Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in St Michaels
Kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in St Michaels. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in St Michaels
We treat an extract system much as a doctor treats a patient: survey first, clean second, sign-off last. The sign-off is a TR19 certificate with a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If you’re dealing with an inspection that picked up a dirty extract and an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19, we can put it right. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but in St Michaels, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
Access decides how thorough a clean can be. Sections without access panels are recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted so they’re cleaned next time.
Somewhere as small as St Michaels, 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’re 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
- St Michaels (TN30)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to St Michaels.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Getting a quote
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in St Michaels
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in St Michaels?
St Michaels is in the area of 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.
Which council inspects kitchens in St Michaels?
Food hygiene inspections in St Michaels are carried out by Ashford council. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
How long does a kitchen extract clean take?
Length of duct, grease levels and access all affect it. As a guide, it takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system.
What do you do with what you remove?
It leaves the site with us when we go. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
Can you price the work without visiting?
In many cases, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
Is St Michaels in your area?
Yes. We work in St Michaels and the rest of Kent, as part of our work across South East England and London. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
What do I get after the clean?
You get both a certificate and a photo report. Keep them in the maintenance log with the fire risk assessment so they’re to hand when an insurer asks.
When it’s something else
In fairness, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- An undersized canopy or fan
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in St Michaels
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
Grease, kitchens and St Michaels
The FSA’s data shows about 8 pubs and bars registered across St Michaels and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. The fire and rescue service for St Michaels is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Food hygiene inspections in St Michaels are the job of Ashford council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Benenden Hospital about 3.4 miles west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. For schools such as St Michael's Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
St Michaels is about 8 miles south-west of Ashford, in Kent. Across the TN30 area, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. We cover 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Maidstone, about 14 miles from St Michaels.
Here we cover the TN30 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. Streets in the area include Ox Lane, Swain Road and Grange Road, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. St Michaels sits on or near the A28, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. We also cover London Beach (1 mile north), Tenterden (1 mile south), Broad Tenterden (2 miles south), Parkgate (2 miles west) and Clapper Hill (3 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (14 miles north-west), Ashford (8 miles north-east), Foley Park (15 miles north-west), Paddock Wood (15 miles north-west), Bearsted (14 miles north-west) and Park Wood (12 miles north-west).
Landmarks near St Michaels
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Turners Field and Homewood School and the streets around them. A little further out are Tenterden and District Museum (1.3 miles south) and Romden Castle (4.3 miles north).
What the work involves, part by part
Ductwork and risers
Vertical risers carry the air up through the building, and grease often collects at the bottom of them. Access panels along the riser let us clean it in sections.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In a care home or hospital, the kitchen may cook every day of the year. We plan the clean around meal times and work in a contained, tidy way with as little disruption as possible.
What affects the quote in St Michaels
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The times the site is available
- The scale of the work
- Whether several sites go on one quote
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
What to send for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- A few general shots of the system
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
What we are called out for in St Michaels
In St Michaels, as anywhere, grease gathers where the air slows down: in long flat runs, at bends and changes of direction, and in the fan housing. Cooler sections of duct collect the most.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Michael or elsewhere in St Michaels, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Questions to ask before booking
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether the price is fixed
Keeping the system healthy
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
A TR19 certificate notes the date, the location and the technician. File it with the fire risk assessment and the maintenance log, so it’s to hand when an insurer, fire officer or EHO asks.
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.