Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Temple Hill kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning across Temple Hill and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
Kitchen duct cleaning in Temple Hill
Insurers often want evidence of regular TR19 cleaning, and some may refuse or reduce a claim when it’s missing. For a kitchen in Temple Hill, our certificate and photo report give you that record for the maintenance log. We are often asked to deal with an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer and poor airflow at the canopy, on discharge points, canopies and hoods and extract fans. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Temple Hill, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork.
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.
In a smaller place like Temple Hill, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Temple Hill (DA1, DA2, DA5)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Temple Hill: your questions answered
Which environmental health team covers Temple Hill?
In Temple Hill, it’s Dartford council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Temple Hill during the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 15 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Temple Hill. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
What happens to the waste?
It leaves the site with us when we go. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
How do you protect the area?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
We are 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’re fully insured.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
It depends on how many hours a day the kitchen cooks. Heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day calls for a clean at least every 3 months under BESA guidance, and lighter use less often. Your report gives a recommended next clean date.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
How the job changes from site to site
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.
Canopy and plenum
The plenum is out of sight behind the filters, so it’s easy to forget. With the filters out, the plenum is scraped and degreased.
Nearby places to Temple Hill
Other services in Temple Hill
Grease, kitchens and Temple Hill
Food Standards Agency records list about 87 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 59 takeaways across Temple Hill and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. Temple Hill 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. In Temple Hill, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Dartford council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; West Hill Hospital is the nearest hospital to Temple Hill, about 0.7 miles south-west. School kitchens, at schools like Temple Hill Primary Academy for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. If you cook for passing trade around Dartford station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Temple Hill is about 1 mile north of Dartford, in Kent. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Temple Hill and the rest of Kent. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Temple Hill is one of them. London is in our area too, around 14 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: DA1, DA2 and DA5. Whether your site is on Kent Road, Keyes Road and Bayly Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Main roads around Temple Hill include the A226, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. We also cover the places around Temple Hill: Dartford (1 mile south), Hawley (2 miles south), Stone (2 miles east), Darenth (2 miles south-east) and Greenhithe (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Sevenoaks (12 miles south), Gravesend (7 miles east), Northfleet (5 miles east), Swanley (4 miles south-west), Kings Hill (15 miles south-east) and Swanscombe (3 miles east).
Landmarks near Temple Hill
Typical jobs here are in premises near Central Park, The Leigh UTC and Stone Lodge School and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Temple Hill itself: Dartford station. Nearby you will also find Stone Castle (2.3 miles east) and Bluewater (2.1 miles east). For a walk, there’s Wansunt Pit and Sawyers Lake.
What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
- A grease trap that needs emptying
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
The process
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s 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 work takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. Around Temple Hill, access is typically simpler than in a town centre, though gates and roof access are worth mentioning.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
How to get a quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Related advice
Between visits
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
A TR19 certificate notes the date, the location and the technician. File it with the fire risk assessment and the maintenance log, so it’s to hand when an insurer, fire officer or EHO asks.
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.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
What happens if it’s left?
Grease build-up causes everyday problems too. Blocked filters and narrowed ducts slow the airflow, leaving the kitchen hot and smoky and the fan strains to keep up. Smells, dripping grease and condensation often follow. Around Temple Hill, a kitchen or building out of action is missed straight away.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
What you get with us
- Every visit written up, with photos
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The times the site is available
- The condition we find in the survey
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Any previous report or certificate
For kitchen extract cleaning in Temple Hill, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.