East Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Mayfield kitchen extract cleaning
One call covers kitchen extract cleaning in Mayfield: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Mayfield
Every time food is cooked, warm vapour carries fat up into the extract. It cools inside the duct and settles as a sticky film that thickens month by month. That layer will burn, and a proper clean removes it before it becomes a fire risk. The work covers canopies and hoods, extract fans and plenums and filters, and common reasons people get in touch are stale cooking odours from the system and a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction. For TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Mayfield, you get one team and one number for every site, wherever you are in East Sussex.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: wet film or deposit thickness readings show which parts of the duct need the most attention, and readings afterwards go into your report.
In a small place like Mayfield, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- Mayfield (TN20)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Mayfield: your questions answered
Can the work in Mayfield be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Mayfield keeps running as normal. When you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us, mention when the site is quiet.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Mayfield?
That’s East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
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.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Grease-filled ducts can carry fire well beyond the kitchen. Many insurers require TR19 cleaning, and may refuse or reduce a claim without proof, so keep every certificate.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Only a few details: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and the last report help too. After that, simply call 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, 24/7. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
Is Mayfield in your area?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, and that includes Mayfield.
How long will the clean take?
That depends on the size of the system, the amount of grease and the number of access points. As a guide, it takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one.
Why act early in Mayfield
A clogged extract doesn’t only raise the fire risk. Filters block, airflow drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier, while the fan works harder to move less air. Smells, dripping grease and condensation often follow. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Mayfield is calmer for everyone.
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 work begins.
Why Mayfield businesses choose us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Trading since 2009
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. On site, the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Mayfield can be planned properly.
- You send photos 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.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
How to prepare
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Get a fixed quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Related advice
Looking after it afterwards
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as pictures. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. Clean, well-fitted filters catch more fat before it reaches the duct, which slows build-up further down the system.
What else we do in Mayfield
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Mayfield?
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. Most of the time it’s because there were never enough access panels, so those sections were never reached. That hidden grease keeps building where nobody looks.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St. Dunstan or anywhere around Mayfield, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
What your quote should include
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether a survey comes first
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- The scale of the work
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The condition of the system
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Any previous report or certificate
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Kitchen extract cleaning around Mayfield
It’s Wealden council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Mayfield. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Mayfield sits within the area of East 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.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Mayfield Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Mayfield, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Crowborough War Memorial Hospital about 5 miles north-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Mayfield is about 5 miles south-east of Crowborough, in East Sussex. Wherever you are in the TN20 postcode area, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Across East Sussex, we cover 289 places, and Mayfield is one of them. We also work in Brighton, about 21 miles from Mayfield.
Here we cover the TN20 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. Local streets include High Street, Station Road and Star Lane, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Wellbrook (1 mile south-west), Coggins Mill (1 mile north-east), Woolbridge (1 mile west), Argos Hill (1 mile north-west) and Rusher's Cross (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Bexhill-on-Sea (15 miles south-east), Lewes (15 miles south-west), Hailsham (11 miles south), Crowborough (5 miles north-west), Uckfield (8 miles south-west) and Polegate (14 miles south).
What’s near Mayfield
Typical jobs here are in premises near St Leonards-Mayfield School and The Royal Oak Inn and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Crowborough station, about 3.6 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (5 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Crowborough Country Park.