Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Upper Harbledown kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge in Upper Harbledown, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
You’ll get a fixed price before any work starts. It takes into account:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The condition of the system
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The scale of the work
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
What to send for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. Just send:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The postcode and the type of business
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Upper Harbledown
Across Upper Harbledown, we clean kitchen extract systems to BESA TR19® Grease. 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. Typical jobs include a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history and a TR19 certificate needed for the insurer, on canopies and hoods, horizontal duct runs and vertical risers. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Upper Harbledown, you get one team and one number for every site, wherever you are in Kent.
Each job starts with a look at where grease has built up: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
Work in a small place like Upper Harbledown starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Upper Harbledown (CT2)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Places near Upper Harbledown
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Upper Harbledown kitchens: local notes
The Food Standards Agency lists about 3 pubs and bars and about 4 hotels and B&Bs as registered food businesses across Upper Harbledown and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Food hygiene inspections in Upper Harbledown are the job of Canterbury City council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Upper Harbledown. 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.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St. Gabriel, or anywhere in Upper Harbledown, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr about 2 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. For schools such as St Edmund's School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Upper Harbledown is about 2 miles west of Canterbury, in Kent. Sites in Upper Harbledown get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with photos. Upper Harbledown is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent we cover for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (22 miles or so).
All of CT2 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Roman Road, The Green and Limes Place or anywhere close by, we can help. If your site is just outside Upper Harbledown, we cover Rough Common (1 mile north-east), Harbledown (1 mile east), Chartham Hatch (1 mile south-west), Thanington (1 mile south-east) and Wincheap (2 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Ashford (12 miles south-west), Dover (15 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles west), Folkestone (15 miles south-east), Whitstable (5 miles north) and Faversham (7 miles west).
Local landmarks in Upper Harbledown
Typical jobs here are in premises near No Man's Orchard, The Canterbury Academy and The Dog and Bear pub, among other places. The closest station to Upper Harbledown is Canterbury West station, roughly 1.8 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Canterbury Castle (1.9 miles east) and Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (2 miles east). For a walk, there’s Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
What the work involves, part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School kitchens can look lightly used but still need a TR19 clean at least every 12 months under BESA guidance. School holidays are an easy time to do it.
Extract fan and discharge
At the end of the system is the discharge, and grease can collect there too. We clean it where it can be safely reached, and any limits are recorded.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
What we do, step by step
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. Somewhere like Upper Harbledown, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call 0345 646 2711 or email us.
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FAQs for Upper Harbledown
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Upper Harbledown?
Food hygiene inspections in Upper Harbledown are carried out by Canterbury City council. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Upper Harbledown?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Upper Harbledown. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
How much notice should we give?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
What happens to the waste?
It leaves the site with us when we go. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
Many policies require TR19 cleaning, and insurers often ask to see the certificate. An insurer may refuse or reduce a claim if there’s no evidence, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
Honest limits
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- A fan motor that has burnt out
If you’re not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
Leave it or put it right?
Any food business in Upper Harbledown can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and they look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment, extraction included. Keeping the extract clean helps the whole kitchen pass muster. In a small place like Upper Harbledown, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why book with us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Every job surveyed first
- A written report with pictures after every visit
See how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
If we couldn’t get into part of the duct, the report says so plainly. That is part of an honest TR19 clean, not a failing, and new access panels can be fitted so the next clean covers it.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. 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.