Greater London · Ductwork cleaning
Mildmay ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning for Mildmay, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
- Years of grease along the duct floor
How it works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before any work starts, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. We fit London jobs around the building rather than the other way round, so a visit in Mildmay is usually out of hours.
- First we diagnose: the route, the access and the grease levels.
- You get a fixed price before work starts.
- Each section is cleaned in turn through its access panel.
- We take extra care at bends and at the foot of risers.
- Readings, photos and a recommended next clean date complete the job.
How to prepare
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Ask for a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.
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Ductwork cleaning in Mildmay, done properly
Every duct has its own route. A few metres to an outside wall, or a riser up through the building to a roof fan. The survey traces the route and finds every access point before we quote. If you have a duct nobody has opened in years and high readings at a recent grease test, we can help.
Kitchens in Mildmay, 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, which is why keeping it clean to TR19® matters.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Mildmay (N1, N16, E8)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
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Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Check readings when the menu changes
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Diarise the next duct clean
- Keep your cleaning records together
Grease readings are taken again at the same set points, giving you before and after readings. Photos of each section go alongside them.
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.
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- What state the system is in
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Travel, parking and unloading
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
What to send for a quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Any previous report or certificate
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Want a quote for ductwork cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
What ductwork cleaning looks like in Mildmay
Food Standards Agency data counts about 1,023 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 225 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around Mildmay, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever those kitchens cook under a canopy, the horizontal runs and risers need cleaning as well as the hood. It’s Islington council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Mildmay. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. The fire and rescue service for Mildmay is 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.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Mildmay (Sutton House is about 1.4 miles east), fitting access panels needs care. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Jude and St Paul or elsewhere in Mildmay, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Newington Green Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Mildmay is about 1 mile north of Hoxton, in Greater London. Across the N1 area, we cover ductwork cleaning for commercial sites. 764 places in Greater London are on our list, large and small.
Work in N1, N16 and E8 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need ductwork cleaning at premises on Dove Road, Essex Road and Burma Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. With the A1199 close by, Mildmay is simple for us to get to for ductwork cleaning. We also cover Newington Green (1 mile north), De Beauvoir Town (1 mile south), Canonbury (1 mile south-west), Kingsland (1 mile south-east) and Highbury (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (3 miles south), City of Westminster (4 miles south-west), Marylebone (3 miles south-west), Kensington (6 miles south-west), Walthamstow (4 miles north-east) and Hampstead (4 miles west).
Local landmarks in Mildmay
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to City of London Academy Highbury Grove, Highbury Fields and Army and Navy pub and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Mildmay itself: Dalston Kingsland station. Other landmarks nearby include Clowns Gallery-Museum (0.6 miles south-east) and Hackney Walk (1.5 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Gillespie Park and Ludgate Hill.
Honest limits
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- Sections that cannot be reached safely without new access (those are recorded, and panels can be fitted)
- A damper stuck open in the duct
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or holed (that needs a ductwork contractor)
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Multi-storey ducts
- Bends and junctions
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Access panels
- Attenuators
Common questions in Mildmay
What do you need to know about parking in Mildmay?
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.
Can a school canteen extract in Mildmay be done out of term time?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 39 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Mildmay. You can ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the dates the site is empty.
Can you fit access panels in our ductwork?
Yes, extra panels can be fitted. That lets the next clean reach sections that were missed, and the report will show where they’re needed.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Can you quote from pictures?
Yes, for many jobs. Send a few wide photos plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and a fixed quote typically follows within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we will say so.
What paperwork do you give after a duct clean?
Every clean comes with a photo report, plus a TR19 certificate when the whole system is cleaned. Keep both in the maintenance log.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with photos where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, we are fully insured. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor for clients who vet their contractors.
Why act early in Mildmay
A dirty duct is something insurers ask about. Many require cleaning to TR19, and they can refuse or reduce a claim without proof. A certificate that covers the ductwork is what they want to see. A building in Mildmay may have flats or offices above and alongside, and a fault in the system can affect them too.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why us?
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One number for every site across the South East and London
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Managing agents and facilities teams in Mildmay
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.