East Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Rose Hill, East Sussex
Kitchen extract cleaning in Rose Hill, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Rose Hill
We treat an extract system much as a doctor treats a patient: diagnose with a survey, treat with a thorough clean, then sign it off. The sign-off is a TR19 certificate with a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If you have cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey and rancid smells from grease in the duct, we can put it right. Searching for commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Rose Hill? We’ve been cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East since 2009, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.
Kitchens that fry and grill hardest need the most frequent cleans, so the interval is set by what you cook as well as how long.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s why every job is written up in a report with photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Rose Hill (TN22)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in Rose Hill
There’s no law that names TR19, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 still applies. The responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping extract grease under control. TR19 is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
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’ll price it together.
Why us?
- Photo reports with every job
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Every job surveyed first
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
If we couldn’t get into part of the duct, the report says so plainly. That’s part of an honest TR19 clean, not a failing, and new access panels can be fitted so the next clean covers it.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Rose Hill?
Cooking fat leaves the pan as a fine vapour. Once it cools inside the ductwork, it condenses onto every surface it touches, and the layer grows a little with every meal cooked. The grease filters stop some, never all of it.
The symptoms we’re asked about most include:
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
Glyndebourne, about 3.4 miles south, is one of the historic houses near Rose Hill; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
What your quote should include
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Whether a survey comes first
Rose Hill: your questions answered
Who is the fire and rescue service for Rose Hill?
It’s East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Rose Hill. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Can you work in Rose Hill outside opening hours?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
BESA guidance sets minimums by daily cooking hours: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and 12-monthly for light use. Grease readings can show a shorter interval is needed.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Usually, yes. Send a few wide pictures plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and a fixed quote usually follows within one working day. If pictures aren’t enough, we’ll survey first.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No law names TR19 directly, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 does require the responsible person to manage fire risk. TR19 is the standard insurers and fire officers expect, and many policies require it.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we will quote them together.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
Part by part
Restaurant and pub kitchens
High-heat cooking loads the extract with grease, and measured readings show whether the minimum interval is enough.
Grease filters
We clean the grease filters as part of the job, and refitted so they sit properly in the housing. Damaged ones are noted on the report.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Rose Hill
Food Standards Agency records include about 3 pubs, bars and clubs in and around Rose Hill, up to about a mile and a half out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Environmental health officers from Wealden council inspect food businesses in Rose Hill. 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. Rose Hill sits within the area of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Uckfield Community Hospital (about 3.1 miles north-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Ringmer Community College and Sixth Form or anywhere near Rose Hill, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Rose Hill is about 3 miles south-west of Uckfield, in East Sussex. Sites in Rose Hill get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Across East Sussex, we cover 289 places, Rose Hill among them. You can also see our page for Brighton, roughly 11 miles from Rose Hill.
All of TN22 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Isfield (1 mile north-west), Little Horsted (2 miles north-east), Barcombe Mills (2 miles south-west), Broyle Side (2 miles south) and Norlington (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Eastbourne (14 miles south-east), Seaford (11 miles south), Lewes (4 miles south-west), Hailsham (9 miles south-east), Crowborough (10 miles north-east) and Uckfield (3 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Rose Hill
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Halfway House Public House. For rail, the closest station is Uckfield station, roughly 3.1 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include Tickerage Castle (4.6 miles north-east) and Museum of Agricultural Bygones (2.4 miles south). Not far away are Malling Down and Cliffe Hill.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The number of sites or systems
- What state the system is in
- How big the system is
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Helping us quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The site address and the type of premises
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Other services in Rose Hill
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
The process
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the kitchen extract cleaning, clear away and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Rose Hill, let us know and we will plan around it.
- We survey the system, from your pictures or on site, canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and send you a fixed quote.
- 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, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Getting ready for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Clear loose items from the work area
Get a fixed quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.