Greater London · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Lewisham, Greater London
Extract fan cleaning across Lewisham and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- A motor area thick with grease
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- Rough running from the extract fan
Why act early in Lewisham
Grease on the fan is grease in the system. A TR19 clean that left out the fan wouldn’t cover the whole system, and insurers asking for TR19 cleaning expect the full system. A building in Lewisham may have flats or offices above and alongside, and a fault in the system can affect them too.
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 the price is fixed before any work starts.
What you get with us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Trading since 2009
Take a look at what affects the cost or how to check a contractor.
About our extract fan cleaning in Lewisham
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the extract fan, but some fans need cleaning between full cleans, especially when it has started to vibrate or sound rough. A fan-only clean is recorded as exactly that. We are often asked to deal with a fan coated in grease inside its housing and a fan that no longer moves enough air, across fan housings, in-line fans and roof-mounted fans.
London kitchens tend to trade late and open early, so work in Lewisham is normally booked for the night or the early hours. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with pictures of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- Lewisham (SE13, SE8, SE6)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Lewisham
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How many systems or sites are involved
- What state the system is in
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you are not sure what’s needed, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What we need to know
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Problems your staff have spotted
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Want a quote for extract fan cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Lewisham
A fan in Lewisham builds up grease at a rate set by the kitchen, not the location: how many hours a day the kitchen runs and what it cooks. Under BESA guidance, the whole system, fan included, needs cleaning at least every 3, 6 or 12 months depending on daily hours.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- A motor area thick with grease
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- A heavily greased fan housing
Term dates shape school work: for a school like St Saviour's Catholic Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Proof of insurance
- What paperwork you get at the end
Places near Lewisham
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What extract fan cleaning looks like in Lewisham
The Food Standards Agency lists about 63 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 11 hotels and B&Bs as registered food businesses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Lewisham. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Lewisham sits within the area of 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. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading is not affected.
For kitchens close to Lewisham station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; University Hospital Lewisham is the nearest hospital to Lewisham, about 0.6 miles south-west.
Lewisham is about 3 miles west of Eltham, in Greater London. Every kind of commercial site in Lewisham, we can take on extract fan cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, Lewisham among them.
Every address in SE13, SE8 and SE6 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. We cover sites on Station Road, Lewisham High Street and Lewis Grove and the roads around them. Main roads around Lewisham include the B220, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. If your site is just outside Lewisham, we cover Ladywell (1 mile south-west), St Johns (1 mile north-west), Hither Green (1 mile south-east), Blackheath (1 mile north-east) and Lee (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as London (4 miles north-west), City of Westminster (7 miles north-west), Marylebone (7 miles north-west), Kensington (9 miles west), St Pancras (6 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (5 miles north-west).
Near you in Lewisham
Around Lewisham, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near St Joseph's Academy, Ladywell Fields and The Watch House. Lewisham has its own railway station: Lewisham station. A little further out are Greenwich Castle (1.2 miles north) and Fan Museum (1.2 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Knight's Hill and Brookmill Road Local Nature Reserve.
Common questions in Lewisham
Does London parking affect a job in Lewisham?
Parking and loading in London need planning, so tell us about bays, permits and building rules when you book. Working overnight, as we often do in London, normally makes it simpler.
Do you work overnight in Lewisham?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. That way a site in Lewisham does not have to lose a day’s trading. When you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
Can you clean the fan on its own?
Yes, we can clean just the fan. That helps when the fan needs attention before the next full clean, but it doesn’t replace a full TR19 clean.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Does a TR19 kitchen extract clean cover the fan?
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.
Why is my extract fan noisy?
A common cause is grease. Grease collects unevenly and unbalances the impeller, causing vibration and noise. If cleaning doesn’t, the bearings or motor may need attention.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and the details are available on request.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not usually. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so the site can carry on as normal.
Between visits
Results last longer with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
- Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
- Run the extract throughout cooking
Once it’s clean, the fan is closed up and run to check it’s working smoothly. If anything seems wrong, from vibration to wear, we note it, so you can plan any repair.
Run the fan throughout cooking. Air that keeps moving carries vapour out rather than letting it settle, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
For landlords and multi-site operators
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, 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 a clean will not put right
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- Damaged fan blades
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
The process
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. The middle part takes longest, which takes an hour or two for most single fans. Loading bays, visitor permits and roof access are the first things we ask about for a site in Lewisham.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- Once isolated, we open the fan up.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Move anything stored near the system
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Getting a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.