Brighton and Hove · Kitchen extract cleaning
East Saltdean kitchen extract cleaning
Need kitchen extract cleaning in East Saltdean? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
Between visits
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Keep the baffle filters clean
If we couldn’t get into part of the duct, the report says so plainly. A TR19 report should record what wasn’t cleaned as well as what was, and new access panels can be fitted so the next clean covers it.
Run the extract whenever the kitchen is cooking. Cooking with the extract off lets grease and heat settle in the canopy, and the next clean has more to do.
Kitchen extract cleaning in East Saltdean
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or during holidays where a site closes for them. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. Typical jobs include an inspection that picked up a dirty extract and grease drips onto cooking equipment, on plenums and filters, horizontal duct runs and vertical risers. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but in East Saltdean, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, with grease readings setting the real interval.
Around a smaller place like East Saltdean, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- East Saltdean (BN2)
- Region
- Brighton and Hove
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
What we do, step by step
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Tell us when your site near East Saltdean is quiet and the visit will be booked for then.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and give you a fixed quote.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: 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.
Advice
East Saltdean kitchens: local notes
At about 1 mile from the coast, East Saltdean is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. The FSA’s data shows about 10 pubs and bars registered across East Saltdean and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. East Saltdean 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.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Saltdean Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Where a hall near St Nicholas, or anywhere in East Saltdean, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like French Convalescent Home about 3.5 miles west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
East Saltdean is about 4 miles west of Newhaven, in Brighton and Hove. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in East Saltdean, please call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including East Saltdean. East Saltdean is one of 30 places in Brighton and Hove we cover for kitchen extract cleaning.
Work in BN2 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. You will find streets such as Wicklands Avenue, Oaklands Avenue and Brambletyne Avenue, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around East Saltdean: Saltdean (1 mile west), Telscombe (1 mile east), Rottingdean (2 miles north-west), Ovingdean (2 miles north-west) and Rodmell (3 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Brighton (5 miles north-west), Brighton and Hove (7 miles west), Hove (7 miles west), Carlton Hill (5 miles west), Hanover (5 miles north-west) and West Hill (5 miles west).
Near you in East Saltdean
In East Saltdean, that means kitchens and buildings near Beacon Hill, Smugglers Rest pub and Peacehaven Community School. East Saltdean’s nearest station is Southease station, roughly 3.3 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include French Convalescent Home (3.5 miles west) and Planet Earth Museum (3.7 miles east). Not far away are Newmarket Hill and Beacon Hill Local Nature Reserve.
East Saltdean questions
Who is the fire and rescue service for East Saltdean?
Fire safety enforcement in East Saltdean is handled by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. 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 East Saltdean in the summer holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Around East Saltdean, the Food Standards Agency lists about 10 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
A TR19 certificate and a photo report. Certificates are issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report shows before and after pictures, readings, any areas not reached and the next clean date.
When do you clean the extract?
We work around your hours. Most kitchens book us overnight or at weekends, so you do not lose a service.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, our work sits within an independently audited scheme. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Where does the waste go?
It’s contained and taken away. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it does not spread.
What types of premises do you cover?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Leave it or put it right?
After a fire, one of the first questions is often when the extract was last cleaned. Many insurers ask for proof of TR19 cleaning and may reduce or refuse a claim without it. A certificate in the file answers that question. Booking ahead lets us plan the trip to East Saltdean at a time that suits you.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Why us?
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Every job surveyed first
- In business since 2009
- Fully insured
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Honest limits
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in East Saltdean
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
For landlords and multi-site operators
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. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
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.
How the job changes from site to site
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Restaurants and pubs tend to cook long hours with plenty of frying and grilling, which can put them in BESA’s 3 or 6-monthly bands. We clean after close or before opening.
Grease filters
Baffle filters are cleaned as part of every TR19 clean, and put back so they seat correctly. We will tell you if any need replacing.