Greater London · Ductwork cleaning
West Silvertown ductwork cleaning
We cover West Silvertown for ductwork cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures as standard.
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
Ductwork cleaning in West Silvertown
Duct cleaning is the hardest part of an extract clean, and the part most often skipped. Sections with no way in can go uncleaned for years. Each section we can reach is cleaned, and any we cannot is written down, so you know exactly where you stand. If you have a duct nobody has opened in years and years of grease along the duct floor, we can help.
London kitchens are often tucked into basements or the back of a building, and the duct may run up through several floors before it discharges at the roof. For a kitchen in West Silvertown, that usually means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
We have been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- West Silvertown (E16, SE10)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
Access panels
Every section of duct is cleaned through an access panel. Without them, parts of the duct cannot be reached, and TR19 expects them to be recorded.
Attenuators and discharge
The discharge is where the duct ends and air leaves the building. It can gather grease and mark the wall or roof around it, so it’s cleaned as far as safe access allows.
Aftercare tips
So the system stays in good health:
- File each certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Don’t switch the extract off early
- Leave a way through to the access panels
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted whenever you cook
Access panels are closed and sealed back up after cleaning, and the surrounding area is left clean. Waste grease and water are taken away.
Grease that never reaches the duct never needs cleaning out of it. Keep the filters clean, well fitted and in place whenever you cook.
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Common problems we fix in West Silvertown
Air cools as it moves away from the canopy. As it cools, the grease it carries condenses onto the duct walls, which is why ducts go on gathering grease well beyond the filters.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
- Years of grease along the duct floor
Where a hall near St Barnabas' Church, or anywhere in West Silvertown, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Questions to ask before booking
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Proof of insurance
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
Common questions in West Silvertown
Can a school canteen extract in West Silvertown be done out of term time?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Around West Silvertown, the Food Standards Agency lists about 49 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.
Do you work at weekends in West Silvertown?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Can you clean ductwork with no access panels?
We clean everything we can reach and record what we cannot. Fitting extra access panels is the usual answer, and we can do that for you.
What do you do with what you remove?
We take it away when we go. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
What’s involved in cleaning extract ducts?
We get into the duct through its access panels. Heavy grease is scraped out by hand, then the surfaces are degreased with a method that suits the deposit, such as degreasers, hot water or steam.
Which sectors do you work in?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, as well as food production and leisure sites.
How it works
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, make the system safe, carry out the ductwork cleaning, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access. Loading bays, visitor permits and roof access are the first things we ask about for a site in West Silvertown.
- We trace the duct and find every way in.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points.
- Out of hours, the area is protected and the access panels opened.
- Heavy deposits come out by hand, then each section is degreased.
- Panels are closed, readings and photos repeated, and unreachable sections recorded.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
How to get a quote
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
Advice
Kitchen extracts in West Silvertown
Food Standards Agency records list about 251 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 111 takeaways and sandwich shops in West Silvertown and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever those kitchens cook under a canopy, the horizontal runs and risers need cleaning as well as the hood. Night work suits London kitchens, and roads and loading bays tend to be quieter too. Environmental health officers from Newham council inspect food businesses in West Silvertown. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
For schools such as Britannia Village Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. For kitchens close to Custom House station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
West Silvertown is about 1 mile south of Canning Town, in Greater London. For ductwork cleaning in and around West Silvertown, please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including West Silvertown. West Silvertown is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover for ductwork cleaning.
Here we cover the E16 and SE10 postcode area for ductwork cleaning. We cover sites on Bell Lane, Knights Road and Bradfield Road and nearby roads. If your site is just outside West Silvertown, we cover Silvertown (1 mile south-east), Custom House (1 mile north-east), Royal Docks (1 mile east), Canning Town (1 mile north) and Limmo Peninsula (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include London (5 miles west), City of Westminster (8 miles west), Marylebone (7 miles west), Kensington (10 miles west), St Pancras (6 miles west) and Shoreditch (5 miles west).
Near you in West Silvertown
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Royal Docks Community School, Royal Docks Academy and The Tidal Basin Tavern and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Custom House station, roughly 0.5 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Albert Dock Seamen's Hospital (0.8 miles north-east) and Gallions Reach Shopping Park (2.4 miles east). Not far away are Gilbert's Pit and Tower Hill.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
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.
Fixed quotes for ductwork cleaning in West Silvertown
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- What state the system is in
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
Asking for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Problems your staff have spotted
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
For ductwork cleaning in West Silvertown, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
When it’s something else
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or holed (that needs a ductwork contractor)
- Ductwork that was poorly designed
- Faulty fire dampers
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Vertical risers
- Multi-storey ducts
- Bends and junctions
- Attenuators
- Horizontal duct runs
- Access panels