Surrey · Ductwork cleaning
Chaldon ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Chaldon, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
Ductwork cleaning in Chaldon, done properly
If the ducts in Chaldon haven’t been cleaned for a while, or nobody is sure when they were? A few details about the system are a good start when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and a fixed price will follow, usually within one working day. Common call-outs are for hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs and duct runs that can’t be reached, on bends and junctions, access panels and multi-storey ducts.
Work in a small place like Chaldon starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
A written report with photos follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Chaldon (CR3)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
When to call us in Chaldon
Grease settles fastest where the air slows down. Long horizontal runs, bends, changes in size and the foot of a riser all collect more, and those are the points we pay most attention to.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
- Sections of duct with no access panels
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Chaldon is St Lawrence's Hospital, about 0.5 miles north-east.
What your quote should include
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether VAT is included
- Proof of insurance
When something else is needed
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Duct sealed behind fixed ceilings or walls
- Undersized or badly laid-out ducts
- A damper stuck open in the duct
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think before you book.
What we work on in Chaldon
- Bends and junctions
- Access panels
- Attenuators
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Multi-storey ducts
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Chaldon: your questions answered
Do you cover smaller places like Chaldon?
Yes, Chaldon is part of our area, however small the site. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Which environmental health team covers Chaldon?
In Chaldon, it’s Tandridge council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
What should I send you?
A short description and a few photos, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
Do we have to stop cooking while the ducts are cleaned?
The duct is cleaned out of hours, evenings, overnight or at weekends. The extract and cooking equipment need to be off.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Do I get a certificate for ductwork cleaning?
You get a photo report with before and after pictures, plus a TR19 certificate when the whole system is cleaned. Keep both in the maintenance log.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
How do you know if the ductwork needs cleaning?
A grease thickness test gives the answer. Using a Wet Film Thickness Test or Deposit Thickness Test, we check the grease at set points. A mean above 200 microns, or 500 microns at any point, means it’s due.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
Chaldon kitchens: local notes
There are about 41 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 21 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around Chaldon, up to about a mile and a half out, 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. In Chaldon, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Tandridge 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. Chaldon 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.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Peter and St Paul, or anywhere in Chaldon, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. For schools such as St Peter and St Paul CofE Infant School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Chaldon is about 1 mile south-west of Caterham, in Surrey. We provide ductwork cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Chaldon and the rest of Surrey. Across Surrey, we cover 395 places, and Chaldon is one of them. For sites nearby, see our London page (15 miles or so).
All of CR3 is within our area for ductwork cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need ductwork cleaning at premises on Mount Avenue, Linden Drive and Marshall Close or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Main roads around Chaldon include the B2031, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. Other places close to Chaldon include Netherne on-the-Hill (2 miles north-west), Merstham (2 miles west), Brewer Street (2 miles south), South Merstham (2 miles south-west) and Hooley (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Epsom (8 miles north-west), Horley (7 miles south), Redhill (4 miles south-west), Ewell (8 miles north-west), Reigate (5 miles south-west) and Walton-on-Thames (15 miles north-west).
Around Chaldon
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around de Stafford School, Kitchen Copse and The King And Queen Public House. Chaldon’s nearest station is Caterham station, about 1.2 miles east. Well-known places in the area include Bletchingley Castle (2.8 miles south) and St Lawrence's Hospital (0.5 miles north-east). Open spaces near Chaldon include South London Downs National Nature Reserve and Nore Hill.
What happens on the day
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the ductwork cleaning, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Chaldon knowing what to expect.
- We map the duct route and check where the access panels are.
- Grease readings are taken at set points along the duct.
- We open the panels and scrape out the heaviest grease.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Move anything stored near the system
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Get a fixed quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- How big the system is
- The number of sites or systems
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How easy every part is to reach
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’ll explain each part.
What to send for a quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- Any previous report or certificate
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.
Why deal with it now?
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. In a small place like Chaldon, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
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 give you a fixed price before we start.
Why book with us
- Every job surveyed first
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001