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Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Wanborough
Kitchen extract cleaning across Wanborough and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
Kitchen extract cleaning in Wanborough
The canopy over the range is only the start of a kitchen extract system. Beyond the filters run the plenum, the ducts and risers, the fan and the point where air leaves the building, and each part collects grease. A TR19® Grease clean deals with the whole route, not only the parts on show. The work covers canopies and hoods, horizontal duct runs and discharge points, and people most often call us about an extract that no longer clears the smoke and an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Wanborough start: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
A clean in Wanborough covers the canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with photos of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- Wanborough (GU3)
- Region
- Surrey
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
What we do, step by step
We are used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. For a village or hamlet like Wanborough, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Preparing for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
How to get a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; 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.
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What a clean will not put right
We won’t sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Fire dampers that will not close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
- An undersized canopy or fan
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Wanborough
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
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Aftercare tips
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
Any section without access is marked on the report. That’s part of an honest TR19 clean, not a failing, and new access panels can be fitted so the next clean covers it.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Cooking with the extract off lets grease and heat settle in the canopy, and the next clean has more to do.
Why deal with it now?
TR19® isn’t law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is. The responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which in a kitchen includes the grease in the extract. Cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve done it. With notice, the visit to Wanborough can be fitted around your bookings and events.
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
What you get with us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
What affects the quote in Wanborough
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
What we need to know
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
When to call us in Wanborough
A kitchen in Wanborough builds up grease in the same places as any other: in long flat runs, at bends and changes of direction, and in the fan housing. Cooler sections of duct collect the most.
What we are most often called out for:
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Guildford Hospital about 2.4 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
What to look for in a quote
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Whether VAT is included
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
FAQs for Wanborough
Who inspects food businesses in Wanborough?
Food hygiene inspections in Wanborough are carried out by Guildford council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can you get to a site in Wanborough?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before any work starts.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We normally quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Extract grease is fuel for a kitchen fire, so many insurers want evidence it’s being cleaned to TR19. Each clean gives you a certificate and photo report to show them.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
BESA guidance gives minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months, depending on daily cooking hours. Heavy frying and grilling can mean shorter intervals, and readings will tell you.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
TR19 is not written into law, but the responsible person still has a legal duty under the Fire Safety Order 2005. TR19 is the standard insurers and fire officers expect, and many policies require it.
Kitchen extract cleaning around Wanborough
There are about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens in Wanborough and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. Food hygiene inspections in Wanborough are the job of Guildford council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. The fire and rescue service for Wanborough is Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
School kitchens, at schools like Puttenham CofE Infant School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. For kitchens close to Wanborough station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Wanborough is about 4 miles west of Guildford, in Surrey. Sites in Wanborough get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Our area takes in 395 places across Surrey, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Work in GU3 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Christmas Pie (1 mile north-west), Flexford (1 mile north-west), Puttenham (1 mile south-west), Normandy (2 miles north) and Willey Green (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Guildford (4 miles east), Woking (7 miles north-east), Camberley (8 miles north), Farnham (6 miles west), Egham (15 miles north) and Walton-on-Thames (15 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Wanborough
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Pucks Oak Barn and McAlmont Reserves and The Good Intent pub. The nearest railway station is Wanborough station, roughly 0.9 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Guildford Castle (4 miles east) and Guildford Hospital (2.4 miles east). For a walk, there’s Ash Ranges and Lower Lake.