Greater London · Ductwork cleaning
Belgravia ductwork cleaning
Cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Belgravia. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- Years of grease along the duct floor
- Proof of duct cleaning for the insurer
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Belgravia
We treat ductwork like a doctor treats arteries: diagnose where grease has built up, clear it and confirm the result. Readings taken before and after show the difference, alongside before and after photos. The work covers vertical risers, bends and junctions and multi-storey ducts, and the jobs we see most are a duct clean needed for an insurer and a grease test showing the duct is overdue.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so extract cleaning in Belgravia is normally done overnight, after the last service. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Belgravia (SW3, SW1X, SW1W)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Ductwork cleaning in Belgravia: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records include about 137 pubs, bars and clubs and about 172 hotels and guest houses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Belgravia. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. In Belgravia, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Westminster council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. London Fire Brigade covers Belgravia. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Where a hall near St Peter's Church, or anywhere in Belgravia, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; London Lock Hospital is the nearest hospital to Belgravia, about under half a mile north-east.
Belgravia is about 1 mile south of City of Westminster, in Greater London. We carry out ductwork cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Belgravia and the rest of Greater London. Our area takes in 764 places across Greater London, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Work in SW3, SW1X and SW1W follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We cover sites on Hans Road, Eaton Lane and Gerald Road and the roads around them. Belgravia is on the A3214 and A3217, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Close by, we work in Brompton (1 mile south-west), Victoria (1 mile south-east), Chelsea (1 mile south-west), Pimlico (1 mile south-east) and Westminster (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (3 miles east), St Pancras (3 miles north-east), Shoreditch (4 miles north-east), Walthamstow (8 miles north-east), Hoxton (4 miles north-east) and Whitechapel (4 miles east).
What’s near Belgravia
Typical jobs here are in premises near Saint Thomas More Language College, Green Park and Natural History Museum Library and Archives and the streets around them. You’ll also find Star Tavern (within half a mile north-west) and Inchbald School of Design (less than half a mile south). For rail, the closest station is London Victoria station, about 0.5 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Health Exhibition Centre (less than half a mile south-east) and Harrods (less than half a mile west). Open spaces near Belgravia include Campden Hill and Serpentine.
Towns and villages near Belgravia
Other services in Belgravia
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
What happens if it’s left?
A dirty duct is something insurers ask about. Many policies require TR19 cleaning, and a claim may be refused or reduced without evidence. Your certificate and photo report show the ducts were cleaned. In Belgravia, as across London, ductwork often passes through shared risers and other people’s space.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before work begins.
What you get with us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
Read how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The condition we find in the survey
- The times the site is available
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
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. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Between visits
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Report any grease dripping from duct joints
- Keep the fan on while anything is cooking
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Ask for a grease thickness test if the kitchen gets busier
The report names every part of the duct that couldn’t be reached, with the reason. You can then decide whether to have access panels fitted.
The less grease gets past the canopy, the cleaner the duct stays. Clean, properly seated filters are the duct’s best protection.
Common questions in Belgravia
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Belgravia?
Fire safety enforcement in Belgravia is handled by London Fire Brigade. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Which council inspects kitchens in Belgravia?
The local authority for Belgravia is Westminster council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Can you fit access panels in our ductwork?
Yes, extra panels can be fitted. It means more of the duct can be cleaned next time, and the report will show where they’re needed.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Yes, where the photos show enough. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, then a fixed quote.
The process
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Security desks and permits-to-work are routine in London, so let us know what your building in Belgravia needs from us.
- The duct route is surveyed and every access point found.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points.
- Once the kitchen has closed, we protect the area and open the panels.
- Thick grease is scraped out, then the runs and risers are degreased.
- Panels are closed, readings and pictures repeated, and unreachable sections recorded.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored near the system
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Getting a quote
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Related advice
Do you need ductwork cleaning in Belgravia?
The further the air travels from the cooking, the cooler it gets. As it cools, the grease it carries condenses onto the duct walls, which is why ducts go on gathering grease well beyond the filters.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Holy Trinity CofE Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What paperwork you get at the end
When something else is needed
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Ductwork that was poorly designed
- Duct sections that need replacing
- Fire dampers that don’t close (they need testing and remedials)
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Attenuators
- Horizontal duct runs
- Access panels
- Bends and junctions
- Multi-storey ducts
- Vertical risers