West Sussex · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Chelwood Gate
Cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels for commercial sites in Chelwood Gate and across West Sussex. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
The process
Every visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, carry out the ductwork cleaning, clear away and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Chelwood Gate.
- We map the duct route and check where the access panels are.
- Grease readings are taken at set points along the duct.
- We open the panels and scrape out the heaviest grease.
- Next the ducts and risers are degreased, using whatever suits the deposit.
- Readings and pictures are repeated and any section we couldn’t reach is recorded.
Getting ready for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Clear the space around the work
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Related advice
Ductwork cleaning in Chelwood Gate, done properly
Many ducts were installed with too few access doors. TR19 calls for any section we couldn’t reach to be recorded, and we can fit new access panels so it’s cleaned next time. It’s better to know than to assume. If you have grease leaking from duct joints and thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct, we can help, from attenuators, vertical risers and horizontal duct runs onwards.
For a kitchen in or near Chelwood Gate, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Chelwood Gate (RH17)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
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 records stay tidy.
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Aftercare tips
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- File each certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Flag drips from the duct right away
- Make sure filters are seated properly
- Keep the fan on while anything is cooking
Keep the certificate and report with the fire risk assessment. An insurer, fire officer or EHO may ask to see it, and the pictures make the duct’s condition easy to see.
Have access panels fitted where sections cannot be reached. It does not stop grease forming, but it stops it building unseen.
What ductwork cleaning looks like in Chelwood Gate
Environmental health officers from Wealden council inspect food businesses in Chelwood Gate. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. At about 31 miles from central London, Chelwood Gate sits well inside the area we cover. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Chelwood Gate Church or elsewhere in Chelwood Gate, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Priest House, about 3.8 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses near Chelwood Gate; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Chelwood Gate is about 6 miles south of East Grinstead, in West Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Chelwood Gate, ductwork cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Across West Sussex, we cover 371 places, and Chelwood Gate is one of them. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 16 miles away.
We work across the RH17 postcode area for ductwork cleaning and the streets around it. Ductwork cleaning is available to premises on Beaconsfield Road, Stone Quarry Road and Isle of Thorns and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out ductwork cleaning in Chelwood Common (1 mile south), Birchgrove (1 mile west), Wych Cross (1 mile north), Danehill (2 miles south-west) and Nutley (2 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Crawley (10 miles north-west), Horsham (15 miles west), Haywards Heath (6 miles south-west), Burgess Hill (9 miles south-west), East Grinstead (6 miles north) and Broadfield (10 miles west).
Local landmarks in Chelwood Gate
A little further out are Waterbury Castle (2.6 miles west) and Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (5.9 miles east). Not far away are Brickfield Meadow.
Chelwood Gate: your questions answered
Do you work overnight in Chelwood Gate?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Chelwood Gate can fit around your hours. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Can you get to a site in Chelwood Gate?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Chelwood Gate included. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No, not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Can you clean ductwork with no access panels?
Ductwork needs access to be cleaned. Those parts are listed, and we can install panels so they’re reached next time.
How much does ductwork cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. You get a fixed price before any work starts.
Can you fit access panels in our ductwork?
Yes, we fit access panels where the duct needs them. That lets the next clean reach sections that were missed, and the report will show where they’re needed.
Which accreditations do you hold?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We have been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
How is kitchen extract ductwork cleaned?
We get into the duct through its access panels. Heavy grease is scraped out by hand, then the surfaces are degreased with a method that suits the deposit, such as degreasers, hot water or steam.
Common problems we fix in Chelwood Gate
Damaged or poorly fitted filters let more grease into the duct. The duct then takes grease that the filters should have stopped and it fills faster.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- High readings at a recent grease test
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Years of grease along the duct floor
- Stale grease odours from the duct
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Crowborough War Memorial Hospital is the nearest hospital to Chelwood Gate, about 5.9 miles east.
What your quote should include
- Whether the price is fixed
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- What hours they’ll be on site
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Leave it or put it right?
TR19® isn’t law, but the duty to manage fire risk is. The Fire Safety Order 2005 makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and grease in the duct is part of that. If the system at a site near Chelwood Gate fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before work begins.
What you get with us
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
- Every job surveyed first
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.
How we price ductwork cleaning
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- What state the system is in
- The size of the system
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The times the site is available
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Asking for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.