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Duct cleaning in North Sheen
Ductwork cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in North Sheen. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
- High readings at a recent grease test
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
Ductwork cleaning in North Sheen, done properly
Between the canopy and the fan runs the ductwork, hidden above ceilings and inside walls. Every horizontal run and vertical riser collects grease along the way, and that is where a kitchen fire can travel. We clean it from the inside, through access panels, to BESA TR19® Grease. The work covers bends and junctions, multi-storey ducts and vertical risers, and people most often call us about smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork and grease leaking from duct joints.
London kitchens tend to trade late and open early, so work in North Sheen is normally booked for the night or the early hours. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- North Sheen (TW9, SW14, W4)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Multi-storey and shared buildings
In a building with several floors, the duct may pass other tenants’ spaces. We plan access with you and the building manager, so the clean is done safely and quietly.
Bends and transitions
Grease tends to pile up at elbows. It’s scraped out and degreased, and test it before and after.
When to call us in North Sheen
Grease in a duct running from a kitchen in North Sheen is as much a fire risk as in any building. Burning grease can carry fire through the ductwork to other rooms or floors, which is why the responsible person needs it under control.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
Commuter trade near Kew Gardens station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
What your quote should include
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Proof of insurance
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
What happens if it’s left?
Old grease in a duct for a kitchen in North Sheen doesn’t stay soft. Heat and age turn it into a thick, stubborn crust, which makes each delayed clean a bigger one. A building in North Sheen may have flats or offices above and alongside, and a fault in the system can affect them too.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
What you get with us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Take a look at our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Leave a way through to the access panels
- Do not switch the extract off early
- Diarise the next duct clean
- Have the grease measured if cooking hours go up
You’ll have a recommended date for the next clean, worked out from the grease we found and how long you cook each day, in line with BESA guidance.
Extra access panels mean more of the duct gets cleaned each time. Grease you can reach is grease that gets removed.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Questions from North Sheen
Can parking be tricky for a job in North Sheen?
London parking can be tight, so details of loading bays and permits help. Where restrictions apply in the day, an evening or overnight visit normally gets round them.
Which fire authority looks after North Sheen?
London Fire Brigade is the fire and rescue service for North Sheen. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Do I get a certificate for ductwork cleaning?
Every clean comes with a photo report, and a full TR19 clean also comes with a certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Keep both in the maintenance log.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
What happens if there are not enough access panels?
Any section we can’t reach is recorded on the report, as TR19 expects. We can fit new access panels so they’re cleaned next time.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
What information do you need?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, along with a few pictures and any previous report.
Will the duct clean disrupt the kitchen?
Out of hours, at a time that suits the kitchen. Long ducts can be split across visits, with the kitchen ready to cook each morning.
Also near North Sheen
Other services in North Sheen
Kitchen extracts in North Sheen
The FSA’s data shows about 72 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 13 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses registered within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of North Sheen. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Kitchens in North Sheen get their food hygiene inspections from Richmond-Upon-Thames council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. North Sheen is covered by London Fire Brigade. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near The Barn Church, or anywhere in North Sheen, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Barnes Hospital about 1.1 miles south-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
North Sheen is about 3 miles south of Acton, in Greater London. From the centre of North Sheen to the outskirts, ductwork cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. We cover 764 places across Greater London, large and small. There’s also a page for London, roughly 8 miles from North Sheen.
Postcode districts we cover here for ductwork cleaning: TW9, SW14 and W4. Local streets include Kent Road, Ibis Lane and The Avenue, and we cover them all for ductwork cleaning. Other places close to North Sheen include Kew (1 mile north), Grove Park (1 mile north-east), Strand-on-the-Green (1 mile north), East Sheen (1 mile south-east) and Mortlake (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (8 miles east), City of Westminster (6 miles north-east), Marylebone (6 miles north-east), Kensington (4 miles north-east), St Pancras (8 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (9 miles east).
Near you in North Sheen
Around North Sheen, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Kew College Prep, Dukes Meadows and Chiswick School, among other places. There’s a railway station in North Sheen itself: Kew Gardens station. Other landmarks nearby include Barnes Hospital (1.1 miles south-east) and Livat Hammersmith (2.5 miles north-east). The countryside around North Sheen includes Kew Gardens Lake and Duke's Hollow.
What we do, step by step
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. The middle part takes longest, which takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. Night and weekend working is normal for us in London, and a site in North Sheen is no exception.
- The duct route is surveyed and every access point found.
- We take grease readings along the route.
- Out of hours, the area is protected and the access panels opened.
- Thick grease is scraped out, then the runs and risers are degreased.
- We close up, re-test, photograph and record anything out of reach.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Ask for a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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When it’s something else
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- A damper stuck open in the duct
- A failed fan motor at the end of the duct (a fan repair job)
- Duct sections that need replacing
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
What the work covers
- Access panels
- Vertical risers
- Bends and junctions
- Multi-storey ducts
- Attenuators
- Horizontal duct runs