Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
West Yoke kitchen extract cleaning
Our technicians work in West Yoke on TR19 Grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
Managing agents and facilities teams in West Yoke
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in West Yoke and across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
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 records stay tidy.
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in West Yoke
Not sure when the extract was last cleaned, or by whom? Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with photos of the canopy and filters, and we will come back with a fixed price for the work in West Yoke, normally within one working day. If you have grease smells coming from the extract and a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction, we can put it right. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, it’s the job we do every week across Kent.
What can be cleaned depends on what can be reached. Sections without access panels are recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted so they’re cleaned next time.
In a small place like West Yoke, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Location
- West Yoke (TN15)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
West Yoke kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records include about 6 pubs, bars and clubs across West Yoke 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. West Yoke sits within the area of 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. Kitchens in West Yoke get their food hygiene inspections from Sevenoaks council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Parish Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul or elsewhere in West Yoke, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to West Yoke is Darent Valley Hospital, about 5.2 miles north. Lullingstone Castle, about 4.4 miles west, is one of the historic houses near West Yoke; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
West Yoke is about 5 miles south-west of Northfleet, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of West Yoke or further out, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. West Yoke is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. We also work in Maidstone, around 12 miles away.
All of TN15 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Butler's Place, Ash Road and Manor Lane or a nearby road, we can help. Other places close to West Yoke include Ash (1 mile south), Fawkham Green (1 mile west), Speed Gate (1 mile west), Stansted (2 miles south) and West Kingsdown (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (12 miles south-east), Dartford (6 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (7 miles south-west), Gravesend (6 miles north-east), Tonbridge (11 miles south) and Northfleet (5 miles north-east).
Around West Yoke
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Longfield Academy and The White Swan Public House and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Longfield station, roughly 2.3 miles north of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Eynsford Castle (3.6 miles west) and Darent Valley Hospital (5.2 miles north).
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
You’ll get a fixed price before we start. It takes into account:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The scale of the work
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Whether several sites go on one quote
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- A few general shots of the system
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Problems your staff have spotted
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
West Yoke questions
Can the work in West Yoke be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in West Yoke needn’t be disturbed. When you call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, mention when the site is quiet.
Can you get to a site in West Yoke?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and West Yoke is covered. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. Heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day calls for a clean at least every 3 months under BESA guidance, and lighter use less often. We will recommend a date after measuring the grease.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Because a dirty extract can spread a fire through a building. Many policies say the extract must be cleaned to TR19, and a claim may be reduced without proof, so keep every certificate.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. We always survey first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where necessary. Then you get a fixed quote.
What the work involves, part by part
Canopy and plenum
Behind the grease filters sits the plenum, which daily cleaning never reaches. We take the filters out and clean the plenum and housing thoroughly.
Ductwork and risers
Long flat runs of duct are where grease collects. We open access panels along the route and clean each section, recording any that cannot be reached.
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 before we start, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. For a village or hamlet like West Yoke, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before any work starts.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Getting a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Related advice
Between visits
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as pictures. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
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.
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Why act early in West Yoke
If there’s a fire and the extract hasn’t been cleaned, the paperwork becomes the problem. Many insurers ask for proof of TR19 cleaning and may reduce or refuse a claim without it. A certificate in the file answers that question. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near West Yoke rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before work begins.
What you get with us
- In business since 2009
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- One number for every site across the South East and London
What your team can do, and what needs us
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, and that’s where we come in.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.