Greater London · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Maze Hill
One call covers cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels in Maze Hill, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
- Proof of duct cleaning for the insurer
Your questions about ductwork cleaning in Maze Hill
Can parking be tricky for a job in Maze Hill?
We plan it in advance, so let us know about loading bays, permits and access rules at the building. Working overnight, as we often do in London, typically makes it simpler.
Can you come to Maze Hill after we close?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in Maze Hill needn’t be disturbed. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No, not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor for clients who vet their contractors.
What accreditations do you have?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Can you clean ductwork with no access panels?
We clean everything we can reach and record what we can’t. Extra panels can be installed, and we can do that for you.
How much does ductwork cleaning cost in Maze Hill?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before work begins.
About our ductwork cleaning in Maze Hill
Duct Doctor has cleaned kitchen extract ductwork 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. Common call-outs are for ductwork that has never been cleaned and a duct clean needed for an insurer, on access panels, horizontal duct runs and attenuators.
In a London area like Maze Hill, 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.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with pictures of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Where
- Maze Hill (SE10, SE3, E14)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Report any grease dripping from duct joints
- Don’t switch the extract off early
- Do not block access panels with shelving or stock
- Get panels fitted where the duct couldn’t be cleaned
Every panel we open is refitted when we finish, and the surrounding area is left clean. Grease and dirty water are contained and removed.
Keep to the cleaning interval on the report. A change in cooking hours may change the interval under BESA guidance, and grease thickness testing will show it.
Part by part
Bends and transitions
Wherever the duct turns or changes size, grease builds up. Slowing air leaves grease behind, so we clean these points carefully.
Access panels
Every section of duct is cleaned through an access panel. Where there are none, those sections can’t be cleaned and the report has to say so.
How the visit works
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers. Security desks and permits-to-work are routine in London, so let us know what your building in Maze Hill needs from us.
- 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.
- Thick grease is scraped out, then the runs and risers are degreased.
- We close up, re-test, photograph and record anything out of reach.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Getting a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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How we price ductwork cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- How big the system is
- Parking and loading at the site
- How easy every part is to reach
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
What we need to know
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- A few general shots of the system
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before any work starts.
Other services in Maze Hill
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
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.
Why deal with it now?
Booking the duct clean in Maze Hill now keeps it a planned job. It takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct, and we work evenings, overnight and weekends. Every month a London system goes without attention adds to what has to be done later.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Why book with us
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Full insurance on every job
What ductwork cleaning looks like in Maze Hill
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 69 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 8 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Maze Hill. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. London jobs usually start after the last service, with loading and roof access agreed with the building first. Kitchens in Maze Hill get their food hygiene inspections from Greenwich council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Where a hall near Christ Church, or anywhere in Maze Hill, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. For kitchens close to Maze Hill station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. A hospital like Greenwich District Hospital, about under half a mile north-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Maze Hill is about 1 mile north-east of Greenwich, in Greater London. Every kind of commercial site in Maze Hill, we can take on ductwork cleaning. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, and Maze Hill is one of them.
Ductwork cleaning in SE10, SE3 and E14 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on Webb Road, The Avenue and Hardy Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Close by, we work in Greenwich (1 mile south-west), Vanbrugh Park Estate (1 mile south-east), Westcombe Park (1 mile east), Blackheath (1 mile south) and Isle of Dogs (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as London (4 miles west), City of Westminster (7 miles west), Marylebone (7 miles west), Kensington (9 miles west), St Pancras (6 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (5 miles north-west).
Near you in Maze Hill
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Wildwood Montessori School, East Greenwich Pleasaunce and Meridian Primary School. There’s a railway station in Maze Hill itself: Maze Hill station. A little further out are Lewisham Shopping Centre (1.5 miles south-west) and Greenwich District Hospital (within half a mile north-east). The countryside around Maze Hill includes Tower Hill and Creekside Discovery Centre.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.