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Extractor fan repair in North Sheen
Repair and replacement of kitchen extract fans, fan motors and worn fan parts for businesses, landlords and public buildings in North Sheen. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A dead fan motor
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
Extract fan repair around North Sheen
Food Standards Agency records list about 388 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 48 takeaways across North Sheen and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. Environmental health officers from Richmond-Upon-Thames council inspect food businesses in North Sheen. Ventilation is part of food hygiene law, which expects it to be suitable and sufficient. That makes a fan repair urgent rather than something to put off. London extract fans are often at the end of long duct runs, on roofs or in basements.
Occasional-use kitchens, such as a hall kitchen near The Barn Church or elsewhere in North Sheen, are where a stiff or seized fan can turn up. For a takeaway near Kew Gardens station, a fan that fails on a busy evening means turning customers away, and our emergency line runs 24/7. For school kitchens, at schools like Kew Riverside Primary School for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time.
North Sheen is about 3 miles south of Acton, in Greater London. Sites in North Sheen get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, North Sheen among them. You can also see our page for London, roughly 8 miles from North Sheen.
All of TW9, SW14 and W4 is covered for extract fan repair, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need extract fan repair at premises on Kent Road, Ibis Lane and The Avenue or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Other places close to North Sheen include Kew (1 mile north), Grove Park (1 mile north-east), Strand-on-the-Green (1 mile north), East Sheen (1 mile south-east) and Mortlake (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include London (8 miles east), City of Westminster (6 miles north-east), Marylebone (6 miles north-east), Kensington (4 miles north-east), St Pancras (8 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (9 miles east).
Landmarks near North Sheen
Around North Sheen, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Kew College Prep, Dukes Meadows and Chiswick School, among other places. There’s a railway station in North Sheen itself: Kew Gardens station. Other landmarks nearby include Barnes Hospital (1.1 miles south-east) and Livat Hammersmith (2.5 miles north-east). The countryside around North Sheen includes Kew Gardens Lake and Duke's Hollow.
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in North Sheen
Not every failed fan needs replacing. Often a clean, a new belt or new bearings brings it back, and that’s what we will recommend. When a fan is worn beyond sensible repair, a replacement suited to the system goes in. The work covers roof and wall fans, bearings and fan housings, and people most often call us about a worn or slipping fan belt and a fan worn beyond sensible repair.
Rooftop fans in London take the weather as well as the grease from below, and in time, bearings, belts and motors fail. A fan that’s noisy or vibrating is giving a warning.
We’ve been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- North Sheen (TW9, SW14, W4)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
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North Sheen: your questions answered
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in North Sheen?
That’s Richmond-Upon-Thames council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in North Sheen. If the extract fan has failed, it’s worth having the repair booked, and the details to hand, before an officer visits.
Do you cover North Sheen for emergency fan repairs?
Extract fan emergencies in North Sheen are covered around the clock. Use 0345 646 2711, our emergency number, at any time. Let us know whether the fan is silent, noisy or tripping the power.
Does a fan repair include cleaning the ductwork?
Often it makes sense to do both. A TR19 clean covers the canopy, plenum, ductwork and fan and comes with a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Can you tell me the price of a fan repair?
The cost depends on what’s wrong and how easy the fan is to reach. After diagnosing, you get a fixed quote before any work starts.
What causes a noisy extract fan?
It can be one of a few things, including bearings, belts, grease and mounts. It’s worth having it diagnosed before it leads to a breakdown.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where necessary. A fixed quote follows.
Do you replace extract fans as well as repair them?
Yes. A replacement is matched to the system it’s going into with a fixed price agreed before we start.
How much notice do you need?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
What extract fan repair cannot fix
Not every problem is solved by extract fan repair, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- Problems with the gas supply or its interlock valve
- A greasy canopy and duct that a fan repair won’t touch
- Wiring and supply faults beyond the fan itself
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Fan motors
- Roof and wall fans
- Bearings
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan housings
- Belts and pulleys
What staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
What affects the quote in North Sheen
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The size of the system
- The condition of the system
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- A few general shots of the system
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Why it’s worth doing now in North Sheen
Some kitchens run a noisy fan on a lower speed to cut the noise. That reduces extraction without fixing anything, and the fault carries on developing. Diagnosing the fault properly is the lasting answer. Leaving it on a busy London site only adds to the work.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Why choose Duct Doctor in North Sheen
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Full insurance on every job
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Each visit written up, with photos
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.
The process
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the extract fan repair, clear away and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed. Most London sites can’t stop for the day, so work in North Sheen is usually done overnight, early in the morning or at weekends.
- We take details of the symptoms and book a time that suits the kitchen.
- We isolate the fan before touching it.
- We diagnose the fault, checking the controls as well as the fan.
- A fixed quote for the repair or replacement follows.
- The work is done and the fan is tested running.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know about parking and loading
Ask for a quote
For extract fan repair in North Sheen, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Related advice
Multi-site and managed buildings
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Looking after it afterwards
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Clean or change filters on schedule
- Keep all filters fitted while cooking
- Avoid lowering the speed to quieten a fault
- Make sure staff know who to call if the fan fails
Where parts need ordering, we explain what that means for the kitchen until we return. We then come back and fit them at a time that suits your service.
A 3, 6 or 12-monthly cleaning plan brings us back at set intervals, which means the fan is seen regularly and problems are spotted sooner.