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Grease filter exchange in Lee, Greater London
Grease filter exchange for Lee, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Gaps where filters have been removed
Grease filter exchange in Lee
A filter service works alongside TR19® cleaning, not instead of it. Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the ducts, but some grease still passes through as vapour. So the canopy, plenum and ducts still need their full TR19 clean. The work covers mesh filters, school and hospital kitchens and wall canopies, and people most often call us about a greasy plenum behind the filters and hand-washed filters that still look greasy.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, and the duct may run up through several floors before it discharges at the roof. For a kitchen in Lee, that usually means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: 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.
- Place
- Lee (SE12, SE13, SE3)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Canopy filter housings
Filters sit in a housing or channel in the canopy. A damaged housing leaves gaps.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Visits can be planned around holidays and quieter periods so the filters are clean when cooking picks up.
The process
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes well under an hour for most canopies. Expect the work in Lee to happen after your last customer leaves, not during trading.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- On each visit, we remove the greasy filters.
- Clean filters go in and we check they sit snugly.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
How to prepare
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Tell us where we can park and unload
How to get a quote
For grease filter exchange in Lee, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
Advice
When to call us in Lee
However long the kitchen cooks each day, the filters see every minute of it. Heavy daily use means fast build-up so changes need to come round sooner.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- A canopy that drips grease
A hospital like University Hospital Lewisham, about 1.1 miles west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Questions to ask before booking
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
How we price grease filter exchange
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- How big the system is
- Any permits to work or inductions
- How easy every part is to reach
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
What to send for a quote
You don’t need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Want a quote for grease filter exchange? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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Aftercare tips
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Mention it if the kitchen gets busier
- Report a dripping canopy early
- Keep every filter in place during service
- Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan
Keep an eye out for filters that have been taken out. Gaps let grease into the plenum, so let us know if one goes missing or gets damaged.
Damaged filters leave gaps in the defence. Sorting them now keeps grease where it can be caught.
Lee questions
Which fire authority looks after Lee?
It’s London Fire Brigade, which covers Lee. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can parking be tricky for a job in Lee?
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 normally gets round them.
Can damaged filters stay in the canopy?
A bent filter leaves a gap for grease. We flag any we find and explain what’s needed.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes. Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, showing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Kitchen extract cleans to TR19® Grease also get a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
What accreditations do you have?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We’re fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
How long does grease filter exchange take?
Your quote will say how long we expect to be there. In most cases, the work takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
Which records should we keep?
Each report and certificate we give you, filed in the maintenance log with your in-house cleaning records. BESA says certificates should show the date, location and technician.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
What grease filter exchange looks like in Lee
The FSA’s data shows about 28 pubs, bars and clubs and about 4 hotels and guest houses registered in Lee and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. London jobs normally start after the last service, with loading and roof access agreed with the building first. Fire safety in Lee falls to London Fire Brigade. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you run a café or takeaway near Lee station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Brindishe Lee School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Lee is about 2 miles south of Greenwich, in Greater London. We carry out grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Lee and the rest of Greater London. Lee is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London where we work for grease filter exchange. You can also see our page for London, about 6 miles away.
Every address in SE12, SE13 and SE3 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on Old Road, Manor Lane and Mallet Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Nearby, we also carry out grease filter exchange in Hither Green (1 mile west), Horn Park (1 mile south-east), Lewisham (1 mile north-west), Ladywell (1 mile west) and Blackheath (1 mile north). We also work in nearby towns such as London (6 miles north-west), City of Westminster (8 miles north-west), Marylebone (8 miles north-west), Kensington (10 miles west), St Pancras (7 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (6 miles north-west).
What’s near Lee
Around Lee, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Manor House Gardens, Trinity Church of England School and International Academy of Greenwich and the streets around them. Lee has its own railway station: Lee station. A little further out are Lewisham Shopping Centre (1.1 miles north-west) and Prefab Museum (1.3 miles south). Not far away are Summer Hill and Birdbrook Road Nature Reserve.