Brighton and Hove · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Westdene
One call covers TR19 Grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge in Westdene: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Brighton and Hove. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Westdene
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. Typical jobs include grease drips onto cooking equipment and heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs, across canopies and hoods, vertical risers and discharge points. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Westdene, you get one team and one number for every site.
A clean in Westdene covers the canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like Westdene gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
We have 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 are fully insured.
- Where
- Westdene (BN1, BN3)
- Region
- Brighton and Hove
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Westdene
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FAQs for Westdene
Will you come out to Westdene?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Westdene?
Fire safety enforcement in Westdene is handled by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Do we have to close the kitchen for the clean?
The clean is done when the kitchen is not cooking, working evenings, overnight or at weekends to suit you. We need the equipment switched off and cooled first.
How long will the clean take?
It takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
All of it, from the canopy through to the discharge. Sections with no access are listed on the report, and extra panels can be fitted.
How the job changes from site to site
Ductwork and risers
Bends and changes of direction trap more grease than straight runs. Those are among the points where we take readings before and after, so the report shows the difference.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
A pub or restaurant can’t afford to cancel a service for a clean. Overnight and weekend cleans keep the kitchen trading, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.
What happens if it’s left?
After a fire, one of the first questions is often when the extract was last cleaned. Many policies require cleaning to TR19, and an insurer can refuse or reduce a claim without proof. A current certificate is far easier to produce than an explanation. Light use slows the build-up but does not stop it.
No two sites are the same, 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.
Why us?
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Trading since 2009
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What your team can do, and what needs us
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training 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.
How the visit works
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the kitchen extract cleaning, clear away and leave you the report. On site, the work takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Because the survey comes first, a visit to Westdene can typically be finished without a second trip.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and give you a fixed quote.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Move anything stored near the system
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Get a fixed quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
What a clean won’t put right
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
- A canopy that’s too small or a system that was badly designed
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Westdene
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Westdene
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- How big the system is
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- What state the system is in
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. Ask for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
What we need to know
We can often survey from photos. Try to include:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Westdene
The coast is only about 3 miles from Westdene. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. Food Standards Agency data counts about 30 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 15 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Westdene. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. The fire and rescue service for Westdene is East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. 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.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Montefiore Hospital about 1.9 miles south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of the Ascension or anywhere around Westdene, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Preston Manor & Gardens is about 1.3 miles south-east), access may need planning.
Westdene is about 2 miles north-east of Brighton and Hove, in Brighton and Hove. Sites in Westdene get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Our area takes in 30 places across Brighton and Hove, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Every address in BN1 and BN3 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Mill Road, Croft Road and London Road and the roads around them. With the A27 close by, Westdene is easy for our technicians to reach for kitchen extract cleaning. Close by, we work in Patcham (1 mile north-east), Withdean (1 mile south-east), Waterhall (1 mile north), Preston (1 mile south-east) and West Blatchington (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Carlton Hill (3 miles south-east), Hanover (3 miles south-east), Kemptown (3 miles south-east), Whitehawk (3 miles south-east), Bevendean (3 miles south-east) and Saltdean (7 miles south-east).
Around Westdene
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Varndean College, Withdean and Westdene Woods and The Sportsman pub. For rail, the closest station is Preston Park station, about 1 mile south of the centre. A little further out are Clayton Castle (3.5 miles north) and British Engineerium (1.2 miles south-west). Not far away are Ladies Mile and Wolstonbury Hill.