West Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Steyning
Looking for kitchen extract cleaning in Steyning? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Steyning
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. Cleans are booked for evenings, overnight or weekends, or during holidays where a site closes for them. With the equipment off and cool and the area sheeted, we clean and hand the kitchen back ready for the next service. Typical jobs include rancid smells from grease in the duct and missing paperwork after a change of operator, across discharge points, vertical risers and canopies and hoods. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but a proper TR19® clean in Steyning covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Steyning: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, and the discharge where it can be reached.
In a smaller place like Steyning, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
We’ve been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- Steyning (BN44)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
Any section without access is marked on the report. A TR19 report should record what wasn’t cleaned as well as what was, and we can fit access panels so it’s reached next time.
Regular filter cleaning is the simplest thing a kitchen can do. A filter that’s clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, which slows build-up further down the system.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
How the visit works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. We plan the journey to Steyning and bring what the job is likely to need.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, 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.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Preparing for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
How to get a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll typically have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
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Kitchen extracts in Steyning
The Food Standards Agency lists about 4 pubs, bars and clubs as registered food businesses in Steyning and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Steyning. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. In Steyning, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Horsham council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Southlands Hospital about 4.4 miles south-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Steyning CofE Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Steyning is about 4 miles north-west of Shoreham-by-Sea, in West Sussex. From the centre of Steyning to the outskirts, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. We cover 371 places across West Sussex, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Brighton page (9 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: BN44. Streets in the area include High Street, Market Field and Dog Lane, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover Bramber (1 mile east), Botolphs (1 mile south-east), Upper Beeding (1 mile east), Sompting (4 miles south) and Findon Valley (4 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Horsham (12 miles north), Worthing (5 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (13 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (10 miles north-east), Littlehampton (10 miles south-west) and Shoreham-by-Sea (4 miles south-east).
Near you in Steyning
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Model Bakery The Norfolk Arms and Steyning Grammar School, among other places. Steyning’s nearest station is Lancing station, roughly 4.1 miles south. A little further out are Steyning Museum (under half a mile north) and Southlands Hospital (4.4 miles south-east). The countryside around Steyning includes Woods Mill and Chanctonbury Hill.
Leave it or put it right?
Any food business in Steyning can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and they look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment, extraction included. A clean extract is one less thing to worry about on the day. Systems on quieter sites still build up dirt and wear, just more slowly.
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Steyning
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- Each visit written up, with photos
See our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Places near Steyning
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When it’s something else
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- A canopy that’s too small or a system that was badly designed
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- The scale of the work
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- What state the system is in
- Where the site is and how we reach it
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before we start.
What we need to know
When you contact us, these details help:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- A few general shots of the system
- The site address and the type of premises
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711 or email us.
FAQs for Steyning
Can you work in Steyning outside opening hours?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The site is handed back ready to open. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
Can school kitchens in Steyning be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 6 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Steyning. You can ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the dates the site is empty.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
How long will the clean take?
It takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. We will confirm the time when we quote.
What do you do with what you remove?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. We don’t leave it behind.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
We clean every part the grease travels through. Canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers, fan and discharge are all included, reached through access panels where needed.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where necessary. Then you get a fixed quote.
What about areas you can’t get to?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You’ll know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.