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Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Frensham

Kitchen extract cleaning for Frensham, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.

  • A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
  • A system with no record of a TR19 clean
  • Missing paperwork after a change of operator

Kitchen extract cleaning near Frensham

Kitchen extract cleaning in Frensham, done properly

A kitchen extract system is far more than the canopy you can see. Behind it sit the plenum and grease filters, then the ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, and grease settles in every one of them. A TR19® Grease clean deals with the whole route, not only the parts on show. We are often asked to deal with rancid smells from grease in the duct and a TR19 certificate needed for the insurer, on horizontal duct runs, discharge points and canopies and hoods. People looking for “duct cleaning near me” in Frensham normally mean the kitchen extract, and that is our main job: canopy to fan, to TR19® Grease.

A clean in Frensham covers the canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.

For a kitchen in or near Frensham, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.

The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after every visit, 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.

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Where
Frensham (GU10)
Wider area
Surrey
Reporting
TR19® certificate and photo report
Quote
Fixed quote, normally within a working day
Working hours
Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
Call
0345 646 2711
Page updated
30 October 2026

Common problems we fix in Frensham

We often find duct sections that haven’t been cleaned since they were installed. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so nobody could get to them. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.

The symptoms we’re asked about most are:

  • A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
  • Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
  • Stale cooking odours from the system
  • Missing paperwork after a change of operator

Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Farnham Castle is about 3.6 miles north), access may need planning.

What to look for in a quote

  • When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
  • Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
  • When the next visit should be, and why
  • Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos

Questions to ask before booking

What we do, step by step

A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the kitchen extract cleaning, tidy up and leave you the report. On site, the work takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. For a village or hamlet like Frensham, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.

  1. First comes a survey of the whole system, by pictures or a visit.
  2. Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
  3. On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
  4. We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
  5. We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.

How to prepare

  • Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
  • Clear the space around the work
  • Tell us where we can park and unload

Getting a quote

Need a price 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.

Ask for a quote

Advice

Kitchen extracts in Frensham

Food Standards Agency records list about 4 restaurants, cafés and canteens across Frensham and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service covers Frensham. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Environmental health officers from Waverley council inspect food businesses in Frensham. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.

Bursars and site managers at schools such as St Mary's CofE Aided Infant School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Mary the Virgin or elsewhere in Frensham, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.

Frensham is about 3 miles south of Farnham, in Surrey. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Frensham, please call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Frensham. Our area takes in 395 places across Surrey, large and small. Guildford is in our area too, around 11 miles away.

Here we cover the GU10 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. We cover sites on The Street and Peakfield and the roads around them. Other places close to Frensham include Millbridge (1 mile north), Shortfield Common (1 mile north), Crosswater (1 mile south-east), Tilford Reeds (2 miles north-east) and Tilford Common (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Guildford (11 miles north-east), Woking (14 miles north-east), Camberley (12 miles north), Farnham (3 miles north), Frimley (11 miles north) and Haslemere (6 miles south-east).

Near you in Frensham

We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Flashes and Edgeborough School and the streets around them. The closest station to Frensham is Farnham station, about 3.2 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include Farnham Castle (3.6 miles north) and Museum of Farnham (3.3 miles north). Not far away are Culverswell Hill and Farnham Heath.

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When something else is needed

In fairness, some problems need a different fix:

  • Fat blocking the kitchen drains
  • A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
  • Damaged duct sections that need replacing

Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly before you book.

What the work covers

  • Plenums and filters
  • Extract fans
  • Canopies and hoods
  • Vertical risers
  • Horizontal duct runs
  • Discharge points

Keeping the system healthy

Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:

  • Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
  • Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
  • Switch the fan on before cooking starts
  • Refit filters properly after cleaning

We hand the kitchen back clean, with the sheeting removed and waste taken away. Waste grease and water are contained and removed, and equipment can be switched back on once we’ve gone.

Regular filter cleaning is the simplest thing a kitchen can do. A filter that’s clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, which slows build-up further down the system.

What the work involves, part by part

Schools, hospitals and care homes

In a care home or hospital, the kitchen may cook every day of the year. Cleans are planned between meals or overnight with as little disruption as possible.

Grease filters

Filters need cleaning far more often than the duct and we offer a filter exchange service for that. Keeping them clean helps the rest of the system stay cleaner.

Managing agents and facilities teams in Frensham

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.

From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.

Why act early in Frensham

Leaving the clean until the next refit does not make the grease go away. Over time, soft grease bakes into a harder, thicker crust, which is slower to clean. Regular cleans keep each visit shorter. Somewhere as small as Frensham, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.

Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.

Why us?

  • One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
  • Trading since 2009
  • Each visit written up, with pictures
  • Every job surveyed first

Read our cost guide or our accreditations and certificates.

Questions from Frensham

Can you come to Frensham after we close?

Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in Frensham needn’t be disturbed. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.

Is Frensham within the area you cover?

Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Frensham is covered. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.

How do you protect the area?

By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.

What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?

The minimum is set by BESA guidance on daily use, from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Kitchens that fry or grill a lot may need cleaning sooner, and readings will tell you.

Can you look after several sites?

Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you will get one fixed quote.

Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?

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 offer emergency callouts?

Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.

What about areas you cannot get to?

We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.

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