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East Sheen grease filter exchange
Specialist grease filter exchange for East Sheen: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Grease dripping from the canopy
Grease filter exchange in East Sheen
Washing filters in the kitchen sink is messy and easily missed on a busy week. An exchange service means clean filters arrive and greasy ones leave, so the canopy is never left without filters. If you’re dealing with bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly and grease left in baffles after washing, we can help.
London kitchens are often tucked into basements or the back of a building, and the duct may run up through several floors before it discharges at the roof. In East Sheen, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
Duct Doctor has 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 carry full insurance.
- Place
- East Sheen (SW14, SW13, SW15)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
We won’t sell you work that does not address the problem, so here are the limits:
- A fan that’s failing or too weak for the system
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
- Grease already built up in the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in East Sheen
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
East Sheen kitchens: local notes
There are about 258 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 22 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around East Sheen, up to about a mile and a half out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Where they cook under a canopy, the grease filters are the first line of defence and clog quickly. Fire safety in East Sheen falls to 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. In East Sheen, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Richmond-Upon-Thames council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Barnes Hospital (about 0.5 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Church and community hall kitchens, near All Saints' Church or anywhere around East Sheen, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. School kitchens, at schools like Thomson House School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
East Sheen is about 3 miles west of Fulham, in Greater London. If you need grease filter exchange in East Sheen, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Our area covers London and the South East, East Sheen included. East Sheen is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London we cover for commercial clients. Our London page covers sites nearby, about 8 miles away.
We work across the SW14, SW13 and SW15 postcode area for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on Elm Road, Well Lane and Fife Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside East Sheen, we cover Mortlake (1 mile north-east), North Sheen (1 mile north-west), Barnes (1 mile north-east), Grove Park (1 mile north) and Richmond upon Thames (1 mile west). 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 north-east).
What’s near East Sheen
Typical jobs here are in premises near Hare and Hounds pub, Palewell Park and Ibstock Place School, among other places. East Sheen has its own railway station: Mortlake station. Well-known places in the area include Ubuntu Museum: African Museum of Humanity (1.1 miles south-east) and Barnes Hospital (0.5 miles east). Not far away are Duke's Hollow and Kew Gardens Lake.
Why act early in East Sheen
Grease dripping from the canopy is a sign the filters cannot hold any more. Drips land on surfaces and equipment below and that is the kind of thing inspectors look for. In East Sheen, a planned overnight visit is much easier than closing unexpectedly.
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Why East Sheen businesses choose us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A fixed price before any work starts
- A written report with pictures after each visit
See how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
Looking after it afterwards
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
- Look out for drips from the canopy
- Mention it if the kitchen gets busier
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
Once the clean filters are in, the kitchen can cook straight away. The dirty set leaves with us to be cleaned.
Damaged filters leave gaps in the defence. Replacing them early protects the plenum and ductwork.
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Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t 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.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
The process
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes well under an hour for most canopies. Before any visit in East Sheen, we agree where the van can stop and how equipment reaches the system.
- We record the number, size and type of your filters.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- On each visit, we remove the greasy filters.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
Preparing for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Related advice
FAQs for East Sheen
Can a school canteen extract in East Sheen be done out of term time?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. With about 16 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of East Sheen, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. You can ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with the dates the site is empty.
Can the work in East Sheen be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The work in East Sheen can fit around your hours. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Do you deal with bent or broken filters?
Each filter is looked at when we exchange. We tell you about any that are damaged, because gaps let grease into the plenum.
What types of filter do you exchange?
Baffle and mesh filters are both covered. The first step is recording what you have and plan the exchange around them.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not normally. The area we’re working in has to be out of use while we are there, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
How much notice do you need?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
Is East Sheen in your area?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, and that includes East Sheen.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in East Sheen
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The times the site is available
- Whether several sites go on one quote
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
What to send for a quote
We can often survey from pictures. The most useful are:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Any previous report or certificate
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will normally have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Part by part
Mesh filters
Older or smaller canopies often use mesh filters. We exchange them on the same basis as baffles.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Even kitchens with fixed meal times build up grease though normally at a gentler pace.