Greater London · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Sidcup
Specialist ductwork cleaning for Sidcup: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Sidcup
Each extract duct we take on in Sidcup goes through the full routine: we test the grease first, remove thick deposits by hand and degrease what’s left. Readings are taken again afterwards and pictures go into your report. The work covers multi-storey ducts, horizontal duct runs and vertical risers, and people most often call us about gaps where access panels were never fitted and grease seeping out of the duct seams.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so work in Sidcup is normally booked for the night or the early hours. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
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, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Sidcup (DA14, DA15, SE9, DA5)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Sidcup: your questions answered
Can the work in Sidcup be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Sidcup keeps running as normal. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Does London parking affect a job in Sidcup?
We plan it in advance, so let us know about loading bays, permits and access rules at the building. Much of our London work is done overnight, which helps.
What should I send you?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, along with a few photos and any previous report.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
That depends on who controls the premises. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
Do you cover Sidcup?
Yes. We work in Sidcup and the rest of Greater London, as part of our work across South East England and London. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
What’s involved in cleaning extract ducts?
Through access panels along the duct. Thick deposits are removed by hand before degreasing, such as degreasers, hot water or steam.
How much does ductwork cleaning cost?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Ask us for a fixed quote and we will typically reply within one working day.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Grease, kitchens and Sidcup
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 108 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 58 sandwich bars and takeaways across Sidcup and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). The duct above a busy canopy coats itself in grease long before anyone sees it. London Fire Brigade covers Sidcup. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Most London extract cleaning happens at night, after the last service.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Holy Trinity Church, or anywhere in Sidcup, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Birkbeck Primary School or anywhere near Sidcup, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Sidcup is about 3 miles north of Orpington, in Greater London. Whatever kind of site you run in Sidcup, we can take on ductwork cleaning. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Our area takes in 764 places across Greater London, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our London page (10 miles or so).
We work across DA14, DA15, SE9 and DA5 for ductwork cleaning and the roads nearby. Local streets include Station Road, High Street and Jubilee Way, and we cover them all for ductwork cleaning. With the A211 and A2001 close by, Sidcup is simple for us to get to for ductwork cleaning. Close by, we work in Albany Park (1 mile south), Blendon (1 mile north-east), Foots Cray (1 mile south-east), Bexley (2 miles north-east) and North Cray (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover London (10 miles north-west), City of Westminster (12 miles north-west), Marylebone (12 miles north-west), Kensington (14 miles west), St Pancras (11 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (10 miles north-west).
What’s near Sidcup
Around Sidcup, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Alma pub, Waring Park and Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School. Sidcup has its own railway station: Sidcup station. Nearby you’ll also find Queen Mary's Hospital (1 mile south) and Broadway Shopping Centre (2.4 miles north-east). The countryside around Sidcup includes Summer Hill and The Tarn.
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- What state the system is in
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
Helping us quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Problems your staff have spotted
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Greater London. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
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Keeping the system healthy
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Book the next clean before the recommended date
- Ask us about extra access panels where sections cannot be reached
- Run the extract fan throughout service
- Report any grease dripping from duct joints
You will 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.
Watch for warning signs between cleans: grease leaking from duct joints, smells, or a fan that sounds rough. A grease thickness test can confirm whether a spot clean is needed.
When to call us in Sidcup
Air cools as it moves away from the canopy. Cooling air drops its grease onto the inside of the duct, so duct runs keep collecting grease long after the canopy.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
If you cook for passing trade around Sidcup station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Before you book anyone
- If they look at the system before pricing
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- What insurance they carry
- Whether they recommend a next date
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by ductwork cleaning, and we will tell you before any work starts. It doesn’t solve:
- Fire dampers that do not close (they need testing and remedials)
- A duct that is too small or badly routed for the kitchen (a design issue)
- Sections that can’t be reached safely without new access (those are recorded, and panels can be fitted)
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we work on in Sidcup
- Vertical risers
- Bends and junctions
- Multi-storey ducts
- Access panels
- Horizontal duct runs
- Attenuators
What happens on the day
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers. Loading bays, visitor permits and roof access are the first things we ask about for a site in Sidcup.
- 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.
- Bends, risers and the base of each riser get extra attention.
- The duct is signed off with readings, pictures and a next clean date.
How to prepare
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Get a fixed quote
Need a price for ductwork cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
Why it’s worth doing now in Sidcup
Grease left in a duct in Sidcup hardens over time. It bakes into a hard layer that takes far longer to remove, so the later the clean, the bigger the job. For a site in Sidcup, fitting the work in overnight now is far easier than closing at short notice later.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Why book with us
- Photo reports with every job
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.