East Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Tile Hurst
Our technicians work in Tile Hurst on kitchen extract cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
Kitchen extract cleaning in Tile Hurst
The ducts are where most of the grease hides. Access panels let us into the duct runs and risers, removing thick grease by hand, then using degreasers, hot water or steam to suit the deposit. Anything out of reach is noted in the report and extra access panels can be added. We’re often asked to deal with a system with no record of a TR19 clean and stale cooking odours from the system, across discharge points, vertical risers and canopies and hoods. Searching for commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Tile Hurst? Duct Doctor has covered London and the South East since 2009, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.
Each job starts with a look at where grease has built up: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and readings afterwards go into your report.
Somewhere as small as Tile Hurst, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with photos, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Tile Hurst (BN27)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Grease, kitchens and Tile Hurst
There are about 29 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 13 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Tile Hurst, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Every kitchen in that count with a canopy has a full extract system, canopy to discharge, to keep clear of grease. Tile Hurst is covered by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. It’s Wealden council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Tile Hurst. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Tile Hurst (Michelham Priory is about 1.1 miles south-west), fitting access panels needs care. For schools such as Grovelands Community Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Tile Hurst is about 1 mile north-west of Hailsham, in East Sussex. From the centre of Tile Hurst to the outskirts, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Tile Hurst is one of 289 places in East Sussex we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Brighton is in our area too, around 16 miles away.
Here we cover the BN27 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Lower Horsebridge (1 mile north), Hailsham (1 mile south-east), Upper Horsebridge (1 mile north-east), Lower Dicker (1 mile north-west) and Hellingly (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastbourne (6 miles south), Hastings (14 miles east), Bexhill-on-Sea (10 miles east), Seaford (9 miles south-west), Lewes (10 miles west) and Crowborough (13 miles north).
Near you in Tile Hurst
In Tile Hurst, that means kitchens and buildings near Hailsham Community College, The Grenadier pub and Bede's Prep School, among other places. The closest station to Tile Hurst is Polegate station, about 3.4 miles south of the centre. A little further out are Herstmonceux Castle (4.5 miles east) and Hellingly Hospital Railway (1.6 miles north-east). Not far away are Combe Hill.
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
Behind the grease filters sits the plenum, which daily cleaning never reaches. With the filters out, the plenum is scraped and degreased.
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.
Questions from Tile Hurst
Which environmental health team covers Tile Hurst?
Food hygiene inspections in Tile Hurst are carried out by Wealden council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can school kitchens in Tile Hurst be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 2 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Tile Hurst. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
TR19® itself is not law. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve dealt with extract grease.
What types of premises do you cover?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Do you work in Tile Hurst?
Yes. We cover Tile Hurst and across East Sussex, within our South East and London area. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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 it takes a risk-based approach.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
BESA guidance gives minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months, depending on daily cooking hours. Kitchens that fry or grill a lot may need cleaning sooner, which grease thickness testing will show.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
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.
How the visit works
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. For a village or hamlet like Tile Hurst, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- 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 where we can park and unload
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Getting a quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Tile Hurst
The type of cooking changes the amount of grease. Frying, grilling and roasting send far more fat into the canopy than steaming or boiling, which is why grease readings matter more than the calendar.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Hellingly Hospital Railway about 1.6 miles north-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Comparing quotes
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- When the next visit should be, and why
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- What state the system is in
- How big the system is
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before we start.
Helping us quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Any previous report or certificate
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will normally have a quote within one working day.
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, giving you before and after readings alongside the photos. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Regular filter cleaning is the simplest thing a kitchen can do. Clean, well-fitted filters catch more fat before it reaches the duct, which slows build-up further down the system.
What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
Kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs