Greater London · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Kensington, Greater London
For ductwork cleaning in Kensington, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
Ductwork cleaning in Kensington
We’ve been trading since 2009, working across London and the South East. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, with each certificate issued through the BESCA portal. If you are dealing with thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct and a rancid smell from the extract duct, we can put it right, from bends and junctions, attenuators and vertical risers onwards.
London kitchens tend to trade late and open early, so work in Kensington is normally booked for the night or the early hours. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Kensington (W11, W8, W14, SW7)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The times the site is available
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The condition of the system
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Helping us quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.
Different parts, different methods
Access panels
Panels have to seal properly once they’re closed so the duct stays tight. We will tell you if any panel needs replacing.
Vertical risers
Risers often pass through floors and walls, where fire dampers may be fitted. Damper testing is a separate service.
Kensington: your questions answered
Which fire service covers Kensington?
London Fire Brigade is the fire and rescue service for Kensington. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Kensington out of term?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. The FSA’s register shows about 93 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Kensington. Send us your term dates when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will fit the work in.
How can I tell if my extract ducts are dirty?
A grease thickness test gives the answer. Readings are taken by Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). A mean above 200 microns, or 500 microns at any point, means it’s due.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Do I get a certificate for ductwork cleaning?
When the duct is cleaned as part of a full TR19 clean, you get a TR19 certificate and a photo report. It includes readings, pictures and any unreachable sections.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Can you clean ductwork with no access panels?
Any section we can’t reach is recorded on the report, as TR19 expects. New panels can be fitted to reach them in future.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Also near Kensington
What else we do in Kensington
When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or holed (that needs a ductwork contractor)
- Duct sealed behind fixed ceilings or walls
- Ductwork that was poorly designed
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Multi-storey ducts
- Vertical risers
- Attenuators
- Bends and junctions
- Access panels
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Run the extract fan throughout service
- Tell us if grease leaks from the ductwork
- Make sure filters are seated properly
- Get panels fitted where the duct couldn’t be cleaned
The report gives a recommended next clean date, based on the readings and your daily cooking hours, in line with BESA guidance.
Have access panels fitted where sections can’t be reached. It does not stop grease forming, but it stops it building unseen.
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 we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Security desks and permits-to-work are routine in London, so let us know what your building in Kensington needs from us.
- We map the duct route and check where the access panels are.
- Set points along the runs are tested for grease.
- Through the access panels, thick grease is removed by hand first.
- Next the ducts and risers are degreased, using whatever suits the deposit.
- Post-clean readings and photos go into the report, with any unreachable section listed.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Clear loose items from the work area
Get a fixed quote
If you need ductwork cleaning in Kensington, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
Advice
Kensington kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 150 pubs and bars and about 138 hotels and B&Bs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Kensington. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Kitchens in Kensington get their food hygiene inspections from Kensington and Chelsea council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. In London, kitchens are typically cleaned overnight, when the kitchen is closed and loading is easier.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like St Mary Abbot's Hospital about 0.5 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. School kitchens, at schools like St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Kensington is about 5 miles west of London, in Greater London. If you need ductwork cleaning in Kensington, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Our area covers London and the South East, including Kensington. 764 places in Greater London are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Postcode districts we cover here for ductwork cleaning: W11, W8, W14 and SW7. If you need ductwork cleaning at premises on Kensington High Street, Edwardes Square and Somerset Square or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. You’ll find Kensington on the A402 and B316, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for ductwork cleaning. We also cover Holland Park (1 mile north), Notting Hill (1 mile north), Shepherd's Bush (1 mile west), Notting Dale (1 mile north) and White City (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as London (5 miles east), Marylebone (3 miles north-east), St Pancras (4 miles north-east), Shoreditch (6 miles east), Walthamstow (10 miles north-east) and Hoxton (6 miles north-east). As one of the bigger places in Greater London, Kensington has commercial sites of every size, all within our area for ductwork cleaning.
What’s near Kensington
Typical jobs here are in premises near Holland Park, Scarsdale Tavern and Holland Park School. Also close by are Kensington School (0.5 miles east) and Abdus Salam Library (1 mile east). Kensington has its own railway station: Kensington Olympia station. Well-known places in the area include Kensington Arcade (less than half a mile east) and London Museum (0.7 miles north-east). Open spaces near Kensington include WWT London Wetland Centre and The Long Water.
Do you need ductwork cleaning in Kensington?
Grease in a duct running from a kitchen in Kensington is as much a fire risk as in any building. Once it lights, fire can spread along the duct and into other areas, which is why the responsible person needs it under control.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- A duct nobody has opened in years
Where a hall near Church of St Barnabas, or anywhere in Kensington, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Before booking anyone
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report