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Ductwork Cleaning in Foxbury
Looking for ductwork cleaning in Foxbury? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- High readings at a recent grease test
- Years of grease along the duct floor
Ductwork cleaning in Foxbury
Once air leaves the canopy, it travels through ductwork that most people never see. Grease settles along every metre of it, and that is where a kitchen fire can travel. Our ductwork cleaning reaches inside the runs and risers through access panels, to BESA TR19® Grease. The work covers horizontal duct runs, vertical risers and bends and junctions, and people most often call us about a duct clean needed for an insurer and thick crusts of old grease along the duct.
London kitchens tend to trade late and open early, so extract cleaning in Foxbury is usually done overnight, after the last service. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Foxbury (DA14, BR7, DA15)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Keep to the interval on the report
- Run the extract fan throughout service
- Leave a way through to the access panels
- Never cook with a filter missing
Any section of duct we couldn’t reach is listed on the report and why. We can fit access panels so those sections are cleaned next time.
Some signs mean the duct needs attention sooner: grease leaking from duct joints, smells, or a fan that sounds rough. A grease thickness test can confirm whether a spot clean is needed.
What ductwork cleaning looks like in Foxbury
Food Standards Agency data counts about 96 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 31 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Foxbury. Each kitchen that cooks under a canopy sends grease-laden air into a duct, where it cools and settles. London Fire Brigade covers Foxbury. 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.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Foxbury is Queen Mary's Hospital, about 0.6 miles east. Church and community hall kitchens, near Christ Church or anywhere around Foxbury, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Eltham Palace is about 2.6 miles north-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Foxbury is about 1 mile east of Chislehurst, in Greater London. Wherever you are in the DA14 postcode area, we can carry out ductwork cleaning at your premises. Foxbury is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London we cover for commercial clients. We also work in London, about 10 miles from Foxbury.
We cover every part of the DA14, BR7 and DA15 postcode area for ductwork cleaning and the streets around it. Whether your site is on Kemnal Road, Sydney Road and Carlton Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover Longlands (1 mile north), Chislehurst (1 mile west), New Eltham (1 mile north-west), Elmstead (2 miles west) and Coldharbour (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (10 miles north-west), City of Westminster (12 miles north-west), Marylebone (12 miles north-west), Kensington (14 miles north-west), St Pancras (12 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (10 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Foxbury
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Chislehurst Common, Mead Road Infant School and The Bulls Head Public House, among other places. Foxbury’s nearest station is Sidcup station, roughly 1.2 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include The Glades (3.3 miles west) and Queen Mary's Hospital (0.6 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Summer Hill and The Tarn.
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What the work involves, part by part
Multi-storey and shared buildings
Long ducts in larger buildings can mean several visits. Visits are planned around the building’s hours, out of hours where possible.
Horizontal duct runs
Horizontal runs carry the extract along ceilings and through voids. They collect grease as the air cools and slows, and we clean them section by section through access panels.
Why act early in Foxbury
A fire in a greasy duct is hard to reach and hard to stop. It can travel through the ductwork to other parts of the building, which is why the duct matters as much as the canopy. A building in Foxbury may have flats or offices above and alongside, and a fault in the system can affect them too.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before we start.
Why us?
- Trading since 2009
- We diagnose before we treat
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- A fixed price before any work starts
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 won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Multi-site and managed buildings
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.
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’re happy to quote for all of it.
How the visit works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access. Expect the work in Foxbury to happen after your last customer leaves, not during trading.
- First we diagnose: the route, the access and the grease levels.
- 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.
- Readings, pictures and a recommended next clean date complete the job.
How to prepare
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
How to get a quote
Want a quote for ductwork cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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What affects the quote in Foxbury
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- The scale of the work
- How many systems or sites are involved
- What state the system is in
- Site rules, permits and inductions
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from pictures. Try to include:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email 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. We usually come back within one working day.
Foxbury questions
Which environmental health team covers Foxbury?
In Foxbury, it’s Bromley council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Foxbury?
It’s London Fire Brigade, which covers Foxbury. 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 do you need from me for a quote?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
What’s involved in cleaning extract ducts?
We open each access panel and clean the section it reaches. Grease is scraped out first, then degreased, with readings taken before and after.
Do we have to stop cooking while the ducts are cleaned?
When the kitchen is closed. Long ducts can be split across visits, with the kitchen ready to cook each morning.
What’s the cleaning interval for extract ductwork?
It follows the same interval as the whole extract, ranging from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Grease thickness testing shows whether that is often enough.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Every site has its own report.
What do you do to protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.