East Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Northease kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning across Northease and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Northease
Any kitchen we clean in Northease gets exactly the same specification as everywhere else we work. 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. If you’re dealing with heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs and fat running down the canopy edge, we can help, from vertical risers, canopies and hoods and horizontal duct runs onwards. Searching for commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Northease? We’ve been cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Northease: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
In a small place like Northease, 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.
A written report with pictures follows every visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Northease (BN7)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Northease
Is Northease within the area you cover?
Yes, Northease is part of our area, however small the site. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Northease?
It’s East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Northease. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Ask us for a fixed quote, usually ready within one working day.
What happens to the waste?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
When do you clean the extract?
We work around your hours. Overnight, weekend and between-service cleans are all possible and the kitchen is ready to cook when we leave.
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.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Aftercare tips
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
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 photos. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Report drips, smells or a noisy fan early. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
Different parts, different methods
Grease filters
Gaps around filters let fat through to the duct. We check they fit as they should when we refit them, and flag any that don’t.
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. We clean after close or before opening.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Northease
Northease is about 46 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included. It’s Lewes council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Northease. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
For schools such as Priory School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Lewes Victoria Hospital is the nearest hospital to Northease, about 2.4 miles north.
Northease is about 3 miles south of Lewes, in East Sussex. Anywhere in BN7, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Northease is one of 289 places in East Sussex we cover for commercial clients. We also work in Brighton, about 6 miles from Northease.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: BN7. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Rodmell (1 mile south-east), Iford (1 mile north-west), Kingston near Lewes (2 miles north-west), Southover (2 miles north) and Cliffe (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Eastbourne (13 miles east), Seaford (6 miles south-east), Hailsham (11 miles east), Uckfield (10 miles north-east), Newhaven (4 miles south-east) and Peacehaven (3 miles south).
Local landmarks in Northease
In Northease, that means kitchens and buildings near Lewes and Laughton Levels, among other places. Northease’s nearest station is Southease station, about 1.4 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Lewes Castle (2.2 miles north) and Lewes Victoria Hospital (2.4 miles north). Not far away are Southerham Farm and Itford Hill.
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Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Northease
Grease in an extract starts as vapour. Once it cools inside the ductwork, it condenses onto every surface it touches, and the layer grows a little with every meal cooked. Filters catch some of it, but never all.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Stale cooking odours from the system
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Peter's Church or anywhere around Northease, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Before booking anyone
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
For landlords and multi-site operators
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 can quote for the whole system.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
What happens on the day
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time, and we clear up before we go. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Northease can be planned properly.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by pictures or a visit.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Clear loose items from the work area
Get a fixed quote
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Northease
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- What state the system is in
- Any permits to work or inductions
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Helping us quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- A few general shots of the system
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Any previous report or certificate
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will usually have a quote within one working day.