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Kitchen extraction cleaning in Stubb's Cross
Kitchen extract cleaning for Stubb's Cross and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
Behind the grease filters sits the plenum, which daily cleaning never reaches. With the filters out, the plenum is scraped and degreased.
Grease filters
Filters need cleaning far more often than the duct, and a filter exchange service can take that off your hands. Keeping them clean helps the rest of the system stay cleaner.
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Stubb's Cross
Not sure when the extract was last cleaned, or by whom? Send a few photos of the canopy and filters when you call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and you’ll have a fixed quote for kitchen extract cleaning in Stubb's Cross, typically within one working day. The work covers discharge points, vertical risers and horizontal duct runs, and people most often call us about a kitchen taken over without any extract records and a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for Stubb's Cross? Duct Doctor has covered London and the South East since 2009, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.
The fire risk in a kitchen extract sits in the parts nobody sees: the plenum, the duct and the fan, which is why a TR19® clean in Stubb's Cross goes well beyond the canopy.
For a kitchen in or near Stubb's Cross, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Stubb's Cross (TN26)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Honest limits
In fairness, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
The process
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. In a small place like Stubb's Cross, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- 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.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Move anything stored near the system
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Get a fixed quote
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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Stubb's Cross: your questions answered
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Stubb's Cross during the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Around Stubb's Cross, the Food Standards Agency lists about 3 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Send us your term dates when you phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will fit the work in.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Stubb's Cross?
That’s Ashford council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Stubb's Cross. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Do we have to close the kitchen for the clean?
We clean while the kitchen is closed, so evenings, overnight, early mornings and weekends are all options. Equipment needs to be off and cool before work begins.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
We’re members of Vent Hygiene Elite, the scheme run by BESCA, and we clean to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
Do you cover Stubb's Cross?
Yes. Stubb's Cross is part of the area we cover, within the South East and London area we cover.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
How long does a kitchen extract clean take?
It takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Stubb's Cross?
Hours of cooking are the biggest factor. BESA guidance sets minimum cleaning intervals of every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours a day, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours, and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Those are minimums, and grease readings can show a kitchen needs cleaning sooner.
Clients usually contact us after spotting something like this:
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Francis or elsewhere in Stubb's Cross, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
What your quote should include
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether VAT is included
- Proof of insurance
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Stubb's Cross
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The times the site is available
- How big the system is
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
What we need to know
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Problems your staff have spotted
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
When the clean is finished, grease readings are taken again at the same points, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as photos. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Stubb's Cross: the local picture
There are about 3 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 3 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Stubb's Cross, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Stubb's Cross sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Environmental health officers from Ashford council inspect food businesses in Stubb's Cross. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as William Harvey Hospital (about 3.7 miles north-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. For schools such as Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Stubb's Cross is about 2 miles south-west of Ashford, in Kent. Stubb's Cross gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. We cover 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 17 miles from Stubb's Cross.
Every address in TN26 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. That includes premises on Magpie Hall Road and Tally Ho Road and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Stubb's Cross, we cover Kingsnorth (1 mile east), Shadoxhurst (1 mile south-west), Park Farm (1 mile north-east), Stanhope (1 mile north-east) and Chilmington Green (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Folkestone (14 miles east), Faversham (14 miles north), Hythe (11 miles east), Davington (14 miles north), Preston (14 miles north) and Hawkinge (14 miles east).
What’s near Stubb's Cross
Typical jobs here are in premises near John Wallis Academy, Ashford Community Woodland and Queen's Head Public House, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Ashford International station, about 2.6 miles north-east. A little further out are Woodchurch Village Life Museum (3.9 miles south-west) and William Harvey Hospital (3.7 miles north-east). Not far away are Orlestone Forest.