West Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Furnace Wood kitchen extract cleaning
Professional kitchen extract cleaning in and around Furnace Wood, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Furnace Wood, done properly
Across Furnace Wood, 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. At the finish there’s a TR19 certificate and a before and after photo report. Common call-outs are for a TR19 certificate needed for the insurer and ductwork thick with old, hardened grease, on vertical risers, plenums and filters and discharge points. Most calls from Furnace Wood come after an insurer, an EHO or a fire officer asks to see the last TR19 certificate. Either way, the answer is the same: a proper clean and the paperwork to match.
The fire risk in a kitchen extract sits in the parts nobody sees: the plenum, the duct and the fan, so that’s where most of the work in Furnace Wood goes.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
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.
- Where
- Furnace Wood (RH19)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
The certificate records when the clean was done, where and by whom. File it with the fire risk assessment and the maintenance log, so it’s to hand when an insurer, fire officer or EHO asks.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. It won’t replace a TR19 clean, but it slows what reaches the duct.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- The scale of the work
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Whether several sites go on one quote
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Asking for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The site address and the type of premises
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we start.
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The process
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Somewhere like Furnace Wood, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Ask for a quote
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.
Related advice
Common questions in Furnace Wood
Can you get to a site in Furnace Wood?
Yes, Furnace Wood is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Which fire authority looks after Furnace Wood?
That’s West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
It depends on how many hours a day the kitchen cooks. BESA’s minimums run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. We’ll recommend a date after measuring the grease.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What information do you need?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. We’ll ask for anything else we need.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Call for a fixed quote, normally ready within one working day.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
We are members of Vent Hygiene Elite, the scheme run by BESCA, and we clean to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
What do I get after the clean?
A TR19 certificate and a photo report. Certificates are issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report includes before and after pictures, grease readings and the recommended next clean date.
Multi-site and managed buildings
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Why it’s worth doing now in Furnace Wood
A clogged extract does not only raise the fire risk. Blocked filters and narrowed ducts slow the airflow, leaving the kitchen hot and smoky, while the fan works harder to move less air. Grease drips, smells and condensation are common next. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before work begins.
Why book with us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Each visit written up, with photos
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Furnace Wood: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records list about 8 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Furnace Wood. Every kitchen in that count with a canopy has a full extract system, canopy to discharge, to keep clear of grease. Furnace Wood is covered by 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. Food hygiene inspections in Furnace Wood are the job of Mid Sussex council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Saint Hill Manor, about 3 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses near Furnace Wood; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Furnace Wood is Queen Victoria Hospital, about 3.1 miles east. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Felbridge Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Furnace Wood is about 3 miles west of East Grinstead, in West Sussex. Wherever you are in the RH19 postcode area, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Across West Sussex, we cover 371 places, and Furnace Wood is one of them. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby, about 21 miles away.
Here we cover the RH19 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Lake View Road, Felcot Road and Furnace Farm Road and the roads around them. Other places close to Furnace Wood include Domewood (1 mile north-west), Snow Hill (1 mile west), Felbridge (1 mile east), Crawley Down (1 mile south) and Newchapel (2 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Crawley (6 miles west), Horsham (12 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (10 miles south), Burgess Hill (13 miles south), East Grinstead (3 miles east) and Broadfield (7 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Furnace Wood
Typical jobs here are in premises near Imberhorne School. The closest station to Furnace Wood is East Grinstead station, roughly 2.5 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Effingham Park Motor Museum (0.9 miles west) and Queen Victoria Hospital (3.1 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Hedgecourt Lake.
Part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Even a kitchen that cooks only a few hours a day needs cleaning at least every 12 months under BESA guidance. School holidays are an easy time to do it.
Extract fan and discharge
Attenuators, where fitted, can soak up grease and need attention. Where they can be cleaned, they are, and the report notes anything that can’t.