East Sussex · Ductwork cleaning
Icklesham ductwork cleaning
Looking for ductwork cleaning in Icklesham? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Grease leaking from duct joints
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Icklesham
Every duct has its own route. A few metres to an outside wall, or a riser up through the building to a roof fan. We map the route during the survey and finds every access point before we quote. Common call-outs are for smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork and thick crusts of old grease along the duct, on horizontal duct runs, multi-storey ducts and vertical risers.
In a small place like Icklesham, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Icklesham (TN36)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. On site, the work takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Icklesham run smoothly.
- First we diagnose: the route, the access and the grease levels.
- A fixed quote follows, based on what we found.
- Each section is cleaned in turn through its access panel.
- We take extra care at bends and at the foot of risers.
- The duct is signed off with readings, pictures and a next clean date.
Before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We usually come back within one working day.
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Fixed quotes for ductwork cleaning in Icklesham
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The condition of the system
- How easy every part is to reach
- How big the system is
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Ductwork cleaning around Icklesham
Icklesham is within about 3 miles of the coast. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. Icklesham is covered by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Kitchens in Icklesham get their food hygiene inspections from Rother council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Lamb House, about 3.7 miles north-east, is one of the historic houses near Icklesham; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. A hospital like Conquest Hospital, about 4.8 miles south-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Icklesham is about 6 miles north-east of Hastings, in East Sussex. Sites in Icklesham get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with photos. Icklesham is one of 289 places in East Sussex where we work for commercial clients. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 25 miles away.
All of TN36 is within our area for ductwork cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need ductwork cleaning at premises on Tithe Barn Field, Manor Close and High Fords or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover the places around Icklesham: Broad Street (1 mile west), Cock Marling (2 miles north), Udimore (2 miles north), Three Oaks (2 miles south-west) and Broadland Row (3 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Hastings (6 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (10 miles south-west), St Leonards (7 miles south-west), Hastings Old Town (5 miles south-west), Belmont (5 miles south-west) and Hollington (6 miles south-west).
What’s near Icklesham
For rail, the closest station is Winchelsea station, roughly 2 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Camber Castle (3.2 miles east) and Winchelsea Court Hall Museum (1.9 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.
Common questions in Icklesham
Which fire service covers Icklesham?
Fire safety enforcement in Icklesham is handled by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Icklesham?
Food hygiene inspections in Icklesham are carried out by Rother council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Can extra access doors be added to the duct?
Yes, extra panels can be fitted. That lets the next clean reach sections that were missed, and the report will show where they’re needed.
What shows that the ducts need a clean?
Signs include grease dripping from joints, smells and a fan working harder, but the only sure way is to measure. Grease thickness testing shows exactly where the duct stands.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Are you accredited?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Different parts, different methods
Bends and transitions
Transitions from the canopy spigot into the duct catch a lot of grease. We clean it from the canopy side or through a nearby panel.
Access panels
Panels have to seal properly once they’re closed, so grease and air stay inside the duct. A damaged panel is noted on the report.
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Why deal with it now?
Old grease in a duct for a kitchen in Icklesham does not stay soft. Heat and age turn it into a thick, stubborn crust, which makes each delayed clean a bigger one. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we will explain what it covers.
Why Icklesham businesses choose us
- Fully insured
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Signs you need ductwork cleaning in Icklesham
Risers carry the extract up through the building. Grease clings to the walls and can run down to the base as liquid grease runs down. Access along its height is needed to clean it properly.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near The Parish Church of St Nicholas, or anywhere in Icklesham, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
What your quote should include
- Whether the price is fixed
- Proof of insurance
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
What a clean will not put right
Not every problem is solved by ductwork cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- A damper stuck open in the duct
- A failed fan motor at the end of the duct (a fan repair job)
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or holed (that needs a ductwork contractor)
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Icklesham
- Horizontal duct runs
- Multi-storey ducts
- Bends and junctions
- Access panels
- Attenuators
- Vertical risers