Kent · TN12
Kitchen extract cleaning in TN12
TR19® kitchen extract cleaning, fire damper testing and ventilation hygiene across TN12, covering Paddock Wood, Staplehurst and Marden. Fixed quotes before we start and out-of-hours working.
Areas within TN12
- Paddock Wood
- Staplehurst
- Marden
- East Peckham
- Horsmonden
- Branbridges
- Brenchley
- Five Oak Green
- Matfield
- Hale Street
- Capel
- Mile Oak
- Petteridge
- Castle Hill
- Claygate
- Colt's Hill
- Capel Cross
- Chainhurst
- Cross-at-Hand
- Hazel Street
- Key's Green
- Marden Thorn
- Milebush
- Peckham Bush
- Queen Street
- Snoll Hatch
- Whetsted
- Beltring
- Broad Ford
- Farthing Green
- Hawkenbury
- Little Mill
- Marden Beech
- Palmer's Green
- Pearson's Green
- Smallbridge
- St Ann's Green
- Underling Green
- Wanshurst Green
- Horden
Services in TN12
- Commercial kitchen deep cleaning
- Grease filter exchange
- Ductwork cleaning
- Kitchen extract cleaning
- Ventilation duct cleaning
- Extract fan cleaning
- Extract fan repair and replacement
- Canopy and hood cleaning
- Grease trap cleaning
- Air handling unit cleaning
- Fire damper testing
- TR19 inspections and grease testing
- All services
Tell us what needs doing and your postcode and we’ll give you a clear price: call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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How kitchen extract cleaning works in TN12
Any kitchen we clean in TN12 gets exactly the same specification as everywhere else we work. We survey first and take grease readings, then clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. You get a TR19 certificate and a photo report at the end. Common call-outs are for heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs and rancid smells from grease in the duct, across horizontal duct runs, extract fans and vertical risers.
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, carry out the kitchen extract cleaning, tidy up and leave you the report. On site, the work takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits.
- 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 we start.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- Readings and photos are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
What affects the price in TN12
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
Why book with us
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- A written report with pictures after every visit
Get a fixed quote
For kitchen extract cleaning in TN12, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Landmarks near Paddock Wood
Around Paddock Wood, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near John Brunt V.C. pub, Foal Hurst Wood and Paddock Wood Primary School and the streets around them. You will also find Mascalls School (0.5 miles south) and St Andrew's Church (under half a mile west). Paddock Wood has its own railway station: Paddock Wood station. Nearby you will also find Tunbridge Wells Hospital (4 miles south-west) and The Hop Farm Museum (1.4 miles north). Open spaces near Paddock Wood include Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve.
Where we work in TN12
Kitchens across TN12 cook for very different hours, from all-day town-centre sites to part-time hall and school kitchens. The right interval comes from hours of use and grease readings.
Across London and the South East, we work evenings, overnight and weekends, so sites in TN12 can keep trading.
Paddock Wood: School kitchens, at schools like Paddock Wood Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. A hospital like Tunbridge Wells Hospital, about 4 miles south-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Common problems we fix in TN12
A kitchen in TN12 builds up grease in the same places as any other: long horizontal runs, bends, the base of risers and around the fan. The cooler the duct, the more grease drops out of the air.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
Different parts, different methods
Ductwork and risers
Grease builds up most where the duct turns. We test at points like these before and after cleaning, so the report shows the difference.
Canopy and plenum
Whether it’s one hood or a long island canopy, each section is cleaned and photographed before and after.
Why act early?
TR19® is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is. It puts a duty on the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping extract grease under control. TR19 is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to.
What your quote should include
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What insurance they carry
Multi-site and managed buildings
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. 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.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
When it’s something else
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- An undersized canopy or fan
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in TN12
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. BESA’s minimums run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. Your report gives a recommended next clean date.
Will the clean disrupt our service?
The clean is done when the kitchen is not cooking, working evenings, overnight or at weekends to suit you. We need the equipment switched off and cooled first.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
You receive a TR19 certificate and a photo report. The certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report includes before and after photos, grease readings and the recommended next clean date.
Can you quote from pictures?
Yes, where the photos show enough. If not, a site survey comes first, and the quote follows that.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Many policies require TR19 cleaning, and insurers often ask to see the certificate. An insurer may refuse or reduce a claim if there’s no evidence, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. We always survey first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where needed. A fixed quote follows.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus pictures of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.