East Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Telham
Kitchen extract cleaning across Telham and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
Kitchen duct cleaning in Telham
The canopy over the range is only the start of a kitchen extract system. Beyond the filters run the plenum, the ducts and risers, the fan and the point where air leaves the building, and grease settles in every one of them. Our clean follows the air from canopy to discharge, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. If you have stale cooking odours from the system and a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate, we can put it right, from discharge points, plenums and filters and canopies and hoods onwards. Kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning, extraction cleaning: whatever you call it, in Telham it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.
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 small place like Telham, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Telham (TN33)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- The condition we find in the survey
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The times the site is available
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 any work starts.
What to send for a quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Nearby places to Telham
Also in Telham
Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
When the clean is finished, grease readings are taken again at the same points, giving you before and after readings alongside the pictures. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.
Grease, kitchens and Telham
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 4 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Telham. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. Telham sits within the area of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Environmental health officers from Rother council inspect food businesses in Telham. 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.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Conquest Hospital is the nearest hospital to Telham, about 2.9 miles south-east. If you run a café or takeaway near Battle station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. For schools such as Claverham Community College, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Telham is about 4 miles north-west of Hastings, in East Sussex. Telham 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. 289 places in East Sussex are on our list, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (25 miles or so).
All of TN33 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Hastings Road, Starr's Green Lane and Starrs Mead and nearby roads. You will find Telham on the A2100, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Kent Street (2 miles east), Sedlescombe (2 miles north-east), Whatlington (2 miles north), Westfield (3 miles east) and Swaile's Green (4 miles north). Larger places within reach include Eastbourne (13 miles south-west), Hastings (4 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (5 miles south-west), Hailsham (12 miles west), St Leonards (4 miles south-east) and Polegate (13 miles south-west).
What’s near Telham
Around Telham, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Black Horse Public House. The nearest railway station is Battle station, about 0.8 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Hastings Castle (4.8 miles south-east) and Nortons Farm Museum (1.3 miles north-east). Open spaces near Telham include Senlac Hill and Church Wood and Robsack Wood.
What a clean won’t put right
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A canopy that’s too small or a system that was badly designed
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- A fan motor that has burnt out
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
Telham questions
Can a school canteen extract in Telham be done out of term time?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Around Telham, the Food Standards Agency lists about 3 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Do you work in villages like Telham?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Telham is covered. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
How long will the clean take?
Short systems are done in a few hours, but large systems may be spread over more than one visit. Your quote says how long to expect.
What is TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
How much notice do you need?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. We fix the price before work begins.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that can’t wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Multi-site and managed buildings
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.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Different parts, different methods
Grease filters
Gaps around filters let fat through to the duct. We check they fit as they should when we refit them, and flag any that don’t.
Ductwork and risers
Horizontal runs collect grease as the air slows and cools. Each run is cleaned through its access panels, recording any that cannot be reached.
The process
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. For a village or hamlet like Telham, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by pictures or a visit.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- Readings and photos are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Get a fixed quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
Related advice
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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. Leave those to us.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.