Greater London · Ductwork cleaning
Little Portugal ductwork cleaning
For ductwork cleaning in Little Portugal, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
How it works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access. Managed blocks in London often need contractors booked in ahead, and we are happy to deal with the agent directly for a site in Little Portugal.
- We trace the duct and find every way in.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points.
- 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 photos repeated, and unreachable sections recorded.
Getting ready for the visit
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
How to get a quote
If you need ductwork cleaning in Little Portugal, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
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How we handle ductwork cleaning in Little Portugal
Each extract duct we take on in Little Portugal goes through the full routine: we test the grease first, remove thick deposits by hand and degrease what’s left. Post-clean readings and pictures complete the record. The work covers vertical risers, attenuators and bends and junctions, and the jobs we see most are duct runs that can’t be reached and grease seeping out of the duct seams.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. In Little Portugal, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That’s why every job is written up in a report with photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Little Portugal (SW9, SW8, SW1P)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
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In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Different parts, different methods
Bends and transitions
Transitions from the canopy spigot into the duct catch a lot of grease. We reach it from the plenum side where possible.
Attenuators and discharge
Near the discharge, the air has cooled the most, which can mean heavier deposits. It’s tested and cleaned along with the rest.
Little Portugal questions
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Little Portugal out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 88 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Little Portugal. You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the dates the site is empty.
Can you come to Little Portugal after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The work in Little Portugal can fit around your hours. When you call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
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 cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
How is kitchen extract ductwork cleaned?
We survey the route, test the grease, then open the access panels. Each run and riser is scraped and degreased, then the readings are repeated.
Can you clean ductwork with no access panels?
Sections out of reach are written down on the report, in line with TR19. We can fit new access panels so they’re cleaned next time.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
The law calls them the responsible person. That is generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
Do I get a certificate for ductwork cleaning?
A photo report, with readings and before and after photos, plus a TR19 certificate for a full system clean. The report says when the next clean is due.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You’ll know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Grease, kitchens and Little Portugal
Food Standards Agency records include about 132 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 27 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses across Little Portugal and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Kitchens in Little Portugal get their food hygiene inspections from Lambeth council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. In London, kitchens are normally cleaned overnight, when the kitchen is closed and loading is easier.
For kitchens close to Wandsworth Road station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. For schools such as Platanos College, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Little Portugal is about 1 mile north of Stockwell, in Greater London. We provide ductwork cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Little Portugal and the rest of Greater London. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, Little Portugal among them.
Every address in SW9, SW8 and SW1P is covered for ductwork cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Streets in the area include Kay Road, Lett Road and Rita Road, all of which we cover for ductwork cleaning. Little Portugal is on the A203, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for ductwork cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out ductwork cleaning in South Lambeth (1 mile north), North Brixton (1 mile east), Stockwell (1 mile south), Kennington (1 mile north) and Oval (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover City of Westminster (3 miles north-west), Marylebone (3 miles north), Kensington (4 miles north-west), St Pancras (4 miles north), Shoreditch (4 miles north-east) and Walthamstow (9 miles north-east).
What’s near Little Portugal
In Little Portugal, that means kitchens and buildings near Allen Edwards Primary School, Larkhall Park and The Canton Arms and the streets around them. You will also find Durand Academy (less than half a mile east) and Lambeth Palace Library (1.6 miles north). Little Portugal’s nearest station is Wandsworth Road station, roughly 0.7 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Type Museum (within half a mile east) and The Gordon Hospital (1.4 miles north-west). Open spaces near Little Portugal include Knight's Hill and Battersea Park Lake.
Common problems we fix in Little Portugal
Wherever the kitchen is, in Little Portugal or elsewhere, the duct fills in the same way: hours of cooking, the type of food and how well the filters are kept. Under BESA guidance, the minimum interval is 3, 6 or 12 months, by daily cooking hours.
Clients normally contact us after spotting something like this:
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as The Gordon Hospital (about 1.4 miles north-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Before booking anyone
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
What ductwork cleaning cannot fix
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so these are the things it will not cover:
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- Fire dampers that don’t close (they need testing and remedials)
- Ductwork that was poorly designed
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What the work covers
- Bends and junctions
- Access panels
- Vertical risers
- Multi-storey ducts
- Attenuators
- Horizontal duct runs
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- The size of the system
- Travel, parking and unloading
- What state the system is in
- How easy every part is to reach
What you pay depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Helping us quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.