Surrey · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork Cleaning in Brockham
For cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels in Brockham, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Ductwork cleaning in Brockham
Nobody sees duct grease building, so nobody notices it until something goes wrong. A flare-up drawn up from the range can light it, and fire can then run along the ductwork to other parts of the building. Removing it is the whole point. The work covers multi-storey ducts, vertical risers and access panels, and the jobs we see most are a duct nobody has opened in years and heavy grease at the base of a riser.
Work in a small place like Brockham starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Brockham (RH3)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Ask us about extra access panels where sections cannot be reached
- Diarise the next duct clean
- Keep your cleaning records together
- Make sure filters are seated properly
Access panels are closed and sealed back up after cleaning, and the area around them is cleaned down. Waste grease and water are taken away.
Run the extract the whole time the kitchen is cooking. Moving air carries vapour through rather than letting it settle, so switching off early adds to the build-up.
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by ductwork cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- A damper stuck open in the duct
- A worn-out fan that needs replacing
- Parts of the duct with no way in
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Brockham
- Attenuators
- Access panels
- Horizontal duct runs
- Bends and junctions
- Vertical risers
- Multi-storey ducts
Brockham: your questions answered
Who inspects food businesses in Brockham?
In Brockham, it’s Mole Valley council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Brockham?
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Brockham. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Will the duct clean disrupt the kitchen?
When the kitchen is closed. Long ducts can be split across visits, with the kitchen ready to cook each morning.
Is Brockham in your area?
Yes. Our technicians work in Brockham, within the South East and London area we cover.
Can you quote from pictures?
Yes, for many jobs. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and we usually come back within one working day. If photos are not enough, we’ll survey first.
Are you accredited?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
What do you do with what you remove?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
What if part of the duct cannot be reached?
We clean everything we can reach and record what we can’t. Extra panels can be installed, and we can do that for you.
Signs you need ductwork cleaning in Brockham
Grease settles fastest where the air slows down. Flat runs, bends, reducers and the base of risers are the usual hotspots, and those are the points we pay most attention to.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as North Downs Primary School or anywhere near Brockham, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What to look for in a quote
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether a survey comes first
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
What the work involves, part by part
Multi-storey and shared buildings
Ducts in taller or shared buildings often run past other occupiers. We plan access with you and the building manager, so the clean is done safely and quietly.
Horizontal duct runs
The underside of a horizontal duct collects the most grease. We scrape out the heavy layer first, then the walls and roof are cleaned too.
Kitchen extracts in Brockham
There are about 6 restaurants, cafés and canteens across Brockham and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Each kitchen that cooks under a canopy sends grease-laden air into a duct, where it cools and settles. Kitchens in Brockham get their food hygiene inspections from Mole Valley council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. The fire and rescue service for Brockham is Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Polesden Lacey is about 4.2 miles west), access may need planning. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Christ Church, or anywhere in Brockham, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Brockham is about 2 miles east of Dorking, in Surrey. From the centre of Brockham to the outskirts, we cover ductwork cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. We cover 395 places across Surrey, large and small. There’s also a page for Guildford, roughly 13 miles from Brockham.
Our technicians cover all of RH3 for ductwork cleaning and the streets around it. Whether your site is on Holly Close, Nutwood Avenue and Kiln Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. Nearby, we also carry out ductwork cleaning in Betchworth (1 mile north-east), Strood Green (1 mile south), Box Hill (1 mile north), Buckland (1 mile east) and Bunce Common (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Guildford (13 miles west), Woking (14 miles north-west), Epsom (7 miles north), Horley (6 miles south-east), Redhill (5 miles east) and Ewell (8 miles north).
Local landmarks in Brockham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Ashcombe School, Pippbrook House and Inn on The Green and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Betchworth station, about 1.1 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Reigate Priory Museum (3.3 miles east) and Headley Court (3.9 miles north). The countryside around Brockham includes Reigate Heath and Box Hill.
What happens on the day
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct, and we clear up before we go. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Brockham and turn up when the site is quiet.
- We trace the duct and find every way in.
- We take grease readings along the route.
- Out of hours, the area is protected and the access panels opened.
- Thick grease is scraped out, then the runs and risers are degreased.
- Panels are closed, readings and pictures repeated, and unreachable sections recorded.
Before we arrive
- Clear the space around the work
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Getting a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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Why it’s worth doing now in Brockham
Under BESA guidance, the mean grease level should stay at or below 200 microns between cleans. Anywhere that reaches 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning. Leaving the duct makes those limits harder to keep to. If the system at a site near Brockham fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Why Brockham businesses choose us
- We are fully insured
- Every job surveyed first
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.