East Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Sidley
Kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Sidley. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
Part by part
Extract fan and discharge
The fan pulls the air through the whole system, and grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades. We isolate it, open it up and degrease it.
Ductwork and risers
Grease builds up most where the duct turns. Those are among the points where we take readings before and after, so the report shows the difference.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Sidley, done properly
Any kitchen we clean in Sidley gets exactly the same specification as everywhere else we work. The job starts with a survey and grease readings, then works through canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, fan and discharge. At the finish there’s a TR19 certificate and a before and after photo report. If you have a system with no record of a TR19 clean and fat running down the canopy edge, we can help, from vertical risers, plenums and filters and horizontal duct runs onwards. People looking for “duct cleaning near me” in Sidley normally mean the kitchen extract, and that is our main job: canopy to fan, to TR19® Grease.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
Kitchens around a place like Sidley are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Sidley (TN39, TN40)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Sidley and across East Sussex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
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FAQs for Sidley
Does being near the coast affect kitchen extract cleaning in Sidley?
It can, as Sidley is within about 2 miles of the sea, where salt in the air is hard on metal. Rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings are checked for corrosion as well as grease.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Sidley?
It’s East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Sidley. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
It depends on how many hours a day the kitchen cooks. Heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day calls for a clean at least every 3 months under BESA guidance, and lighter use less often. Your report gives a recommended next clean date.
Do we have to close the kitchen for the clean?
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 any work starts.
Will I get a certificate after the clean?
You get both a certificate and a photo report. Keep them in the maintenance log with the fire risk assessment so they’re to hand when an insurer asks.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with pictures where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we will quote them together.
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. A site near Sidley normally has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- 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.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Clear loose items from the work area
Get a fixed quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.
Related advice
What we’re called out for in Sidley
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so those sections were never reached. That hidden grease keeps building where nobody looks.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Bexhill Hospital is the nearest hospital to Sidley, about 0.7 miles south.
What your quote should include
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
Kitchen extracts in Sidley
At about 2 miles from the coast, Sidley is close enough for sea air to matter. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. Look up Sidley on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 87 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 27 takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Sidley. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. In Sidley, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Rother council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as All Saints Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Where a hall near Church of All Saints, or anywhere in Sidley, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Sidley is about 1 mile north of Bexhill-on-Sea, in East Sussex. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Sidley, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Our area covers London and the South East, including Sidley. Across East Sussex, we cover 289 places, and Sidley is one of them. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby, about 26 miles away.
Here we cover the TN39 and TN40 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. We cover sites on Mayo Lane, Bank Road and North Road and the roads around them. With the A2691 close by, Sidley is simple for us to get to for kitchen extract cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Bexhill-on-Sea (1 mile south), Watermill (1 mile north), Lunsford's Cross (2 miles north-west), Russell's Green (3 miles north-west) and Hooe Common (3 miles west). Further out, we also cover Eastbourne (9 miles south-west), Hastings (4 miles east), Hailsham (9 miles west), St Leonards (4 miles east), Polegate (10 miles west) and Hastings Old Town (5 miles east).
Around Sidley
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The New Inn, Bexhill High Academy and Egerton Park. The nearest railway station is Bexhill station, about 1.4 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Bexhill Hospital (0.7 miles south) and Bexhill Costume And Social History Museum (1.2 miles south). The countryside around Sidley includes Senlac Hill and Gillham Wood.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: 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.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
What affects the quote in Sidley
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The condition of the system
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Any permits to work or inductions
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
Helping us quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.