West Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Chilgrove
Professional kitchen extract cleaning in and around Chilgrove, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
Chilgrove questions
Can you work in Chilgrove outside opening hours?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Chilgrove needn’t be disturbed. Just call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Do you cover smaller places like Chilgrove?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Chilgrove included. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Where does the waste go?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it doesn’t spread.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
How long will the clean take?
It takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
Everything from canopy to discharge: the canopy, the plenum behind the filters, the filters, horizontal ducts, vertical risers, the fan and the discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Anything we cannot reach is recorded on the report.
How much notice do you need?
Earlier is better, especially for out-of-hours work. We usually quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Chilgrove, done properly
Any kitchen we clean in Chilgrove gets exactly the same specification as everywhere else we work. 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. Typical jobs include an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer and a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate, on horizontal duct runs, canopies and hoods and vertical risers. Kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning, extraction cleaning: whatever you call it, in Chilgrove it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.
Kitchens that fry and grill hardest need the most frequent cleans, so we look at the menu as well as the opening hours when we suggest the next date.
Somewhere as small as Chilgrove, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
A written report with pictures follows every visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Chilgrove (PO18)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Chilgrove
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
How it works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before we start, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Chilgrove.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know about parking and loading
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line 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 will typically have a quote within one working day.
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How we price kitchen extract cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- What state the system is in
- A single visit or a regular plan
- How big the system is
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
Helping us quote
What to send for a quote:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The postcode and the type of business
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Nearby places to Chilgrove
Other services in Chilgrove
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Different parts, different methods
Canopy and plenum
The plenum is out of sight behind the filters, so it’s easy to forget. With the filters out, the plenum is scraped and degreased.
Ductwork and risers
Horizontal runs collect grease as the air slows and cools. We open access panels along the route and clean each section, recording any that cannot be reached.
Chilgrove kitchens: local notes
It’s Chichester council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Chilgrove. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. The fire and rescue service for Chilgrove is West 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.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Chichester Centre about 5.2 miles south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Chilgrove is about 6 miles north of Chichester, in West Sussex. Wherever you are in the PO18 postcode area, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, and Chilgrove is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Portsmouth page, about 14 miles away.
Work in PO18 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Close by, we work in East Marden (2 miles west), Didling (3 miles north), Elsted (4 miles north), Compton (4 miles west) and Ingrams Green (4 miles north). Larger places within reach include Bognor Regis (10 miles south-east), Chichester (6 miles south), Selsey (13 miles south), Littlehampton (14 miles south-east), Emsworth (7 miles south-west) and Rustington (15 miles south-east).
What’s near Chilgrove
Other landmarks nearby include Chichester Centre (5.2 miles south) and Museum of Gardening (1.7 miles south-east). Open spaces near Chilgrove include Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve and Bow Hill.
Honest limits
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Chilgrove
A lot of duct grease gets there because the filters let it through. Damaged, missing or overloaded filters let grease straight past, and it does not stop until it reaches the fan.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
West Dean House, about 1.6 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses near Chilgrove; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Comparing quotes
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether VAT is included