Surrey · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Farnham, Surrey
Professional ductwork cleaning in and around Farnham, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
How we price ductwork cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- What state the system is in
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- A single visit or a regular plan
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before we start.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- The postcode and the type of business
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
If you need ductwork cleaning in Farnham, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote normally follows within one working day.
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Farnham
Between the canopy and the fan runs the ductwork, hidden above ceilings and inside walls. Grease settles along every metre of it and a fire in the duct can spread through the building. We clean it from the inside, through access panels, to BESA TR19® Grease. Common call-outs are for thick crusts of old grease along the duct and a rancid smell from the extract duct, on attenuators, access panels and bends and junctions.
Around a town like Farnham, extract cleaning usually means a restaurant, pub, takeaway or the kitchen of a school or care home. Each has a canopy, filters, ductwork and a fan to keep clear of grease, and each is cleaned to the same TR19® standard.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- Farnham (GU9, GU10)
- Region
- Surrey
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What we are called out for in Farnham
Grease filters that don’t seal let fat straight through. The duct then takes grease that the filters should have stopped, and build-up speeds up.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Grease leaking from duct joints
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- High readings at a recent grease test
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
A kitchen near Farnham station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
What your quote should include
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
For landlords and multi-site operators
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
Ductwork cleaning around Farnham
Food Standards Agency records list about 56 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 9 takeaways across Farnham and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). The duct above a busy canopy coats itself in grease long before anyone sees it. Environmental health officers from Waverley council inspect food businesses in Farnham. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Fire safety in Farnham falls to Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Farnham is Fleet Community Hospital, about 5.8 miles north-west. School kitchens, at schools like Farnham College for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Farnham is about 6 miles south of Farnborough, in Surrey. Whatever kind of site you run in Farnham, ductwork cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Farnham is one of 395 places in Surrey where we work for commercial clients. Guildford is in our area too, around 10 miles away.
Ductwork cleaning in GU9 and GU10 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. You will find streets such as Barncroft, Approach Road and Saxon Croft, all of which we cover for ductwork cleaning. Being close to the A31 and A287, Farnham is easy for our technicians to reach for ductwork cleaning. If your site is just outside Farnham, we cover Compton (1 mile east), Hale (1 mile north), Upper Hale (2 miles north), Runfold (2 miles east) and Heath End (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Guildford (10 miles east), Woking (12 miles north-east), Camberley (9 miles north), Frimley (8 miles north), Haslemere (9 miles south) and Cranleigh (14 miles east). Farnham is one of the larger places we cover in Surrey for ductwork cleaning.
Landmarks near Farnham
Around Farnham, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Moor Park, William Cobbett Public House and Weydon School, among other places. There’s a railway station in Farnham itself: Farnham station. Other landmarks nearby include Museum of Farnham (within half a mile north-west) and Farnham Castle (0.6 miles north-west). The countryside around Farnham includes Farnham Park and Aunt's Pool.
Part by part
Access panels
Extra panels can be installed where there are gaps, so the next clean reaches more of the system. The survey shows where they’re needed.
Attenuators and discharge
Near the discharge, the air has cooled the most, so it can collect more grease than expected. It’s tested and cleaned along with the rest.
The process
Each visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, clear away and leave you the report. On site, the work takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access. We arrive in Farnham once you’ve closed and leave the site ready for the morning.
- Diagnosis: a survey of the duct’s route, size and access.
- You get a fixed price before work starts.
- We clean section by section, working from panel to panel.
- We take extra care at bends and at the foot of risers.
- Readings, pictures and a recommended next clean date complete the job.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Move anything stored near the system
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Ask for a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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Common questions in Farnham
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Farnham in the summer holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 10 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Farnham. Just call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Do you work overnight in Farnham?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The work in Farnham can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
How do you clean inside the ductwork?
After a survey and grease readings, the duct is opened up through its access panels. Each run and riser is scraped and degreased, and test again when we are done.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
How often should kitchen ducts be cleaned?
At least as often as BESA guidance sets for your cooking hours. Kitchens cooking 12 to 16 hours a day need it at least every 3 months, while lighter use can go longer.
How long does it take to clean extract ducts?
It takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access. The survey tells us how long your duct needs.
Which accreditations do you hold?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We’re fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
How much does ductwork cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. We fix the price before any work starts.
Leave it or put it right?
BESA guidance says grease shouldn’t exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans. A reading of 500 microns or more at any point means a spot clean straight away. Leaving the duct makes those limits harder to keep to. Whatever the system, dirt and wear only get worse.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re unsure, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why Farnham businesses choose us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Each visit written up, with photos
- Full insurance on every job
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
Looking after it afterwards
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Leave a way through to the access panels
- Flag drips from the duct right away
- Diarise the next duct clean
- Make sure filters are seated properly
Access panels are closed and sealed back up after cleaning, and the surrounding area is left clean. Grease and dirty water are contained and removed.
Keep the fan on throughout service. When the air stops, grease settles in the duct, so switching off early adds to the build-up.