Surrey · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Old Malden, Surrey
Professional ductwork cleaning in and around Old Malden, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- High readings at a recent grease test
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Old Malden
Duct cleaning is the hardest part of an extract clean, and the part most often skipped. Without enough access panels, long stretches can go years without being touched. We open up every reachable section and record any we cannot reach, so you know exactly where you stand. If you’re dealing with an insurer asking for TR19 evidence and duct runs that can’t be reached, we can put it right, from multi-storey ducts, horizontal duct runs and access panels onwards.
For a smaller kitchen near Old Malden, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Old Malden (KT19, KT4, KT5)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What ductwork cleaning can’t fix
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Leaking duct joints that need repair
- Undersized or badly laid-out ducts
- A damper stuck open in the duct
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What the work covers
- Attenuators
- Bends and junctions
- Vertical risers
- Multi-storey ducts
- Horizontal duct runs
- Access panels
Aftercare tips
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Keep the fan on while anything is cooking
- Report any grease dripping from duct joints
- Check readings when the menu changes
- Make sure filters are seated properly
A full system clean includes a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. It shows when and where the clean was done and by whom.
Run the extract the whole time the kitchen is cooking. When the air stops, grease settles in the duct, so switching off early adds to the build-up.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Surrey. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Why deal with it now?
A dirty duct is something insurers ask about. Many policies require TR19 cleaning, and a claim may be refused or reduced without evidence. Your certificate and photo report show the ducts were cleaned. It’s better to plan the work at a site near Old Malden than wait for a failure.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What you get with us
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Photo reports with every job
- A fixed price before any work starts
Nearby places to Old Malden
Other services in Old Malden
Old Malden kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 102 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 61 takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Old Malden. Where they cook under a canopy, grease does not stop at the filters: it settles along the duct and up the riser. Old Malden sits within the area of Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Kitchens in Old Malden get their food hygiene inspections from Epsom and Ewell council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Tolworth Hospital is the nearest hospital to Old Malden, about 0.9 miles west. For schools such as Knollmead Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Old Malden is about 2 miles north-west of Ewell, in Surrey. Old Malden gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Our area takes in 395 places across Surrey, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our London page (11 miles or so).
Every address in KT19, KT4 and KT5 is covered for ductwork cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include Curtis Road, Rowden Road and Grafton Road, all of which we cover for ductwork cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for ductwork cleaning include Worcester Park (1 mile east), Tolworth (1 mile north-west), Stoneleigh (1 mile south-east), Berrylands (1 mile north-west) and Chessington (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Woking (14 miles west), Epsom (3 miles south), Horley (14 miles south), Redhill (10 miles south-east), Egham (13 miles west) and Reigate (10 miles south).
Local landmarks in Old Malden
In Old Malden, that means kitchens and buildings near Richard Challoner School, The Plough Inn Public House and Hogsmill LNR and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Tolworth station, roughly 0.5 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Bentall Centre (3 miles north-west) and Tolworth Hospital (0.9 miles west). For a walk, there’s The Lake and Kingston Hill Road area.
When to call us in Old Malden
Risers carry the extract up through the building. Grease collects on the riser walls and gathers at the bottom as liquid grease runs down. Panels along the riser make proper cleaning possible.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
Church and community hall kitchens, near Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin or anywhere around Old Malden, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Questions to ask before you book
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
What happens on the day
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. The middle part takes longest, which takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers. In a smaller place like Old Malden, parking is rarely the issue, but tell us about gates, roof access and opening hours.
- We map the duct route and check where the access panels are.
- Grease readings are taken at set points along the duct.
- Through the access panels, thick grease is removed by hand first.
- Horizontal runs and risers are then degreased by the method that suits the deposit.
- We test again, take pictures and note any part that couldn’t be reached.
Before we arrive
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Ask for a quote
Need a price for ductwork cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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Common questions in Old Malden
Who is the fire and rescue service for Old Malden?
That is Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Old Malden out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 27 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Old Malden. Send us your term dates when you call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will fit the work in.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
What happens to the waste?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
What does ductwork cleaning cost?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Ask us for a fixed quote, normally ready within one working day.
What shows that the ducts need a clean?
Drips, smells and weak extraction are clues, but the only sure way is to measure. A WFTT or DTT reading gives a clear answer.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, fully. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it, for sites that check contractor safety.
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
We do not publish a price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Travel, parking and unloading
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- The site address and the type of premises
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.