East Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in St Leonards, East Sussex
Kitchen extract cleaning across St Leonards and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
Kitchen extract cleaning in St Leonards
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. If you have a TR19 certificate needed for the insurer and an extract that no longer clears the smoke, we can help. People looking for “duct cleaning near me” in St Leonards typically mean the kitchen extract, and that’s our main job: the whole run from hood to roof, cleaned to TR19® Grease.
A kitchen running fryers and chargrills all day builds up grease much faster than one that mostly steams and boils, so the interval is set by what you cook as well as how long.
In a town like St Leonards, most of the kitchen extracts we are asked about belong to restaurants, cafés, pubs, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Each has a canopy, filters, ductwork and a fan to keep clear of grease.
Think of the report as the 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 and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- St Leonards (TN38, TN37, TN34)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Multi-site and managed buildings
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Between visits
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
We hand the kitchen back clean, with the sheeting removed and waste taken away. Waste grease and water are contained and removed, so you can start cooking as normal.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. A daily wipe isn’t a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
How the job changes from site to site
Grease filters
We clean the grease filters as part of the job, and put back so they seat correctly. Damaged ones are noted on the report.
Ductwork and risers
Risers take the extract up through floors to roof level, and grease runs down their walls and pools at the base. Access panels along the riser let us clean it in sections.
Common problems we fix in St Leonards
The reason for all this is fire. Flames from a pan or grill can be pulled into the canopy by the fan, and once grease in the duct catches, fire can spread through the building’s ductwork. For a kitchen in St Leonards, keeping that fuel under control is part of the fire risk assessment.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St John the Evangelist's Church, or anywhere in St Leonards, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether a survey comes first
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether they’re fully insured
Why act early in St Leonards
A clogged extract doesn’t only raise the fire risk. Filters block, airflow drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier, while the fan works harder to move less air. Grease drips, smells and condensation are common next. An inspector or insurer will want to see recent records, so it makes sense to have them ready.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
What you get with us
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
See how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in St Leonards
At about 1 mile from the coast, St Leonards 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. The Food Standards Agency lists about 57 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 14 hotels and B&Bs as registered food businesses in and around St Leonards, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Kitchens in St Leonards get their food hygiene inspections from Hastings council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
A kitchen near St Leonards Warrior Square station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Conquest Hospital about 2.2 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
St Leonards is about 1 mile south-west of Hastings, in East Sussex. St Leonards gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Our East Sussex coverage runs to 289 places, and St Leonards is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (28 miles or so).
We cover every part of the TN38, TN37 and TN34 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. Whether your site is on Sea Road, Fern Road and Dane Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Being close to the A259 and A2102, St Leonards is easy for our technicians to reach for kitchen extract cleaning. Close by, we work in Silverhill (1 mile north), Hastings (1 mile north-east), America Ground (1 mile east), Bulverhythe (1 mile west) and Hollington (1 mile north). We also work in nearby towns such as Eastbourne (13 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (4 miles west), Hailsham (13 miles west), Polegate (13 miles west), Old Town (14 miles south-west) and Heathfield (15 miles north-west). Being one of East Sussex’s larger places, St Leonards has commercial sites of every size, all within our area for kitchen extract cleaning.
Local landmarks in St Leonards
Around St Leonards, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near University School, Horse And Groom Public House and Summerfields Wood, among other places. There’s a railway station in St Leonards itself: St Leonards Warrior Square station. Nearby you’ll also find Priory Meadow Shopping Centre (1.2 miles east) and Conquest Hospital (2.2 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Church Wood and Robsack Wood and Senlac Hill.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
What happens on the day
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. On site, the work takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. For a site in a town like St Leonards, tell us your opening hours, where we can park and how we reach the roof or plant.
- You send pictures or we visit, and the system is surveyed from 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.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Getting a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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Questions from St Leonards
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for St Leonards?
Fire safety enforcement in St Leonards is handled by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Which environmental health team covers St Leonards?
The local authority for St Leonards is Hastings council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Is St Leonards in your area?
Yes. We cover St Leonards and the rest of East Sussex, within our South East and London area. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
What should I send you?
A short description and a few pictures plus the address and your hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
Will the clean disrupt our service?
Cleans are timed to avoid service. Overnight, weekend and between-service cleans are all possible, so you do not lose a service.