East Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Five Ashes
For kitchen extract cleaning in Five Ashes, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
Kitchen duct cleaning in Five Ashes
Across Five Ashes, we clean kitchen extract systems to BESA TR19® Grease. The job starts with a survey and grease readings, then works through canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, fan and discharge. You get a TR19 certificate and a photo report at the end. Typical jobs include grease smells coming from the extract and proof of cleaning requested by an insurer, on extract fans, vertical risers and plenums and filters. For TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Five Ashes, you get one team and one number for every site.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: every 3 months for 12–16 hours, every 6 months for 6–12 hours and every 12 months for 2–6 hours, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
For a kitchen in or near Five Ashes, 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, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Every visit ends with a written report and pictures, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Five Ashes (TN20)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
You get a photo report after every clean. 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.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Five Ashes can be planned properly.
- We survey the system first, from your photos and details or on a site visit.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
How to get a quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Related advice
Kitchen extract cleaning in Five Ashes: the local picture
Five Ashes 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. Kitchens in Five Ashes get their food hygiene inspections from Wealden council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Where a hall near Church of the Good Shepherd, or anywhere in Five Ashes, 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 Crowborough War Memorial Hospital about 4.3 miles north-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Five Ashes is about 4 miles south-east of Crowborough, in East Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Five Ashes, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Five Ashes is one of 289 towns, villages and districts in East Sussex we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby (19 miles or so).
We work across the TN20 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Westfield Close, Leeds Lane and Spring Lane and the roads around them. Other places close to Five Ashes include Skippers Hill (1 mile north), Butcher's Cross (1 mile north), Woolbridge (1 mile north-east), Wellbrook (1 mile north-east) and Mayfield (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastbourne (15 miles south), Bexhill-on-Sea (15 miles south-east), Lewes (13 miles south-west), Hailsham (10 miles south), Crowborough (4 miles north-west) and Uckfield (6 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Five Ashes
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Skippers Hill Manor School and The Five Ashes Inn and the streets around them. Five Ashes’s nearest station is Crowborough station, about 3.3 miles north-west. Nearby you will also find Tickerage Castle (3.8 miles south-west) and Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (4.3 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Selwyns Wood.
What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what kitchen extract cleaning will not do:
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
- An undersized canopy or fan
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Five Ashes
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The times the site is available
- The number of sites or systems
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Asking for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Towns and villages near Five Ashes
What else we do in Five Ashes
What the work involves, part by part
Extract fan and discharge
At the end of the system is the discharge, and grease can collect there too. It’s cleaned as far as safe access allows, and any limits are recorded.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In a care home or hospital, the kitchen may cook every day of the year. Cleans are planned between meals or overnight, so residents and patients are not disturbed.
Why deal with it now?
Putting it off simply moves the grease further down the duct. Fat that was soft and easy to remove hardens with heat and time, and that takes more work to shift. Staying on a regular cycle keeps each clean manageable. Somewhere as small as Five Ashes, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
Why Five Ashes businesses choose us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
FAQs for Five Ashes
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Five Ashes?
Five Ashes is in the area of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Five Ashes?
The local authority for Five Ashes is Wealden council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
TR19® itself isn’t law. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19 is the benchmark used to show extract grease is under control.
What information do you need?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and the last report help too. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
How do you protect the area?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
How much notice do you need?
For planned work, earlier is better, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
Common problems we fix in Five Ashes
Hours of cooking are the biggest factor. Under BESA guidance, heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day means a clean at least every 3 months, moderate use every 6 months and light use every 12. They are minimums: measured grease levels set the real interval.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Five Ashes CofE Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
What your quote should include
- What records you will receive afterwards
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether they’re fully insured