Surrey · Kitchen extract cleaning
Crondall kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites in Crondall and across Surrey. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
When to call us in Crondall
The type of cooking changes the amount of grease. Fryers, grills and open flames throw much more fat into the extract than gentler cooking, which is why grease readings matter more than the calendar.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Farnham Castle is about 2.7 miles east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Questions to ask before you book
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
Kitchen extract cleaning in Crondall
The ducts are where most of the grease hides. We reach horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels, scraping heavy deposits by hand before degreasing. Any section we can’t reach is recorded on the report and extra access panels can be added. The work covers vertical risers, extract fans and plenums and filters, and people most often call us about an extract that no longer clears the smoke and stale cooking odours from the system. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for Crondall? Duct Doctor has covered London and the South East since 2009, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.
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 Crondall, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Crondall (GU10)
- Region
- Surrey
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Crondall
We cover Crondall, about 38 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site. Environmental health officers from Hart council inspect food businesses in Crondall. 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.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Fleet Community Hospital (about 3.8 miles north), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Crondall Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Crondall is about 3 miles south of Fleet, in Surrey. Whatever kind of site you run in Crondall, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. Across Surrey, we cover 395 places, and Crondall is one of them. You can also see our page for Guildford, roughly 12 miles from Crondall.
All of GU10 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include Church Street, The Borough and Glebe Road, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover Redlands (1 mile north-east), Bowling Alley (1 mile north), Dora's Green (1 mile east), Warren Corner (1 mile east) and Mill Lane (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (12 miles east), Woking (14 miles north-east), Camberley (9 miles north-east), Farnham (3 miles south-east), Frimley (8 miles north-east) and Haslemere (12 miles south-east).
Near you in Crondall
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Plume Of Feathers Public House and St Nicholas' School and the streets around them. Crondall’s nearest station is Farnham station, roughly 3.3 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Museum of Farnham (2.8 miles south-east) and Hart Shopping Centre (3.4 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Beacon Hill and Aunt's Pool.
What staff can safely do
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
When your team notices a problem 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.
Crondall: your questions answered
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Crondall?
In Crondall, it’s Hart council that carries out food hygiene inspections. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Crondall?
It’s Surrey Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Crondall. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
We clean every part the grease travels through. That means canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge, reached through access panels where needed.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
The legal duty sits in the Fire Safety Order 2005 rather than in TR19 itself. TR19 is the industry benchmark for meeting that duty in a kitchen extract, and an insurer may refuse or reduce a claim without it.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Because a dirty extract can spread a fire through a building. Many policies say the extract must be cleaned to TR19, and a claim may be reduced without proof, so keep every certificate.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
The report shows them clearly. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
Will the clean disrupt our service?
We work around your hours. Overnight, weekend and between-service cleans are all possible, so you don’t lose a service.
Different parts, different methods
Grease filters
Gaps around filters let fat through to the duct. Each filter is checked as it goes back in, and flag any that don’t.
Ductwork and risers
Long flat runs of duct are where grease collects. Each run is cleaned through its access panels, recording any that can’t be reached.
Why it’s worth doing now in Crondall
Grease that’s left only gets thicker. Under BESA guidance, grease shouldn’t exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere reaching 500 microns or more needs a spot clean straight away. The longer it’s left, the bigger the job becomes. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Crondall
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Every job surveyed first
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
How the visit works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work 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 Crondall.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Let us know about parking and loading
Get a fixed quote
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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What a clean will not put right
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- Fire dampers that will not close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- A fan motor that has burnt out
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
What the work covers
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
Managing agents and facilities teams in Crondall
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.