Surrey · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork Cleaning in Selsdon
Our technicians work in Selsdon on ductwork cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures on every job.
- High readings at a recent grease test
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
About our ductwork cleaning in Selsdon
No two duct runs are the same, in Selsdon or anywhere else. A few metres to an outside wall, or a riser up through the building to a roof fan. The survey traces the route and finds every access point before we quote. Typical jobs include years of grease along the duct floor and smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork, on horizontal duct runs, multi-storey ducts and vertical risers.
Kitchens around a place like Selsdon are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Selsdon (CR2, CR0)
- Region
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- Faulty fire dampers
- Duct sections that need replacing
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
What the work covers
- Access panels
- Horizontal duct runs
- Multi-storey ducts
- Bends and junctions
- Vertical risers
- Attenuators
Common problems we fix in Selsdon
Air cools as it moves away from the canopy. As it cools, the grease it carries condenses onto the duct walls, which is why ducts go on gathering grease well beyond the filters.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- Sections of duct with no access panels
Historic houses near Selsdon, such as Addington Palace about 1 mile north-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
What your quote should include
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What records you will receive afterwards
- How VAT is shown on the quote
Nearby places to Selsdon
What else we do in Selsdon
Selsdon: your questions answered
Can the work in Selsdon be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Selsdon?
Fire safety enforcement in Selsdon is handled by 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.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you’ll get one fixed quote.
How often does extract ductwork need cleaning?
It follows the same interval as the whole extract, from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. Grease thickness testing shows whether that’s often enough.
Are you insured?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
What happens to the waste?
It’s contained and taken away. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it doesn’t spread.
Can extra access doors be added to the duct?
Yes. The survey or clean shows where sections couldn’t be reached, and we can fit them so those sections are cleaned in future.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not normally. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so the site can carry on as normal.
Kitchen extracts in Selsdon
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 5 pubs, bars and clubs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Selsdon. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service covers Selsdon. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Food hygiene inspections in Selsdon are the job of Croydon council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Warlingham Park Hospital (about 2.1 miles south-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Francis, or anywhere in Selsdon, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Selsdon is about 2 miles south-east of Croydon, in Surrey. Selsdon gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Our Surrey coverage runs to 395 places, and Selsdon is one of them. For sites nearby, see our London page, about 11 miles away.
Work in CR2 and CR0 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need ductwork cleaning at premises on York Road, Byron Road and Abbey Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Selsdon, we cover Forestdale (1 mile east), Addington (1 mile north-east), Sanderstead (1 mile south-west), Coombe (1 mile north-west) and Farleigh (2 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Epsom (9 miles west), Horley (13 miles south-west), Redhill (9 miles south-west), Ewell (9 miles west), Reigate (10 miles south-west) and Caterham (4 miles south).
What’s near Selsdon
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Sir Julian Huxley pub, The Quest Academy and Littleheath Woods. The nearest railway station is Sanderstead station, about 1.7 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include St George's Walk (2.7 miles north-west) and Croydon Airport Visitor Centre (2.9 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Duppas Hill and Bramley Bank.
What we do, step by step
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like Selsdon.
- 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.
- Bends, risers and the base of each riser get extra attention.
- The duct is signed off with readings, photos and a next clean date.
Preparing for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Move anything stored near the system
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Getting a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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Aftercare tips
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Report any grease dripping from duct joints
- Leave a way through to the access panels
- Book the next clean before the recommended date
- Keep your cleaning records together
A full system clean includes a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. It records the date, the location and the technician.
The less grease gets past the canopy, the cleaner the duct stays. Keep the filters clean, well fitted and in place whenever you cook.
How the job changes from site to site
Bends and transitions
A bend can hold far more grease than a straight run of the same length. We clean it back by hand and with degreaser, and test it before and after.
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.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Selsdon
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
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 each one has its own record.
Leave it or put it right?
Under BESA guidance, the mean grease level should stay at or below 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. A site near Selsdon that has to close at short notice is hard to cover for.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before we start.
Why us?
- A fixed price before any work starts
- We diagnose before we treat
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- In business since 2009