Surrey · Kitchen extract cleaning
The Sands kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning for The Sands and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
Kitchen extract cleaning in The Sands
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or during holidays where a site closes for them. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. If you have rancid smells from grease in the duct and poor airflow at the canopy, we can help, from canopies and hoods, vertical risers and plenums and filters onwards. Most calls from The Sands come after an insurer, an EHO or a fire officer asks to see the last TR19 certificate. Either way, the answer is the same: a proper clean and the paperwork to match.
We clean every reachable part of the system in The Sands: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
In a small place like The Sands, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Where
- The Sands (GU10)
- Region
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in The Sands
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Whether several sites go on one quote
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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Keeping the system healthy
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
You leave with a date for the next clean, set from your daily cooking hours and the readings we took. A 3, 6 or 12-monthly maintenance plan keeps it on track, so the date isn’t missed.
Report drips, smells or a noisy fan early. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
The process
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. In a small place like The Sands, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- 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, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Before we arrive
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Get a fixed quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
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Leave it or put it right?
A clogged extract doesn’t only raise the fire risk. Blocked filters and narrowed ducts slow the airflow, leaving the kitchen hot and smoky and the fan strains to keep up. Grease drips, smells and condensation are common next. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Why The Sands businesses choose us
- Every job surveyed first
- Photo reports with every job
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- A fixed price before any work starts
See how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Kitchen extract cleaning around The Sands
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 4 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 4 takeaways in The Sands and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. In The Sands, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Guildford council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. The Sands 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.
A hospital like Milford Hospital, about 5.7 miles south-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. For schools such as South Farnham School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near The Church of the Good Shepherd, or anywhere in The Sands, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
The Sands is about 2 miles east of Farnham, in Surrey. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in The Sands and the rest of Surrey. Across Surrey, we cover 395 places, The Sands among them. We also work in Guildford, around 8 miles away.
We work across GU10 for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. Local streets include The Green, Binton Lane and Botany Hill, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around The Sands: Runfold (1 mile west), Sandy Cross (1 mile north), Compton (1 mile west), Seale (1 mile north-east) and Tongham (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Guildford (8 miles east), Woking (10 miles north-east), Camberley (9 miles north), Frimley (7 miles north), Haslemere (9 miles south) and Cranleigh (12 miles south-east).
Near you in The Sands
In The Sands, that means kitchens and buildings near Crooksbury Hill, among other places. The nearest railway station is Farnham station, roughly 2.3 miles west. A little further out are Milford Hospital (5.7 miles south-east) and Farnham Castle (2.8 miles west). Open spaces near The Sands include Culverswell Hill and Runfold Wood.
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
Questions from The Sands
Do you work at weekends in The Sands?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The site is handed back ready to open. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
Which council inspects kitchens in The Sands?
The local authority for The Sands is Guildford council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
What happens to the waste?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. We don’t leave it behind.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. BESA’s minimums run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. Your report gives a recommended next clean date.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, any time. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
How much notice do you need?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Every site has its own report.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, our work sits within an independently audited scheme. We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 too, and we are fully insured.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.