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Extract Fan Cleaning in Hornsey
Extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Hornsey. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- Rough running from the extract fan
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Hornsey
Any fan serving a kitchen in Hornsey is cleaned the same careful way as anywhere else: we isolate it, open the housing, scrape the impeller and degrease the lot. The result is photographed for your records. Common call-outs are for a heavily greased fan housing and grease around the motor and its mounts, on fan housings, axial fans and discharge points.
In a London area like Hornsey, a kitchen extract often passes through shared space on its way out: a riser, a service void, the floors above. A duct fire there can reach parts of the building far from the range, which is why keeping it clean to TR19® matters.
A written report with pictures follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Hornsey (N8, N22)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026

The process
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. We fit London jobs around the building rather than the other way round, so a visit in Hornsey is normally out of hours.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
How to get a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Advice
Kitchen extracts in Hornsey
The Food Standards Agency lists about 59 pubs, bars and clubs and about 5 hotels and B&Bs as registered food businesses within about 1.5 miles of central Hornsey. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. In Hornsey, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Haringey council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. London jobs normally start after the last service, with loading and roof access agreed with the building first.
A kitchen near Hornsey station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. For schools such as St Mary's CofE Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Hornsey is about 3 miles east of Finchley, in Greater London. Hornsey gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. We cover 764 places across Greater London, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our London page covers sites nearby (6 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: N8 and N22. Local streets include High Street, Brandon Place and Cross Lane, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. We also cover the places around Hornsey: Turnpike Lane (1 mile east), Crouch End (1 mile south-west), Stroud Green (1 mile south-east), Wood Green (1 mile north-east) and Noel Park (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include London (6 miles south), City of Westminster (5 miles south), Marylebone (5 miles south), Kensington (7 miles south-west), St Pancras (4 miles south) and Shoreditch (5 miles south).
Local landmarks in Hornsey
In Hornsey, that means kitchens and buildings near Great Northern Railway pub, Priory Park and Greek Secondary School of London and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Hornsey itself: Hornsey station. Well-known places in the area include Hornsey Central Hospital (0.7 miles west) and Broomfield House Museum (2 miles north). Open spaces near Hornsey include Darland's Lake and Highgate Hill.
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Report grease escaping from the fan
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
- Never cook with a filter missing
The area around the fan is left clean, with waste grease removed. Wherever the fan is, the area around it is cleaned down.
Don’t run the kitchen with the extract off. Grease settles faster when the air stops moving, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Nearby places to Hornsey
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In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Hornsey: your questions answered
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Hornsey?
It’s London Fire Brigade, which covers Hornsey. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can you come to Hornsey after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Hornsey can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® itself isn’t law; it’s a BESA specification. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
What do you do with what you remove?
We take it away at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained to keep the area clean.
How often should the extract fan be cleaned?
At least as often as the rest of the extract, which BESA guidance sets by daily cooking hours: every 3, 6 or 12 months. A noisy or heavily coated fan may need it sooner.
Who is the responsible person?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and where several people have control, each can have duties. If you’re not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
When to call us in Hornsey
A fan in Hornsey builds up grease at a rate set by the kitchen, not the location: daily hours and the amount of frying and grilling. BESA guidance sets minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months for the whole system by daily use.
The symptoms we are asked about most include:
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- A heavily greased fan housing
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of Holy Innocents, or anywhere in Hornsey, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether the price is fixed
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether they’re fully insured
Honest limits
In fairness, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- Damaged fan blades
- A fan that is too small for the system (a design question)
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Hornsey
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The scale of the work
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The times the site is available
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re unsure, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- A few general shots of the system
- The site address and the type of premises
- Your last certificate, test record or report
For extract fan cleaning in Hornsey, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.