East Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Alfriston
Kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Alfriston. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Fat running down the canopy edge
How the job changes from site to site
Grease filters
Gaps around filters let fat through to the duct. Each filter is checked as it goes back in, and flag any that don’t.
Ductwork and risers
Vertical risers carry the air up through the building, and grease runs down their walls and pools at the base. They’re cleaned through access points along their height.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Alfriston, done properly
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and are fully insured. The work covers plenums and filters, extract fans and canopies and hoods, and the jobs we see most are poor airflow at the canopy and rancid smells from grease in the duct. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a system that’s clean inside, not just on the surface, and a certificate that proves it.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Alfriston: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
In a small place like Alfriston, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Alfriston (BN26)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
You’ll get a fixed price before we start. It takes into account:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- What state the system is in
- The size of the system
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The postcode and the type of business
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Alfriston kitchens: local notes
Look up Alfriston on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 6 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in and around Alfriston, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. In Alfriston, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Wealden council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Alfriston is covered by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Alfriston School or anywhere near Alfriston, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Alfriston (Alfriston Clergy House is about 0.2 miles south-east), fitting access panels needs care. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St. Andrew or elsewhere in Alfriston, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Alfriston is about 3 miles north-east of Seaford, in East Sussex. Across the BN26 area, we can carry out kitchen extract cleaning at your premises. Alfriston is one of 289 towns, villages and districts in East Sussex we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. We also work in Brighton, around 13 miles away.
Kitchen extract cleaning in BN26 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on High Street, Ropewalk and West Street and nearby roads. Other places close to Alfriston include Winton (1 mile north), Lullington (1 mile south-east), Dukes Green (1 mile south), Milton Street (1 mile north-east) and Alciston (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Eastbourne (6 miles east), Bexhill-on-Sea (14 miles east), Seaford (3 miles south-west), Lewes (8 miles north-west), Hailsham (6 miles north-east) and Uckfield (11 miles north).
What’s near Alfriston
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Ye Olde Smugglers Inn and the streets around them. Alfriston’s nearest station is Berwick (Sussex) station, roughly 2.2 miles north of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Old Forge Museum (Alfriston) (under half a mile north-east) and Chailey Heritage Marine Hospital (4.2 miles south-west). Open spaces near Alfriston include Firle Beacon.
Looking after it afterwards
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, giving you before and after readings alongside the photos. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.
What happens if it’s left?
An overdue clean in Alfriston is best dealt with now rather than after the next inspection. It takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one, and we work evenings, overnight and weekends so you do not lose a service. Waiting only adds grease and risk. It’s simpler to plan the work at Alfriston now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
What you get with us
- Full insurance on every job
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Photo reports with every job
- Every job surveyed first
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How the visit works
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 one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. In a small place like Alfriston, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We survey the system first, from your photos and details or on a site visit.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
Before we arrive
- Move anything stored near the system
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Get a fixed quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.
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Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Alfriston
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Alfriston?
That’s 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.
Do you cover smaller places like Alfriston?
Yes. Alfriston is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that can’t wait. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
How long will the clean take?
A small kitchen with a short duct can be done in a few hours, but large systems may be spread over more than one visit. We’ll tell you how long when we quote.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in Alfriston?
We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before we start.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
The legal duty sits in the Fire Safety Order 2005 rather than in TR19 itself. In practice, TR19 is how kitchens show they’re managing grease, and many insurers ask for proof of it.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across East Sussex. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.