Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in The Valley, Kent
Our technicians work in The Valley on kitchen extract cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures as standard.
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in The Valley
Not sure when the extract was last cleaned, or by whom? Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with photos of the canopy and filters, and we will come back with a fixed price for the work in The Valley, normally within one working day. We are often asked to deal with stale cooking odours from the system and a kitchen taken over without any extract records, across vertical risers, horizontal duct runs and canopies and hoods. Kitchens in The Valley book us for TR19 cleaning for three reasons: the insurer asked, the EHO asked, or the canopy is dripping. Either way, the answer is the same: a proper clean and the paperwork to match.
The fire risk in a kitchen extract sits in the parts nobody sees: the plenum, the duct and the fan, so that is where most of the work in The Valley goes.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- The Valley (ME13)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
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 is where we come in.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in The Valley?
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.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
Historic houses near The Valley, such as Belmont House and Gardens about 2.1 miles north-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Comparing quotes
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
Managing agents and facilities teams in The Valley
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in The Valley and across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in The Valley
Can you come to The Valley after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The work in The Valley can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Can you get to a site in The Valley?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, The Valley included. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we’ll quote them together.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before we start.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
A TR19 Grease clean covers the full extract route, not just the canopy. Canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers, fan and discharge are all included, reached through access panels where necessary.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
BESA guidance sets minimums by daily cooking hours: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and 12-monthly for light use. Grease readings can show a shorter interval is needed.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in The Valley
We cover The Valley, about 42 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you. Fire safety in The Valley falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Lawrence or elsewhere in The Valley, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
The Valley is about 6 miles south-west of Faversham, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of The Valley or further out, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and The Valley is one of them. We also work in Maidstone, around 12 miles away.
We cover every part of the ME13 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. If your site is just outside The Valley, we cover Stalisfield Green (1 mile south), Stalisfield (1 mile south), Eastling (2 miles north), Throwley Forstal (2 miles east) and Throwley (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (12 miles west), Ashford (8 miles south), Canterbury (12 miles east), Sittingbourne (7 miles north-west), Whitstable (12 miles north-east) and Faversham (6 miles north-east).
Around The Valley
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Spuckles and Kennelling Woods and The Plough Inn and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Charing station, roughly 3.2 miles south of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Newnham Castle (2.3 miles north).
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in The Valley
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The condition we find in the survey
- The size of the system
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 we start.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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What else we do in The Valley
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Somewhere as small as The Valley, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- 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.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
How to prepare
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
How to get a quote
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
Looking after it afterwards
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as photos. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.
Honest limits
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in The Valley
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods