Surrey · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Woking, Surrey
For kitchen extract cleaning in Woking, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
Kitchen extract cleaning in Woking, done properly
We treat an extract system much as a doctor treats a patient: diagnose with a survey, treat with a thorough clean, then sign it off. That clean bill of health comes as a TR19 certificate and a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If you’re dealing with an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer and stale cooking odours from the system, we can help. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but a proper TR19® clean in Woking covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
What can be cleaned depends on what can be reached. Sections without access panels are recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted so they’re cleaned next time.
In Woking, extract cleaning fits around service: after the last cover, before breakfast or on a day the kitchen is shut. Sites with more than one kitchen can be cleaned in phases.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- Parking and loading at the site
- How big the system is
- What state the system is in
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
What to send for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Problems your staff have spotted
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Woking
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Surrey. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
The process
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Some sites in Woking need contractors inducted or booked in ahead, so tell us the routine when you ask for a quote.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Getting a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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When to call us in Woking
What’s on the menu matters as much as how much is cooked. Frying, grilling and roasting send far more fat into the canopy than steaming or boiling, so two kitchens with the same hours can need very different intervals.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
If you cook for passing trade around Woking station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Before you book anyone
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What paperwork you get at the end
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- How they set the interval to the next visit
What happens if it’s left?
There’s no law that names TR19, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 still applies. The responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping extract grease under control. Cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve done it. A regular plan for a site in Woking spreads the work out and keeps every system on track.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why Woking businesses choose us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Every job surveyed first
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Photo reports with every job
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.
Nearby places to Woking
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What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Woking
Food Standards Agency data counts about 88 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 40 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Woking. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service covers Woking. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. In Woking, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Woking council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Woking is Woking Community Hospital, about 0.8 miles east. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary of Bethany, or anywhere in Woking, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Woking is about 24 miles south-west of London, in Surrey. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Woking, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. We work across South East England and London, including Woking. Woking is one of 395 towns, villages and districts in Surrey we cover for commercial clients.
Kitchen extract cleaning in GU21, GU22, GU24 and GU3 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on High Street, Market Walk and Gloucester Square or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Woking sits on or near the A247 and A320, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. If your site is just outside Woking, we cover Goldsworth Park (1 mile west), St John's (1 mile west), Horsell (1 mile north-east), Westfield (1 mile south-east) and Mimbridge (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Guildford (5 miles south), Camberley (7 miles west), Epsom (13 miles east), Farnham (12 miles south-west), Ewell (14 miles east) and Egham (8 miles north). Woking is among the bigger places we cover in Surrey for kitchen extract cleaning.
Landmarks near Woking
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Red Lion pub, Woking High School and Hoe Valley Linear Park and the streets around them. The closest station to Woking is Woking station, about 0.7 miles east. A little further out are The Peacocks (0.6 miles east) and The Hockey Museum (0.7 miles east). For a walk, there’s Brookwood Lye.
Aftercare tips
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
The certificate records when the clean was done, where and by whom. File it with the fire risk assessment and the maintenance log so it’s ready when anyone asks to see it.
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.
Questions from Woking
Can a school canteen extract in Woking be done out of term time?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. The FSA’s register shows about 18 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Woking. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will fit the work in.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Woking?
That’s Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Where does the waste go?
We take it away at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained to keep the area clean.
How long will the clean take?
That depends on the size of the system, the amount of grease and the number of access points. Most jobs take a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
The report shows them clearly. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
The minimum is set by BESA guidance on daily use, from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Kitchens that fry or grill a lot may need cleaning sooner, which grease thickness testing will show.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in Woking?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Ask us for a fixed quote, typically ready within one working day.
When it’s something else
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
- A fan motor that has burnt out
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points