West Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Saddlescombe, West Sussex
Kitchen extract cleaning for Saddlescombe, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Saddlescombe
Every time food is cooked, warm vapour carries fat up into the extract. As it cools, it clings to the inside of the ductwork and keeps building. That layer will burn, and a proper clean removes it before it becomes a fire risk. If you’re dealing with a TR19 certificate needed for the insurer and an inspection that picked up a dirty extract, we can put it right. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for Saddlescombe? Duct Doctor has covered London and the South East since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member.
What can be cleaned depends on what can be reached. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
Somewhere as small as Saddlescombe, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Saddlescombe (BN45)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Multi-site and managed buildings
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
Why it’s worth doing now in Saddlescombe
Every week without a clean adds another layer. Under BESA guidance, grease shouldn’t exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere reaching 500 microns or more needs a spot clean right away. Heavy build-up takes longer to remove than regular cleans. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Why Saddlescombe businesses choose us
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- A fixed price before any work starts
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Every job surveyed first
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
Grease, kitchens and Saddlescombe
The Food Standards Agency lists about 7 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 3 hotels and guest houses as registered food businesses in and around Saddlescombe, up to about a mile and a half out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Kitchens in Saddlescombe get their food hygiene inspections from Mid Sussex council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Saddlescombe is covered by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Church and community hall kitchens, near The Church of the Holy Trinity or anywhere around Saddlescombe, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Portslade Manor is about 3.3 miles south), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Montefiore Hospital about 4.3 miles south-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Saddlescombe is about 4 miles north of Brighton and Hove, in West Sussex. Wherever you are in the BN45 postcode area, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites. Our area takes in 371 places across West Sussex, large and small.
All of BN45 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Pyecombe (1 mile north-east), Waterhall (2 miles south-east), Westdene (2 miles south-east), Patcham (3 miles south-east) and West Blatchington (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Crawley (15 miles north), Horsham (13 miles north-west), Worthing (10 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (9 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (6 miles north-east) and Shoreham-by-Sea (5 miles south-west).
Around Saddlescombe
Around Saddlescombe, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Waterhall and Royal Oak pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Hassocks station, about 3.2 miles north-east. Nearby you will also find Montefiore Hospital (4.3 miles south-east) and Clayton Castle (2.5 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Wolstonbury Hill and Ladies Mile.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The times the site is available
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The condition of the system
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before work begins.
What we need to know
When you contact us, these details help:
- A few general shots of the system
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Any previous report or certificate
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. 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 drop us a line.
How it works
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Saddlescombe.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- Readings and pictures are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Clear the space around the work
Get a fixed quote
For kitchen extract cleaning in Saddlescombe, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote normally follows within one working day.
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When it’s something else
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Saddlescombe
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
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Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
When the clean is finished, grease readings are taken again at the same points, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as photos. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Run the extract whenever the kitchen is cooking. Cooking with the extract off lets grease and heat settle in the canopy, and the next clean has more to do.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Saddlescombe
Can you get to a site in Saddlescombe?
Yes. Saddlescombe is within the area we cover across London and the South East. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Can you work in Saddlescombe outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. That way a site in Saddlescombe doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.
Will I get a certificate after the clean?
You receive a TR19 certificate and a photo report. Certificates are issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report shows before and after photos, readings, any areas not reached and the next clean date.
How long does a kitchen extract clean take?
It takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Typically, yes. Send a few wide pictures plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and we typically come back within one working day. If pictures are not enough, we will survey first.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
Under BESA guidance, the minimum depends on how long you cook each day: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and 12-monthly for light use. Measured grease levels set the real interval.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.