West Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Walderton kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning across Walderton and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
Kitchen extract cleaning in Walderton, done properly
Has the extract gone a while without a clean, or has the paperwork gone missing? Send a few photos of the canopy and filters when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and you will have a fixed quote for kitchen extract cleaning in Walderton, usually within one working day. The work covers extract fans, plenums and filters and horizontal duct runs, and common reasons people get in touch are a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history and an inspection that picked up a dirty extract. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Walderton start: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
Access decides how thorough a clean can be. Sections without access panels are recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted so they’re cleaned next time.
Work in a small place like Walderton starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
A written report with photos follows every visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Walderton (PO18)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Walderton: your questions answered
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Walderton?
Fire safety enforcement in Walderton is handled by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do you work in villages like Walderton?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
We clean every part the grease travels through. That means canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge, reached through access panels where necessary.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
What do I get after the clean?
Every clean comes with a TR19 certificate and a photo report. Keep them in the maintenance log with the fire risk assessment so they’re to hand when an insurer asks.
What types of premises do you cover?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Kitchen extract cleaning around Walderton
Food Standards Agency records include about 3 pubs, bars and clubs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Walderton. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Walderton. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. It’s Chichester council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Walderton. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Where a hall near The Parish Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Walderton, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Uppark is about 4.3 miles north), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Havant War Memorial Hospital (about 5.3 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Walderton is about 5 miles east of Havant, in West Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Walderton, kitchen extract cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Walderton is one of 371 places in West Sussex where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. You can also see our page for Portsmouth, roughly 10 miles from Walderton.
We work across the PO18 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Other places close to Walderton include Lordington (1 mile south-west), Racton (1 mile south-west), Funtington (2 miles south-east), Hambrook (2 miles south) and West Ashling (3 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Bognor Regis (11 miles south-east), Chichester (6 miles south-east), Selsey (12 miles south), Emsworth (4 miles south-west), Portfield (6 miles south-east) and Yapton (13 miles south-east).
Around Walderton
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Stansted Park, among other places. The closest station to Walderton is Nutbourne station, roughly 3.1 miles south of the centre. A little further out are Havant War Memorial Hospital (5.3 miles south-west) and Warblington Castle (4.9 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Walderton Down and Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve.
Why deal with it now?
A clogged extract does not only raise the fire risk. Blocked filters and narrowed ducts slow the airflow, leaving the kitchen hot and smoky and the fan strains to keep up. Grease drips, smells and condensation are common next. In a small place like Walderton, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why book with us
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
What staff can safely do
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- The number of sites or systems
- The times the site is available
- Travel, parking and unloading
- How easy every part is to reach
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any previous report or certificate
- The site address and the type of premises
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
Honest limits
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
Keeping the system healthy
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Do not let the canopy gutters overflow
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
You leave with a date for the next clean, set from your daily cooking hours and the readings we took. A 3, 6 or 12-monthly maintenance plan keeps it on track, so the date is not missed.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.
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What we do, step by step
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. Somewhere like Walderton, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Before we arrive
- Move anything stored near the system
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
How to get a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.