Surrey · Kitchen extract cleaning
Alfold kitchen extract cleaning
Our technicians work in Alfold on kitchen extract cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
What happens if it’s left?
Leaving the clean until the next refit doesn’t make the grease go away. Fat that was soft and easy to remove hardens with heat and time, and that takes more work to shift. Regular cleans keep each visit shorter. In a place like Alfold, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why Alfold businesses choose us
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Kitchen extract cleaning in Alfold
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and are fully insured. The work covers discharge points, extract fans and horizontal duct runs, and people most often call us about an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19 and rancid smells from grease in the duct. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a system that’s clean inside, not just on the surface, and a certificate that proves it.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
In a village or hamlet like Alfold, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Alfold (GU6)
- Region
- Surrey
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
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Common questions in Alfold
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Alfold?
Fire safety enforcement in Alfold is handled by Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can you work in Alfold outside opening hours?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. It means the site in Alfold keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with photos where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
How much notice should we give?
Earlier is better, especially for out-of-hours work. We normally quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
What should I send you?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. We’ll ask for anything else we need.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
Under BESA guidance, the minimum depends on how long you cook each day: every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Grease readings can show a shorter interval is needed.
What a clean won’t put right
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
If you’re not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What the work covers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
The process
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Alfold.
- You send pictures or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
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 any previous report or certificate. Then call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Related advice
Between visits
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Keep the baffle filters clean
Any section without access is marked on the report. That is part of an honest TR19 clean, not a failing, and new access panels can be fitted so the next clean covers it.
Run the extract whenever the kitchen is cooking. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
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 don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
How the job changes from site to site
Extract fan and discharge
Some systems have attenuators to cut noise, and they hold grease. We clean what can be reached and note anything that can’t.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Even a kitchen that cooks only a few hours a day needs cleaning at least every 12 months under BESA guidance. School holidays are an easy time to do it.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Alfold
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Grease, kitchens and Alfold
The fire and rescue service for Alfold is Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Alfold is about 33 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site.
For kitchens in and around Alfold, the clean covers everything from the canopy to the discharge. Where a hall near Church of St Nicholas, or anywhere in Alfold, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Alfold is about 9 miles west of Horsham, in Surrey. From the centre of Alfold to the outskirts, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Alfold is one of 395 towns, villages and districts in Surrey where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 11 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of GU6 for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Local streets include Chapel Field Close, Loxwood Road and Cypress Grove, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around Alfold: Alfold Bars (1 mile south), Loxwood (1 mile south), Ifold (2 miles south), Durfold Wood (3 miles west) and Plaistow (3 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Guildford (11 miles north), Woking (15 miles north), Farnham (14 miles north-west), Dorking (12 miles north-east), Haslemere (9 miles west) and Cranleigh (3 miles north-east).
What’s near Alfold
Around Alfold, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Crown pub and Fir Tree Copse, among other places. Green spaces nearby include Shillinglee Lake.