Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Southfleet, Kent
Kitchen extract cleaning for Southfleet, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Southfleet
A closed kitchen isn’t earning, so the timing of a clean matters. Cleans are booked for evenings, overnight or weekends, or during holidays where a site closes for them. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. The work covers discharge points, extract fans and vertical risers, and people most often call us about rancid smells from grease in the duct and an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Southfleet start: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: 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 Southfleet, 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, whatever the size of the place.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Southfleet (DA13)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Multi-site and managed buildings
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
What we do, step by step
There’s very little for your team to do 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. For a village or hamlet like Southfleet, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- 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.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Preparing for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Getting a quote
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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Southfleet: your questions answered
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Southfleet?
The local authority for Southfleet is Dartford council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Will you come out to Southfleet?
Yes, Southfleet is part of our area, however small the site. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
What information do you need?
Just the basics: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and the last report help too. Then call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
How long will the clean take?
Short systems are done in a few hours, but large systems may be spread over more than one visit. We will tell you how long when we quote.
What types of premises do you cover?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Many insurers ask for proof of regular cleaning to TR19, and many policies require it. Without proof, a claim can be refused or reduced, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
BESA guidance gives minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months, depending on daily cooking hours. Heavy frying and grilling can mean shorter intervals, which grease thickness testing will show.
Nearby places to Southfleet
Other services in Southfleet
What the work involves, part by part
Extract fan and discharge
Attenuators, where fitted, can soak up grease and need attention. We clean what can be reached and note anything that cannot.
Ductwork and risers
Grease builds up most where the duct turns. Those are among the points where we take readings before and after, so the report shows the difference.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Southfleet
The Food Standards Agency lists about 12 pubs and bars as registered food businesses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Southfleet. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. In Southfleet, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Dartford council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Fire safety in Southfleet 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.
Historic houses near Southfleet, such as Cobham College about 3.6 miles south-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. School kitchens, at schools like Sedley's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Nicholas, or anywhere in Southfleet, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Southfleet is about 2 miles south-west of Northfleet, in Kent. Southfleet 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. Southfleet is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for commercial clients. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 13 miles away.
We cover every part of DA13 for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Red Street, Gloxinia Road and Brakefield Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Southfleet, we cover Hook Green (1 mile south-west), Northfleet Green (1 mile east), Betsham (1 mile north-west), Painters Ash (1 mile north-east) and Springhead (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (13 miles south-east), Dartford (5 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (11 miles south-west), Gravesend (3 miles north-east), Tonbridge (15 miles south) and Swanley (7 miles west).
What’s near Southfleet
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Northfleet School for Girls, Black Lion pub and Longfield Chalk Bank. Southfleet’s nearest station is Longfield station, about 1.5 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Gravesham Community Hospital (2.7 miles north-east) and Bluewater (2.9 miles north-west). Open spaces near Southfleet include Sawyers Lake.
What affects the quote in Southfleet
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- What state the system is in
- How easy every part is to reach
- How big the system is
- Site rules, permits and inductions
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
What we need to know
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.
Why act early in Southfleet
Every week without a clean adds another layer. Under BESA guidance, grease shouldn’t exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere reaching 500 microns or more needs a spot clean right away. Heavy build-up takes longer to remove than regular cleans. Somewhere as small as Southfleet, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we’ll talk you through it.
Why us?
- Fully insured
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
The kitchen is left clean and ready for the next service. Grease and dirty water are collected and taken off site, so you can start cooking as normal.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.
When it’s something else
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- An undersized canopy or fan
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- A broken extract fan that will not run
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters