Surrey · Ductwork cleaning
Fickleshole ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning across Fickleshole and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Fickleshole
Grease in a duct is hidden, which is exactly why it’s dangerous. A flare-up drawn up from the range can light it, carrying a fire along the duct and into rooms far from the kitchen. Removing it is the whole point. If you are dealing with gaps where access panels were never fitted and heavy grease at the base of a riser, we can help.
In a village or hamlet like Fickleshole, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Fickleshole (CR6)
- Region
- Surrey
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Fickleshole can be planned properly.
- The duct route is surveyed and every access point found.
- We take grease readings along the route.
- Once the kitchen has closed, we protect the area and open the panels.
- Heavy deposits come out by hand, then each section is degreased.
- We close up, re-test, photograph and record anything out of reach.
How to prepare
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Let us know about parking and loading
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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Questions from Fickleshole
Who inspects food businesses in Fickleshole?
Kitchens in Fickleshole are inspected by Croydon council’s environmental health officers. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Can a school canteen extract in Fickleshole be done out of term time?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 4 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Fickleshole. Just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your term dates and we will plan around them.
How far ahead should we book?
Earlier is better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes usually come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Do I get a certificate for ductwork cleaning?
When the duct is cleaned as part of a full TR19 clean, you get a TR19 certificate and a photo report. The report shows readings, photos and any sections we couldn’t reach.
What happens if there aren’t enough access panels?
Every reachable section is cleaned and the rest recorded. Extra panels can be installed, and we can do that for you.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
What shows that the ducts need a clean?
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.
What the work involves, part by part
Multi-storey and shared buildings
A fire in a duct in a shared building can affect far more than one kitchen, so the responsible person has more reason to keep it clean. The paperwork suits landlords and managing agents.
Vertical risers
Risers often pass through floors and walls, where fire dampers may be fitted. We test those as a separate job.
Between visits
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Leave a way through to the access panels
- Run the extract fan throughout service
- Consider fitting panels where the report shows gaps
- Never cook with a filter missing
You will have a recommended date for the next clean, based on the readings and your daily cooking hours, in line with BESA guidance.
Grease that never reaches the duct never needs cleaning out of it. Clean, properly seated filters are the duct’s best protection.
Why deal with it now?
There’s no law that names TR19. The Fire Safety Order 2005 makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, including the grease inside the extract ductwork. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why book with us
- Every job surveyed first
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.
What we are called out for in Fickleshole
Many ducts don’t have enough access panels. Stretches with no way in may never have been touched, and the grease there keeps building out of sight.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- Years of grease along the duct floor
- A duct nobody has opened in years
For schools such as Fairchildes Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the price is fixed
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether a survey comes first
Ductwork cleaning around Fickleshole
Food Standards Agency data counts about 9 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 13 takeaways in Fickleshole and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Each kitchen that cooks under a canopy sends grease-laden air into a duct, where it cools and settles. Fickleshole 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. It’s Croydon council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Fickleshole. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Down House is about 2.6 miles east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Leonard or elsewhere in Fickleshole, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Fickleshole is about 5 miles north-east of Caterham, in Surrey. We provide ductwork cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Fickleshole and the rest of Surrey. 395 places in Surrey are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for London, roughly 13 miles from Fickleshole.
Postcode districts we cover here for ductwork cleaning: CR6. Streets in the area include Featherbed Lane and Fairchildes Lane, and we cover them all for ductwork cleaning. Other places close to Fickleshole include Farleigh (1 mile west), New Addington (1 mile north), Chelsham (1 mile south-west), Leaves Green (2 miles north-east) and Forestdale (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Epsom (11 miles west), Horley (12 miles south-west), Redhill (9 miles south-west), Ewell (11 miles west), Reigate (10 miles south-west) and Caterham (5 miles south-west).
What’s near Fickleshole
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Meridian High School, Addington Vale and The White Bear pub. Fickleshole’s nearest station is Woldingham station, roughly 3.2 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are Warlingham Park Hospital (1.2 miles south-west). Not far away are Nore Hill and Hutchinson's Bank.
What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
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When something else is needed
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Sections that can’t be reached safely without new access (those are recorded, and panels can be fitted)
- Fire dampers that don’t close (they need testing and remedials)
- An extract fan that has stopped working
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Bends and junctions
- Access panels
- Vertical risers
- Attenuators
- Multi-storey ducts
- Horizontal duct runs