Greater London · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Earl's Court, Greater London
Ductwork cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Earl's Court. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Proof of duct cleaning for the insurer
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
When to call us in Earl's Court
Grease settles fastest where the air slows down. Flat runs, bends, reducers and the base of risers are the usual hotspots, and those are the points we pay most attention to.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
For schools such as St Cuthbert with St Matthias CofE Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
Ductwork cleaning in Earl's Court
Every duct has its own route. Some run a short distance to an outside wall, others climb several floors to the roof. The survey traces the route and finds every access point before we quote. The work covers horizontal duct runs, attenuators and access panels, and people most often call us about duct runs with no cleaning record and gaps where access panels were never fitted.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so work in Earl's Court 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.
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, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Earl's Court (W14, W8, SW5)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Looking after it afterwards
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Flag drips from the duct right away
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Keep access panels clear of stored items
- Store the certificate with the fire risk assessment
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.
Your questions about ductwork cleaning in Earl's Court
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Earl's Court out of term?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Around Earl's Court, the Food Standards Agency lists about 97 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Which fire service covers Earl's Court?
That’s London Fire Brigade. 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 shows that the ducts need a clean?
Drips, smells and weak extraction are clues, but the only sure way is to measure. A WFTT or DTT reading gives a clear answer.
Do you install duct access panels?
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.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
What’s TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes normally come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with pictures where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Different parts, different methods
Access panels
Access panels are the doors that let us into the duct. Without them, parts of the duct can’t be reached and the report has to say so.
Bends and transitions
A bend can hold far more grease than a straight run of the same length. It’s scraped out and degreased, and test it before and after.
Ductwork cleaning in Earl's Court: the local picture
Look up Earl's Court on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 1,299 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 136 takeaways and sandwich shops in Earl's Court and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Behind every canopy among them is a run of ductwork that collects grease out of sight. In London, kitchens are usually cleaned overnight, when the kitchen is closed and loading is easier. Earl's Court 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.
For kitchens close to West Brompton station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Princess Beatrice Hospital is the nearest hospital to Earl's Court, about under half a mile south-east.
Earl's Court is about 1 mile south-east of Kensington, in Greater London. If you need ductwork cleaning in Earl's Court, please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Earl's Court included. 764 places in Greater London are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots.
We work across the W14, W8 and SW5 postcode area for ductwork cleaning and the streets around it. Whether your site is on Sun Road, Star Road and Rich Lane or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. With the A3218 and A3220 close by, Earl's Court is simple for us to get to at any hour. If your site is just outside Earl's Court, we cover West Brompton (1 mile south), South Kensington (1 mile east), Little Chelsea (1 mile south-east), World's End (1 mile south-east) and Walham Green (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover London (4 miles east), Marylebone (3 miles north-east), St Pancras (4 miles north-east), Shoreditch (6 miles north-east), Walthamstow (10 miles north-east) and Hoxton (6 miles north-east).
Around Earl's Court
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Abdus Salam Library, Gwendwr Garden and Courtfield pub. You will also find The Fulham Boys School (less than half a mile west) and Collingham College (less than half a mile east). There’s a railway station in Earl's Court itself: West Brompton station. A little further out are Montfichet's Tower (4.4 miles east) and Kensington Arcade (0.7 miles north). The countryside around Earl's Court includes Campden Hill and The Long Water.
Towns and villages near Earl's Court
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What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
How the visit works
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. In a London area like Earl's Court, parking, loading and building access are planned before the day of the work.
- First we diagnose: the route, the access and the grease levels.
- You get a fixed price before work starts.
- Each section is cleaned in turn through its access panel.
- We take extra care at bends and at the foot of risers.
- The duct is signed off with readings, photos and a next clean date.
Preparing for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
How to get a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Advice
Leave it or put it right?
Old grease in a duct for a kitchen in Earl's Court doesn’t stay soft. Heat and age turn it into a thick, stubborn crust, which makes each delayed clean a bigger one. Leaving it on a busy London site only adds to the work.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why Earl's Court businesses choose us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.