Brighton and Hove · Kitchen extract cleaning
Carlton Hill kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning across Carlton Hill and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Fat running down the canopy edge
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Carlton Hill
Think of it as a health check for the kitchen’s airways: diagnose with a survey, treat with a thorough clean, then sign it off. That clean bill of health comes as a TR19 certificate and a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. The work covers discharge points, canopies and hoods and horizontal duct runs, and people most often call us about an extract that no longer clears the smoke and an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Carlton Hill start: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: wet film or deposit thickness readings show which parts of the duct need the most attention, and readings afterwards go into your report.
Size does not change the work: a kitchen in a place like Carlton Hill gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with pictures, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Carlton Hill (BN2, BN1, BN50)
- Region
- Brighton and Hove
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
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. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. It won’t replace a TR19 clean, but it slows what reaches the duct.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Carlton Hill
Do you cover smaller places like Carlton Hill?
Yes, Carlton Hill is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Carlton Hill out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Food Standards Agency records list about 39 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Carlton Hill. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
How much notice should we give?
For planned work, earlier is better, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve dealt with extract grease.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Leave it or put it right?
Every week without a clean adds another layer. BESA guidance says the mean should not go above 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. The longer it’s left, the bigger the job becomes. It’s easy to lose track of when the work was last done on a quieter site.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- We are fully insured
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Each visit written up, with pictures
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
The process
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Tell us about any gates, ladders or locked plant areas at your site near Carlton Hill when you book.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Get a fixed quote
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Carlton Hill, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
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For landlords and multi-site operators
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Carlton Hill kitchens: local notes
The coast is only about 1 mile from Carlton Hill. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. Food Standards Agency records list about 692 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 138 sandwich bars and takeaways across Carlton Hill and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Each one that cooks under a canopy has an extract system that collects grease and needs regular cleaning. Carlton Hill is covered by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
For schools such as Carlton Hill Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Sussex Eye Hospital is the nearest hospital to Carlton Hill, about 0.7 miles south-east. A kitchen near Brighton station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Carlton Hill is about 1 mile south of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. Whether your site is in the middle of Carlton Hill or further out, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our Brighton and Hove coverage runs to 30 places, and Carlton Hill is one of them.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: BN2, BN1 and BN50. Whether your site is on New Road, North Road and Brills Lane or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Carlton Hill sits on or near the A259, so getting to you is simple for kitchen extract cleaning. Other places close to Carlton Hill include Hanover (1 mile north), Brighton (1 mile north), West Hill (1 mile north-west), Kemptown (1 mile south-east) and Seven Dials (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Brighton and Hove (3 miles west), Aldrington (3 miles west), Hangleton (3 miles north-west), Patcham (3 miles north), Westdene (3 miles north-west) and Saltdean (4 miles east). Carlton Hill is among the bigger places we cover in Brighton and Hove for kitchen extract cleaning.
Near you in Carlton Hill
In Carlton Hill, that means kitchens and buildings near Devonshire Arms, Queen's Park and Academy of Creative Training, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Brighton station, roughly 0.5 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Sussex Eye Hospital (0.7 miles south-east) and Churchill Square (0.6 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Whitehawk Hill and Newmarket Hill.
What else we do in Carlton Hill
What affects the quote in Carlton Hill
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- The condition of the system
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The size of the system
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before we start.
What we need to know
To speed up the quote, please include:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The postcode and the type of business
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
How the job changes from site to site
Ductwork and risers
Grease builds up most where the duct turns. We test at points like these before and after cleaning, so the report shows the difference.
Grease filters
Baffle filters are cleaned as part of every TR19 clean, and refitted so they sit properly in the housing. We will tell you if any need replacing.