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TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Steel Cross
We cover Steel Cross for kitchen extract cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Steel Cross
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- The scale of the work
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Parking and loading at the site
What you pay depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
What to send for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- A few general shots of the system
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Steel Cross
A closed kitchen isn’t earning, so the timing of a clean matters. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. If you have a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction and extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit, we can put it right. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Steel Cross start: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
Grease that collects out of sight, behind the filters and along the duct, is what insurers and fire officers worry about, which is why a TR19® clean in Steel Cross goes well beyond the canopy.
For a kitchen in or near Steel Cross, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Steel Cross (TN6)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Steel Cross and across East Sussex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Steel Cross
We often find duct sections that haven’t been cleaned since they were installed. Most of the time it’s because there were never enough access panels, so those sections were never reached. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
Historic houses near Steel Cross, such as Groombridge Place about 3.8 miles north, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Before you book anyone
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
Grease, kitchens and Steel Cross
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 6 pubs and bars within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Steel Cross. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. The fire and rescue service for Steel Cross is East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. In Steel Cross, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Wealden council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near The Parish Church of All Saints or elsewhere in Steel Cross, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Beacon Academy tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Steel Cross is about 1 mile north-east of Crowborough, in East Sussex. Whether your site is in the middle of Steel Cross or further out, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Our area takes in 289 places across East Sussex, large and small. We also work in Brighton, around 21 miles away.
Every address in TN6 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on Hindleap Avenue, Payne Close and Vachery Street or anywhere close by, we can help. Other places close to Steel Cross include Boarshead (1 mile north), Crowborough (1 mile south-west), Jarvis Brook (1 mile south), Marden's Hill (2 miles west) and Friar's Gate (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Lewes (15 miles south-west), Hailsham (14 miles south), Uckfield (7 miles south-west), South Malling (15 miles south-west), Heathfield (7 miles south-east) and Southover (15 miles south-west).
Near you in Steel Cross
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Boars Head Inn and Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School. Steel Cross’s nearest station is Crowborough station, roughly 1.2 miles south. Nearby you will also find Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (1.3 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Crowborough Country Park.
How it works
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Steel Cross and turn up when the site is quiet.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Clear the space around the work
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
How to get a quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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Steel Cross: your questions answered
Who is the fire and rescue service for Steel Cross?
Steel Cross is in the area of 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.
Can you work in Steel Cross outside opening hours?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Steel Cross can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
A TR19 Grease clean covers the full extract route, not just the canopy. That means canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge, reached through access panels where necessary.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a small pub to a hospital. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where needed. Then you get a fixed quote.
Looking after it afterwards
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise straight away
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 pictures. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Tell whoever looks after the system when something changes. Grease dripping from the canopy, a burning smell or a fan that sounds rough are all signs of build-up, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
When something else is needed
Not every problem is solved by kitchen extract cleaning, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. It won’t put right:
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- A grease trap that needs emptying
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs