Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Stodmarsh
Specialist kitchen extract cleaning for Stodmarsh: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Stodmarsh
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. We are often asked to deal with a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history and stale cooking odours from the system, on discharge points, horizontal duct runs and canopies and hoods. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but a proper TR19® clean in Stodmarsh covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
Each job starts with a look at where grease has built up: wet film or deposit thickness readings show which parts of the duct need the most attention, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
In a small place like Stodmarsh, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Where
- Stodmarsh (CT3)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Multi-site and managed buildings
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
We hand the kitchen back clean, with the sheeting removed and waste taken away. Grease and dirty water are collected and taken off site, so you can start cooking as normal.
Run the extract whenever the kitchen is cooking. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.
The process
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Stodmarsh and turn up when the site is quiet.
- You send pictures or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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Stodmarsh questions
Who inspects food businesses in Stodmarsh?
The local authority for Stodmarsh is Canterbury City council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Can the work in Stodmarsh be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Stodmarsh can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in Stodmarsh?
We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. We fix the price before work begins.
What do you do with what you remove?
It’s contained and taken away. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it doesn’t spread.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Part by part
Grease filters
Between TR19 cleans, filters still need regular cleaning, and a filter exchange service can take that off your hands. Keeping them clean helps the rest of the system stay cleaner.
Ductwork and risers
Bends and changes of direction trap more grease than straight runs. Those are among the points where we take readings before and after, so the report shows the difference.
Grease, kitchens and Stodmarsh
Food Standards Agency records list about 4 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in Stodmarsh and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. In Stodmarsh, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Canterbury City council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. The fire and rescue service for Stodmarsh is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; St Martins Hospital is the nearest hospital to Stodmarsh, about 3.6 miles south-west. For schools such as Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Stodmarsh is about 5 miles east of Canterbury, in Kent. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Stodmarsh, please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Stodmarsh. 922 places in Kent are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (28 miles or so).
Every address in CT3 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Hersden (1 mile north-west), Westbere (2 miles west), Hollow Street (2 miles north), Hoath (2 miles north) and Chislet (3 miles north). Further out, we also cover Canterbury (5 miles west), Margate (10 miles north-east), Dover (12 miles south-east), Folkestone (15 miles south), Ramsgate (10 miles east) and Broadstairs (12 miles east).
Landmarks near Stodmarsh
Around Stodmarsh, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Red Lion pub, Spires Academy and Grove Ferry Picnic Area. The nearest railway station is Sturry station, roughly 2.6 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include St Martins Hospital (3.6 miles south-west) and Canterbury Castle (4.9 miles west). Not far away are West Blean and Thornden Woods.
Why act early in Stodmarsh
Any food business in Stodmarsh can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and they look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment, extraction included. Keeping the extract clean helps the whole kitchen pass muster. In a small place like Stodmarsh, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before we start.
Why us?
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Full insurance on every job
What we’re called out for in Stodmarsh
How fast grease builds up depends mostly on how long the kitchen cooks each day. Under BESA guidance, heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day means a clean at least every 3 months, moderate use every 6 months and light use every 12. They are minimums: measured grease levels set the real interval.
The symptoms we’re asked about most include:
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Stodmarsh, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
What your quote should include
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether they’re fully insured
- How they set the interval to the next visit
Towns and villages near Stodmarsh
What else we do in Stodmarsh
What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- Fire dampers that will not close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Stodmarsh
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers