West Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Lickfold
Kitchen extract cleaning in Lickfold from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Poor airflow at the canopy
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Lickfold
A closed kitchen isn’t earning, so the timing of a clean matters. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. If you have grease smells coming from the extract and an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer, we can put it right. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Lickfold, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork.
What can be cleaned depends on what can be reached. Sections without access panels are recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted so they’re cleaned next time.
Somewhere as small as Lickfold, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
Duct Doctor has 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.
- Location
- Lickfold (GU28)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Lickfold
You’ll get a fixed price before any work starts. It takes into account:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The condition of the system
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The scale of the work
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
What we need to know
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
What we’re called out for in Lickfold
How fast grease builds up depends mostly on how long the kitchen cooks each day. BESA guidance sets minimum cleaning intervals of every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours a day, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours, and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. They are minimums: measured grease levels set the real interval.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Midhurst Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Lickfold, about 3.2 miles south-west.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether a survey comes first
- Proof of insurance
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The process
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Lickfold knowing what to expect.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Getting a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and photos, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
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What the work involves, part by part
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 with as little disruption as possible.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens often cook for long hours, frying and grilling, which can put them in BESA’s 3 or 6-monthly bands. We clean after close or before opening.
Kitchen extracts in Lickfold
West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Lickfold. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. About 41 miles out from central London, Lickfold is part of the South East area we work across. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near The Parish Church of St Lawrence, or anywhere in Lickfold, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Historic houses near Lickfold, such as Cowdray House about 3.4 miles south-west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Lickfold is about 11 miles east of Petersfield, in West Sussex. From the centre of Lickfold to the outskirts, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Lickfold is one of 371 places in West Sussex where we work for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Guildford, roughly 16 miles from Lickfold.
We cover every part of the GU28 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. We also cover the places around Lickfold: Lurgashall (1 mile north-east), Lodsworth (2 miles south), Northchapel (3 miles north-east), Ebernoe (3 miles east) and Ansteadbrook (4 miles north). Further out, we also cover Chichester (13 miles south), Storrington (12 miles south-east), Billingshurst (10 miles east), Portfield (13 miles south), Yapton (15 miles south) and Southwater (15 miles east).
What’s near Lickfold
Lickfold’s nearest station is Haslemere station, roughly 4.7 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Lodsworth Castle (3.1 miles south) and Midhurst Museum (3.6 miles south-west). Open spaces near Lickfold include Cooksbridge Meadow and Blackdown.
Aftercare tips
So the system stays in good health:
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
If we couldn’t get into part of the duct, the report says so plainly. That’s part of an honest TR19 clean, not a failing, and we can fit access panels so it’s reached next time.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. A daily wipe is not a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
Why act early in Lickfold
After a fire, one of the first questions is often when the extract was last cleaned. Many policies require cleaning to TR19, and an insurer can refuse or reduce a claim without proof. A current certificate is far easier to produce than an explanation. Planning a trip to Lickfold ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
Why book with us
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- We’re fully insured
- A written report with photos after each visit
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and certificates.
Lickfold questions
Do you cover smaller places like Lickfold?
Yes, Lickfold is part of our area, however small the site. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Which environmental health team covers Lickfold?
Food hygiene inspections in Lickfold are carried out by Chichester council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. Heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day calls for a clean at least every 3 months under BESA guidance, and lighter use less often. We will recommend a date after measuring the grease.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
Yes, a TR19 certificate, along with a photo report. The report lists what was cleaned, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next clean is due.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you will get one fixed quote.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
The legal duty sits in the Fire Safety Order 2005 rather than in TR19 itself. TR19 is the industry benchmark for meeting that duty in a kitchen extract, and many insurers ask for proof of it.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Many policies require TR19 cleaning, and insurers often ask to see the certificate. Without proof, a claim can be refused or reduced, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
When it’s something else
In fairness, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs