West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Durfold Wood
Looking for extract fan cleaning in Durfold Wood? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Weak extraction at the canopy
Why deal with it now?
Grease on a roof fan can also escape outside. That stains surfaces and can add to the fire risk outside the building, which is one more reason to keep it clean. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Durfold Wood rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before work begins.
What you get with us
- Trading since 2009
- We’re fully insured
- Photo reports with every job
- A fixed price before any work starts
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.
Extract fan cleaning in Durfold Wood
Kitchen extract fans come in different forms: fans on the roof, fans built into the duct run, and fans on an outside wall. The way in depends on the type, and we plan that during the survey. Common call-outs are for a motor area thick with grease and less air being pulled from the kitchen, on axial fans, fan housings and in-line fans.
In a small place like Durfold Wood, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Durfold Wood (RH14)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Grease, kitchens and Durfold Wood
We cover Durfold Wood, about 35 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included. Fire safety in Durfold Wood falls to West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Holy Trinity Church or elsewhere in Durfold Wood, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Durfold Wood is Haslemere and District Hospital, about 5.8 miles west.
Durfold Wood is about 11 miles west of Horsham, in West Sussex. If you need extract fan cleaning in Durfold Wood, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. We work across South East England and London, Durfold Wood included. Durfold Wood is one of 371 towns, villages and districts in West Sussex where we work for extract fan cleaning. Guildford is in our area too, about 11 miles from Durfold Wood.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: RH14. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Dunsfold Road and Durfold Wood or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover Plaistow (1 mile south-east), Ifold (2 miles south-east), Alfold Bars (3 miles east), Loxwood (3 miles east) and Alfold (3 miles east). Further out, we also cover Horsham (11 miles east), Storrington (13 miles south-east), Billingshurst (7 miles south-east), Bewbush (15 miles east), Roffey (12 miles east) and Southwater (11 miles east).
Landmarks near Durfold Wood
Durfold Wood’s nearest station is Witley station, about 4.5 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Haslemere and District Hospital (5.8 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Shillinglee Lake and Hydon's Ball.
Part by part
Inline duct fans
Some fans are built into the duct itself. They’re reached through access panels or by opening the casing after isolating them.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
A fan in a long-hours kitchen runs for most of the day, which means grease and wear add up quickly. Regular cleans help it keep going.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
What affects the quote in Durfold Wood
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
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 work begins.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from photos. Try to include:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
What we do, step by step
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up, and we clear up before we go. The timing of a visit to Durfold Wood is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
How to prepare
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Getting a quote
Want a quote for extract fan cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
Durfold Wood questions
Will you come out to Durfold Wood?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Durfold Wood included. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Which fire authority looks after Durfold Wood?
Fire safety enforcement in Durfold Wood is handled by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, we’re fully insured. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
Do you need to turn the fan off to clean it?
We always isolate the fan first, so it can’t start while we work. That means the extract is off, so we clean while the kitchen is closed.
Can the fan be cleaned between full cleans?
Yes, we do. We record it as a fan-only clean, so your TR19 records stay accurate. The full system still needs its regular TR19 clean.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No, not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005 in England and Wales.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
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What staff can safely do
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
What we are called out for in Durfold Wood
Fans that are hard to reach are often the ones that get missed. If it wasn’t included in past cleans, it may hold years of grease, and the report will show it.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Rough running from the extract fan
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A motor area thick with grease
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Comparing quotes
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report