East Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Barcombe Cross
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Barcombe Cross? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Grease smells coming from the extract
What your team can do, and what needs us
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, next to our reports.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Barcombe Cross, done properly
Across Barcombe Cross, we clean kitchen extract systems to BESA TR19® Grease. The job starts with a survey and grease readings, then works through canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, fan and discharge. At the finish there’s a TR19 certificate and a before and after photo report. We are often asked to deal with stale cooking odours from the system and cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey, across discharge points, extract fans and canopies and hoods. When a restaurant in Barcombe Cross asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that is exactly what we do: the whole run from hood to roof, cleaned to TR19® Grease.
Each job starts with a look at where grease has built up: wet film or deposit thickness readings show which parts of the duct need the most attention, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
For a kitchen in or near Barcombe Cross, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- Barcombe Cross (BN8)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
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What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what kitchen extract cleaning won’t do:
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
Between visits
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
You get a photo report after every clean. Before and after pictures show each part of the system, and lists what was cleaned, any areas we couldn’t reach and the date the next clean is due.
Regular filter cleaning is the simplest thing a kitchen can do. Clean, well-fitted filters catch more fat before it reaches the duct, which slows build-up further down the system.
Barcombe Cross questions
Do you work in villages like Barcombe Cross?
Yes, Barcombe Cross is part of our area, however small the site. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Which environmental health team covers Barcombe Cross?
In Barcombe Cross, it’s Lewes council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
What information do you need?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. To get one, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
What accreditations do you hold?
Our work is to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, and certificates go through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
Under BESA guidance, the minimum depends on how long you cook each day: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and 12-monthly for light use. Measured grease levels set the real interval.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you will get one fixed quote.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
Strictly, the legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, not from TR19. In practice, TR19 is how kitchens show they’re managing grease, and many insurers ask for proof of it.
Why deal with it now?
If your kitchen in Barcombe Cross is past its cleaning date, it’s worth booking now. The job takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits, and we work evenings, overnight and weekends so you don’t lose a service. Every extra month adds grease. Planning a trip to Barcombe Cross ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Barcombe Cross
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Every job surveyed first
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- We’re fully insured
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
How it works
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system, and we clear up before we go. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Barcombe Cross.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Let us know about parking and loading
Ask for a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Advice
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
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 in Barcombe Cross and across East Sussex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Barcombe Cross?
We often find duct sections that haven’t been cleaned since they were installed. Most of the time it’s because there were never enough access panels, so those sections were never reached. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
Look out for any of the following:
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
Where a hall near St Francis of Assisi, or anywhere in Barcombe Cross, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Before booking anyone
- What insurance they carry
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether the price is fixed
Kitchen extract cleaning around Barcombe Cross
About 40 miles out from central London, Barcombe Cross is part of the South East area we work across. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included. In Barcombe Cross, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Lewes 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.
Glyndebourne, about 3.7 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses near Barcombe Cross; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Barcombe Cross is Lewes Victoria Hospital, about 3.6 miles south.
Barcombe Cross is about 3 miles north of Lewes, in East Sussex. Wherever you are in the BN8 postcode area, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Barcombe Cross is one of 289 towns, villages and districts in East Sussex where we work for commercial clients. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 9 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of BN8 for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. That includes premises on High Street, Grange Road and Weald Close and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Barcombe (1 mile south), Mount Pleasant (1 mile north-east), Barcombe Mills (1 mile south-east), Upper Wellingham (2 miles south-east) and Cooksbridge (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Eastbourne (15 miles south-east), Seaford (11 miles south), Lewes (3 miles south), Hailsham (11 miles east), Crowborough (11 miles north-east) and Uckfield (5 miles north-east).
What’s near Barcombe Cross
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Royal Oak pub and Chailey School. For rail, the closest station is Cooksbridge station, roughly 1.9 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are Museum of Agricultural Bygones (3.7 miles south-east) and Lewes Victoria Hospital (3.6 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Malling Down and Offham Hill.