West Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Rowhook kitchen extract cleaning
Our technicians work in Rowhook on kitchen extract cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures on every job.
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
What your team can do, and what needs us
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Kitchen duct cleaning in Rowhook
A closed kitchen is not earning, so the timing of a clean matters. Cleans are booked for evenings, overnight or weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. With the equipment off and cool and the area sheeted, we clean and hand the kitchen back ready for the next service. The work covers discharge points, vertical risers and horizontal duct runs, and common reasons people get in touch are proof of cleaning requested by an insurer and a system with no record of a TR19 clean. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Rowhook, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork.
Access decides how thorough a clean can be. Sections without access panels are recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted so they’re cleaned next time.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
A written report with pictures follows every visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Rowhook (RH12)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens if it’s left?
Any food business in Rowhook can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and a greasy canopy or dripping filters won’t go unnoticed. Keeping the extract clean helps the whole kitchen pass muster. A fault that closes a site in a village like Rowhook affects everyone who depends on it.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Why Rowhook businesses choose us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Fully insured
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Trading since 2009
Read how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
Kitchen extract cleaning around Rowhook
Food hygiene inspections in Rowhook are the job of Horsham council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Rowhook. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
For schools such as Farlington School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Rowhook is about 4 miles north-west of Horsham, in West Sussex. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Rowhook and the rest of West Sussex. Rowhook is one of 371 places in West Sussex we cover for commercial clients. Our Guildford page covers sites nearby (13 miles or so).
Work in RH12 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If your site is just outside Rowhook, we cover Warnham (2 miles east), Broadbridge Heath (2 miles south-east), Itchingfield (3 miles south), Tower Hill (4 miles south-east) and Holbrook (4 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Crawley (9 miles east), Haywards Heath (15 miles south-east), Burgess Hill (15 miles south-east), Broadfield (8 miles east), Storrington (12 miles south) and Billingshurst (6 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Rowhook
In Rowhook, that means kitchens and buildings near The Chequers Inn Public House and Farlington Strood Park, among other places. The nearest railway station is Warnham station, about 3 miles east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Horsham Hospital (3.7 miles south-east) and Christs Hospital School Museum (3.9 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Warnham LNR and Vann Lake.
How the job changes from site to site
Ductwork and risers
Horizontal runs collect grease as the air slows and cools. We open access panels along the route and clean each section, recording any that cannot be reached.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
High-heat cooking loads the extract with grease, so grease readings help set the right interval.
What we’re called out for in Rowhook
What’s on the menu matters as much as how much is cooked. Fryers, grills and open flames throw much more fat into the extract than gentler cooking, so two kitchens with the same hours can need very different intervals.
Clients normally contact us after spotting one of these:
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Horsham Hospital about 3.7 miles south-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- The times the site is available
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The scale of the work
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Any previous report or certificate
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: 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.
How the visit works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Rowhook knowing what to expect.
- We survey the system, from your pictures or on site, canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and give you a fixed quote.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
How to get a quote
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We usually come back within one working day.
Related advice
Questions from Rowhook
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Rowhook out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Food Standards Agency records list about 2 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Rowhook. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Is Rowhook within the area you cover?
Yes, Rowhook is part of our area, however small the site. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
We record them on the report, with pictures where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What happens to the waste?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We don’t leave it behind.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. You get a fixed price before work begins.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
Because a dirty extract can spread a fire through a building. Many policies say the extract must be cleaned to TR19, and a claim may be reduced without proof, so keep every certificate.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
TR19® itself isn’t law. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve dealt with extract grease.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Rowhook and across West Sussex. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.