Surrey · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Chelsham
Kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Chelsham. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Chelsham
Which council inspects kitchens in Chelsham?
In Chelsham, it’s Tandridge council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Chelsham?
Chelsham is in the area of 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.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Grease-filled ducts can carry fire well beyond the kitchen. Many insurers require TR19 cleaning, and may refuse or reduce a claim without proof, so keep every certificate.
How far ahead should we book?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. We fix the price before work begins.
What should I send you?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we will ask.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Chelsham
Not sure when the extract was last cleaned, or by whom? Just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with pictures of the canopy and filters, and we’ll come back with a fixed price for the work in Chelsham, typically within one working day. If you have missing paperwork after a change of operator and grease smells coming from the extract, we can put it right, from discharge points, vertical risers and horizontal duct runs onwards. For TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Chelsham, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Chelsham: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Chelsham (CR6)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
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. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Why it’s worth doing now in Chelsham
If your kitchen in Chelsham is past its cleaning date, it’s worth booking now. The job takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system, and we fit around your opening hours. Waiting only adds grease and risk. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- We’re fully insured
- A fixed price before any work starts
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
What affects the quote in Chelsham
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The scale of the work
- The condition of the system
- Whether several sites go on one quote
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we will talk you through it.
What to send for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- A few general shots of the system
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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Looking after it afterwards
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
When the clean is finished, grease readings are taken again at the same points, giving you before and after readings alongside the pictures. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.
What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Chelsham
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Chelsham
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 16 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 5 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Chelsham. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Chelsham is covered by Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Environmental health officers from Tandridge council inspect food businesses in Chelsham. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Warlingham Park Hospital is the nearest hospital to Chelsham, about within half a mile north. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary the Virgin, or anywhere in Chelsham, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Chelsham (Addington Palace is about 3 miles north), fitting access panels needs care.
Chelsham is about 3 miles north-east of Caterham, in Surrey. Sites in Chelsham get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. We cover 395 places across Surrey, from busy centres to quieter spots. London is in our area too, about 13 miles from Chelsham.
All of CR6 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include Chelsham Common and Chelsham Road, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Farleigh (1 mile north), Warlingham (1 mile west), Hamsey Green (1 mile west), Fickleshole (1 mile north-east) and New Addington (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Epsom (10 miles west), Horley (11 miles south-west), Redhill (8 miles south-west), Ewell (10 miles west), Reigate (9 miles south-west) and Caterham (3 miles south-west).
Near you in Chelsham
Typical jobs here are in premises near Warlingham School, Ledgers Wood and Hare & Hounds pub, among other places. Chelsham’s nearest station is Woldingham station, roughly 1.9 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Warlingham Park Hospital (under half a mile north) and East Surrey Museum (3 miles south-west). Open spaces near Chelsham include Hutchinson's Bank and Nore Hill.
How the visit works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Chelsham can be planned properly.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know about parking and loading
How to get a quote
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, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.