East Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Rodmell
We cover Rodmell for kitchen extract cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures as standard.
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
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 can diagnose it and quote.
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Rodmell
The ducts are where most of the grease hides. Access panels let us into the duct runs and risers, removing thick grease by hand, then using degreasers, hot water or steam to suit the deposit. Any section we cannot reach is recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted. If you are dealing with an inspection that picked up a dirty extract and rancid smells from grease in the duct, we can help. People looking for “duct cleaning near me” in Rodmell usually mean the kitchen extract, and that is our main job: canopy to fan, to TR19® Grease.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and readings afterwards go into your report.
In a small place like Rodmell, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after each visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Rodmell (BN7)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise straight away
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
If we couldn’t get into part of the duct, the report says so plainly. A TR19 report should record what wasn’t cleaned as well as what was, and new access panels can be fitted so the next clean covers it.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Rodmell
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Rodmell. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Kitchens in Rodmell get their food hygiene inspections from Lewes council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
For kitchens close to Southease station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Lewes Victoria Hospital about 2.9 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Rodmell is about 3 miles south of Lewes, in East Sussex. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Rodmell and the rest of East Sussex. Our East Sussex coverage runs to 289 places, and Rodmell is one of them. We also work in Brighton, around 6 miles away.
We cover every part of BN7 for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Mill Lane, Badgers Dene and The Paddocks or anywhere close by, we can help. If your site is just outside Rodmell, we cover Northease (1 mile north-west), Iford (1 mile north-west), Piddinghoe (2 miles south-east), Kingston near Lewes (2 miles north-west) and Telscombe (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Eastbourne (12 miles east), Seaford (6 miles south-east), Lewes (3 miles north), Hailsham (11 miles east), Uckfield (10 miles north-east) and Newhaven (3 miles south-east).
Around Rodmell
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Lewes and Laughton Levels, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Southease station, about 0.9 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Planet Earth Museum (2.8 miles south-east) and Lewes Castle (2.7 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Southerham Farm and Itford Hill.
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Rodmell questions
Do you work in villages like Rodmell?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Which environmental health team covers Rodmell?
In Rodmell, it’s Lewes council that carries out food hygiene inspections. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. We always survey first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Do we have to close the kitchen for the clean?
Cleans are timed to avoid service. Most kitchens book us overnight or at weekends, so you do not lose a service.
What do you do to protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
What should I send you?
Just the basics: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and the last report help too. After that, simply ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Losing a service is not an option for most restaurants and pubs. Overnight and weekend cleans keep the kitchen trading, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.
Grease filters
Between TR19 cleans, filters still need regular cleaning, and a filter exchange service can take that off your hands. Keeping them clean helps the rest of the system stay cleaner.
What we do, step by step
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. The middle part takes longest, and that takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. Visits to a village like Rodmell are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Before we arrive
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know about parking and loading
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.
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Leave it or put it right?
If your kitchen in Rodmell is past its cleaning date, it’s worth booking now. The job takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system, and we work evenings, overnight and weekends so you don’t lose a service. Waiting only adds grease and risk. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Why book with us
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- A written report with photos after every visit
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
When to call us in Rodmell
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so nobody could get to them. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Peter's Church, or anywhere in Rodmell, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
What your quote should include
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
When something else is needed
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans