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Ductwork Cleaning in Herne Hill
Ductwork cleaning in Herne Hill from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- High readings at a recent grease test
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
Common problems we fix in Herne Hill
Damaged or poorly fitted filters let more grease into the duct. More grease reaches the ductwork than it should, and build-up speeds up.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Duct runs that can’t be reached
- Years of grease along the duct floor
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Dulwich Community Hospital (about 0.6 miles north-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether they’re fully insured
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Herne Hill
Not every duct has enough access panels. TR19 calls for any section we couldn’t reach to be recorded, and new panels can be fitted to reach it in future. It’s better to know than to assume. If you have an insurer asking for TR19 evidence and high readings at a recent grease test, we can put it right, from access panels, horizontal duct runs and multi-storey ducts onwards.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so extract cleaning in Herne Hill is usually done overnight, after the last service. 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. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Herne Hill (SE22, SW2, SE24)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Herne Hill kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 87 pubs, bars and clubs and about 5 hotels and B&Bs in Herne Hill and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Environmental health officers from Southwark council inspect food businesses in Herne Hill. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. London Fire Brigade covers Herne Hill. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
For kitchens close to North Dulwich station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Saint Faith's or elsewhere in Herne Hill, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Herne Hill is about 3 miles south of London, in Greater London. Whether your site is in the middle of Herne Hill or further out, we cover ductwork cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, and Herne Hill is one of them.
Postcode districts we cover here for ductwork cleaning: SE22, SW2 and SE24. Whether your site is on Jelf Road, Dewey Lane and Talma Road or a nearby road, we can help. You will find Herne Hill on the A204 and A2214, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. We also cover Dulwich Village (1 mile south-east), East Dulwich (1 mile north-east), Dulwich (1 mile south-east), Denmark Hill (1 mile north) and Camberwell (1 mile north). We also work in nearby towns such as London (3 miles north), City of Westminster (5 miles north-west), Marylebone (5 miles north-west), Kensington (6 miles north-west), St Pancras (5 miles north) and Shoreditch (5 miles north).
Local landmarks in Herne Hill
Around Herne Hill, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Charter School, Half Moon pub and Belair Park, among other places. Herne Hill has its own railway station: North Dulwich station. Nearby you will also find Surrey Quays Shopping Centre (3.5 miles north-east) and House of Dreams Museum (0.7 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Battersea Park Lake and Knight's Hill.
How it works
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and pictures. The middle part takes longest, which takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. Managed blocks in London often need contractors booked in ahead, and we are happy to deal with the agent directly for a site in Herne Hill.
- First we diagnose: the route, the access and the grease levels.
- You get a fixed price before work starts.
- We clean section by section, working from panel to panel.
- We take extra care at bends and at the foot of risers.
- Readings, photos and a recommended next clean date complete the job.
Before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Getting a quote
Want a quote for ductwork cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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Your questions about ductwork cleaning in Herne Hill
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Herne Hill?
That’s London Fire Brigade. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
How do you handle parking and loading in Herne Hill?
Tell us where a van can stop near your site in Herne Hill, and about any building rules on loading. Night visits tend to make loading easier on London streets.
How is kitchen extract ductwork cleaned?
After a survey and grease readings, the duct is opened up through its access panels. Each run and riser is scraped and degreased, and test again when we’re done.
What information do you need?
A short description and a few pictures, with the address and opening hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
How often does extract ductwork need cleaning?
It follows the same interval as the whole extract, from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. Grease thickness testing shows whether that’s often enough.
Will the duct clean disrupt the kitchen?
We plan the clean when you’re not cooking. Most kitchens book overnight or weekend cleans, so no service is lost.
What happens to the waste?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
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Keeping the system healthy
So the system stays in good health:
- Do not switch the extract off early
- Consider fitting panels where the report shows gaps
- Have the grease measured if cooking hours go up
- Tell us if grease leaks from the ductwork
Any section of duct we couldn’t reach is listed on the report, with the reason. You can then decide whether to have access panels fitted.
Watch for warning signs between cleans: drips from the ductwork, stale smells or a noisy fan. A grease thickness test can confirm whether a spot clean is needed.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
Why deal with it now?
Booking the duct clean in Herne Hill now keeps it a planned job. The work takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers, and we work evenings, overnight and weekends. It’s better booked as a planned job in Herne Hill 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.
Why book with us
- We are fully insured
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Different parts, different methods
Bends and transitions
Wherever the duct turns or changes size, grease builds up. Slowing air leaves grease behind, so these points get extra attention.
Multi-storey and shared buildings
A duct that climbs several floors may be cleaned over more than one visit. Visits are planned around the building’s hours, out of hours where possible.
What a clean will not put right
Not every problem is solved by ductwork cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- A failed fan motor at the end of the duct (a fan repair job)
- Parts of the duct with no way in
- Leaking duct joints that need repair
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Bends and junctions
- Access panels
- Vertical risers
- Multi-storey ducts
- Attenuators
- Horizontal duct runs