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Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Staplehurst
One call covers kitchen extract cleaning in Staplehurst: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
Questions from Staplehurst
Which council inspects kitchens in Staplehurst?
That is Maidstone council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Staplehurst. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Do you work at weekends in Staplehurst?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Staplehurst keeps running as normal. When you ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos, mention when the site is quiet.
How much notice do you need?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
What accreditations do you hold?
We clean to BESA TR19® Grease as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, and certificates go through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. For a quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
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.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
Kitchen duct cleaning in Staplehurst
A closed kitchen is not earning, so the timing of a clean matters. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or during holidays where a site closes for them. With the equipment off and cool and the area sheeted, we clean and hand the kitchen back ready for the next service. Common call-outs are for an extract that no longer clears the smoke and a kitchen taken over without any extract records, across extract fans, plenums and filters and discharge points. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but in Staplehurst, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Staplehurst: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, and the discharge where it can be reached.
In a smaller place like Staplehurst, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Staplehurst (TN12)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise straight away
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, giving you before and after readings alongside the pictures. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
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.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Staplehurst
Grease in the extract matters because it burns. Flames from a pan or grill can be pulled into the canopy by the fan, where burning grease can carry a fire along the ducts and into other parts of the building. For a kitchen in Staplehurst, keeping that fuel under control is part of the fire risk assessment.
Clients normally contact us when they notice one of these:
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near All Saints Church or elsewhere in Staplehurst, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Questions to ask before you book
- What insurance they carry
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- When the next visit should be, and why
- How VAT is shown on the quote
Nearby places to Staplehurst
Other services in Staplehurst
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Staplehurst
There are about 12 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 4 takeaways across Staplehurst and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Each one that cooks under a canopy has an extract system that collects grease and needs regular cleaning. Staplehurst is covered by 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. Food hygiene inspections in Staplehurst are the job of Maidstone council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
For kitchens close to Staplehurst station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. School kitchens, at schools like Staplehurst School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Staplehurst is about 7 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Staplehurst, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. We work across South East England and London, including Staplehurst. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Staplehurst among them. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 7 miles away.
Kitchen extract cleaning in TN12 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on Station Road, High Street and North Down or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover the places around Staplehurst: Hawkenbury (1 mile north-east), Marden Thorn (2 miles west), Cross-at-Hand (2 miles north), Wanshurst Green (2 miles north-west) and Sinkhurst Green (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (7 miles north), Ashford (14 miles east), Sittingbourne (15 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles west), Tonbridge (12 miles west) and Kings Hill (10 miles north-west).
Near you in Staplehurst
In Staplehurst, that means kitchens and buildings near The Railway Tavern. There’s a railway station in Staplehurst itself: Staplehurst station. A little further out are Brattle Farm Museum (1 mile south-west) and Sissinghurst Castle (3.7 miles south).
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Staplehurst
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- How easy every part is to reach
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The number of sites or systems
- What state the system is in
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.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- A few general shots of the system
- Any previous report or certificate
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Then call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
What happens if it’s left?
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 straight away. Heavy build-up takes longer to remove than regular cleans. Even a site near Staplehurst that’s only busy part of the week needs its system checked on a schedule.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why book with us
- Trading since 2009
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- Full insurance on every job
For landlords and multi-site operators
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
What we do, step by step
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. A site near Staplehurst normally has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before any work starts.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- Readings and pictures are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Ask for a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Advice
Part by part
Ductwork and risers
Risers take the extract up through floors to roof level, and grease runs down their walls and pools at the base. They’re cleaned through access points along their height.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School kitchens can look lightly used but still need a TR19 clean at least every 12 months under BESA guidance. School holidays are an easy time to do it.