West Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Pound Hill, West Sussex
Looking for kitchen extract cleaning in Pound Hill? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Stale cooking odours from the system
How it works
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Tell us about any gates, ladders or locked plant areas at your site near Pound Hill when you book.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and send 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, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Get a fixed quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
Advice
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Pound Hill
Has the extract gone a while without a clean, or has the paperwork gone missing? Just call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with pictures of the canopy and filters, and you will have a fixed quote for kitchen extract cleaning in Pound Hill, usually within one working day. If you have rancid smells from grease in the duct and years of baked-on grease in the ducts, we can put it right. People looking for “duct cleaning near me” in Pound Hill typically mean the kitchen extract, and that is our main job: canopy to fan, to TR19® Grease.
Each job starts with a look at where grease has built up: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
In a smaller place like Pound Hill, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with pictures, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Pound Hill (RH10)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
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In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Common questions in Pound Hill
Which environmental health team covers Pound Hill?
The local authority for Pound Hill is Crawley council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Do you cover smaller places like Pound Hill?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Every site has its own report.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
Strictly, the legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, not from TR19. In practice, TR19 is how kitchens show they’re managing grease, and many insurers ask for proof of it.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Will the clean disrupt our service?
The clean is done when the kitchen is not cooking, so evenings, overnight, early mornings and weekends are all options. Equipment needs to be off and cool before we start.
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 survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise straight away
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
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.
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.
Kitchen extracts in Pound Hill
Look up Pound Hill on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 43 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 27 sandwich bars and takeaways across Pound Hill and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Every kitchen in that count with a canopy has a full extract system, canopy to discharge, to keep clear of grease. It’s Crawley council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Pound Hill. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Pound Hill. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Where a hall near St Barnabas', or anywhere in Pound Hill, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. If you cook for passing trade around Three Bridges station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Pound Hill is about 2 miles north-east of Crawley, in West Sussex. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Pound Hill and the rest of West Sussex. Pound Hill is one of 371 places in West Sussex where we work for commercial clients. We also work in Brighton, about 20 miles from Pound Hill.
All of RH10 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Worth Road, Burns Road and Milton Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Other places close to Pound Hill include Worth (1 mile south), Three Bridges (1 mile south-west), Forge Wood (1 mile north), Maidenbower (1 mile south) and Copthorne (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cover Horsham (8 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (9 miles south), Burgess Hill (11 miles south), East Grinstead (6 miles east), Broadfield (3 miles south-west) and Billingshurst (15 miles south-west).
What’s near Pound Hill
Around Pound Hill, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Hazelwick School, The Gatwick School and Hillside Inn, among other places. Pound Hill’s nearest station is Three Bridges station, about 0.6 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include County Mall (1.7 miles west) and Langley Green Hospital (2 miles west). Open spaces near Pound Hill include Tilgate Lake.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- The scale of the work
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The number of sites or systems
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will talk you through it.
What to send for a quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The site address and the type of premises
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
When it’s something else
Kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix everything, and we will tell you before any work starts. It will not put right:
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- An undersized canopy or fan
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
For landlords and multi-site operators
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Pound Hill and across West Sussex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
What we are called out for in Pound Hill
Cooking fat leaves the pan as a fine vapour. As the air cools on its way through the duct, the fat condenses and sticks, building a layer that gets thicker with every service. The grease filters stop some, never all of it.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Fat running down the canopy edge
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Pound Hill Infant Academy tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What your quote should include
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What insurance they carry