Greater London · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Alperton
Our technicians work in Alperton on ductwork cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- High readings at a recent grease test
Ductwork cleaning in Alperton, done properly
Once air leaves the canopy, it travels through ductwork that most people never see. Grease settles along every metre of it and a fire in the duct can spread through the building. Our ductwork cleaning reaches inside the runs and risers through access panels, to BESA TR19® Grease. If you have a duct nobody has opened in years and years of grease along the duct floor, we can put it right.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. In Alperton, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Alperton (HA0, UB6, NW10)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What a clean won’t put right
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Parts of the duct with no way in
- Fire dampers that don’t close (they need testing and remedials)
- A worn-out fan that needs replacing
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Horizontal duct runs
- Bends and junctions
- Vertical risers
- Attenuators
- Access panels
- Multi-storey ducts
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Common problems we fix in Alperton
Wherever the kitchen is, in Alperton or elsewhere, the duct fills in the same way: hours of cooking, the type of food and how well the filters are kept. BESA guidance sets minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months depending on daily use.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Years of grease along the duct floor
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- Sections of duct with no access panels
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St James Church Alperton, or anywhere in Alperton, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
What to look for in a quote
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether the quote shows VAT
How the visit works
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers. Managed blocks in London often need contractors booked in ahead, and we are happy to deal with the agent directly for a site in Alperton.
- Diagnosis: a survey of the duct’s route, size and access.
- You get a fixed price before work starts.
- Each section is cleaned in turn through its access panel.
- Bends, risers and the base of each riser get extra attention.
- The duct is signed off with readings, photos and a next clean date.
How to prepare
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Clear the space around the work
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Ask for a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Related advice
Managing agents and facilities teams in Alperton
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Questions from Alperton
Can you work in Alperton outside opening hours?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Alperton keeps running as normal. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Alperton?
The local authority for Alperton is Brent council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
Not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in England and Wales.
What paperwork do you give after a duct clean?
Every clean comes with a photo report, and a full TR19 clean also comes with a certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Keep both in the maintenance log.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where needed. Then you get a fixed quote.
Who is the responsible person?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
How long does it take to clean extract ducts?
A short duct can be cleaned in a few hours, but long or complex ducts may take several visits. We plan the work around your kitchen.
Do you install duct access panels?
Yes, we install duct access panels. We place them where they help most, and we will recommend where.
Part by part
Access panels
After cleaning, every panel is closed and sealed, so grease and air stay inside the duct. A damaged panel is noted on the report.
Vertical risers
Cleaning a riser needs access along its height. Where it can’t be reached safely, the report says so.
Alperton kitchens: local notes
There are about 276 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 207 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Alperton, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Wherever those kitchens cook under a canopy, the horizontal runs and risers need cleaning as well as the hood. Fire safety in Alperton falls to London Fire Brigade. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. In London, kitchens are typically cleaned overnight, when the kitchen is closed and loading is easier.
A kitchen near Wembley Central station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Alperton is Central Middlesex Hospital, about 1.5 miles south-east.
Alperton is about 2 miles north of Ealing, in Greater London. Whatever kind of site you run in Alperton, ductwork cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. Alperton is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London we cover for commercial clients. London is in our area too, around 9 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the HA0, UB6 and NW10 postcode area for ductwork cleaning and the streets around it. If you need ductwork cleaning at premises on Lee Road, Marsh Road and Eagle Road or a nearby road, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for ductwork cleaning include West Twyford (1 mile south-east), Tokyngton (1 mile north-east), Mapesbury (1 mile north-east), Stonebridge Park (1 mile east) and Park Royal (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (9 miles east), City of Westminster (7 miles east), Marylebone (7 miles east), Kensington (5 miles south-east), St Pancras (8 miles east) and Shoreditch (10 miles east).
Around Alperton
Around Alperton, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Brentham Clubhouse pub, Perivale Primary School and St. Raphael's Edible Garden. The closest station to Alperton is Wembley Central station, roughly 0.8 miles north. Well-known places in the area include London Transport Museum Depot (2.6 miles south) and London Designer Outlet (1.3 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Castlebar Hill and Fox Wood.
Towns and villages near Alperton
Other services in Alperton
Between visits
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Keep access panels clear of stored items
- File each certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Report any grease dripping from duct joints
File the paperwork in the maintenance log. It’s the evidence an insurer or inspector may ask for, and the pictures make the duct’s condition easy to see.
Run the extract the whole time the kitchen is cooking. Moving air carries vapour through rather than letting it settle, so switching off early adds to the build-up.