East Sussex · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Houghton Green
One call covers cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels in Houghton Green: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
Ductwork cleaning in Houghton Green, done properly
Nobody sees duct grease building, so nobody notices it until something goes wrong. A flare-up drawn up from the range can light it, and fire can then run along the ductwork to other parts of the building. Removing it is the whole point. If you have stale grease odours from the duct and grease leaking from duct joints, we can put it right.
In a village or hamlet like Houghton Green, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with photos of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- Houghton Green (TN31)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Houghton Green
Grease settles fastest where the air slows down. Long horizontal runs, bends, changes in size and the foot of a riser all collect more, and those are the points we pay most attention to.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
Church and community hall kitchens, near The Parish Church of St Michael or anywhere around Houghton Green, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
What your quote should include
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
How we price ductwork cleaning
You will get a fixed price before we start. It takes into account:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- How easy every part is to reach
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The size of the system
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The postcode and the type of business
For ductwork cleaning in Houghton Green, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
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. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Towns and villages near Houghton Green
What else we do in Houghton Green
What ductwork cleaning cannot fix
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Leaking duct joints that need repair
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- Ductwork that was poorly designed
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Access panels
- Multi-storey ducts
- Attenuators
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Bends and junctions
Grease, kitchens and Houghton Green
The coast is only about 3 miles from Houghton Green. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. Look up Houghton Green on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 45 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 6 sandwich bars and takeaways across Houghton Green and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Behind every canopy among them is a run of ductwork that collects grease out of sight. Kitchens in Houghton Green get their food hygiene inspections from Rother council. 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.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as St Michael's Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Houghton Green (Lamb House is about 1.5 miles south), fitting access panels needs care.
Houghton Green is about 11 miles north-east of Hastings, in East Sussex. Houghton Green gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with photos. Across East Sussex, we cover 289 places, Houghton Green among them. Maidstone is in our area too, about 23 miles from Houghton Green.
Ductwork cleaning in TN31 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If your site is just outside Houghton Green, we cover Playden (1 mile south-west), East Guldeford (1 mile south-east), Iden (1 mile north-west), Rye (1 mile south) and Rye Foreign (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Hastings (11 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (15 miles south-west), St Leonards (11 miles south-west), Hastings Old Town (10 miles south-west), Belmont (10 miles south-west) and Hollington (11 miles south-west).
Around Houghton Green
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Kings Head Inn and Rye College. Houghton Green’s nearest station is Rye station, about 1.3 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are Rye Castle Museum (East Street) (1.4 miles south) and Ypres Tower (1.5 miles south). For a walk, there’s Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.
Questions from Houghton Green
Is ductwork cleaning any different in a coastal place like Houghton Green?
It can. Houghton Green is within about 3 miles of the coast, and salt air speeds up corrosion. A fan housing that’s rusting near the coast can fail sooner, so it’s worth catching early.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Houghton Green?
Fire safety enforcement in Houghton Green is handled by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and the details are available on request.
Can extra access doors be added to the duct?
Yes. We’ll point out where panels are needed, and we can fit them so those sections are cleaned in future.
Do we have to stop cooking while the ducts are cleaned?
The duct is cleaned out of hours, so evenings, nights and weekends are all possible. The extract and cooking equipment need to be off.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
What paperwork do you give after a duct clean?
Readings, photos and, for a full clean, a TR19 certificate. It also gives a recommended next clean date.
What does ductwork cleaning cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Call for a fixed quote and we will normally reply within one working day.
Leave it or put it right?
TR19® is not 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. Somewhere as small as Houghton Green, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
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’ll go through it with you.
What you get with us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- We’re fully insured
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- In business since 2009
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations.
The process
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Houghton Green, let us know and we will plan around it.
- We map the duct route and check where the access panels are.
- Set points along the runs are tested for grease.
- Access panels are opened and heavy deposits scraped out by hand.
- Next the ducts and risers are degreased, using whatever suits the deposit.
- Post-clean readings and photos go into the report, with any unreachable section listed.
Before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
How to get a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Related advice
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.