Greater London · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in New Addington
Looking for ductwork cleaning in New Addington? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- A duct nobody has opened in years
Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Keep to the interval on the report
- Do not switch the extract off early
- File each certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Leave a way through to the access panels
After the clean, the same points are tested again, so the report shows the before and after figures. Before and after photos sit next to the numbers.
Some signs mean the duct needs attention sooner: grease leaking from duct joints, smells, or a fan that sounds rough. A grease thickness test can confirm whether a spot clean is needed.
About our ductwork cleaning in New Addington
Once air leaves the canopy, it travels through ductwork that most people never see. Every horizontal run and vertical riser collects grease along the way and a fire in the duct can spread through the building. We clean it from the inside, through access panels, to BESA TR19® Grease. Common call-outs are for grease leaking from duct joints and years of grease along the duct floor, on vertical risers, attenuators and access panels.
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. For a kitchen in New Addington, that normally means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- New Addington (CR0, CR9)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What ductwork cleaning can’t fix
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Parts of the duct with no way in
- Undersized or badly laid-out ducts
- Leaking duct joints that need repair
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Bends and junctions
- Multi-storey ducts
- Vertical risers
- Access panels
- Attenuators
- Horizontal duct runs
What affects the quote in New Addington
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- What state the system is in
- How big the system is
- Site rules, permits and inductions
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
What we need to know
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
New Addington questions
Do you work at weekends in New Addington?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. It means the site in New Addington keeps running as normal. When you call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, mention when the site is quiet.
Is parking a problem for work in New Addington?
London parking can be tight, so details of loading bays and permits help. If the building has a loading slot system, we will book into it.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we will quote them together.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
How far ahead should we book?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Will I get a report after the ducts are cleaned?
Every clean comes with a photo report, plus a TR19 certificate when the whole system is cleaned. File them with the fire risk assessment.
Also near New Addington
What else we do in New Addington
Ductwork cleaning around New Addington
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 4 pubs, bars and clubs in New Addington and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Kitchens in New Addington get their food hygiene inspections from Croydon council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. New Addington is covered by London Fire Brigade. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Addington Palace is about 1.5 miles north-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Edward King and Confessor or elsewhere in New Addington, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. School kitchens, at schools like Rowdown Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
New Addington is about 4 miles south-east of Croydon, in Greater London. Whatever kind of site you run in New Addington, ductwork cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. New Addington is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover for ductwork cleaning. For sites nearby, see our London page, about 11 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for ductwork cleaning: CR0 and CR9. You will find streets such as Bothwell Road, Windham Avenue and Gascoigne Road, and we cover them all for ductwork cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for ductwork cleaning include Forestdale (1 mile west), Fickleshole (1 mile south), Addington (1 mile north-west), Farleigh (1 mile south-west) and Selsdon (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include London (11 miles north), City of Westminster (13 miles north-west), Marylebone (13 miles north-west), Kensington (14 miles north-west), St Pancras (13 miles north) and Shoreditch (13 miles north).
Landmarks near New Addington
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Meridian High School and Addington Vale. New Addington’s nearest station is Hayes (Kent) station, roughly 2.6 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Warlingham Park Hospital (1.8 miles south) and Bethlem Museum of the Mind (3.3 miles north-east). Open spaces near New Addington include Nore Hill and Hutchinson's Bank.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
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 are happy to quote for all of it.
What we do, step by step
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Managed blocks in London often need contractors booked in ahead, and we’re happy to deal with the agent directly for a site in New Addington.
- 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.
- We close up, re-test, photograph and record anything out of reach.
Getting ready for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Clear loose items from the work area
Get a fixed quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Related advice
What happens if it’s left?
Dealing with the ductwork in New Addington now beats dealing with it after a problem. The work takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct, done out of hours so the kitchen keeps cooking. London buildings are shared, so a fire or failure in one system can reach the neighbours above and beside you.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Why New Addington businesses choose us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Each visit written up, with photos
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
What the work involves, part by part
Attenuators and discharge
At the end of the duct is the discharge. Grease can collect there and stain the area around it, so it’s cleaned as far as safe access allows.
Vertical risers
Risers often pass through floors and walls, where fire dampers may be fitted. We test those as a separate job.