Greater London · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Falconwood, Greater London
Our technicians work in Falconwood on cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
For landlords and multi-site operators
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Greater London. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
How we handle ductwork cleaning in Falconwood
We have been trading since 2009, working across London and the South East. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, our duct cleaning is done to BESA TR19® Grease, with each certificate issued through the BESCA portal. We are often asked to deal with smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork and an insurer asking for TR19 evidence, across horizontal duct runs, vertical risers and multi-storey ducts.
Kitchens in Falconwood, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. A duct fire there can reach parts of the building far from the range, which is why keeping it clean to TR19® matters.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Falconwood (DA16, DA15, SE9)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Falconwood kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 104 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 77 takeaways in Falconwood and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they cook under a canopy, grease doesn’t stop at the filters: it settles along the duct and up the riser. It’s Bexley council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Falconwood. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. London Fire Brigade covers Falconwood. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Bishop Ridley Church or elsewhere in Falconwood, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. For kitchens close to Welling station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Falconwood is about 2 miles north-east of Eltham, in Greater London. Sites in Falconwood get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, and Falconwood is one of them. London is in our area too, around 9 miles away.
All of DA16, DA15 and SE9 is within our area for ductwork cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. We cover sites on Hook Lane, Gordon Road and Kent Avenue and the roads around them. Other places close to Falconwood include Blackfen (1 mile south), East Wickham (1 mile north), Avery Hill (1 mile south-west), Shooter's Hill (1 mile north-west) and New Eltham (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as London (9 miles west), City of Westminster (11 miles west), Marylebone (11 miles west), Kensington (13 miles west), St Pancras (10 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (9 miles north-west).
What’s near Falconwood
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Plough and Harrow pub, Shoulder of Mutton Green and Harris Academy Falconwood. Falconwood’s nearest station is Welling station, roughly 0.5 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Broadway Shopping Centre (2.2 miles east) and Memorial Hospital (1.4 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s The Tarn and Summer Hill.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Nearby places to Falconwood
What else we do in Falconwood
How the job changes from site to site
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 readings are taken there before and after.
Multi-storey and shared buildings
In a building with several floors, the duct may pass other tenants’ spaces. We plan access with you and the building manager, so the clean is done safely and quietly.
Looking after it afterwards
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Check readings when the menu changes
- Keep access panels clear of stored items
- Do not switch the extract off early
- 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.
The less grease gets past the canopy, the cleaner the duct stays. Keep the filters clean, well fitted and in place whenever you cook.
Why act early in Falconwood
TR19® is not law, but the duty to manage fire risk is. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, including the grease inside the extract ductwork. It’s better booked as a planned job in Falconwood than handled as an emergency.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before we start.
What you get with us
- Photo reports with every job
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- In business since 2009
Take a look at our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
FAQs for Falconwood
Can you come to Falconwood after we close?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Falconwood?
The local authority for Falconwood is Bexley council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Is a quote from photos possible?
In many cases, yes. With good photos, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
What shows that the ducts need a clean?
We measure it. Readings are taken by Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). BESA guidance says the mean shouldn’t exceed 200 microns, and 500 or more anywhere needs immediate spot cleaning.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
That depends on who controls the premises. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person has to manage fire risk, and many insurers can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of cleaning.
What happens on the day
We are used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers. Loading bays, visitor permits and roof access are the first things we ask about for a site in Falconwood.
- The duct route is surveyed and every access point found.
- We take grease readings along the route.
- Out of hours, the area is protected and the access panels opened.
- 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
- Clear the space around the work
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Getting a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Advice
Signs you need ductwork cleaning in Falconwood
Damaged or poorly fitted filters let more grease into the duct. The duct then takes grease that the filters should have stopped, and build-up speeds up.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Grease leaking from duct joints
- High readings at a recent grease test
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Stale grease odours from the duct
A hospital like Memorial Hospital, about 1.4 miles north-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
What your quote should include
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Whether they’re fully insured