East Sussex · Commercial kitchen deep cleaning
Commercial kitchen deep cleaning in Lewes, East Sussex
Kitchen deep cleaning across Lewes and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Floors with grease along the edges
- Grime behind and under cooking equipment
- A clean-up ahead of an inspection
About our kitchen deep cleaning in Lewes
Kitchen deep cleaning covers the whole room, not just the cooking line: walls, floors, ceilings, and the equipment itself. Where equipment can safely be moved, we clean behind and under it as that is where grease and food debris gather. If you’re dealing with a kitchen that needs a clean start and food debris that could attract pests, we can help.
For a kitchen in a town like Lewes, a deep clean is often booked after a refit, before an inspection or alongside an extract clean, which keeps the disruption to a single night.
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.
- Where
- Lewes (BN7, BN8, BN6, RH15)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Records
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Clean behind movable equipment regularly
- Mop right into the edges and corners
- Write down what gets cleaned and when
- Clean spills while they’re fresh, before they bake on
Once it’s deep cleaned, daily cleaning goes further. Keep up the routine, especially behind and under equipment where you can so build-up stays down.
Splashes left on hot surfaces bake on. Regular deep cleans clear them before they harden and helps the equipment last.
How it works
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. 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 a full night, depending on the size of the kitchen. A closed day, an evening or an early start: whichever suits your site in Lewes, we’ll book around it.
- We agree the scope of the clean and the time to attend.
- We make sure all cooking equipment is off and cool.
- High-level surfaces, walls and the canopy exterior are cleaned.
- Equipment is cleaned, along with the areas behind and under it.
- The floors are cleaned and the kitchen is checked with you.
Before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
How to get a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Related advice
Common questions in Lewes
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Lewes?
Food hygiene inspections in Lewes are carried out by Lewes council. Inspection results feed into the food hygiene rating published by the Food Standards Agency.
Can a school kitchen in Lewes be done out of term time?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 7 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Lewes. Send us your term dates when you call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will fit the work in.
What happens to the waste?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it does not spread.
Will the deep clean disrupt service?
We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the kitchen is ready for the next service. For schools, the holidays are a good time.
How long does a kitchen deep clean take?
The kitchen’s size and equipment decide it, and a deep clean normally takes a full shift for most kitchens, longer for a large one. We will confirm when we quote.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
The report shows them clearly. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
Is it possible to book a deep clean with a TR19 clean?
Yes, and it often makes sense. The extract is cleaned inside to TR19 while the kitchen around it is deep cleaned.
Honest limits
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what kitchen deep cleaning won’t do:
- Grease in the ducts above the kitchen
- Drainage problems beyond the kitchen
- Cracked tiles or damaged wall cladding
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Behind and under equipment
- Fryers and grills
- Walls and ceilings
- Floors and floor drains
- Ranges and ovens
- Stainless steel surfaces
Towns and villages near Lewes
What else we do in Lewes
What affects the quote in Lewes
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Parking and loading at the site
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The number of sites or systems
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before any work starts.
When to call us in Lewes
Ovens, ranges, grills and fryers build up baked-on deposits. Daily wiping only deals with the surface, so it builds up underneath.
Most sites get in touch after spotting something like this:
- A kitchen taken over in poor condition
- Grease stains on walls near the cooking line
- Grime in corners that pests could exploit
- Cooking equipment caked in carbon
Healthcare kitchens cook through the year, so a deep clean has to be fitted around meals; Lewes Victoria Hospital, about 0.5 miles west, is the nearest hospital to Lewes.
Comparing quotes
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
Part by part
Cooking equipment
Once the build-up is gone, daily cleaning is easier and inspectors notice the difference.
Behind and under equipment
The areas behind and under equipment are where grime hides. We clean behind and under equipment wherever it’s safe to move.
Kitchen deep cleaning around Lewes
Food Standards Agency data counts about 50 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 13 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Lewes. Every one of them has corners the daily clean does not reach. It’s Lewes council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Lewes. They look at the cleanliness of the whole kitchen: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment. Photos and dates from each deep clean make a useful record.
For a café close to Lewes station, a deep clean can be done between closing and the morning rush. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Lewes Old Grammar School or anywhere near Lewes, the holidays are the time for a deep clean or a grease trap clean.
Lewes is about 7 miles north-east of Brighton, in East Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Lewes, kitchen deep cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Our area takes in 289 places across East Sussex, large and small. There’s also a page for Brighton, roughly 7 miles from Lewes.
Every address in BN7, BN8, BN6 and RH15 is within our area for kitchen deep cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If you need kitchen deep cleaning at premises on Market Lane, Market Street and High Street or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. You’ll find Lewes on the A26 and A275, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. We also cover the places around Lewes: South Malling (1 mile north-east), Southover (1 mile south-east), Cliffe (1 mile east), Offham (1 mile north-west) and Hamsey (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastbourne (14 miles south-east), Seaford (8 miles south-east), Hailsham (11 miles east), Crowborough (14 miles north-east), Uckfield (8 miles north-east) and Newhaven (6 miles south). Lewes is one of the larger places we cover in East Sussex for kitchen deep cleaning.
Around Lewes
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Priory School, St Pancras Catholic Primary School and Railway Land. The nearest railway station is Lewes station, roughly 0.6 miles south-east. Nearby you will also find Lewes Victoria Hospital (0.5 miles west) and Museum of Agricultural Bygones (3.9 miles east). The countryside around Lewes includes Offham Hill and Malling Down.