, which slows build-up further down the system.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. 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. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Sheldwich Lees
Do you work in villages like Sheldwich Lees?
Yes, Sheldwich Lees is part of our area, however small the site. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Do you work at weekends in Sheldwich Lees?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Sheldwich Lees needn’t be disturbed. Just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
A TR19 certificate and a photo report. Certificates are issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report includes before and after photos, grease readings and the recommended next clean date.
What accreditations do you hold?
Our work is to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, and certificates go through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. We’ve been trading since 2009.
How much notice do you need?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with pictures where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Sheldwich Lees
A lot of duct grease gets there because the filters let it through. Damaged, missing or overloaded filters let grease straight past, and it does not stop until it reaches the fan.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
School kitchens, at schools like Sheldwich Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Questions to ask before you book
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Whether the price is fixed
- What insurance they carry
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
Different parts, different methods
Grease filters
A filter that’s missing or bent lets grease straight past. We check they fit as they should when we refit them, and flag any that don’t.
Canopy and plenum
Behind the grease filters sits the plenum, which daily cleaning never reaches. We take the filters out and clean the plenum and housing thoroughly.