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Ductwork cleaning in Catford, Greater London
Ductwork cleaning for Catford and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
FAQs for Catford
Can you come to Catford after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. It means the site in Catford keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
What do you need to know about parking in Catford?
A loading bay, a visitor permit or off-street space near the site in Catford makes the visit easier to plan. Working overnight, as we often do in London, usually makes it simpler.
What happens to the waste?
We take it away at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
What accreditations do you have?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
It depends on the building. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
Is Catford in your area?
Yes. We work in Catford and the rest of Greater London, within our South East and London area. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Can you clean ductwork with no access panels?
Any section we cannot reach is recorded on the report, as TR19 expects. New panels can be fitted to reach them in future.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
Not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in England and Wales.
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Catford
Not sure when the ductwork was last cleaned? Tell us about the system when you ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and a fixed price will follow, normally within one working day. Typical jobs include a duct nobody has opened in years and hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs, across vertical risers, horizontal duct runs and access panels.
London kitchens tend to trade late and open early, so work in Catford is normally booked for the night or the early hours. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Where
- Catford (SE6, BR1)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
Kitchen extracts in Catford
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 292 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 197 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Catford. Each kitchen that cooks under a canopy sends grease-laden air into a duct, where it cools and settles. Catford is covered by London Fire Brigade. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. London jobs typically start after the last service, with loading and roof access agreed with the building first.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Laurence and Community Centre, or anywhere in Catford, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. A hospital like University Hospital Lewisham, about 0.8 miles north, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Catford is about 5 miles east of Streatham, in Greater London. Across the SE6 area, we cover ductwork cleaning for commercial sites. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, and Catford is one of them.
All of SE6 and BR1 is covered for ductwork cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on Bargery Road, Penerley Road and Inchmery Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Neighbouring places we cover for ductwork cleaning include Bellingham (1 mile south-west), Southend (1 mile south-west), Ladywell (1 mile north), Hither Green (1 mile north-east) and Bell Green (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (5 miles north-west), City of Westminster (8 miles north-west), Marylebone (8 miles north-west), Kensington (9 miles north-west), St Pancras (7 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (6 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Catford
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The London & Rye pub, Trinity Church of England School and Forster Memorial Park. Catford’s nearest station is Catford Bridge station, about 0.5 miles north-west. Nearby you’ll also find Greenwich Castle (2.6 miles north) and University Hospital Lewisham (0.8 miles north). For a walk, there’s Downham Woodland Walk and Knight's Hill.
What happens on the day
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. In a London area like Catford, parking, loading and building access are planned before the day of the work.
- 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.
- We close up, re-test, photograph and record anything out of reach.
Getting ready for the visit
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Get a fixed quote
Need a price for ductwork cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Related advice
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Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Book the next clean before the recommended date
- Have the grease measured if cooking hours go up
- Keep the fan on while anything is cooking
- File each certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
Grease readings are taken again at the same set points, so the report shows the before and after figures. Before and after photos sit next to the numbers.
Have access panels fitted where sections can’t be reached. It doesn’t stop grease forming, but it stops it building unseen.
Part by part
Multi-storey and shared buildings
In a building with several floors, the duct may pass other tenants’ spaces. Access is planned with the building’s managers, so the clean is done safely and quietly.
Bends and transitions
Grease tends to pile up at elbows. We clean it back by hand and with degreaser, and test it before and after.
When to call us in Catford
A duct with too few access doors cannot be fully cleaned. Stretches with no way in may never have been touched, and grease there keeps thickening unseen.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
A kitchen near Catford Bridge station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Comparing quotes
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
What happens if it’s left?
Under BESA guidance, the mean grease level should stay at or below 200 microns between cleans. A reading of 500 microns or more at any point means a spot clean right away. Putting off the clean only pushes readings higher. It’s better booked as a planned job in Catford than handled as an emergency.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before work begins.
Why us?
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Full insurance on every job
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.