East Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Houghton Green kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Houghton Green, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
Managing agents and facilities teams in Houghton Green
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
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.
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Houghton Green
Across Houghton Green, we clean kitchen extract systems to BESA TR19® Grease. We survey first and take grease readings, then clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. At the finish there’s a TR19 certificate and a before and after photo report. Typical jobs include grease smells coming from the extract and a kitchen taken over without any extract records, on canopies and hoods, discharge points and horizontal duct runs. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but in Houghton Green, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
Grease that collects out of sight, behind the filters and along the duct, is what insurers and fire officers worry about, so that’s where most of the work in Houghton Green goes.
For a kitchen in or near Houghton Green, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Houghton Green (TN31)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extract cleaning in Houghton Green: the local picture
The coast is only about 3 miles from Houghton Green. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. There are about 45 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 6 takeaways and sandwich shops in Houghton Green and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. Houghton Green sits within the area of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near The Parish Church of St Michael or elsewhere in Houghton Green, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Lamb House, about 1.5 miles south, is one of the historic houses near Houghton Green; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Houghton Green is about 11 miles north-east of Hastings, in East Sussex. Across the TN31 area, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites. Houghton Green is one of 289 places in East Sussex where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. We also work in Maidstone, around 23 miles away.
Every address in TN31 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Playden (1 mile south-west), East Guldeford (1 mile south-east), Iden (1 mile north-west), Rye (1 mile south) and Rye Foreign (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Hastings (11 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (15 miles south-west), St Leonards (11 miles south-west), Hastings Old Town (10 miles south-west), Belmont (10 miles south-west) and Hollington (11 miles south-west).
What’s near Houghton Green
Typical jobs here are in premises near Kings Head Inn and Rye College and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Rye station, about 1.3 miles south-west. Nearby you’ll also find Rye Castle Museum (East Street) (1.4 miles south) and Ypres Tower (1.5 miles south). Not far away are Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.
Houghton Green: your questions answered
Does the sea air around Houghton Green make a difference to kitchen extract cleaning?
It can. Being within about 3 miles of the sea means more corrosion on metalwork in Houghton Green than inland. Outdoor metalwork near the sea is worth inspecting at every visit.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Houghton Green?
It’s East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Houghton Green. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You’ll know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 sit alongside that, and we are fully insured.
How far ahead should we book?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
TR19 isn’t written into law, but the responsible person still has a legal duty under the Fire Safety Order 2005. TR19 is the standard insurers and fire officers expect, and many policies require it.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Because a dirty extract can spread a fire through a building. Many insurers require TR19 cleaning, and may refuse or reduce a claim without proof, so keep every certificate.
Leave it or put it right?
An overdue clean in Houghton Green is best dealt with now rather than after the next inspection. The job takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system, and we fit around your opening hours. Waiting only adds grease and risk. In a place like Houghton Green, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before we start.
What you get with us
- Fully insured
- Photo reports with every job
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Read how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
Keeping the system healthy
So the system stays in good health:
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
When the clean is finished, grease readings are taken again at the same points, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as pictures. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Tell whoever looks after the system when something changes. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
The plenum is out of sight behind the filters, so it’s easy to forget. With the filters out, the plenum is scraped and degreased.
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. Cleans are done after close, overnight or before opening.
Honest limits
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- A broken extract fan that will not run
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Houghton Green?
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so nobody could get to them. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
What we are most often called out for:
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
School kitchens, at schools like St Michael's Church of England Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Comparing quotes
- Proof of insurance
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
How the visit works
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, carry out the kitchen extract cleaning, clear away and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Houghton Green can be planned properly.
- You send pictures 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.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We usually come back within one working day.