Greater London · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork Cleaning in Croydon
We cover Croydon for ductwork cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
Fixed quotes for ductwork cleaning in Croydon
You will get a fixed price before we start. It’s based on:
- How big the system is
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
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 make a difference.
What to send for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. Just send:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Ductwork cleaning in Croydon, done properly
Not sure when the ductwork was last cleaned? Tell us about the system when you ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we’ll give you a fixed quote for ductwork cleaning, normally within one working day. We are often asked to deal with hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs and smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork, across bends and junctions, vertical risers and access panels.
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. For a kitchen in Croydon, that typically means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with photos of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Croydon (CR0, CR2, CR9, CR8)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
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How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Most London sites can’t stop for the day, so work in Croydon is typically done overnight, early in the morning or at weekends.
- Diagnosis: a survey of the duct’s route, size and access.
- A fixed quote follows, based on what we found.
- 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, pictures and a next clean date.
Before we arrive
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.
Advice
Do you need ductwork cleaning in Croydon?
Ducts in Croydon gather grease for the same reasons as ducts anywhere: daily cooking hours, the menu and the state of the filters. Under BESA guidance, the minimum interval is 3, 6 or 12 months, by daily cooking hours.
Look out for these warning signs:
- High readings at a recent grease test
- Duct runs that cannot be reached
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- Grease leaking from duct joints
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Croydon is Croydon University Hospital, about 1.7 miles north.
What your quote should include
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- When the next visit should be, and why
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether they’re fully insured
Common questions in Croydon
Can school kitchens in Croydon be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. With about 34 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Croydon, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Just call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Which fire service covers Croydon?
It’s London Fire Brigade, which covers Croydon. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
What if part of the duct cannot be reached?
Without a way in, a section cannot be cleaned properly. Those parts are listed, and we can install panels so they’re reached next time.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Can extra access doors be added to the duct?
Yes, we do. We’ll point out where panels are needed, and we can fit them so those sections are cleaned in future.
What happens to the waste?
We take it away when we go. During the work, it’s contained to keep the area clean.
What happens if it’s left?
Old grease in a duct for a kitchen in Croydon does not stay soft. It bakes into a hard layer that takes far longer to remove, which makes each delayed clean a bigger one. Every month a London system goes without attention adds to what has to be done later.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why book with us
- Photo reports with every job
- Fully insured
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Take a look at our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
What a clean won’t put right
Not every problem is solved by ductwork cleaning, and we will tell you before any work starts. It will not put right:
- A duct that is too small or badly routed for the kitchen (a design issue)
- Duct sections that need replacing
- A failed fan motor at the end of the duct (a fan repair job)
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Multi-storey ducts
- Horizontal duct runs
- Attenuators
- Access panels
- Vertical risers
- Bends and junctions
Kitchen extracts in Croydon
Food Standards Agency records include about 28 pubs, bars and clubs and about 20 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Croydon. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Environmental health officers from Croydon council inspect food businesses in Croydon. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading is not affected.
Where a hall near St Andrew's, or anywhere in Croydon, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. For schools such as Heathfield Academy, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Croydon is about 9 miles south of London, in Greater London. Whether your site is in the middle of Croydon or further out, we cover ductwork cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Croydon is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover for ductwork cleaning. Our London page covers sites nearby (9 miles or so).
Here we cover the CR0, CR2, CR9 and CR8 postcode area for ductwork cleaning. Ductwork cleaning is available to premises on High Street, Church Road and Ruskin Square and nearby roads. With the A235 and B243 close by, Croydon is easy for our technicians to reach for ductwork cleaning. If your site is just outside Croydon, we cover South Croydon (1 mile south), Coombe (1 mile east), Addiscombe (2 miles north-east), Ashburton (2 miles north-east) and Woodside (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (9 miles north), City of Westminster (10 miles north), Marylebone (11 miles north), Kensington (10 miles north-west), St Pancras (11 miles north) and Shoreditch (11 miles north).
Near you in Croydon
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Cambridge Tutors College, Rutherford School and Keg & Grill pub. Croydon has its own railway station: South Croydon station. A little further out are Croydon Airport Visitor Centre (1.2 miles south-west) and Croydon University Hospital (1.7 miles north). The countryside around Croydon includes Roundshaw Downs and Duppas Hill.
What your team can do, and what needs us
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, next to our reports.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Don’t switch the extract off early
- Flag drips from the duct right away
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Consider fitting panels where the report shows gaps
You will have a recommended date for the next clean, worked out from the grease we found and how long you cook each day, in line with BESA guidance.
Have access panels fitted where sections cannot be reached. It does not stop grease forming, but it stops it building unseen.