East Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Northiam, East Sussex
For TR19 Grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge in Northiam, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
Managing agents and facilities teams in Northiam
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Northiam and across East Sussex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Northiam
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. Cleans are booked for evenings, overnight or 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. Common call-outs are for grease drips onto cooking equipment and stale cooking odours from the system, on horizontal duct runs, discharge points and plenums and filters. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Northiam start: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
A kitchen running fryers and chargrills all day builds up grease much faster than one that mostly steams and boils, so we look at the menu as well as the opening hours when we suggest the next date.
Work in a small place like Northiam starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Northiam (TN31)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Places near Northiam
What else we do in Northiam
Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise straight away
The report gives a recommended date for the next clean, set from your daily cooking hours and the readings we took. We can put the system on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly plan, so the date is not missed.
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.
Northiam: your questions answered
Can you come to Northiam after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in Northiam keeps running as normal. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
Is Northiam within the area you cover?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Northiam included. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. We always survey first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where needed. A fixed quote follows.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
Short systems are done in a few hours, but large systems may be spread over more than one visit. Your quote says how long to expect.
How much notice should we give?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
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.
Why it’s worth doing now in Northiam
Environmental health officers inspect food businesses, in Northiam 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. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Northiam is calmer for everyone.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
What you get with us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Full insurance on every job
See what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The number of sites or systems
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Where the site is and how we reach it
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The postcode and the type of business
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Kitchen extract cleaning around Northiam
Northiam is covered by 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. Food hygiene inspections in Northiam are the job of Rother council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Northiam Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Northiam (Great Dixter is about 0.5 miles west), fitting access panels needs care.
Northiam is about 9 miles north of Hastings, in East Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Northiam, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Across East Sussex, we cover 289 places, and Northiam is one of them. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 19 miles away.
Every address in TN31 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on Station Road, Main Street and Elizabeth Gardens or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Northiam is on the A268, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Beckley (2 miles south-east), Beckley Furnace (3 miles south), Broad Oak (3 miles south), Flackley Ash (3 miles east) and Broadland Row (4 miles south). Further out, we also cover Hastings (9 miles south), Bexhill-on-Sea (12 miles south-west), St Leonards (10 miles south), Hastings Old Town (10 miles south), Belmont (10 miles south) and Heathfield (15 miles west).
Local landmarks in Northiam
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Hayes Arms Hotel and the streets around them. Other landmarks nearby include The C.M Booth Collection (4 miles north). The countryside around Northiam includes Flatropers Wood.
Different parts, different methods
Restaurant and pub kitchens
A pub or restaurant can’t afford to cancel a service for a clean. We work overnight and at weekends where that suits, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.
Grease filters
A filter that is missing or bent lets grease straight past. Each filter is checked as it goes back in, and flag any that don’t.
What happens on the day
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, carry out the kitchen extract cleaning, tidy up and leave you the report. On site, the work takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Northiam.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Getting a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.