Greater London · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Kevington
Ductwork cleaning in Kevington from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
Ductwork cleaning in Kevington
Between the canopy and the fan runs the ductwork, hidden above ceilings and inside walls. Every horizontal run and vertical riser collects grease along the way, and that’s where a kitchen fire can travel. Our ductwork cleaning reaches inside the runs and risers through access panels, to BESA TR19® Grease. Typical jobs include gaps where access panels were never fitted and hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs, across bends and junctions, access panels and vertical risers.
In a London area like Kevington, a kitchen extract often passes through shared space on its way out: a riser, a service void, the floors above. Grease in a duct like that is a fire risk to the whole building, not just the kitchen, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
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, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Kevington (BR5)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Kevington
What do you need to know about parking in Kevington?
We plan it in advance, so let us know about loading bays, permits and access rules at the building. If the building has a loading slot system, we will book into it.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Kevington out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. The FSA’s register shows about 3 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Kevington. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we’ll fit the work in.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
How do you protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
Do you work in Kevington?
Yes. Our technicians work in Kevington, as part of our area across London and the South East.
What’s involved in cleaning extract ducts?
Through access panels along the duct. Thick deposits are removed by hand before degreasing, such as degreasers, hot water or steam.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
What happens on the day
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. We fit London jobs around the building rather than the other way round, so a visit in Kevington is typically out of hours.
- Diagnosis: a survey of the duct’s route, size and access.
- A fixed quote follows, based on what we found.
- We clean section by section, working from panel to panel.
- Bends, risers and the base of each riser get extra attention.
- Readings, pictures and a recommended next clean date complete the job.
Preparing for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Ask for a quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Advice
For landlords and multi-site operators
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Kevington and across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
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.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
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.
Common problems we fix in Kevington
Slow air leaves the most grease behind. Long horizontal runs, bends, changes in size and the foot of a riser all collect more, and those are the points we pay most attention to.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
- Grease leaking from duct joints
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Kevington is Orpington Hospital, about 2.4 miles south-west.
Before booking anyone
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether a survey comes first
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
Towns and villages near Kevington
Other services in Kevington
Grease, kitchens and Kevington
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 57 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 30 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Kevington. The duct above a busy canopy coats itself in grease long before anyone sees it. Kevington sits within the area of London Fire Brigade. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Most London extract cleaning happens at night, after the last service.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Unity Church or elsewhere in Kevington, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. School kitchens, at schools like Manor Oak Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Kevington is about 1 mile east of Orpington, in Greater London. Whatever kind of site you run in Kevington, ductwork cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Kevington is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London where we work for commercial clients. Our London page covers sites nearby (13 miles or so).
We cover every part of the BR5 postcode area for ductwork cleaning and the streets around it. If you need ductwork cleaning at premises on Crockenhill Road and Sheepcote Lane or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover the places around Kevington: Derry Downs (1 mile west), Crockenhill (1 mile east), St Mary Cray (1 mile west), Orpington (1 mile west) and Poverest (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as London (13 miles north-west), City of Westminster (15 miles north-west), Marylebone (15 miles north-west), St Pancras (15 miles north-west), Shoreditch (13 miles north-west) and Walthamstow (15 miles north-west).
Near you in Kevington
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Priory School and Harris Academy Orpington, among other places. For rail, the closest station is St Mary Cray station, about 1.4 miles north-west. A little further out are Lullingstone Castle (3.2 miles south-east) and London Borough of Bromley Museum (1.5 miles west). For a walk, there’s Summer Hill and The Warren.
When something else is needed
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A damper stuck open in the duct
- A failed fan motor at the end of the duct (a fan repair job)
- Sections that cannot be reached safely without new access (those are recorded, and panels can be fitted)
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Horizontal duct runs
- Multi-storey ducts
- Attenuators
- Vertical risers
- Bends and junctions
- Access panels
What affects the quote in Kevington
We do not publish a price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The condition of the system
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The scale of the work
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The site address and the type of premises
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Tell us if grease leaks from the ductwork
- Check readings when the menu changes
- Run the extract fan throughout service
- Get panels fitted where the duct couldn’t be cleaned
Keep the certificate and report with the fire risk assessment. It’s the evidence an insurer or inspector may ask for, and the photos make the duct’s condition easy to see.
Have access panels fitted where sections can’t be reached. It does not stop grease forming, but it stops it building unseen.