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Duct cleaning in Hornchurch
Professional ductwork cleaning in and around Hornchurch, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
Hornchurch questions
Can the work in Hornchurch be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. Your customers, staff or residents in Hornchurch needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Hornchurch?
That’s Havering council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Hornchurch. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
How often does extract ductwork need cleaning?
BESA guidance sets minimum intervals by daily cooking hours: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate and 12-monthly for light use. Grease readings may show it needs doing sooner.
How much does ductwork cleaning cost in Hornchurch?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. To get one, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Yes, where the pictures show enough. If not, a site survey comes first, then a fixed quote.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
What information do you need?
A short description and a few photos, with the address and opening hours. We’ll ask for anything else we need.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® itself isn’t law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
Ductwork cleaning in Hornchurch
If the ducts in Hornchurch haven’t been cleaned for a while, or nobody is sure when they were? Tell us about the system when you ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and a fixed price will follow, normally within one working day. If you’re dealing with smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork and thick crusts of old grease along the duct, we can put it right.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, and the duct may run up through several floors before it discharges at the roof. In Hornchurch, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Where
- Hornchurch (RM12, RM11, RM14, RM1)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Hornchurch
Also in Hornchurch
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Sections that cannot be reached safely without new access (those are recorded, and panels can be fitted)
- Faulty fire dampers
- A failed fan motor at the end of the duct (a fan repair job)
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think before booking.
What the work covers
- Access panels
- Vertical risers
- Attenuators
- Multi-storey ducts
- Bends and junctions
- Horizontal duct runs
Leave it or put it right?
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, and grease in the duct is part of that. A busy site in Hornchurch builds up dirt and wear quickly, so putting it off makes the eventual job larger.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced 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 will explain each part.
Why Hornchurch businesses choose us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Every visit written up, with photos
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Before any visit in Hornchurch, we agree where the van can stop and how equipment reaches the system.
- We trace the duct and find every way in.
- We take grease readings along the route.
- Once the kitchen has closed, we protect the area and open the panels.
- Heavy deposits come out by hand, then each section is degreased.
- Panels are closed, readings and pictures repeated, and unreachable sections recorded.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- 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 phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
Grease, kitchens and Hornchurch
The FSA’s data shows about 26 bars, pubs and nightclubs registered in and around Hornchurch, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. In Hornchurch, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Havering council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Night work suits London kitchens, and roads and loading bays tend to be quieter too.
For kitchens close to Emerson Park station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Langtons Infant School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Saint George's Church, or anywhere in Hornchurch, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Hornchurch is about 6 miles south-west of Brentwood, in Greater London. For ductwork cleaning in and around Hornchurch, please ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, Hornchurch included. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, and Hornchurch is one of them. London is in our area too, about 14 miles from Hornchurch.
Ductwork cleaning in RM12, RM11, RM14 and RM1 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need ductwork cleaning at premises on High Street, The Avenue and Stanley Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Hornchurch sits on or near the A125, so getting to you is simple for ductwork cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out ductwork cleaning in Upminster Bridge (1 mile east), Heath Park (1 mile north-west), Emerson Park (1 mile north-east), Hacton (2 miles south) and Ardleigh Green (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover London (14 miles west), St Pancras (14 miles west), Shoreditch (13 miles west), Walthamstow (10 miles west), Hoxton (13 miles west) and Whitechapel (13 miles west).
Around Hornchurch
In Hornchurch, that means kitchens and buildings near Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College, J.J. Moon's pub and St. Andrew's Park and the streets around them. Hornchurch’s nearest station is Emerson Park station, about 0.7 miles north of the centre. Nearby you will also find Upminster Tithe Barn Museum of Nostalgia (1.9 miles east) and The Brewery (1.8 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Hornchurch Cutting.
What the work involves, part by part
Multi-storey and shared buildings
Ducts in taller or shared buildings often run past other occupiers. We plan access with you and the building manager, so the clean is done safely and quietly.
Vertical risers
Risers are cleaned through panels at different levels. Any part that can’t be safely reached is recorded.
How we price ductwork cleaning
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- What state the system is in
- The scale of the work
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
Asking for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Make sure filters are seated properly
- Keep your cleaning records together
- Ask us about extra access panels where sections cannot be reached
- Ask for a grease thickness test if the kitchen gets busier
File the paperwork in the maintenance log. An insurer, fire officer or EHO may ask to see it, and the photos make the duct’s condition easy to see.
Have access panels fitted where sections cannot be reached. Grease you can reach is grease that gets removed.
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.
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. Leave those to us.