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Kitchen extract cleaning in Leigh, Surrey
Kitchen extract cleaning across Leigh and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
Why deal with it now?
A clogged extract doesn’t only raise the fire risk. Filters block, airflow drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier and the fan strains to keep up. Smells, dripping grease and condensation often follow. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Leigh is calmer for everyone.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before we start.
Why Leigh businesses choose us
- We diagnose before we treat
- Trading since 2009
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Leigh
The part of the system nobody sees is often the dirtiest. Access panels let us into the duct runs and risers, 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. Common call-outs are for a system with no record of a TR19 clean and an extract that no longer clears the smoke, across horizontal duct runs, canopies and hoods and discharge points. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Leigh start: a system that’s clean inside, not just on the surface, and a certificate that proves it.
Most kitchens in Leigh 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, with grease readings setting the real interval.
Somewhere as small as Leigh, 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.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Leigh (RH2)
- Region
- Surrey
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near Leigh
What else we do in Leigh
What a clean won’t put right
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think before booking.
What the work covers
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
For landlords and multi-site operators
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Leigh
About 21 miles out from central London, Leigh is part of the South East area we work across. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service covers Leigh. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Bartholomew or elsewhere in Leigh, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. A hospital like East Surrey Hospital, about 3.7 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Leigh is about 3 miles south-west of Reigate, in Surrey. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Leigh and the rest of Surrey. Leigh is one of 395 places in Surrey where we work for commercial clients. Our Guildford page covers sites nearby, about 14 miles away.
Kitchen extract cleaning in RH2 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Church Road, Smalls Hill Road and The Glebe, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around Leigh: Dawesgreen (1 mile north-west), Bunce Common (1 mile west), Irons Bottom (2 miles east), Strood Green (2 miles north-west) and Sidlow (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (14 miles west), Epsom (9 miles north), Horley (4 miles south-east), Redhill (4 miles north-east), Ewell (10 miles north) and Reigate (3 miles north-east).
Around Leigh
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Seven Stars Public House, among other places. Leigh’s nearest station is Betchworth station, about 2.9 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Reigate Priory Museum (2.7 miles north-east) and East Surrey Hospital (3.7 miles east). Open spaces near Leigh include Reigate Heath and Colley Hill.
Common problems we fix in Leigh
Grease filters are the first line of defence, and they’re often the weak point. Filters that are bent, badly fitted, missing or left uncleaned let more fat into the plenum and duct, and from there it travels on to the fan.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
School kitchens, at schools like Burys Court School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the quote shows VAT
Part by part
Ductwork and risers
Risers take the extract up through floors to roof level, and grease often collects at the bottom of them. They’re cleaned through access points along their height.
Canopy and plenum
The plenum is out of sight behind the filters, so it’s easy to forget. We take the filters out and clean the plenum and housing thoroughly.
The process
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. Somewhere as small as Leigh, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- We survey the system, from your pictures or on site, canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll normally have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
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Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
A TR19 certificate notes the date, the location and the technician. File it with the fire risk assessment and the maintenance log so it’s ready when anyone asks to see it.
Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. A filter that’s clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, so the ductwork stays cleaner for longer.
Common questions in Leigh
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Leigh?
The local authority for Leigh is Mole Valley council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Can you come to Leigh after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. That way a site in Leigh doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. When you call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
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 necessary.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
It depends on how many hours a day the kitchen cooks. Heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day calls for a clean at least every 3 months under BESA guidance, and lighter use less often. We will recommend a date after measuring the grease.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
It takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. We will confirm the time when we quote.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
What about areas you can’t get to?
The report shows them clearly. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.