East Sussex · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Ticehurst, East Sussex
Our technicians work in Ticehurst on cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
Ticehurst: your questions answered
Do you work overnight in Ticehurst?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. Your customers, staff or residents in Ticehurst needn’t be disturbed. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Which council inspects kitchens in Ticehurst?
That is Rother council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Ticehurst. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
How long does it take to clean extract ducts?
It depends on the length of the duct, the number of access panels and how much grease there is. Typically it takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that cannot wait. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, where the pictures show enough. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, and the quote follows that.
Is Ticehurst in your area?
Yes. Ticehurst is part of the area we cover, within the South East and London area we cover.
How do you clean inside the ductwork?
After a survey and grease readings, the duct is opened up through its access panels. Each run and riser is scraped and degreased, then the readings are repeated.
What do you need from me for a quote?
A short description and a few photos plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we will ask.
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Ticehurst
Duct cleaning is the hardest part of an extract clean, and the part most often skipped. Sections with no way in can go uncleaned for years. Each section we can reach is cleaned, and any we cannot is written down, so you know exactly where you stand. The work covers multi-storey ducts, access panels and bends and junctions, and the jobs we see most are fat dripping from the ductwork and duct runs with no cleaning record.
In a village or hamlet like Ticehurst, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually 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.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Ticehurst (TN5)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for ductwork cleaning in Ticehurst
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The condition of the system
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Travel, parking and unloading
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.
What we need to know
What to send for a quote:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Want a quote for ductwork cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Signs you need ductwork cleaning in Ticehurst
A duct with too few access doors cannot be fully cleaned. Stretches with no way in may never have been touched, and grease there keeps thickening unseen.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- Years of grease along the duct floor
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
- Sections of duct with no access panels
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Mary's Church, or anywhere in Ticehurst, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Comparing quotes
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- What insurance they carry
What the work involves, part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Flat runs of duct link the canopy to the riser or the outside wall. Grease drops out of the slowing air along them, and we clean them section by section through access panels.
Bends and transitions
A bend can hold far more grease than a straight run of the same length. We clean it back by hand and with degreaser, and test it before and after.
Nearby places to Ticehurst
Also in Ticehurst
Ductwork cleaning around Ticehurst
Look up Ticehurst on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 4 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Ticehurst. Where they cook under a canopy, grease doesn’t stop at the filters: it settles along the duct and up the riser. Kitchens in Ticehurst get their food hygiene inspections from Rother council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Fire safety in Ticehurst falls to East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Ticehurst House Hospital (about 0.6 miles west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Scotney Castle is about 3.2 miles north), access may need planning.
Ticehurst is about 9 miles south-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in East Sussex. We carry out ductwork cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Ticehurst and the rest of East Sussex. Across East Sussex, we cover 289 places, Ticehurst among them. Maidstone is in our area too, about 16 miles from Ticehurst.
Our technicians cover all of TN5 for ductwork cleaning and the roads nearby. That includes premises on High Street, Springfields and Farthing Hill and the roads around them. We also cover Three Leg Cross (1 mile north-west), Flimwell (2 miles east), Stonecrouch (2 miles north), Burgh Hill (3 miles south-east) and Etchingham (3 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Hastings (14 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (14 miles south), Hailsham (14 miles south-west), Crowborough (11 miles west), St Leonards (15 miles south-east) and Uckfield (14 miles west).
What’s near Ticehurst
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Chequers Public House. Ticehurst’s nearest station is Stonegate station, about 2.7 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Finchcocks Musical Museum (4 miles north) and Ticehurst House Hospital (0.6 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Bewl Water.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
The process
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Ticehurst, let us know and we will plan around it.
- First we diagnose: the route, the access and the grease levels.
- You get a fixed price before work starts.
- We clean section by section, working from panel to panel.
- We take extra care at bends and at the foot of risers.
- Readings, photos and a recommended next clean date complete the job.
How to prepare
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Related advice
When it’s something else
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A damper stuck open in the duct
- Sections that cannot be reached safely without new access (those are recorded, and panels can be fitted)
- A duct that is too small or badly routed for the kitchen (a design issue)
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Horizontal duct runs
- Bends and junctions
- Access panels
- Attenuators
- Multi-storey ducts
- Vertical risers
Managing agents and facilities teams in Ticehurst
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.