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Extract Fan Cleaning in The Burroughs
Professional extract fan cleaning in and around The Burroughs, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A heavily greased fan housing
Extract fan cleaning in The Burroughs, done properly
A fan never collects grease in a neat, even layer. Heavier deposits on some blades throw the impeller off balance, leading to vibration, noise and strain on the motor and bearings. Cleaning the impeller and housing puts that right. The work covers fan housings, discharge points and roof-mounted fans, and common reasons people get in touch are vibration from an unbalanced impeller and grease stains around the discharge.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. In The Burroughs, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- The Burroughs (NW4, NW9, NW11)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
When the fan is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If only the fan is cleaned, the photo report says so.
Keep the whole system on its cleaning cycle. Regular full cleans keep the fan from building up heavy deposits, in line with BESA guidance.
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What extract fan cleaning can’t fix
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
For landlords and multi-site operators
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
How we price extract fan cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- The size of the system
- The condition we find in the survey
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before work begins.
Asking for a quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- The site address and the type of premises
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- A few general shots of the system
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
The process
Every visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, tidy up and leave you the report. On site, the work takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. In The Burroughs, as across London, we normally work overnight or at weekends and hand the site back ready to open.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
Before we arrive
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Get a fixed quote
If you need extract fan cleaning in The Burroughs, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Advice
Why act early in The Burroughs
Grease on a roof fan can also escape outside. It marks the area around the outlet and leaves more fuel outside, which is one more reason to keep it clean. Choosing the date yourself beats having a fault choose it for you.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Why book with us
- Trading since 2009
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- We are fully insured
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Kitchen extracts in The Burroughs
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 22 pubs and bars and about 6 hotels and B&Bs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of The Burroughs. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. London Fire Brigade covers The Burroughs. 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. Food hygiene inspections in The Burroughs are the job of Barnet council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Mary's Church, or anywhere in The Burroughs, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. A kitchen near Hendon station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. Bursars and site managers at schools such as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
The Burroughs is about 2 miles south-east of Burnt Oak, in Greater London. Whatever kind of site you run in The Burroughs, we can take on extract fan cleaning. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. The Burroughs is one of 764 places in Greater London where we work for commercial clients. There’s also a page for London, roughly 8 miles from The Burroughs.
All of NW4, NW9 and NW11 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on Bell Lane, Eaton Road and Lodge Road and the roads around them. The Burroughs sits on or near the A41, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. Other places close to The Burroughs include Hendon (1 mile south-east), Colindale (1 mile west), Brent Cross (1 mile south-east), West Hendon (1 mile south-west) and The Hyde (1 mile south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as London (8 miles south-east), City of Westminster (6 miles south-east), Marylebone (6 miles south-east), Kensington (6 miles south), St Pancras (6 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (8 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in The Burroughs
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Claddagh Ring pub, Brampton College and Kisharon College. The closest station to The Burroughs is Hendon station, roughly 0.8 miles south-west. A little further out are Church Farmhouse Museum (within half a mile north) and Brent Cross Shopping Centre (0.8 miles south). The countryside around The Burroughs includes Parliament Hill and Darland's Lake.
The Burroughs: your questions answered
Can a school canteen extract in The Burroughs be done out of term time?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. The FSA’s register shows about 43 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of The Burroughs. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in The Burroughs?
The local authority for The Burroughs is Barnet council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Do you work in The Burroughs?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, and that includes The Burroughs.
Why is my extract fan noisy?
Often it’s grease on the impeller. Grease collects unevenly and unbalances the impeller, causing vibration and noise. If cleaning does not, the bearings or motor may need attention.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we’ll quote them together.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No, not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005 in England and Wales.
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 will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.