East Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Butcher's Cross kitchen extract cleaning
We cover Butcher's Cross for kitchen extract cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
Grease, kitchens and Butcher's Cross
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Butcher's Cross. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. About 37 miles out from central London, Butcher's Cross is part of the South East area we work across. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of the Good Shepherd, or anywhere in Butcher's Cross, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Crowborough War Memorial Hospital is the nearest hospital to Butcher's Cross, about 4.1 miles north-west.
Butcher's Cross is about 4 miles south-east of Crowborough, in East Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Butcher's Cross, kitchen extract cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Across East Sussex, we cover 289 places, Butcher's Cross among them. We also work in Brighton, around 20 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the TN20 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Skippers Hill (1 mile south-west), Five Ashes (1 mile south), Woolbridge (1 mile north-east), Wellbrook (1 mile east) and Mayfield (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Bexhill-on-Sea (15 miles south-east), Lewes (13 miles south-west), Hailsham (10 miles south), Crowborough (4 miles north-west), Uckfield (6 miles south-west) and Polegate (13 miles south).
What’s near Butcher's Cross
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Five Ashes CofE Primary School and The Five Ashes Inn and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Crowborough station, about 3 miles north-west. A little further out are Tickerage Castle (4.1 miles south-west) and Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (4.1 miles north-west). Open spaces near Butcher's Cross include Selwyns Wood.
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Butcher's Cross
The canopy over the range is only the start of a kitchen extract system. Behind it sit the plenum and grease filters, then the ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, and each part collects grease. A TR19® Grease clean deals with the whole route, not only the parts on show. Typical jobs include grease drips onto cooking equipment and proof of cleaning requested by an insurer, on canopies and hoods, discharge points and plenums and filters. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but in Butcher's Cross, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
Grease that collects out of sight, behind the filters and along the duct, is what insurers and fire officers worry about, so that is where most of the work in Butcher's Cross goes.
For a kitchen in or near Butcher's Cross, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
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.
- Place
- Butcher's Cross (TN20)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What we do, step by step
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, make the system safe, carry out the kitchen extract cleaning, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Visits to a village like Butcher's Cross are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.
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Butcher's Cross questions
Which fire authority looks after Butcher's Cross?
It’s East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Butcher's Cross. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Butcher's Cross in the summer holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Food Standards Agency records list about 2 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Butcher's Cross. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
How much notice should we give?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. We fix the price before work begins.
What about areas you cannot get to?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
TR19 is not written into law, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 does require the responsible person to manage fire risk. TR19 is the standard insurers and fire officers expect, and many policies require it.
How the job changes from site to site
Extract fan and discharge
Some systems have attenuators to cut noise, and they hold grease. We clean what can be reached and note anything that can’t.
Canopy and plenum
Grease meets the system first at the canopy and the plenum behind the filters. We clean both inside and out, including the filter housing.
Aftercare tips
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
When the clean is finished, grease readings are taken again at the same points, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as 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 affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The size of the system
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before work begins.
Helping us quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The postcode and the type of business
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
Not every problem is solved by kitchen extract cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
Places near Butcher's Cross
What else we do in Butcher's Cross
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
When to call us in Butcher's Cross
Cooking fat leaves the pan as a fine vapour. As the air cools on its way through the duct, the fat condenses and sticks, and the layer grows a little with every meal cooked. The grease filters stop some, never all of it.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Skippers Hill Manor School or anywhere near Butcher's Cross, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Comparing quotes
- What insurance they carry
- When the next visit should be, and why
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours