Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Swanscombe kitchen extract cleaning
Specialist kitchen extract cleaning for Swanscombe: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Swanscombe
Many insurers ask for proof that the extract has been cleaned to TR19, and some may refuse or reduce a claim when it’s missing. The certificate and photo report from each clean in Swanscombe give you that record for the maintenance log. The work covers plenums and filters, horizontal duct runs and vertical risers, and the jobs we see most are a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction and years of baked-on grease in the ducts. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
What can be cleaned depends on what can be reached. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
For a smaller kitchen near Swanscombe, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Swanscombe (DA9, DA10)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Swanscombe
Who is the fire and rescue service for Swanscombe?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Swanscombe. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Which council inspects kitchens in Swanscombe?
In Swanscombe, it’s Dartford council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
BESA guidance gives minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months, depending on daily cooking hours. Kitchens that fry or grill a lot may need cleaning sooner, which grease thickness testing will show.
How do you protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
What is TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
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. We’ve been trading since 2009.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Because a dirty extract can spread a fire through a building. Many policies say the extract must be cleaned to TR19, and a claim may be reduced without proof, so keep every certificate.
When do you clean the extract?
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 any work starts.
Aftercare tips
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, giving you before and after readings alongside the photos. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Cooking with the extract off lets grease and heat settle in the canopy, and the next clean has more to do.
What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
Not every problem is solved by kitchen extract cleaning, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It does not solve:
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
How it works
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. A site near Swanscombe normally has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Preparing for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Move anything stored near the system
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Get a fixed quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Advice
What happens if it’s left?
Putting it off simply moves the grease further down the duct. Over time, soft grease bakes into a harder, thicker crust, and that takes more work to shift. Staying on a regular cycle keeps each clean manageable. Light use slows the build-up but does not stop it.
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
Why book with us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A fixed price before any work starts
- In business since 2009
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
Read our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
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.
Swanscombe kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s data shows about 8 pubs and bars registered within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Swanscombe. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. It’s Dartford council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Swanscombe. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. The fire and rescue service for Swanscombe 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.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Swanscombe, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Knockhall Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Darent Valley Hospital is the nearest hospital to Swanscombe, about 1.7 miles south-west.
Swanscombe is about 3 miles east of Dartford, in Kent. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Swanscombe, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please ring 0345 646 2711 or email us. Our area covers London and the South East, including Swanscombe. Swanscombe is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 16 miles from Swanscombe.
Every address in DA9 and DA10 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Local streets include London Road, Craylands Square and High Street, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Swanscombe sits on or near the A206 and A226, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. Other places close to Swanscombe include Greenhithe (1 mile north-west), Stone (1 mile west), Bean (1 mile south), West Thurrock (2 miles north) and Darenth (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Dartford (3 miles west), Sevenoaks (12 miles south), Gravesend (4 miles east), Northfleet (3 miles south-east), Swanley (6 miles south-west) and Kings Hill (13 miles south).
Around Swanscombe
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Castle Hill Park, The Ebbsfleet Academy and The Pier Hotel, among other places. Swanscombe’s nearest station is Greenhithe for Bluewater station, roughly 0.5 miles west of the centre. A little further out are Stone Castle (0.7 miles south-west) and Bluewater (1 mile south-west). Green spaces nearby include Sawyers Lake and Chafford Gorges Nature Park.
Part by part
Canopy and plenum
Canopies vary from a single hood to long runs over several appliances, every section is cleaned and recorded in the photo report before and after.
Ductwork and risers
Vertical risers carry the air up through the building, and grease often collects at the bottom of them. They’re cleaned through access points along their height.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The condition we find in the survey
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 the price is fixed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
We can often survey from pictures. Try to include:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The site address and the type of premises
- A few general shots of the system
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.