East Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Friston, East Sussex
Canopy and hood cleaning for commercial sites in Friston and across East Sussex. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
How the visit works
Each visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, tidy up and leave you the report. The visit itself takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. For a site near Friston, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- We look at the canopy, filters and troughs first.
- Out of hours, the range is switched off, cooled and covered.
- With the filters removed, the plenum and filter channels are cleaned.
- The canopy shell, seams, troughs and gutters are degreased inside and out.
- We put the filters back, tidy up and photograph the finished canopy.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
Advice
Canopy cleaning in Friston, done properly
A greasy canopy tells an inspector a lot before they’ve opened anything. What is not seen, behind the filters, tends to be worse. We clean both, so the canopy is clean where it shows and where it doesn’t. We’re often asked to deal with an EHO comment about the canopy and wet, greasy drips from the hood, on canopy light fittings, baffle filters and grease gutters.
Size does not change the work: a kitchen in a place like Friston gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- Friston (BN20)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
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FAQs for Friston
Can you work in Friston outside opening hours?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. It means the site in Friston keeps running as normal. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Will you come out to Friston?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Friston is covered. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Which sectors do you work in?
Commercial premises of every kind: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Are you accredited?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and where several people have control, each can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
Is canopy cleaning enough for TR19?
A TR19® Grease clean covers the whole system, not just the canopy. Cleaning the canopy alone leaves the ducts, risers and fan untouched, and the report will say what was covered.
How we price canopy cleaning
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Any permits to work or inductions
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What we need to know
What to send for a quote:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- 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
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
Do you need canopy cleaning in Friston?
Any canopy in Friston that’s used for cooking will gather grease in the end. That grease is fuel sitting right above the heat, so a flare-up near a greasy hood can quickly become a fire.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
Church and community hall kitchens, near The Parish Church of St Simon and St Jude or anywhere around Friston, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether VAT is included
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
Different parts, different methods
Grease troughs and gutters
Grease channels around the canopy collect what runs down the inside. We empty and degrease them, so they can do their job again.
Pub and hotel kitchens
In pubs and hotels, the kitchen may be busy for much of the day. Long hours mean the canopy collects grease fast, and canopy cleans between full cleans can help.
Grease, kitchens and Friston
At about 1 mile from the coast, Friston is close enough for sea air to matter. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. Environmental health officers from Wealden council inspect food businesses in Friston. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Fire safety in Friston falls to East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Eastbourne District General Hospital (about 3 miles north-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Historic houses near Friston, such as Alfriston Clergy House about 3.7 miles north-west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Friston is about 4 miles south-west of Eastbourne, in East Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Friston, we can take on canopy cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. We cover 289 places across East Sussex, from busy centres to quieter spots. Brighton is in our area too, about 16 miles from Friston.
Postcode districts we cover here for canopy cleaning: BN20. That includes premises on Dene Side, Dene Close and Michel Close and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Friston: East Dean (1 mile south-west), Birling Gap (1 mile south), Jevington (2 miles north), Old Town (3 miles east) and Meads (3 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastbourne (4 miles north-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (13 miles north-east), Seaford (4 miles west), Lewes (12 miles north-west), Hailsham (7 miles north) and Uckfield (15 miles north).
Near you in Friston
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Tiger Inn. The nearest railway station is Eastbourne station, roughly 3.2 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Eastbourne District General Hospital (3 miles north-east) and Filching Manor And Motor Museum (3 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Combe Hill.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
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.
Between visits
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Check filters aren’t leaving gaps
- Do not scrape the canopy with metal tools
- Wash or exchange the filters on a regular cycle
- Keep the fan on through service
We recommend when the canopy, or the whole system, should next be cleaned. That date is based on your cooking hours and what we found, in line with BESA guidance.
Clean filters are the canopy’s first defence. Wash or exchange them regularly, and make sure they’re all in place before cooking. The plenum behind them stays cleaner.