East Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Barcombe
Looking for kitchen extract cleaning in Barcombe? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Grease smells coming from the extract
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Barcombe
A closed kitchen isn’t earning, so the timing of a clean matters. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. If you are dealing with a TR19 certificate needed for the insurer and a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate, we can help, from extract fans, plenums and filters and canopies and hoods onwards. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, in Barcombe it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.
Access decides how thorough a clean can be. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
In a village or hamlet like Barcombe, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally 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.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Barcombe (BN8)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
Putting it off simply moves the grease further down the duct. Over time, soft grease bakes into a harder, thicker crust, which is slower to clean. Staying on a regular cycle keeps each clean manageable. A fault that closes a site in a village like Barcombe affects everyone who depends on it.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
Why us?
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Every job surveyed first
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
See our cost guide and our accreditations.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Barcombe
Food Standards Agency records include about 3 pubs and bars within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Barcombe. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Barcombe sits within the area of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. It’s Lewes council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Barcombe. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
School kitchens, at schools like Barcombe Church of England Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Glyndebourne, about 3.2 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses near Barcombe; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Barcombe is about 3 miles north of Lewes, in East Sussex. Whether your site is in the middle of Barcombe or further out, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Barcombe 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 streets around it. We also cover the places around Barcombe: Barcombe Mills (1 mile east), Barcombe Cross (1 mile north), Upper Wellingham (1 mile south-east), Mount Pleasant (1 mile north) and Cooksbridge (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cover Eastbourne (15 miles south-east), Seaford (10 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
Around Barcombe, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Anglers Rest pub and Ringmer Community College and Sixth Form and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Cooksbridge station, about 1.5 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Lewes Victoria Hospital (3 miles south) and Lewes Castle (3 miles south). For a walk, there’s Offham Hill and Malling Down.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
Nearby places to Barcombe
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Between visits
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
Every clean ends with a photo report. It shows the system before and after, part by part, alongside a list of what was cleaned, anything out of reach and the recommended next clean date.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. A daily wipe is not a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
What we’re called out for in Barcombe
The type of cooking changes the amount of grease. Fryers, grills and open flames throw much more fat into the extract than gentler cooking, so two kitchens with the same hours can need very different intervals.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Barcombe is Lewes Victoria Hospital, about 3 miles south.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- How they set the interval to the next visit
What staff can safely do
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens often cook for long hours, frying and grilling, which can put them in BESA’s 3 or 6-monthly bands. Cleans are done after close, overnight or before opening.
Ductwork and risers
Grease builds up most where the duct turns. Those are among the points where we take readings before and after, so the report shows the difference.
Questions from Barcombe
Which environmental health team covers Barcombe?
Kitchens in Barcombe are inspected by Lewes council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you work at weekends in Barcombe?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. It means the site in Barcombe keeps running as normal. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.
How long will the clean take?
Allow as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
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 an insurer may refuse or reduce a claim without it.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where needed. Then you get a fixed quote.
What is TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
What information do you need?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, along with a few photos and any previous report.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
What happens on the day
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. The timing of a visit to Barcombe is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.