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Extract Fan Cleaning in Richmond
Need extract fan cleaning in Richmond? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
Richmond: your questions answered
Can parking be tricky for a job in Richmond?
Parking and loading in London need planning, so tell us about bays, permits and building rules when you book. Where restrictions apply in the day, an evening or overnight visit usually gets round them.
Can you work in Richmond outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Richmond can fit around your hours. When you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, mention when the site is quiet.
Do you cover Richmond?
Yes. Richmond is part of the area we cover, as part of our area across London and the South East.
Are you accredited?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We have been trading since 2009 and we are fully insured.
Are you insured?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work and have been trading since 2009.
What happens to the waste?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
Do you need to turn the fan off to clean it?
With the fan isolated, the extract isn’t running. We work evenings, overnight or weekends, and the kitchen is ready when we leave.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. We always survey first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where needed. A fixed quote follows.
About our extract fan cleaning in Richmond
Not all extract fans are the same: fans on the roof, fans built into the duct run, and fans on an outside wall. The way in depends on the type, and we plan that during the survey. We’re often asked to deal with burning smells from the fan area and a fan coated in grease inside its housing, on in-line fans, fan housings and roof-mounted fans.
Kitchens in Richmond, 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, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Where
- Richmond (TW9, TW1, TW10)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Report grease escaping from the fan
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Make sure the fan is included each time
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
A full system clean includes a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. A fan-only clean is recorded in the photo report.
A change in how the fan sounds is worth noting. Rattles, hums or shaking can be early signs of build-up or wear, and catching it early keeps it a cleaning job.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Richmond
How fast a fan gets greasy in Richmond depends on the cooking: 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.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- A motor area thick with grease
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
Bursars and site managers at schools such as The Vineyard School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Comparing quotes
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether VAT is included
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Richmond
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The scale of the work
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The postcode and the type of business
For a fixed quote, call us on 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. We typically come back within one working day.
Part by part
Wall fans
Smaller kitchens may extract through a fan on an outside wall. We isolate it, then clean the blades and housing.
Impellers and blades
While the impeller is clean, we can see its condition: chips, distortion or wear. Anything we see goes on the report.
Leave it or put it right?
Grease on the fan is grease in the system. A TR19 clean that left out the fan wouldn’t cover the whole system and many insurers require the full system to be cleaned to TR19. A building in Richmond may have flats or offices above and alongside, and a fault in the system can affect them too.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why us?
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- A written report with photos after each visit
- Trading since 2009
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
How the visit works
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. In a London area like Richmond, parking, loading and building access are planned before the day of the work.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Before we arrive
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
How to get a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.
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Towns and villages near Richmond
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Grease, kitchens and Richmond
The Food Standards Agency lists about 49 pubs, bars and clubs and about 6 hotels and guest houses as registered food businesses across Richmond and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. In London, kitchens are normally cleaned overnight, when the kitchen is closed and loading is easier. Richmond is covered by London Fire Brigade. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as South Middlesex Hospital (about 1.6 miles west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. For kitchens close to Richmond station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Richmond is about 5 miles south-west of Kensington, in Greater London. Sites in Richmond get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, and Richmond is one of them. Our London page covers sites nearby, about 9 miles away.
Extract fan cleaning in TW9, TW1 and TW10 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on Kew Road, Dee Road and Park Road and the roads around them. We also cover Petersham (1 mile south), St Margarets (1 mile west), Eel Pie Island (1 mile south-west), Ham (1 mile south) and Isleworth (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include London (9 miles east), City of Westminster (8 miles north-east), Marylebone (8 miles north-east), Kensington (5 miles north-east), St Pancras (9 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (11 miles north-east).
Around Richmond
In Richmond, that means kitchens and buildings near The Victoria pub, Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School and Terrace and Buccleuch Gardens. The nearest railway station is Richmond station, roughly 0.5 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Eel Pie Island Museum (1.2 miles south-west) and South Middlesex Hospital (1.6 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Richmond Hill and Ham Lands.