Medway · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Wallend, Medway
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge for commercial sites in Wallend and across Medway. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Wallend
Cooking sends fat-laden vapour into the canopy with every service. As it cools, it clings to the inside of the ductwork and keeps building. That film is fuel, and cleaning the whole system is how you keep it under control. If you are dealing with years of baked-on grease in the ducts and an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19, we can put it right, from extract fans, plenums and filters and discharge points onwards. Kitchens in Wallend book us for TR19 cleaning for three reasons: the insurer asked, the EHO asked, or the canopy is dripping. We handle the clean and the paperwork in one visit.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: wet film or deposit thickness readings show which parts of the duct need the most attention, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
For a kitchen in or near Wallend, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Wallend (ME3)
- Region
- Medway
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Wallend
Do you work in villages like Wallend?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Wallend is covered. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Wallend?
Wallend is in the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
No law names TR19 directly, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 does require the responsible person to manage fire risk. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19 as the standard, and many policies require it.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
Every part the air passes through, as far as access allows. Where there are not enough access panels to reach a section, it’s recorded, and we can fit new ones.
How much notice do you need?
For planned work, earlier is better, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
What do you do with what you remove?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Wallend
What’s on the menu matters as much as how much is cooked. Fryers, grills and open flames throw much more fat into the extract than gentler cooking, so two kitchens with the same hours can need very different intervals.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
For schools such as St James Church of England Primary Academy, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether a written report and photos are included
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Wallend
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The condition we find in the survey
- The scale of the work
- How many systems or sites are involved
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before work begins.
What we need to know
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- The site address and the type of premises
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
For kitchen extract cleaning in Wallend, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote normally follows within one working day.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. 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.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Kitchen extract cleaning around Wallend
At about 1 mile from the coast, Wallend is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. Food hygiene inspections in Wallend are the job of Medway council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Fire safety in Wallend falls to 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.
Where a hall near Church of St James, or anywhere in Wallend, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Wallend is about 5 miles north-west of Minster, in Medway. Whether your site is in the middle of Wallend or further out, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Across Medway, we cover 68 places, Wallend among them. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 15 miles from Wallend.
All of ME3 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Wallend sits on or near the B2001, which makes travel easy for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around Wallend: Grain (1 mile east), Blue Town (2 miles east), Sheerness (3 miles east), Queenborough (3 miles south-east) and Rushenden (3 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Gillingham (8 miles south-west), Chatham (10 miles south-west), Rochester (10 miles south-west), Rainham (8 miles south-west), Strood (10 miles south-west) and Luton (9 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Wallend
Around Wallend, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Hogarth Inn and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Sheerness-On-Sea station, about 2.6 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Bluetown Heritage Centre (2.3 miles east). For a walk, there’s Bishop Saltings.
Towns and villages near Wallend
What else we do in Wallend
Between visits
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Wash or exchange the filters often
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, giving you before and after readings alongside the photos. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Run the extract whenever the kitchen is cooking. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.
How the visit works
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits, and we clear up before we go. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Wallend.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
Getting ready for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Move anything stored near the system
How to get a quote
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 photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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When something else is needed
Kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- A canopy that’s too small or a system that was badly designed
- Fire dampers that will not close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods