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Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Westmeston
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Westmeston? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
Common questions in Westmeston
Who is the fire and rescue service for Westmeston?
Westmeston is in the area of West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Westmeston out of term?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. With about 2 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Westmeston, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. You can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the dates the site is empty.
What should I send you?
Some photos and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we will ask.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Grease-filled ducts can carry fire well beyond the kitchen. Many insurers require TR19 cleaning, and may refuse or reduce a claim without proof, so keep every certificate.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
It takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
Do you cover Westmeston?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, Westmeston included.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before any work starts, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No law names TR19 directly, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 does require the responsible person to manage fire risk. TR19 is the standard insurers and fire officers expect, and many policies require it.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Westmeston
The part of the system nobody sees is often the dirtiest. We reach horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels, scraping heavy deposits by hand before degreasing. Any section we cannot reach is recorded on the report and extra access panels can be added. The work covers vertical risers, canopies and hoods and discharge points, and common reasons people get in touch are grease smells coming from the extract and an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer. Searching for commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Westmeston? Duct Doctor has covered London and the South East since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member.
The fire risk in a kitchen extract sits in the parts nobody sees: the plenum, the duct and the fan, so that is where most of the work in Westmeston goes.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Westmeston (BN6)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Why deal with it now?
If your kitchen in Westmeston is past its cleaning date, it’s worth booking now. The job takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits, and we work evenings, overnight and weekends so you do not lose a service. Waiting only adds grease and risk. With notice, the visit to Westmeston can be fitted around your bookings and events.
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
What you get with us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- We’re fully insured
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What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The times the site is available
- The number of sites or systems
- The size of the system
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. Just send:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
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How it works
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and pictures. The middle part takes longest, and that takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Westmeston can be planned properly.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form 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. We typically come back within one working day.
Advice
When it’s something else
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what kitchen extract cleaning won’t do:
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Where we work
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
What staff can safely do
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Looking after it afterwards
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
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.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. It won’t replace a TR19 clean, but it slows what reaches the duct.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Westmeston: the local picture
The Food Standards Agency lists about 4 pubs, bars and clubs as registered food businesses in and around Westmeston, up to about a mile and a half out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. It’s Lewes council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Westmeston. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Fire safety in Westmeston falls to West 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.
Where a hall near The Parish Church of St Martin, or anywhere in Westmeston, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. 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 4.9 miles south-west), access may need planning. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Ditchling (St Margaret's) Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Westmeston is about 4 miles south of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Westmeston, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, Westmeston among them.
Kitchen extract cleaning in BN6 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If your site is just outside Westmeston, we cover Ditchling (1 mile north), Keymer (2 miles north-west), Clayton (2 miles west), Hassocks (2 miles north-west) and Hurst Wickham (3 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (14 miles north), Horsham (14 miles north-west), Worthing (14 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (6 miles north), Shoreham-by-Sea (9 miles south-west) and Lancing (11 miles south-west).
Around Westmeston
In Westmeston, that means kitchens and buildings near The Bull Hotel and Downlands Community School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Hassocks station, about 2.1 miles north-west. Nearby you’ll also find Clayton Castle (1.7 miles west) and The Dene Hospital (4.7 miles north-west). Open spaces near Westmeston include Ditchling Beacon and Ladies Mile.