Surrey · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Charlton, Surrey
Professional kitchen extract cleaning in and around Charlton, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Fat running down the canopy edge
Kitchen extract cleaning in Charlton
We treat an extract system much as a doctor treats a patient: survey first, clean second, sign-off last. That clean bill of health comes as a TR19 certificate and a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If you have grease drips onto cooking equipment and missing paperwork after a change of operator, we can put it right. Kitchens in Charlton book us for TR19 cleaning for three reasons: the insurer asked, the EHO asked, or the canopy is dripping. We handle the clean and the paperwork in one visit.
Most kitchens in Charlton fall into one of BESA’s three bands: every 3 months for 12–16 hours, every 6 months for 6–12 hours and every 12 months for 2–6 hours, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
Somewhere as small as Charlton, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with photos, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Place
- Charlton (TW17)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What a clean will not put right
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- An undersized canopy or fan
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
Aftercare tips
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
If we couldn’t get into part of the duct, the report says so plainly. A TR19 report should record what wasn’t cleaned as well as what was, and we can fit access panels so it’s reached next time.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.
Common questions in Charlton
Can you get to a site in Charlton?
Yes, Charlton is part of our area, however small the site. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Can you work in Charlton outside opening hours?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Charlton needn’t be disturbed. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where needed. A fixed quote follows.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
TR19® itself isn’t law. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve dealt with extract grease.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
We clean every part the grease travels through. Canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers, fan and discharge are all included, reached through access panels where needed.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
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. Measured grease levels set the real interval.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- How big the system is
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Travel, parking and unloading
- A single visit or a regular plan
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Problems your staff have spotted
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Charlton
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Surrey. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Kitchen extract cleaning around Charlton
The Food Standards Agency lists about 16 pubs, bars and clubs and about 3 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses as registered food businesses within about 1.5 miles of central Charlton. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. In Charlton, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Spelthorne council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service covers Charlton. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital about 1.9 miles south-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Littleton CofE Infant School or anywhere near Charlton, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Charlton is about 1 mile west of Sunbury-on-Thames, in Surrey. Wherever you are in the TW17 postcode area, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Our Surrey coverage runs to 395 places, Charlton among them. We also work in Guildford, around 13 miles away.
Work in TW17 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. That includes premises on Lodge Way, Charlton Road and Hetherington Road and the roads around them. Close by, we work in Littleton Common (1 mile north), Upper Halliford (1 mile south-east), Ashford Common (1 mile north), Shepperton Green (1 mile south-west) and Littleton (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (13 miles south-west), Woking (9 miles south-west), Camberley (13 miles south-west), Epsom (9 miles south-east), Ewell (9 miles south-east) and Egham (5 miles west).
Around Charlton
Around Charlton, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Sunbury Manor School, The Bishop Wand Church of England School and Sunbury Park and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Upper Halliford station, about 0.6 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include Kempton Steam Museum (2 miles north-east) and No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital (1.9 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include St Ann's Hill and Ferris Meadow Lake.
Common problems we fix in Charlton
Grease in an extract starts as vapour. As the air cools on its way through the duct, the fat condenses and sticks, and the layer grows a little with every meal cooked. The grease filters stop some, never all of it.
What we are most often called out for:
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Fat running down the canopy edge
If you run a café or takeaway near Upper Halliford station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Questions to ask before booking
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether a survey comes first
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether a written report and photos are included
The process
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Charlton.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and send you a fixed quote.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We typically come back within one working day.
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How the job changes from site to site
Ductwork and risers
Bends and changes of direction trap more grease than straight runs. Those are among the points where we take readings before and after, so the report shows the difference.
Grease filters
Baffle filters are cleaned as part of every TR19 clean, and refitted so they sit properly in the housing. Damaged ones are noted on the report.