Greater London · Ductwork cleaning
Leaves Green ductwork cleaning
For cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels in Leaves Green, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
- Duct runs that cannot be reached
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
Different parts, different methods
Access panels
After cleaning, every panel is closed and sealed so the duct stays tight. A damaged panel is noted on the report.
Horizontal duct runs
Grease settles on the floor of a flat duct run. Thick deposits are scraped out by hand before degreasing, then the walls and roof are cleaned too.
How we handle ductwork cleaning in Leaves Green
The ductwork is where an extract clean is won or lost. Without enough access panels, long stretches can go years without being touched. Each section we can reach is cleaned, and any we cannot is written down, so you know exactly where you stand. Typical jobs include a duct clean needed for an insurer and heavy grease at the base of a riser, across multi-storey ducts, attenuators and bends and junctions.
Kitchens in Leaves Green, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. A duct fire there can reach parts of the building far from the range, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- Leaves Green (BR2)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Book the next clean before the recommended date
- Leave a way through to the access panels
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Keep the fan on while anything is cooking
Access panels are closed and sealed back up after cleaning, and the surrounding area is left clean. Grease and dirty water are contained and removed.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Moving air carries vapour through rather than letting it settle, so switching off early adds to the build-up.
What happens on the day
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers. Getting kit into a London building takes planning, so let us know where we can load and park in Leaves Green.
- The duct route is surveyed and every access point found.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points.
- Out of hours, the area is protected and the access panels opened.
- Heavy deposits come out by hand, then each section is degreased.
- We close up, re-test, photograph and record anything out of reach.
Before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know about parking and loading
Ask for a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
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Why deal with it now?
Old grease in a duct for a kitchen in Leaves Green doesn’t stay soft. It bakes into a hard layer that takes far longer to remove, so the later the clean, the bigger the job. London sites work long hours, and the longer a job is left, the bigger it gets.
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why book with us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Photo reports with every job
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
Your questions about ductwork cleaning in Leaves Green
Can school kitchens in Leaves Green be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. There are about 4 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Leaves Green. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Leaves Green?
In Leaves Green, it’s Bromley council that carries out food hygiene inspections. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
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.
Do you work in Leaves Green?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, Leaves Green included.
Which accreditations do you hold?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We have been trading since 2009 and we are fully insured.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Do you install duct access panels?
Yes, as part of our fits and repairs work. We place them where they help most, and we’ll recommend where.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
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 are happy to quote for all of it.
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Ductwork cleaning around Leaves Green
Food Standards Agency data counts about 7 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 5 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Leaves Green. The duct above a busy canopy coats itself in grease long before anyone sees it. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading isn’t affected. Environmental health officers from Bromley council inspect food businesses in Leaves Green. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
A hospital like Princess Royal University Hospital, about 2.2 miles north-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Leaves Green (Down House is about 1.1 miles east), fitting access panels needs care. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Keston Parish Church or elsewhere in Leaves Green, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Leaves Green is about 4 miles south of Bromley, in Greater London. We carry out ductwork cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Leaves Green and the rest of Greater London. We cover 764 places across Greater London, large and small. There’s also a page for London, roughly 12 miles from Leaves Green.
We cover every part of the BR2 postcode area for ductwork cleaning and the streets around it. Local streets include Ashmore Lane and Main Road, and we cover them all for ductwork cleaning. We also cover the places around Leaves Green: Farthing Street (1 mile north-east), Downe (1 mile east), Nash (1 mile north-west), Luxted (1 mile south-east) and Keston (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover London (12 miles north-west), City of Westminster (15 miles north-west), Marylebone (15 miles north-west), Kensington (15 miles north-west), St Pancras (14 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (14 miles north).
Around Leaves Green
Around Leaves Green, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Kings Arms and South Park. For rail, the closest station is Hayes (Kent) station, roughly 2.8 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Bethlem Museum of the Mind (3 miles north) and Princess Royal University Hospital (2.2 miles north-east). Not far away are Nore Hill and West Kent Golf Course nature reserve.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
What a clean won’t put right
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Sections that cannot be reached safely without new access (those are recorded, and panels can be fitted)
- A failed fan motor at the end of the duct (a fan repair job)
- A damper stuck open in the duct
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Horizontal duct runs
- Access panels
- Multi-storey ducts
- Bends and junctions
- Vertical risers
- Attenuators