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Extract fan cleaning in Brixton, Greater London
Extract fan cleaning for Brixton and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- A heavily greased fan housing
Common questions in Brixton
Can you work in Brixton outside opening hours?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in Brixton needn’t be disturbed. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Brixton?
Food hygiene inspections in Brixton are carried out by Lambeth council. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost in Brixton?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. We fix the price before work begins.
Who is the responsible person?
That depends on who controls the premises. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
Do you cover Brixton?
Yes. We work in Brixton and the rest of Greater London, as part of our work across South East England and London. To book, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Is the fan included in a TR19 clean?
Yes, it should be. A TR19 Grease clean covers everything from canopy to discharge, and the fan sits right in that path, so it’s cleaned too.
How long does extract fan cleaning take?
Size, access and build-up all affect it. As a guide, it takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach.
About our extract fan cleaning in Brixton
Not all extract fans are the same: roof-mounted units, inline fans within the duct, and wall fans. Each is isolated and opened in its own way, and we plan that during the survey. If you are dealing with grease around the motor and its mounts and a noisy fan that has got louder over time, we can put it right, from fan housings, in-line fans and roof-mounted fans onwards.
In a London area like Brixton, a kitchen extract often passes through shared space on its way out: a riser, a service void, the floors above. Grease in a duct like that is a fire risk to the whole building, not just the kitchen, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Brixton (SW2, SW9, SW4)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Loading bays, visitor permits and roof access are the first things we ask about for a site in Brixton.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- The fan is isolated so it cannot start while we work.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
Getting ready for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
How to get a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.
Related advice
What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
What the work involves, part by part
Wall fans
Wall fans often have a short duct, so grease reaches them quickly. They may need cleaning as often as the canopy, which grease readings will show.
Impellers and blades
Coated blades move less air. We clean each blade back to its surface, so the fan can run as intended.
How we price extract fan cleaning
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- How easy every part is to reach
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
What to send for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We normally come back within one working day.
When it’s something else
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what extract fan cleaning will not do:
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- A fan that won’t start
- An impeller that is bent or split
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- In-line fans
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
Kitchen extracts in Brixton
Food Standards Agency records include about 100 pubs, bars and clubs and about 7 hotels and guest houses in Brixton and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. It’s Lambeth council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Brixton. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. London Fire Brigade covers Brixton. 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.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Dulwich Community Hospital (about 1.6 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Sudbourne Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Brixton is about 1 mile south of Stockwell, in Greater London. We provide extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Brixton and the rest of Greater London. Brixton is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover for extract fan cleaning.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: SW2, SW9 and SW4. That includes premises on Acre Lane, Jelf Road and Trent Road and the roads around them. With the A204 and A2217 close by, Brixton is simple for us to get to at any hour. Other places close to Brixton include Stockwell (1 mile north), Clapham Park (1 mile west), Angell Town (1 mile north), Loughborough Junction (1 mile north-east) and Tulse Hill (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include London (3 miles north), City of Westminster (4 miles north), Marylebone (4 miles north), Kensington (5 miles north-west), St Pancras (5 miles north) and Shoreditch (5 miles north).
Local landmarks in Brixton
Around Brixton, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Trinity Arms, Max Roach Park and Trinity Academy, among other places. There’s a railway station in Brixton itself: Brixton station. Other landmarks nearby include London General Cab Company Museum (0.9 miles north) and Baynard's Castle (3.8 miles north). For a walk, there’s Battersea Park Lake and Centre for Wildlife Gardening.
When to call us in Brixton
A fan on a roof or hidden in a ceiling void is easy to forget. If it wasn’t included in past cleans, it may hold years of grease, and the report will show it.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- Grease stains around the discharge
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
Where a hall near Trinity Congregational Church, or anywhere in Brixton, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- What paperwork you get at the end
Towns and villages near Brixton
What else we do in Brixton
Leave it or put it right?
A greasy fan has to work harder to move the same air. Airflow at the canopy drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier and the motor works harder. Shared walls, risers and roofs mean a problem at one London site seldom stays put.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Why book with us
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- We’re fully insured
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.