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TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Salfords
Kitchen extract cleaning in Salfords from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
Kitchen duct cleaning in Salfords
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. Our clean follows the air from canopy to discharge, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The work covers canopies and hoods, horizontal duct runs and discharge points, and people most often call us about grease smells coming from the extract and an inspection that picked up a dirty extract. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a system that’s clean inside, not just on the surface, and a certificate that proves it.
Most kitchens in Salfords 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.
Work in a small place like Salfords starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with pictures, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Salfords (RH1)
- Region
- Surrey
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Keep the baffle filters clean
You leave with a date for the next clean, based on your cooking hours and the grease we measured. A 3, 6 or 12-monthly maintenance plan keeps it on track, so the date is not missed.
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 the work involves, part by part
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Restaurants and pubs tend to cook long hours with plenty of frying and grilling, so their cleaning interval is often 3 or 6 months under BESA guidance. Cleans are done after close, overnight or before opening.
Grease filters
We clean the grease filters as part of the job, and refitted so they sit properly in the housing. Damaged ones are noted on the report.
What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what kitchen extract cleaning won’t do:
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- A broken extract fan that will not run
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What the work covers
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Salfords
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. That hidden grease keeps building where nobody looks.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Grease smells coming from the extract
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Christ the King or elsewhere in Salfords, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The condition we find in the survey
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- A few general shots of the system
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. 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.
Grease, kitchens and Salfords
Look up Salfords on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 12 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 10 takeaways across Salfords and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Every kitchen in that count with a canopy has a full extract system, canopy to discharge, to keep clear of grease. Salfords sits within the area of Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. It’s Reigate and Banstead council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Salfords. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Salfords Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Commuter trade near Salfords station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Salfords is about 2 miles north of Horley, in Surrey. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Salfords and the rest of Surrey. Our area takes in 395 places across Surrey, large and small. Our Guildford page covers sites nearby (18 miles or so).
All of RH1 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. We cover sites on Salbrook Road, Napier Close and Mead Avenue and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include South Earlswood (1 mile north), Earlswood (2 miles north), Meadvale (2 miles north-west), South Nutfield (2 miles north-east) and Redhill (3 miles north). Larger places within reach include Epsom (10 miles north-west), Ewell (11 miles north), Reigate (3 miles north-west), Caterham (7 miles north-east), Dorking (7 miles west) and Ashtead (10 miles north-west).
Around Salfords
Typical jobs here are in premises near Oakwood School and Earlswood Common and the streets around them. Salfords has its own railway station: Salfords station. Nearby you’ll also find Reigate Castle (3.2 miles north-west) and Reigate Priory Museum (3 miles north-west). Not far away are Mercers Lake and Colley Hill.
The process
Each visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Somewhere as small as Salfords, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- You send pictures or we visit, and the system is surveyed from 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.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Find the previous report, if there is one
How to get a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you will typically have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
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For landlords and multi-site operators
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Questions from Salfords
Which fire authority looks after Salfords?
Salfords is in the area of Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Which council inspects kitchens in Salfords?
That is Reigate and Banstead council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Salfords. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
What should I send you?
Some photos and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. We’ll ask for anything else we need.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where needed. A fixed quote follows.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
TR19 isn’t written into law, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 does require the responsible person to manage fire risk. TR19 is the standard insurers and fire officers expect, and many policies require it.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that cannot wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Yes, for many jobs. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and a fixed quote normally follows within one working day. If pictures aren’t enough, we’ll survey first.
What about areas you can’t get to?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with photos where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.