Greater London · Grease trap cleaning
Hornsey grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning for Hornsey, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
- An inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
What happens if it’s left?
A smelly, overflowing trap attracts pests. Keeping the trap clean removes something they’re looking for as part of a clean kitchen. In Hornsey, as across London, ductwork often passes through shared risers and other people’s space.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before work begins.
Why us?
- We are fully insured
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- In business since 2009
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
See our cost guide or our accreditations.
About our grease trap cleaning in Hornsey
Grease trap cleaning keeps the drains running and the smells away. We empty the built-up grease and food solids, clean the inside and the baffles and the trap checked before we leave. If you have drains clogged with fat and scheduled grease trap emptying, we can put it right.
Every food business in London is inspected by its local council’s environmental health officers, and the cleanliness of the whole kitchen is part of what they look at. A deep clean ahead of an inspection, or after one, is a common reason kitchens in Hornsey get in touch.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Hornsey (N8, N22)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Common problems we fix in Hornsey
Hot washing-up water keeps grease liquid for a while. Once it cools, it sets in the pipework or the drain.
The symptoms we are asked about most include:
- Foul odours from the grease trap
- Drains clogged with fat
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
- Gurgling from the sink waste
Where a church or community hall near Church of Holy Innocents, or anywhere in Hornsey, has a kitchen used by volunteers, a periodic deep clean keeps it ready for the next event.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- If they look at the system before pricing
Places near Hornsey
Also in Hornsey
Common questions in Hornsey
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Hornsey?
In Hornsey, it’s Haringey council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Keep the dates of your last deep clean and grease trap visit with your food safety records, ready if an officer asks.
Does London parking affect a job in Hornsey?
A loading bay, a visitor permit or off-street space near the site in Hornsey makes the visit easier to plan. Where restrictions apply in the day, an evening or overnight visit normally gets round them.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Every site has its own report.
Do you deal with blocked drains beyond the grease trap?
A trap clean removes the grease in the trap and that may solve a slow drain caused by the trap. A blockage deeper in the drains needs a drainage specialist.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes. It’s the record insurers and inspectors ask to see: a written, dated record with pictures of what we did and anything we couldn’t access.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
Looking after it afterwards
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Tell us if your menu or hours change
- Fit sink strainers to catch food scraps
- Book trap cleans at a set interval
- Get food waste into the bin, not the sink
If we spot problems beyond the trap, such as a drain that still runs slowly, we’ll tell you. That may need a drainage contractor to investigate.
If the sinks are slow or smelly, the trap may be full. Acting at this stage typically prevents a blockage later.
When it’s something else
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A leaking sink waste or trap connection
- A unit that cannot cope with the kitchen’s output
- Blockages in the public sewer beyond the property
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Hornsey
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Kitchen waste pipes
- School and care home kitchens
- Pot wash sinks
- Under-sink grease traps
- Inline grease traps
The process
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes less than an hour for many under-sink units. Security desks and permits-to-work are routine in London, so let us know what your building in Hornsey needs from us.
- We locate the trap and check how it’s fitted.
- We make sure nothing drains into the trap.
- We empty out the fat, oil, grease and solids.
- We clean every part of the inside.
- We refit it, run water through and remove the waste.
Before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Ask for a quote
Need a price for grease trap cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
What staff can safely do
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.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Commercial kitchens in Hornsey
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 59 pubs and bars and about 5 hotels and guest houses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Hornsey. Wherever they cook, the kitchen and its drains need the same attention as a restaurant’s. Environmental health officers from Haringey council inspect food businesses in Hornsey. The state of floors, drains and hard-to-reach corners all feeds into the inspection. Keeping a record of deep cleans and grease trap visits helps at inspection time. Night work is normal for London kitchens, and the kitchen is handed back ready for the morning.
Half-term is a good time for school kitchens, at schools like St Mary's CofE Primary School for instance, to have the grease trap emptied and the kitchen deep cleaned. If you run a café or takeaway near Hornsey station, a deep clean overnight means the kitchen opens as normal next morning.
Hornsey is about 3 miles east of Finchley, in Greater London. Across the N8 area, we can take on grease trap cleaning. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, Hornsey among them. London is in our area too, about 6 miles from Hornsey.
All of N8 and N22 is covered for grease trap cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Local streets include High Street, Brandon Place and Cross Lane, and we cover them all for grease trap cleaning. Other places close to Hornsey include Turnpike Lane (1 mile east), Crouch End (1 mile south-west), Stroud Green (1 mile south-east), Wood Green (1 mile north-east) and Noel Park (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (6 miles south), City of Westminster (5 miles south), Marylebone (5 miles south), Kensington (7 miles south-west), St Pancras (4 miles south) and Shoreditch (5 miles south).
What’s near Hornsey
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Great Northern Railway pub, Priory Park and Greek Secondary School of London and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Hornsey itself: Hornsey station. Nearby you will also find Hornsey Central Hospital (0.7 miles west) and Broomfield House Museum (2 miles north). The countryside around Hornsey includes Darland's Lake and Highgate Hill.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Hornsey
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, 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.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.