Surrey · RH6
Kitchen extract cleaning in RH6
We cover every part of the RH6 postcode district, which takes in Horley, Smallfield and Hookwood. Every TR19® clean ends with a certificate and photo report.
Towns and villages in RH6
- Horley
- Smallfield
- Hookwood
- Charlwood
- Burstow
- Keeper's Corner
- Shipley Bridge
- Fernhill
- Horne
- Norwood Hill
- Russ Hill
- Crawley
- Copthorne
- Forge Wood
What we do in RH6
- Ventilation duct cleaning
- Air handling unit cleaning
- Grease filter exchange
- TR19 inspections and grease testing
- Kitchen extract cleaning
- Extract fan repair and replacement
- Fire damper testing
- Ductwork cleaning
- Extract fan cleaning
- Canopy and hood cleaning
- Grease trap cleaning
- Commercial kitchen deep cleaning
- All services
Tell us what needs doing and your postcode and we’ll give you a clear price: phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Kitchen extract cleaning in RH6: how it works
We treat an extract system much as a doctor treats a patient: survey first, clean second, sign-off last. That clean bill of health comes as a TR19 certificate and a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. The work covers vertical risers, horizontal duct runs and discharge points, and the jobs we see most are a system with no record of a TR19 clean and extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit.
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time.
- You send pictures or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and give you a fixed quote.
- 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.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
How we quote
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Why businesses in RH6 choose us
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Trading since 2009
- Every job surveyed first
- Full insurance on every job
Ask for a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll typically have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Local landmarks in Horley
Around Horley, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Oakwood School, Horley Infant School and St Wilfrid's Church. The closest station to Horley is Horley station, roughly 0.8 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Reigate Castle (4.5 miles north) and East Surrey Hospital (2.8 miles north). For a walk, there’s Reigate Heath.
Kitchen extract cleaning around RH6
In RH6, a busy kitchen in a place such as Crawley, Horley and Copthorne and a quiet village kitchen need very different cleaning intervals. Grease readings and BESA’s minimum intervals set the schedule for each.
Across England, including RH6, the responsible person has a legal duty to assess and reduce fire risk, and a TR19® certificate and photo report give you a record of the work.
Horley: A hospital like East Surrey Hospital, about 2.8 miles north, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Wilfrid's Church or elsewhere in Horley, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
You will get a fixed price before any work starts. It’s based on:
- The size of the system
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Travel, parking and unloading
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
What we need to know
We can often survey from pictures. Try to include:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The site address and the type of premises
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: 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.
What staff can safely do
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Part by part
Ductwork and risers
Vertical risers carry the air up through the building, and grease runs down their walls and pools at the base. They’re cleaned through access points along their height.
Extract fan and discharge
Grease that reaches the fan coats the blades and the housing. We isolate it, open it up and degrease it.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in RH6 and across Surrey. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Why it fails
Grease filters are the first line of defence, and they’re often the weak point. Filters that are bent, badly fitted, missing or left uncleaned let more fat into the plenum and duct, and from there it travels on to the fan.
Clients typically contact us after spotting something like this:
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Fat running down the canopy edge
Questions from RH6
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
Our work is to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, and certificates go through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009.
Do you cover RH6?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, and that includes RH6.
When do you clean the extract?
We clean while the kitchen is closed, so evenings, overnight, early mornings and weekends are all options. Equipment needs to be off and cool before we start.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
The whole system: the canopy, the plenum behind the filters, the filters, horizontal ducts, vertical risers, the fan and the discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Anything we can’t reach is recorded on the report.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
A small kitchen with a short duct can be done in a few hours, but large systems may be spread over more than one visit. Your quote says how long to expect.
What should I send you?
Only a few details: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and the last report help too. Then call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
How much 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 we start.