Kent · ME10
Kitchen extract cleaning in ME10
We cover every part of the ME10 postcode district, including Sittingbourne, Murston and Kemsley. You get a certificate and photo report after every clean.
Areas within ME10
What we do in ME10
- Fire damper testing
- Commercial kitchen deep cleaning
- Air handling unit cleaning
- Grease filter exchange
- Ductwork cleaning
- Ventilation duct cleaning
- Kitchen extract cleaning
- Extract fan repair and replacement
- Canopy and hood cleaning
- Extract fan cleaning
- TR19 inspections and grease testing
- Grease trap cleaning
- All services
Let us know the job and your postcode for a quick quote: call 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Neighbouring districts
Elsewhere in Kent
All places in Kent
Areas we cover
About kitchen extract cleaning in ME10
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and are fully insured. The work covers canopies and hoods, discharge points and horizontal duct runs, and the jobs we see most are extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit and stale cooking odours from the system.
We are used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system.
- We survey the system first, from your photos and details or on a site visit.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- Readings and pictures are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
What you’ll pay
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Why businesses in ME10 choose us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Each visit written up, with photos
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: 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.
What’s near Sittingbourne
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Milton Court Primary Academy, Borden Grammar School and Milton Creek Country Park. Nearby too are Church of the Holy Trinity (under half a mile south-west) and The Golden Hope pub (under half a mile south-west). Sittingbourne has its own railway station: Sittingbourne station. Other landmarks nearby include Bayford Court (within half a mile east) and Court Hall Museum (under half a mile north).
Kitchen extract cleaning across ME10: local notes
In ME10, we work in places such as Sittingbourne, Murston and Kemsley and well beyond. We cover every place we list for ME10, 5 in all, and kitchens are cleaned around their opening hours, overnight and at weekends included.
From central London kitchens to coastal hotels and country pubs, London and the South East have every kind of site. The same TR19® standard applies to all of them, in ME10 and beyond. Near the coast in ME10, salt and damp speed up corrosion in fans, ducts and dampers, which is worth knowing when systems are inspected.
Sittingbourne: Where a hall near Church of the Holy Trinity, or anywhere in Sittingbourne, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Commuter trade near Sittingbourne station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
For landlords and multi-site operators
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Aftercare tips
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
Any section without access is marked on the report. That’s part of an honest TR19 clean, not a failing, and we can fit access panels so it’s reached next time.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. 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 we’re called out for in ME10
Cooking fat leaves the pan as a fine vapour. Once it cools inside the ductwork, it condenses onto every surface it touches, building a layer that gets thicker with every service. Filters catch some of it, but never all.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
Honest limits
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in ME10
You’ll get a fixed price before work begins. It takes into account:
- The condition we find in the survey
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re unsure, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
We can often survey from photos. Try to include:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- A few general shots of the system
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
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. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in ME10
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.
What about areas you can’t get to?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Do we have to close the kitchen for the clean?
When the kitchen is closed, at whatever time suits you. The equipment is switched off and left to cool, and we hand the kitchen back ready for the next service.
What accreditations do you hold?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 sit alongside that, and we’re fully insured.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
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.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Every site has its own report.