Surrey · Grease filter exchange
Hammer Bottom grease filter exchange
We cover Hammer Bottom for grease filter exchange. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures on every job.
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
How we handle grease filter exchange in Hammer Bottom
Baffle filters and mesh filters both fill with grease. Clogged filters choke the airflow and the fan has to work harder. Regular exchange keeps the air moving. If you have a greasy plenum behind the filters and grease filters clogged with grease, we can help, from restaurants and pubs, wall canopies and baffle filters onwards.
For a kitchen in or near Hammer Bottom, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Hammer Bottom (GU27, GU30)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extracts in Hammer Bottom
The FSA’s data shows about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs registered within about 1.5 miles of central Hammer Bottom. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Fire safety in Hammer Bottom 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. Environmental health officers from Waverley council inspect food businesses in Hammer Bottom. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Woolmer Hill School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Where a hall near The Parish Church of St Peter, or anywhere in Hammer Bottom, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Hammer Bottom is about 9 miles south of Farnham, in Surrey. Whatever kind of site you run in Hammer Bottom, grease filter exchange is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Hammer Bottom is one of 395 towns, villages and districts in Surrey we cover for grease filter exchange. Our Guildford page covers sites nearby, about 14 miles away.
Work in GU27 and GU30 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. We cover sites on Hammer Vale, Sandy Lane and Hewshott Lane and nearby roads. Other places close to Hammer Bottom include Hammer (1 mile east), Woolmer Hill (1 mile south-east), Bramshott Chase (1 mile north), Linchmere (1 mile south) and Shottermill (1 mile east). We also work in nearby towns such as Guildford (14 miles north-east), Farnham (9 miles north), Cranleigh (13 miles east), Ash (11 miles north), Godalming (9 miles north-east) and Farncombe (10 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Hammer Bottom
Around Hammer Bottom, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Prince of Wales pub and Camelsdale Primary School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Haslemere station, roughly 1.9 miles east. Well-known places in the area include Haslemere and District Hospital (2.4 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Wheeler's Down and Lynchmere Commons.
Nearby places to Hammer Bottom
Other services in Hammer Bottom
Part by part
Baffle filters
A clogged baffle filter restricts airflow. A clean exchange set brings the airflow back.
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
Heavy cooking means more grease reaching every part of the system. Changing them on time protects the ducts behind.
Questions from Hammer Bottom
Which fire authority looks after Hammer Bottom?
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Hammer Bottom. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you work overnight in Hammer Bottom?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in Hammer Bottom needn’t be disturbed. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Where does the waste go?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
Which records should we keep?
Each report and certificate we give you, kept together in your maintenance log with your in-house cleaning records. BESA advises that certificates record the date, location and technician.
How long does the visit take?
It depends on the size of the system, but for a typical site it takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. We’ll give you a better idea when we quote.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Signs you need grease filter exchange in Hammer Bottom
Sometimes a filter is taken out and never put back. Every gap in the filter bank lets grease straight into the plenum and on into the ductwork.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- A canopy that drips grease
- Blocked baffle filters
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Haslemere and District Hospital (about 2.4 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- When the next visit should be, and why
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
The process
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes well under an hour for most canopies, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Hammer Bottom, let us know and we will plan around it.
- We start by noting how many filters you have and what type they are.
- A change schedule is agreed to match the kitchen’s cooking hours.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- Clean filters go straight back in, seated properly with no gaps.
- Anything we notice, such as bent filters or a dirty plenum, is pointed out.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
How to get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Related advice
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Look out for drips from the canopy
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
- Clear anything stored on or near the canopy
- Let us know if your cooking hours increase
Nothing changes for your staff, except one less greasy job. Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day and let us know of any changes to opening hours.
A kitchen that is getting busier needs its filters changed more often. Changing the interval early stops grease building up unseen in the ducts.
What a clean won’t put right
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
- Grease deep in the extract system
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Mesh filters
- Island canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- The times the site is available
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Site rules, permits and inductions
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.
What to send for a quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.