Surrey · Ductwork cleaning
Cranleigh ductwork cleaning
We cover Cranleigh for ductwork cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Duct runs that cannot be reached
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
What your team can do, and what needs us
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Cranleigh
Once air leaves the canopy, it travels through ductwork that most people never see. Every horizontal run and vertical riser collects grease along the way and a fire in the duct can spread through the building. We clean it from the inside, through access panels, to BESA TR19® Grease. The work covers attenuators, multi-storey ducts and horizontal duct runs, and the jobs we see most are readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test and grease leaking from duct joints.
Around a smaller place like Cranleigh, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with photos of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- Cranleigh (GU6)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The number of sites or systems
- The condition of the system
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before we start.
Asking for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Problems your staff have spotted
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.
Your questions about ductwork cleaning in Cranleigh
Which fire service covers Cranleigh?
Cranleigh is in the area of Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can a school canteen extract in Cranleigh be done out of term time?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 4 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Cranleigh. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
How far ahead should we book?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
What paperwork do you give after a duct clean?
A full system clean comes with a TR19 certificate and a photo report. The report shows readings, pictures and any sections we couldn’t reach.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, we are fully insured. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it, for sites that check contractor safety.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Do you work in Cranleigh?
Yes. Cranleigh is part of the area we cover, within the South East and London area we cover.
How long does it take to clean extract ducts?
A short duct can be cleaned in a few hours, but long or complex ducts may take several visits. We plan the work around your kitchen.
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Keep access panels clear of stored items
- Ask for a grease thickness test if the kitchen gets busier
- Diarise the next duct clean
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted whenever you cook
Every panel we open is refitted when we finish, and the surrounding area is left clean. Waste grease and water are taken away.
Watch for warning signs between cleans: grease leaking from duct joints, smells, or a fan that sounds rough. Testing will show whether any section has reached 500 microns.
Towns and villages near Cranleigh
What else we do in Cranleigh
Multi-site and managed buildings
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
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.
Kitchen extracts in Cranleigh
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 19 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 6 takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Cranleigh. Wherever those kitchens cook under a canopy, the horizontal runs and risers need cleaning as well as the hood. Environmental health officers from Waverley council inspect food businesses in Cranleigh. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. The fire and rescue service for Cranleigh is Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Nicholas or elsewhere in Cranleigh, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School or anywhere near Cranleigh, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Cranleigh is about 8 miles south-east of Guildford, in Surrey. Sites in Cranleigh get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Across Surrey, we cover 395 places, Cranleigh among them. Our Guildford page covers sites nearby (8 miles or so).
Here we cover the GU6 postcode area for ductwork cleaning. Local streets include High Street, Taverner Square and Bridge Road, all of which we cover for ductwork cleaning. Main roads around Cranleigh include the B2128, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. If your site is just outside Cranleigh, we cover Ewhurst (2 miles east), Ewhurst Green (2 miles east), Mayes Green (4 miles east), Walliswood (4 miles east) and Ellen's Green (4 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Guildford (8 miles north-west), Woking (13 miles north), Horley (14 miles east), Redhill (15 miles north-east), Farnham (14 miles west) and Reigate (14 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Cranleigh
Around Cranleigh, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Sayer's Croft LNR and Glebelands School.
How the visit works
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the ductwork cleaning, clear away and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access. Around Cranleigh, access is typically simpler than in a town centre, though gates and roof access are worth mentioning.
- The duct route is surveyed and every access point found.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points.
- Out of hours, the area is protected and the access panels opened.
- Heavy deposits come out by hand, then each section is degreased.
- We close up, re-test, photograph and record anything out of reach.
Getting ready for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
Need a price for ductwork cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Related advice
Leave it or put it right?
A partly blocked duct slows the airflow. The fan works harder, the kitchen gets hotter and smoke lingers at the canopy and grease can drip from duct joints. Even a site near Cranleigh that’s only busy part of the week needs its system checked on a schedule.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Cranleigh
- We are fully insured
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Photo reports with every job
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
See our cost guide and our accreditations.
Part by part
Vertical risers
Risers carry the extract up through the building to the roof. Grease runs down the walls and gathers at the base, which is one of the points we test.
Attenuators and discharge
At the end of the duct is the discharge. Grease can collect there and stain the area around it, so it’s cleaned as far as safe access allows.