Greater London · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Brompton, Greater London
Looking for ductwork cleaning in Brompton? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
About our ductwork cleaning in Brompton
Grease in a duct is hidden, which is exactly why it’s dangerous. A flare-up drawn up from the range can light it, carrying a fire along the duct and into rooms far from the kitchen. Cleaning the duct takes that fuel away. Common call-outs are for a rancid smell from the extract duct and duct runs with no cleaning record, across attenuators, bends and junctions and access panels.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so work in Brompton is normally booked for the night or the early hours. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That is why every job is written up in a report with pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.

- Place
- Brompton (SW3, SW7, SW1X)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Brompton
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Brompton during the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Around Brompton, the Food Standards Agency lists about 67 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we’ll fit the work in.
What do you need to know about parking in Brompton?
We plan it in advance, so let us know about loading bays, permits and access rules at the building. Working overnight, as we often do in London, normally makes it simpler.
Can you clean ductwork with no access panels?
We clean everything we can reach and record what we can’t. Fitting extra access panels is the usual answer, and we can do that for you.
Can extra access doors be added to the duct?
Yes, we install duct access panels. Panels go where they give the best access to sections that couldn’t be reached, and we’ll recommend where.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Will I get a report after the ducts are cleaned?
A photo report, with readings and before and after pictures, plus a TR19 certificate for a full system clean. The report says when the next clean is due.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Yes, for many jobs. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and we typically come back within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we will say so.
How often should kitchen ducts be cleaned?
The duct is cleaned as part of the whole system, at intervals set by BESA guidance, from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. Readings tell you if it needs to be more often.
Kitchen extracts in Brompton
There are about 1,653 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 119 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Brompton, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Where they cook under a canopy, grease does not stop at the filters: it settles along the duct and up the riser. The fire and rescue service for Brompton is London Fire Brigade. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Most London extract cleaning happens at night, after the last service.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Simon Zelotes or anywhere around Brompton, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Brompton is Royal Marsden Hospital, about under half a mile south-west.
Brompton is about 1 mile south of City of Westminster, in Greater London. Whether your site is in the middle of Brompton or further out, we cover ductwork cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our area takes in 764 places across Greater London, large and small.
Here we cover the SW3, SW7 and SW1X postcode area for ductwork cleaning. Local streets include West Road, Hans Road and Eaton Lane, and we cover them all for ductwork cleaning. You’ll find Brompton on the A315 and A3212, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for ductwork cleaning. We also cover Chelsea (1 mile south), Belgravia (1 mile north-east), South Kensington (1 mile south-west), Victoria (1 mile east) and Little Chelsea (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cover London (3 miles east), St Pancras (3 miles north-east), Shoreditch (4 miles north-east), Walthamstow (9 miles north-east), Hoxton (4 miles north-east) and Whitechapel (4 miles east).
Local landmarks in Brompton
Around Brompton, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near St Thomas More RC Language College, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Natural History Museum Library and Archives. Also close by are Shuckburgh Arms (under half a mile south-west) and Burton’s Court (0.5 miles south). Brompton’s nearest station is London Victoria station, roughly 0.8 miles east. A little further out are Baynard's Castle (3 miles east) and Berkshire & Westminster Dragoons Museum (within half a mile south-east). Not far away are Greville Place nature reserve and Serpentine.
Part by part
Access panels
Access panels are the doors that let us into the duct. Where there are none, those sections can’t be cleaned, and TR19 expects them to be recorded.
Bends and transitions
Grease tends to pile up at elbows. It’s scraped out and degreased, and test it before and after.
Aftercare tips
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Store the certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Keep the fan on while anything is cooking
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Tell us if grease leaks from the ductwork
Grease readings are taken again at the same set points, giving you before and after readings. Photos of each section go alongside them.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Moving air carries vapour through rather than letting it settle, so switching off early adds to the build-up.
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Managing agents and facilities teams in Brompton
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
How the visit works
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Many London buildings have a managing agent, a security desk or a permit-to-work system, so tell us who to contact in Brompton.
- First the duct route is traced and every access point noted.
- Set points along the runs are tested for grease.
- Through the access panels, thick grease is removed by hand first.
- Next the ducts and risers are degreased, using whatever suits the deposit.
- Readings and pictures are repeated and any section we couldn’t reach is recorded.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Advice
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
Honest limits
Ductwork cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- Duct sealed behind fixed ceilings or walls
- A damper stuck open in the duct
- A duct that’s too small or badly routed for the kitchen (a design issue)
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Access panels
- Vertical risers
- Multi-storey ducts
- Horizontal duct runs
- Attenuators
- Bends and junctions
Signs you need ductwork cleaning in Brompton
Grease settles fastest where the air slows down. Long horizontal runs, bends, changes in size and the foot of a riser all collect more, and those are the points we pay most attention to.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- Duct runs that cannot be reached
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
If you cook for passing trade around London Victoria station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Comparing quotes
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- What paperwork you get at the end
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the quote shows VAT