Surrey · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in Hammer Bottom
One call covers emptying and cleaning of under-sink and inline grease traps in commercial kitchens in Hammer Bottom, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
- A bad smell from the sinks or drains
About our grease trap cleaning in Hammer Bottom
Every trap is different. Under-sink units are small and fill quickly and larger traps hold more grease before they fill. We look at the trap, how much the kitchen uses it and how quickly it fills and suggest an interval that suits. The work covers restaurants and takeaways, kitchen waste pipes and under-sink grease traps, and the jobs we see most are sinks that drain slowly and a full, neglected grease trap.
In a village or hamlet like Hammer Bottom, commercial kitchens are few, perhaps a pub, a school or a care home. Each still needs the occasional deep clean and its grease trap kept clear.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Hammer Bottom (GU27, GU30)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of grease trap cleaning
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The scale of the work
- Travel, parking and unloading
- What state the system is in
What you pay depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
What we’re called out for in Hammer Bottom
If a trap is not emptied, grease passes straight through. It then builds up in the drains and the sewer beyond, where it can form blockages.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
- Sinks that drain slowly
- A kitchen drain that smells
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
For schools such as Woolmer Hill School, deep cleans and grease trap work are typically booked for the holidays.
Questions to ask before booking
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What paperwork you get at the end
Common questions in Hammer Bottom
Can you come to Hammer Bottom after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The work in Hammer Bottom can fit around your hours. When you call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, mention when the site is quiet.
Do you work in villages like Hammer Bottom?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Hammer Bottom included. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Do you deal with blocked drains beyond the grease trap?
We clean the trap, not the drain network. Where the problem is further down the drain, we will say so and suggest a drainage contractor.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Every certificate and report from each visit, kept together in your maintenance log, along with your own cleaning log. BESA advises that certificates record the date, location and technician.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes, on every job. It’s a dated, written report with pictures, plus a certificate via the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal for TR19® Grease cleans. Keep it in your maintenance log.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Every site has its own report.
What staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
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 can diagnose it and quote.
Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Keep access to the trap clear
- Avoid pouring boiling water down to shift grease
- Collect waste cooking oil separately
- Fit sink strainers to catch food scraps
Collect waste cooking oil separately rather than pouring it down the sink, and the trap will stay cleaner for longer. It makes a real difference.
Grease that gets past the trap sets in the drains. Clearing it then is a bigger job, so it’s far better to keep the trap clean.
How the visit works
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes an hour or so for an under-sink trap, longer for a larger unit. Visits to a village like Hammer Bottom are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- We agree a time when the sinks are not needed.
- We open the trap and look at its condition.
- We remove the grease layer and settled solids.
- We clean the baffles, inlet and outlet.
- We close it up, check it drains and suggest when it needs cleaning again.
How to prepare
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Get a fixed quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we start.
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What the work involves, part by part
School, care home and staff kitchens
In schools, grease traps can be cleaned when the kitchen is closed or between meal services.
Baffles and outlets
The baffles hold back grease while water flows on. Grease clings to them, so we clean them.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
Hammer Bottom kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records include about 3 pubs and bars within about 1.5 miles of central Hammer Bottom. Pub and hotel kitchens get the same build-up behind equipment and in the grease trap as any other. Food hygiene inspections in Hammer Bottom are the job of Waverley council’s environmental health team. They look at the cleanliness of the whole kitchen: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment. Photos and dates from each deep clean make a useful record.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near The Parish Church of St Peter or elsewhere in Hammer Bottom, a deep clean and an emptied grease trap before a busy season of events are worth booking. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Haslemere and District Hospital (about 2.4 miles east), cook for long hours, so deep cleans and grease trap work are planned around patients’ meals.
Hammer Bottom is about 9 miles south of Farnham, in Surrey. Whether your site is in the middle of Hammer Bottom or further out, we cover grease trap cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Hammer Bottom is one of 395 towns, villages and districts in Surrey we cover for grease trap cleaning. Our Guildford page covers sites nearby, about 14 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease trap cleaning: GU27 and GU30. That includes premises on Hammer Vale, Sandy Lane and Hewshott Lane and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for grease trap cleaning 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). Further out, we also cover 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).
Local landmarks in Hammer Bottom
Around Hammer Bottom, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Prince of Wales pub and Camelsdale Primary School. Hammer Bottom’s nearest station is Haslemere station, roughly 1.9 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Haslemere and District Hospital (2.4 miles east). Not far away are Wheeler's Down and Lynchmere Commons.