Brighton and Hove · Kitchen extract cleaning
Hollingbury kitchen extract cleaning
For TR19 Grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge in Hollingbury, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
Common questions in Hollingbury
Which fire authority looks after Hollingbury?
That’s East 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.
Can school kitchens in Hollingbury be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 33 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Hollingbury. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
We clean every part the grease travels through. That means canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge, reached through access panels where needed.
When do you clean the extract?
Out of hours: evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. The equipment is switched off and left to cool, and we hand the kitchen back ready for the next service.
What about areas you can’t get to?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
How far ahead should we book?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
How long will the clean take?
Allow as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. We’ll confirm the time when we quote.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Hollingbury
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 drop us a line, and you’ll have a fixed quote for kitchen extract cleaning in Hollingbury, typically within one working day. Typical jobs include grease smells coming from the extract and fat running down the canopy edge, across plenums and filters, discharge points and extract fans. Kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning, extraction cleaning: whatever you call it, it’s the job we do every week across Brighton and Hove.
What can be cleaned depends on what can be reached. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
Around a smaller place like Hollingbury, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s why every job is written up in a report with pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Hollingbury (BN1)
- Wider area
- Brighton and Hove
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Hollingbury
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- How big the system is
- Travel, parking and unloading
- A single visit or a regular plan
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- A few general shots of the system
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- 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, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before work begins.
When to call us in Hollingbury
Grease filters are the first line of defence, and they’re often the weak point. Damaged, missing or overloaded filters let grease straight past, and it does not stop until it reaches the fan.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
For schools such as Carden Nursery and Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether the figure could change on the day
The process
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 single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like Hollingbury.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Get a fixed quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
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What else we do in Hollingbury
What a clean will not put right
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- A grease trap that needs emptying
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Hollingbury
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
Why it’s worth doing now in Hollingbury
Environmental health officers inspect food businesses, in Hollingbury as everywhere else, and they look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment, extraction included. Keeping the extract clean helps the whole kitchen pass muster. Booking ahead lets us plan the trip to Hollingbury at a time that suits you.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before we start.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Hollingbury
- Photo reports with every job
- Fully insured
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Managing agents and facilities teams in Hollingbury
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Keeping the system healthy
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
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.
Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. A filter that is clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, so the ductwork stays cleaner for longer.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Hollingbury
At about 3 miles from the coast, Hollingbury is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. The FSA’s data shows about 22 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 4 hotels and B&Bs registered within about 1.5 miles of central Hollingbury. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. It’s Brighton and Hove council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Hollingbury. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
A hospital like Brighton General Hospital, about 2.1 miles south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Hollingbury (Preston Manor & Gardens is about 1.4 miles south-west), fitting access panels needs care.
Hollingbury is about 2 miles north of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. Whatever kind of site you run in Hollingbury, kitchen extract cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Our area takes in 30 places across Brighton and Hove, large and small.
Kitchen extract cleaning in BN1 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. That includes premises on Keymer Road, Warmdene Road and Carden Avenue and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Patcham (1 mile west), Withdean (1 mile south-west), Hollingdean (1 mile south), Preston (1 mile south-west) and Westdene (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns such as Brighton and Hove (3 miles south-west), Hove (3 miles south-west), Brunswick (3 miles south), Kemptown (3 miles south), Whitehawk (3 miles south-east) and Aldrington (3 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Hollingbury
In Hollingbury, that means kitchens and buildings near University of Sussex Library, Patcham High School and Wild Park and the streets around them. Nearby too are The Dharma Primary School (0.5 miles north-west) and County Oak pub (less than half a mile north-east). The nearest railway station is Moulsecoomb station, roughly 1.1 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Brighton General Hospital (2.1 miles south) and Churchill Square (2.6 miles south). Not far away are Ladies Mile and Ditchling Beacon.