Surrey · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Tilford, Surrey
Professional kitchen extract cleaning in and around Tilford, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Poor airflow at the canopy
Looking after it afterwards
Results last longer with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
You leave with a date for the next clean, set from your daily cooking hours and the readings we took. We can put the system on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly plan, so the date isn’t missed.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Tilford
Every time food is cooked, warm vapour carries fat up into the extract. As it cools, it clings to the inside of the ductwork and keeps building. That film is fuel, and a proper clean removes it before it becomes a fire risk. If you are dealing with a kitchen taken over without any extract records and grease drips onto cooking equipment, we can help, from horizontal duct runs, canopies and hoods and extract fans onwards. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Tilford start: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
A clean in Tilford covers the canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
In a small place like Tilford, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Where
- Tilford (GU10)
- Region
- Surrey
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. The middle part takes longest, which takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Somewhere as small as Tilford, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- You send photos 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.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Move anything stored near the system
- Let us know about parking and loading
How to get a quote
For kitchen extract cleaning in Tilford, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
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Common questions in Tilford
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Tilford?
Food hygiene inspections in Tilford are carried out by Waverley council. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Can the work in Tilford be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, mention when the site is quiet.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Call for a fixed quote and we will typically reply within one working day.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
You receive a TR19 certificate and a photo report. The certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report includes before and after photos, grease readings and the recommended next clean date.
What do you do to protect the area?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, along with a few photos and any previous report.
What affects the quote in Tilford
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- Parking and loading at the site
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- A single visit or a regular plan
- How many systems or sites are involved
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
Also in Tilford
Multi-site and managed buildings
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Fire dampers that will not close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Tilford
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
Kitchen extract cleaning around Tilford
Food Standards Agency data counts about 5 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens across Tilford and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service covers Tilford. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. It’s Waverley council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Tilford. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Milford Hospital (about 5.5 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of All Saints or elsewhere in Tilford, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Tilford is about 3 miles south-east of Farnham, in Surrey. Whatever kind of site you run in Tilford, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. 395 places in Surrey are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Guildford, about 9 miles from Tilford.
Every address in GU10 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on Tilford Street, Shepherds Way and Riversmeet or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Tilford Reeds (1 mile south-west), Tilford Common (1 mile south), Charleshill (1 mile east), Lower Bourne (2 miles west) and Millbridge (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (9 miles north-east), Woking (12 miles north-east), Camberley (10 miles north), Farnham (3 miles north-west), Frimley (9 miles north) and Haslemere (7 miles south).
What’s near Tilford
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Barley Mow pub, Thundry Meadows and South Farnham School and the streets around them. The closest station to Tilford is Farnham station, roughly 2.5 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include Milford Hospital (5.5 miles east) and Farnham Castle (3.2 miles north-west). Open spaces near Tilford include Upper Lake and Culverswell Hill.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Tilford?
Cooking fat leaves the pan as a fine vapour. Once it cools inside the ductwork, it condenses onto every surface it touches, and the layer grows a little with every meal cooked. Filters catch some of it, but never all.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Stale cooking odours from the system
For schools such as Waverley Abbey CofE Junior School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
What your quote should include
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- What insurance they carry
Part by part
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.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Even a kitchen that cooks only a few hours a day needs cleaning at least every 12 months under BESA guidance. School holidays are an easy time to do it.