Surrey · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Broadford, Surrey
Our technicians work in Broadford on cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- Duct runs that cannot be reached
About our ductwork cleaning in Broadford
Duct Doctor has cleaned kitchen extract ductwork since 2009, working across London and the South East. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, our duct cleaning is done to BESA TR19® Grease, with each certificate issued through the BESCA portal. If you’re dealing with years of grease along the duct floor and grease leaking from duct joints, we can put it right, from bends and junctions, horizontal duct runs and multi-storey ducts onwards.
Somewhere as small as Broadford, 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.
We have been trading since 2009, and we’re 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
- Broadford (GU4)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by ductwork cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- A worn-out fan that needs replacing
- A duct that’s too small or badly routed for the kitchen (a design issue)
- Parts of the duct with no way in
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
What the work covers
- Bends and junctions
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Attenuators
- Multi-storey ducts
- Access panels
Leave it or put it right?
Grease narrows the duct and slows the air. Less air moves, so heat and smoke stay in the kitchen while the fan strains, and grease may start to leak from joints. In a small place like Broadford, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Why us?
- Photo reports with every job
- We are fully insured
- We diagnose before we treat
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Broadford: your questions answered
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Broadford in the summer holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. There are about 16 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Broadford. Send us your term dates when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we’ll fit the work in.
Do you cover smaller places like Broadford?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Broadford is covered. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, we’re fully insured. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it for clients who vet their contractors.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
How often does extract ductwork need cleaning?
BESA guidance sets minimum intervals by daily cooking hours: every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Grease readings may show it needs doing sooner.
Can extra access doors be added to the duct?
Yes, we install duct access panels. Panels go where they give the best access to sections that couldn’t be reached, and we’ll recommend where.
How is kitchen extract ductwork cleaned?
We survey the route, test the grease, then open the access panels. We clean the runs and risers section by section, then the readings are repeated.
Aftercare tips
So the system stays in good health:
- Ask us about extra access panels where sections can’t be reached
- Keep to the interval on the report
- Keep access panels clear of stored items
- Don’t switch the extract off early
When the duct is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. It records the date, the location and the technician.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Moving air carries vapour through rather than letting it settle, so switching off early adds to the build-up.
How we price ductwork cleaning
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- How easy every part is to reach
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The condition of the system
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Helping us quote
You do not need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The site address and the type of premises
- Any previous report or certificate
- A few general shots of the system
If you need ductwork cleaning in Broadford, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Different parts, different methods
Access panels
Panels have to seal properly once they’re closed so the duct stays tight. A damaged panel is noted on the report.
Vertical risers
Risers often pass through floors and walls, so fire dampers may be fitted where it crosses them. Damper testing is a separate service.
How the visit works
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Broadford before we set off.
- We start by working out how the duct runs and where it can be opened.
- We measure grease thickness at set points before cleaning.
- Through the access panels, thick grease is removed by hand first.
- Horizontal runs and risers are then degreased by the method that suits the deposit.
- We test again, take photos and note any part that couldn’t be reached.
Before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Move anything stored near the system
Ask for a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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Grease, kitchens and Broadford
Food Standards Agency data counts about 32 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 9 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Broadford, up to about a mile and a half out. Behind every canopy among them is a run of ductwork that collects grease out of sight. Food hygiene inspections in Broadford are the job of Guildford council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Broadford is covered by Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Farnham Road Hospital about 1.7 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Where a hall near St Michael, or anywhere in Broadford, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. If you cook for passing trade around Shalford station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Broadford is about 2 miles south of Guildford, in Surrey. We carry out ductwork cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Broadford and the rest of Surrey. Across Surrey, we cover 395 places, and Broadford is one of them.
Ductwork cleaning in GU4 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If your site is just outside Broadford, we cover Shalford (1 mile east), Peasmarsh (1 mile south-west), Artington (1 mile north-west), East Shalford (1 mile north-east) and Chilworth (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Woking (7 miles north), Camberley (11 miles north-west), Farnham (10 miles west), Egham (15 miles north), Walton-on-Thames (14 miles north-east) and Dorking (11 miles east).
What’s near Broadford
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Shalford Mill, St Catherine's School and The Queen Victoria pub and the streets around them. Broadford has its own railway station: Shalford station. Well-known places in the area include Farnham Road Hospital (1.7 miles north) and Guildford Castle (1.5 miles north). The countryside around Broadford includes Pewley Down and Lower Lake.