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TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Watt's Cross
Professional kitchen extract cleaning in and around Watt's Cross, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Watt's Cross
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. The work covers horizontal duct runs, discharge points and extract fans, and people most often call us about a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history and cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Watt's Cross start: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
A clean in Watt's Cross covers the canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Watt's Cross (TN11)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- A canopy that’s too small or a system that was badly designed
- A broken extract fan that will not run
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Parking and loading at the site
- The times the site is available
- The number of sites or systems
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we’ll talk you through it.
What to send for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The site address and the type of premises
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
How it works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. The timing of a visit to Watt's Cross is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Ask for a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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Multi-site and managed buildings
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Keeping the system healthy
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
Any section without access is marked on the report. A TR19 report should record what wasn’t cleaned as well as what was, and new access panels can be fitted so the next clean covers it.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. A daily wipe is not a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Watt's Cross
Can you get to a site in Watt's Cross?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Can the work in Watt's Cross be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. That way a site in Watt's Cross doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Can you quote from photos?
Often, yes. With good photos, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Where we cannot see enough, we arrange a survey.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Will I get a certificate after the clean?
You receive a TR19 certificate and a photo report. Certificates are issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report shows before and after photos, readings, any areas not reached and the next clean date.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No law names TR19 directly, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 does require the responsible person to manage fire risk. TR19 is the standard insurers and fire officers expect, and many policies require it.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Watt's Cross
There are about 8 restaurants, cafés and canteens across Watt's Cross and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. It’s Tonbridge and Malling council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Watt's Cross. 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. Watt's Cross is covered by 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.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Parish Church of St John, or anywhere in Watt's Cross, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. For kitchens close to Hildenborough station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Hildenborough Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Watt's Cross is about 3 miles north-west of Tonbridge, in Kent. From the centre of Watt's Cross to the outskirts, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Watt's Cross among them. We also work in Maidstone, around 13 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of TN11 for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Other places close to Watt's Cross include Hildenborough (1 mile south-east), Stocks Green (1 mile south), Coldharbour (1 mile east), Hilden Park (2 miles south-east) and Underriver (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (13 miles east), Dartford (15 miles north), Sevenoaks (4 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (6 miles south), Tonbridge (3 miles south-east) and Northfleet (15 miles north).
Near you in Watt's Cross
Watt's Cross’s nearest station is Hildenborough station, about 0.6 miles south. Nearby you’ll also find Tonbridge Castle (2.7 miles south-east) and Tonbridge Cottage Hospital (3.7 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Dryhill Nature Reserve and Barden Lake.
What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
What the work involves, part by part
Grease filters
Baffle filters are cleaned as part of every TR19 clean, and put back so they seat correctly. We’ll tell you if any need replacing.
Ductwork and risers
Vertical risers carry the air up through the building, and grease runs down their walls and pools at the base. Access panels along the riser let us clean it in sections.