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Duct cleaning in Tulse Hill
Ductwork cleaning for commercial sites in Tulse Hill and across Greater London. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
Tulse Hill kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency data counts about 315 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 145 takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Tulse Hill. The duct above a busy canopy coats itself in grease long before anyone sees it. Food hygiene inspections in Tulse Hill are the job of Lambeth council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Fire safety in Tulse Hill falls to London Fire Brigade. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like St Martin-In-The-Fields High School for Girls, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Dulwich Community Hospital (about 1.5 miles north-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Tulse Hill is about 1 mile north-east of Streatham, in Greater London. Across the SW2 area, we can carry out ductwork cleaning at your premises. Tulse Hill is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London where we work for commercial clients.
We work across the SW2, SE24 and SE27 postcode area for ductwork cleaning and the streets around it. You will find streets such as Ostade Road, Medora Road and Palace Road, and we cover them all for ductwork cleaning. Main roads around Tulse Hill include the A204, so getting to you is simple for ductwork cleaning. Other places close to Tulse Hill include Streatham Hill (1 mile south-west), Brixton (1 mile north-west), Clapham Park (1 mile north-west), Hyde farm estate (1 mile west) and Streatham (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include London (4 miles north), City of Westminster (5 miles north), Marylebone (5 miles north), Kensington (6 miles north-west), St Pancras (6 miles north) and Shoreditch (6 miles north).
Near you in Tulse Hill
In Tulse Hill, that means kitchens and buildings near Fenstanton Primary School, The Commercial pub and Tulse Hill School. There’s a railway station in Tulse Hill itself: Tulse Hill station. Nearby you’ll also find Clockworks Museum (0.9 miles south) and Southside Wandsworth (3.7 miles west). The countryside around Tulse Hill includes Knight's Hill and Battersea Park Lake.
About our ductwork cleaning in Tulse Hill
Not every duct has enough access panels. Where a section cannot be reached, TR19 expects it to be recorded on the report, and we can fit new access panels so it’s cleaned next time. It’s better to know than to assume. Common call-outs are for gaps where access panels were never fitted and proof of duct cleaning for the insurer, across access panels, attenuators and vertical risers.
Kitchens in Tulse Hill, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. Grease in a duct like that is a fire risk to the whole building, not just the kitchen, which is why keeping it clean to TR19® matters.
A written report with photos follows every visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Tulse Hill (SW2, SE24, SE27)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Store the certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Keep access panels clear of stored items
- Get panels fitted where the duct couldn’t be cleaned
- Never cook with a filter missing
Every panel we open is refitted when we finish, and the area around them is cleaned down. Grease and dirty water are contained and removed.
Grease that never reaches the duct never needs cleaning out of it. Keep the filters clean, well fitted and in place whenever you cook.
What we’re called out for in Tulse Hill
Grease filters that don’t seal let fat straight through. More grease reaches the ductwork than it should, and build-up speeds up.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- Grease leaking from duct joints
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Holy Trinity Church or elsewhere in Tulse Hill, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Comparing quotes
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- When the next visit should be, and why
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Why act early in Tulse Hill
Fire inside a duct is out of sight and out of reach. The duct can carry it to rooms, floors or roof spaces well away from the kitchen, which is why the duct matters as much as the canopy. Shared walls, risers and roofs mean a problem at one London site seldom stays put.
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why book with us
- Fully insured
- Photo reports with every job
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and certificates.
What your team can do, and what needs us
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Tulse Hill questions
Can you come to Tulse Hill after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. That way a site in Tulse Hill doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Tulse Hill during the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. There are about 58 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Tulse Hill. Send us your term dates when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we’ll fit the work in.
How much does ductwork cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. To get one, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Often, yes. With good pictures, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Where we cannot see enough, we arrange a survey.
What’s involved in cleaning extract ducts?
We survey the route, test the grease, then open the access panels. We clean the runs and risers section by section, and test again when we’re done.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Will I get a report after the ducts are cleaned?
Readings, pictures and, for a full clean, a TR19 certificate. The report says when the next clean is due.
Honest limits
In fairness, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- A worn-out fan that needs replacing
- A damper stuck open in the duct
- Duct sections that need replacing
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think before booking.
What the work covers
- Attenuators
- Horizontal duct runs
- Access panels
- Bends and junctions
- Vertical risers
- Multi-storey ducts
For landlords and multi-site operators
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
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.
What we do, step by step
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. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access. For a job in Tulse Hill, tell us about loading bays, permits, lifts and roof access when you book.
- First the duct route is traced and every access point noted.
- We measure grease thickness at set points before cleaning.
- Access panels are opened and heavy deposits scraped out by hand.
- Next the ducts and risers are degreased, using whatever suits the deposit.
- Post-clean readings and pictures go into the report, with any unreachable section listed.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Get a fixed quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.