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TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Woolage Green
Kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites in Woolage Green and across Kent. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Grease smells coming from the extract
What we do, step by step
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time, and we clear up before we go. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Woolage Green.
- 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.
- 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.
- Readings and photos are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Clear loose items from the work area
How to get a quote
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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About our kitchen extract cleaning in Woolage Green
Any kitchen we clean in Woolage Green gets exactly the same specification as everywhere else we work. The job starts with a survey and grease readings, then works through canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, fan and discharge. At the finish there’s a TR19 certificate and a before and after photo report. The work covers vertical risers, extract fans and horizontal duct runs, and people most often call us about grease drips onto cooking equipment and a TR19 certificate needed for the insurer. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for Woolage Green? We have been cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East since 2009, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.
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.
Somewhere as small as Woolage Green, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with photos, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Woolage Green (CT4)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
Any food business in Woolage Green can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and they look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment, extraction included. A clean extract is one less thing to worry about on the day. It’s simpler to plan the work at Woolage Green now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Woolage Green
- We diagnose before we treat
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
- Photo reports with every job
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
See our cost guide and our accreditations.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Woolage Green
Which fire authority looks after Woolage Green?
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Woolage Green. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Who inspects food businesses in Woolage Green?
That’s Canterbury City council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Woolage Green. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We don’t leave it behind.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
A TR19 Grease clean covers the full extract route, not just the canopy. Canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers, fan and discharge are all included, reached through access panels where needed.
How do you protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
The minimum is set by BESA guidance on daily use, from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Kitchens that fry or grill a lot may need cleaning sooner, and readings will tell you.
What information do you need?
Some photos and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
Woolage Green kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency data counts about 4 restaurants, cafés and canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Woolage Green. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Woolage Green 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. Food hygiene inspections in Woolage Green are the job of Canterbury City council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Margaret or anywhere around Woolage Green, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Woolage Green is about 6 miles north-west of Dover, in Kent. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Woolage Green and the rest of Kent. We cover 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. Maidstone is in our area too, about 29 miles from Woolage Green.
Every address in CT4 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We also cover the places around Woolage Green: Womenswold (1 mile north-west), Gravel Castle (2 miles west), Barham (2 miles west), Derringstone (2 miles west) and Aylesham (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (15 miles west), Canterbury (7 miles north-west), Margate (15 miles north-east), Dover (6 miles south-east), Folkestone (8 miles south) and Ramsgate (13 miles north-east).
What’s near Woolage Green
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Two Sawyers Public House, among other places. The closest station to Woolage Green is Snowdown station, about 1.2 miles north-east of the centre.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Kent. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
How the job changes from site to site
Extract fan and discharge
Grease that reaches the fan coats the blades and the housing. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned as part of the TR19 clean.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Institutional kitchens tend to cook to set hours, so cleans can be booked when the kitchen is closed. The certificate and report suit estates and compliance files.
Looking after it afterwards
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
The kitchen is left clean and ready for the next service. Grease and dirty water are collected and taken off site, and equipment can be switched back on once we have gone.
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.
What staff can safely do
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
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Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Woolage Green
Cooking fat leaves the pan as a fine vapour. Once it cools inside the ductwork, it condenses onto every surface it touches, and the layer grows a little with every meal cooked. Filters catch some of it, but never all.
The symptoms we’re asked about most include:
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Woolage Green (Goodnestone Park is about 3.2 miles north), fitting access panels needs care.
Before you book anyone
- What records you will receive afterwards
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor