East Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Friar's Hill, East Sussex
Kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites in Friar's Hill and across East Sussex. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Poor airflow at the canopy
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Friar's Hill
Not sure when the extract was last cleaned, or by whom? Send a few photos of the canopy and filters when you ring 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we’ll come back with a fixed price for the work in Friar's Hill, usually within one working day. Typical jobs include a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate and ductwork thick with old, hardened grease, across discharge points, plenums and filters and canopies and hoods. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
Access decides how thorough a clean can be. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
In a small place like Friar's Hill, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Friar's Hill (TN35)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
Common questions in Friar's Hill
Can school kitchens in Friar's Hill be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. With about 3 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Friar's Hill, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we’ll fit the work in.
Can you get to a site in Friar's Hill?
Yes. Friar's Hill is within the area we cover across London and the South East. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. We always survey first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
BESA guidance sets minimums by daily cooking hours: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and 12-monthly for light use. Grease readings can show a shorter interval is needed.
Will the clean disrupt our service?
We clean while the kitchen is closed, so evenings, overnight, early mornings and weekends are all options. We need the equipment switched off and cooled first.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
Allow as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. We will confirm the time when we quote.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in Friar's Hill?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Ask us for a fixed quote and we’ll normally reply within one working day.
What should I send you?
Some photos and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we will ask.
What a clean will not put right
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Friar's Hill
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
What affects the quote in Friar's Hill
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- The times the site is available
- What state the system is in
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Useful things to send:
- A few general shots of the system
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before work begins.
What the work involves, part by part
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.
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge is where air leaves the building, and grease can collect there too. It’s cleaned as far as safe access allows, and any limits are recorded.
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Kitchen extract cleaning around Friar's Hill
Friar's Hill lies within about 2 miles of the sea. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. Look up Friar's Hill on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 4 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in and around Friar's Hill, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Friar's Hill is covered by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
School kitchens, at schools like Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Where a hall near St Laurence's Church, or anywhere in Friar's Hill, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Friar's Hill is about 4 miles north-east of Hastings, in East Sussex. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Friar's Hill, please call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Friar's Hill included. Across East Sussex, we cover 289 places, Friar's Hill among them. Maidstone is in our area too, around 26 miles away.
All of TN35 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. That includes premises on Pett Road, Friars Bank and Chapel Lane and nearby roads. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Guestling Green (1 mile north-west), Guestling (1 mile west), Fairlight (1 mile south), Bachelor's Bump (1 mile south-west) and Pett (1 mile east). We also work in nearby towns such as Hastings (4 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (8 miles west), St Leonards (4 miles south-west), Hastings Old Town (3 miles south-west), Belmont (3 miles south-west) and Langney (15 miles south-west).
What’s near Friar's Hill
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Hope Public House, Speckled Wood and Buckswood School. The nearest railway station is Three Oaks station, roughly 1.4 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Priory Meadow Shopping Centre (3.4 miles south-west) and Conquest Hospital (3.1 miles west). For a walk, there’s Church Wood and Robsack Wood.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
How it works
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Friar's Hill.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- 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.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Clear the space around the work
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Getting a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Friar's Hill
Grease in the extract matters because it burns. A flare-up on the range can be drawn up into the canopy and duct, where burning grease can carry a fire along the ducts and into other parts of the building. For a kitchen in Friar's Hill, keeping that fuel under control is part of the fire risk assessment.
Look out for any of the following:
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Friar's Hill is Conquest Hospital, about 3.1 miles west.
Before you book anyone
- Proof of insurance
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded