Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning

Kitchen extract cleaning in Stowting, Kent

Our technicians work in Stowting on TR19 Grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.

  • An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
  • Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
  • Missing paperwork after a change of operator

Kitchen extract cleaning in Stowting

What your team can do, and what needs us

In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. 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. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.

Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.

Kitchen extract cleaning in Stowting

Any kitchen we clean in Stowting gets exactly the same specification as everywhere else we work. The job starts with a survey and grease readings, then works through canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, fan and discharge. You get a TR19 certificate and a photo report at the end. We’re often asked to deal with an extract that no longer clears the smoke and cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey, on canopies and hoods, plenums and filters and extract fans. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but in Stowting, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.

Kitchens that fry and grill hardest need the most frequent cleans, so we look at the menu as well as the opening hours when we suggest the next date.

In a small place like Stowting, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.

Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.

Where
Stowting (TN25)
Wider area
Kent
Reporting
Certificate and photo report
Quotes
A fixed price before work begins
Working hours
Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
Telephone
0345 646 2711
Page updated
30 October 2026
Five Duct Doctor technicians in navy uniforms with the company vans

Grease, kitchens and Stowting

Food Standards Agency records include about 3 pubs and bars within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Stowting. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Environmental health officers from Folkestone and Hythe council inspect food businesses in Stowting. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Stowting sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.

Historic houses near Stowting, such as Westenhanger Castle about 3.2 miles south, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. School kitchens, at schools like Stowting Church of England Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Stowting, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.

Stowting is about 5 miles north-west of Hythe, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Stowting or further out, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Stowting among them. We also work in Maidstone, around 24 miles away.

All of TN25 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Streets in the area include Stowting Hill and Scot's Lane, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. If your site is just outside Stowting, we cover Stowting Common (1 mile north), Hemsted (1 mile east), Skeete (1 mile south-east), Woodland (1 mile east) and Rhodes Minnis (2 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Ashford (7 miles west), Canterbury (10 miles north), Dover (11 miles east), Folkestone (7 miles south-east), Whitstable (15 miles north) and Faversham (14 miles north-west).

Around Stowting

We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Spong Wood. The closest station to Stowting is Westenhanger station, about 3.1 miles south of the centre. A little further out are William Harvey Hospital (5.3 miles west) and Saltwood Castle (4.6 miles south-east). Not far away are Hatch Park and Tolsford Hill.

Map of Stowting © OpenStreetMap contributors

Common questions in Stowting

Which fire service covers Stowting?

That’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.

Can you come to Stowting after we close?

Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.

What do I get after the clean?

You get both a certificate and a photo report. They belong in the maintenance log so they’re to hand when an insurer asks.

Which parts of the extract do you clean?

A TR19 Grease clean covers the full extract route, not just the canopy. That means canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge, reached through access panels where necessary.

Do you cover Stowting?

Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, Stowting included.

Do you offer maintenance contracts?

Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.

Do you look at the system first?

Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.

What is TR19?

A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.

What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning

Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:

  • How big the system is
  • How easy every part is to reach
  • Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
  • Site rules, permits and inductions

Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before any work starts.

Asking for a quote

There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:

  • Any access panels or hatches you can see
  • Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
  • Problems your staff have spotted
  • Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings

To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then call 0345 646 2711 or email us.

Different parts, different methods

Grease filters

Baffle filters are cleaned as part of every TR19 clean, and refitted so they sit properly in the housing. Damaged ones are noted on the report.

Canopy and plenum

Grease meets the system first at the canopy and the plenum behind the filters. Both are scraped and degreased inside and out, with the filter housing cleaned too.

Managing agents and facilities teams in Stowting

Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.

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.

Why act early in Stowting

Leaving the clean until the next refit does not make the grease go away. Fat that was soft and easy to remove hardens with heat and time, which is slower to clean. Regular cleans keep each visit shorter. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Stowting is calmer for everyone.

Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you are not sure what’s needed, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.

Why book with us

  • Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
  • Photo reports with every job
  • Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
  • One number for every site across the South East and London

See what affects the cost or our accreditations.

What we do, step by step

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. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Stowting and turn up when the site is quiet.

  1. You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
  2. We take grease readings at set points and give you a fixed quote.
  3. On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
  4. Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
  5. Readings are repeated, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.

Before we arrive

  • Tell us where we can park and unload
  • Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
  • Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in

Ask for a quote

Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.

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Advice

Keeping the system healthy

So the system stays in good health:

  • Never cook with filters missing or out of place
  • Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
  • Keep the baffle filters clean
  • Book the next clean before the date on the report

Any section without access is marked on the report. A TR19 report should record what wasn’t cleaned as well as what was, and new access panels can be fitted so the next clean covers it.

Report drips, smells or a noisy fan early. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.

BESCA Vent Hygiene EliteMember, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
CHAS · SafeContractorISO 9001 and fully insured
Certificate and photo reportWith every clean
24/7 emergency calloutEvenings, nights and weekends
Since 2009South East England and London