Greater London · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Pollards Hill
Ductwork cleaning for Pollards Hill, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Ask for a grease thickness test if the kitchen gets busier
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted whenever you cook
- Consider fitting panels where the report shows gaps
- Keep access panels clear of stored items
The report names every part of the duct that couldn’t be reached and why. We can fit access panels so those sections are cleaned next time.
The less grease gets past the canopy, the cleaner the duct stays. Clean, properly seated filters are the duct’s best protection.
Ductwork cleaning in Pollards Hill, done properly
In doctor’s terms, the ductwork is the system’s arteries: diagnose where grease has built up, clear it and confirm the result. Readings taken before and after show the difference, alongside before and after photos. If you have grease leaking from duct joints and a duct nobody has opened in years, we can put it right, from attenuators, multi-storey ducts and vertical risers onwards.
London kitchens are often tucked into basements or the back of a building, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. For a kitchen in Pollards Hill, that normally means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Pollards Hill (CR7, SW16, SE19)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
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Part by part
Attenuators and discharge
Near the discharge, the air has cooled the most, which can mean heavier deposits. We include it in the clean and the readings.
Multi-storey and shared buildings
Long ducts in larger buildings can mean several visits. Visits are planned around the building’s hours, out of hours where possible.
The process
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. In a London area like Pollards Hill, parking, loading and building access are planned before the day of the work.
- Diagnosis: a survey of the duct’s route, size and access.
- A fixed quote follows, based on what we found.
- Each section is cleaned in turn through its access panel.
- We take extra care at bends and at the foot of risers.
- The duct is signed off with readings, pictures and a next clean date.
How to prepare
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
How to get a quote
For ductwork cleaning in Pollards Hill, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
Related advice
Grease, kitchens and Pollards Hill
The Food Standards Agency lists about 17 pubs and bars and about 9 hotels and B&Bs as registered food businesses across Pollards Hill and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Fire safety in Pollards Hill falls to 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. Night work suits London kitchens, and roads and loading bays tend to be quieter too.
A kitchen near Norbury station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Pollards Hill is Croydon University Hospital, about 1.3 miles south. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Oswald, or anywhere in Pollards Hill, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Pollards Hill is about 1 mile north of Thornton Heath, in Greater London. Pollards Hill gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. Pollards Hill is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London where we work for ductwork cleaning. London is in our area too, about 6 miles from Pollards Hill.
Our technicians cover all of CR7, SW16 and SE19 for ductwork cleaning and the roads nearby. That includes premises on Green Lane, Croft Road and Downs Road and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Pollards Hill, we cover Norbury (1 mile north), Thornton Heath (1 mile south), Streatham (2 miles north-west), Streatham Park (2 miles north-west) and Mitcham (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (6 miles north), City of Westminster (8 miles north), Marylebone (8 miles north), Kensington (7 miles north-west), St Pancras (8 miles north) and Shoreditch (8 miles north).
Local landmarks in Pollards Hill
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Norbury Manor Business and Enterprise College for Girls, Silburn Reid and The Moon Under Water pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Norbury station, roughly 0.6 miles west. Other landmarks nearby include Crystal Palace Museum (1.5 miles north-east) and Croydon University Hospital (1.3 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Knight's Hill and Biggin Wood.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Common questions in Pollards Hill
Can you come to Pollards Hill after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The site is handed back ready to open. When you ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, mention when the site is quiet.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Pollards Hill in the summer holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Around Pollards Hill, the Food Standards Agency lists about 30 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
What do you do to protect the area?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Honest limits
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Undersized or badly laid-out ducts
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- A damper stuck open in the duct
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Where we work
- Attenuators
- Access panels
- Bends and junctions
- Horizontal duct runs
- Multi-storey ducts
- Vertical risers
What affects the quote in Pollards Hill
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- The condition we find in the survey
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Asking for a quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before work begins.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Pollards Hill and across Greater London. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.