Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Upper Ifield
Specialist kitchen extract cleaning for Upper Ifield: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
Questions from Upper Ifield
Can you get to a site in Upper Ifield?
Yes, Upper Ifield is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Upper Ifield?
Food hygiene inspections in Upper Ifield are carried out by Gravesham council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
How much notice should we give?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
TR19 is not written into law, but the responsible person still has a legal duty under the Fire Safety Order 2005. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19 as the standard, and many policies require it.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
Everything from canopy to discharge: canopy inside and out, plenum, grease filters, ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Anything we cannot reach is recorded on the report.
What accreditations do you hold?
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.
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Upper Ifield
A kitchen extract system is far more than the canopy you can see. Beyond the filters run the plenum, the ducts and risers, the fan and the point where air leaves the building, and grease settles in every one of them. Our clean follows the air from canopy to discharge, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The work covers horizontal duct runs, discharge points and plenums and filters, and people most often call us about years of baked-on grease in the ducts and an inspection that picked up a dirty extract. Most calls from Upper Ifield come after an insurer, an EHO or a fire officer asks to see the last TR19 certificate. We handle the clean and the paperwork in one visit.
Kitchens that fry and grill hardest need the most frequent cleans, so we look at the menu as well as the opening hours when we suggest the next date.
In a village or hamlet like Upper Ifield, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s why every job is written up in a report with pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Upper Ifield (DA12)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Why deal with it now?
Environmental health officers inspect food businesses, in Upper Ifield as everywhere else, and a greasy canopy or dripping filters won’t go unnoticed. Keeping the extract clean helps the whole kitchen pass muster. A fault that closes a site in a village like Upper Ifield affects everyone who depends on it.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Why book with us
- Trading since 2009
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Photo reports with every job
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Aftercare tips
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
We hand the kitchen back clean, with the sheeting removed and waste taken away. Waste grease and water are contained and removed, and equipment can be switched back on once we’ve gone.
Report drips, smells or a noisy fan early. Grease dripping from the canopy, a burning smell or a fan that sounds rough are all signs of build-up, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
What else we do in Upper Ifield
What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
- A broken extract fan that will not run
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think.
What the work covers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- How big the system is
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Parking and loading at the site
- A single visit or a regular plan
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The site address and the type of premises
- A few general shots of the system
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 we start.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Upper Ifield
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Upper Ifield: the local picture
Sea air reaches Upper Ifield, which sits within about 3 miles of the coast. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. There are about 10 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 6 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Upper Ifield, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Upper Ifield 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.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Upper Ifield (Cobham College is about 1.9 miles south-west), fitting access panels needs care. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Gravesham Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Upper Ifield, about 3.1 miles north-west. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Peter and St Paul or elsewhere in Upper Ifield, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Upper Ifield is about 2 miles south-east of Gravesend, in Kent. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Upper Ifield, please ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Upper Ifield included. Upper Ifield is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 11 miles from Upper Ifield.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: DA12. Other places close to Upper Ifield include Shorne (1 mile east), Shorne Ridgeway (1 mile south-east), Thong (1 mile west), Chalk (1 mile north) and Higham (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (11 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles east), Dartford (9 miles west), Sevenoaks (14 miles south-west), Northfleet (3 miles north-west) and Swanley (11 miles west).
What’s near Upper Ifield
In Upper Ifield, that means kitchens and buildings near The Rose and Crown pub, Thamesview School and Shorne Woods Country Park and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Higham station, about 2.2 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Gravesham Community Hospital (3.1 miles north-west) and Gravesham Museum (3 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Sawyers Lake and Rede Common.
What the work involves, part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School, hospital and care home kitchens often have fixed hours and long holidays, so cleans can be booked when the kitchen is closed. The certificate goes straight into the site’s maintenance records.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens often cook for long hours, frying and grilling, which can put them in BESA’s 3 or 6-monthly bands. Cleans are done after close, overnight or before opening.
What happens on the day
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. From there, it takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. The timing of a visit to Upper Ifield is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and send you a fixed quote.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
How to get a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.