West Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in West Ashling, West Sussex
Specialist kitchen extract cleaning for West Ashling: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Grease smells coming from the extract
Leave it or put it right?
Environmental health officers inspect food businesses, in West Ashling as everywhere else, and they look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment, extraction included. Keeping the extract clean helps the whole kitchen pass muster. A fault that closes a site in a village like West Ashling affects everyone who depends on it.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why West Ashling businesses choose us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Full insurance on every job
See how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
Kitchen extract cleaning in West Ashling
The part of the system nobody sees is often the dirtiest. 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 new panels can be fitted. The work covers extract fans, discharge points and vertical risers, and the jobs we see most are a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history and an extract that no longer clears the smoke. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but in West Ashling, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
The fire risk in a kitchen extract sits in the parts nobody sees: the plenum, the duct and the fan, which is why a TR19® clean in West Ashling goes well beyond the canopy.
Work in a small place like West Ashling 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.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Where
- West Ashling (PO18)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
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.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School, hospital and care home kitchens often have fixed hours and long holidays, so cleans can be planned for holidays or quiet times. The certificate goes straight into the site’s maintenance records.
How it works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. The timing of a visit to West Ashling is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- We survey the system first, from your photos and details or on a site visit.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Clear the space around the work
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Getting a quote
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
West Ashling: your questions answered
Can you come to West Ashling after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The site is handed back ready to open. When you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, mention when the site is quiet.
Who inspects food businesses in West Ashling?
In West Ashling, it’s Chichester council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
What do you do to protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What should I send you?
Just the basics: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. After that, simply call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, for many jobs. Send a few wide photos plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and we typically come back within one working day. If pictures aren’t enough, we will survey first.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Grease-filled ducts can carry fire well beyond the kitchen. Many policies say the extract must be cleaned to TR19, and a claim may be reduced without proof, so keep every certificate.
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Do not let the canopy gutters overflow
We hand the kitchen back clean, with the sheeting removed and waste taken away. Waste grease and water are contained and removed, so you can start cooking as normal.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. A daily wipe isn’t a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Honest limits
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what kitchen extract cleaning will not do:
- An undersized canopy or fan
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think before booking.
What we work on in West Ashling
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
Places near West Ashling
What else we do in West Ashling
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in West Ashling
The Food Standards Agency lists about 3 pubs, bars and clubs as registered food businesses in West Ashling and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. 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 West Ashling. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. In West Ashling, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Chichester council. 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.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near The Parish Church of St Mary or elsewhere in West Ashling, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. School kitchens, at schools like Funtington Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. West Dean House, about 4.6 miles north-east, is one of the historic houses near West Ashling; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
West Ashling is about 3 miles north-west of Chichester, in West Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in West Ashling, kitchen extract cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. Across West Sussex, we cover 371 places, and West Ashling is one of them. We also work in Portsmouth, around 11 miles away.
All of PO18 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Local streets include Heather Close, Ashling Close and Portal Close, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Close by, we work in East Ashling (1 mile east), Funtington (1 mile north-west), Broadbridge (1 mile south), Hambrook (1 mile west) and West Stoke (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Bognor Regis (9 miles south-east), Chichester (3 miles south-east), Selsey (9 miles south), Littlehampton (14 miles east), Emsworth (4 miles west) and Rustington (15 miles east).
Near you in West Ashling
In West Ashling, that means kitchens and buildings near The Horse And Groom Public House. For rail, the closest station is Bosham station, about 1.2 miles south. A little further out are Chichester Centre (3.6 miles east) and Chichester Castle (3.5 miles south-east). The countryside around West Ashling includes Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve and Stoke Down.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in West Ashling
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Parking and loading at the site
- How big the system is
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.