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Ashburton kitchen extract cleaning
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Ashburton? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Ashburton
The ducts are where most of the grease hides. We reach horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels, removing thick grease by hand, then using degreasers, hot water or steam to suit the deposit. Anything out of reach is noted in the report and extra access panels can be added. If you are dealing with a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history and a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate, we can help, from extract fans, canopies and hoods and plenums and filters onwards. Most calls from Ashburton come after an insurer, an EHO or a fire officer asks to see the last TR19 certificate. Either way, the answer is the same: a proper clean and the paperwork to match.
Access decides how thorough a clean can be. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
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 Ashburton, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Where
- Ashburton (CR0, SE25, CR9)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
How it works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. Night and weekend working is normal for us in London, and a site in Ashburton is no exception.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before work begins.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Getting a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
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What happens if it’s left?
If your kitchen in Ashburton is past its cleaning date, it’s worth booking now. It takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits, and we fit around your opening hours. Waiting only adds grease and risk. A booked night’s work in Ashburton costs you no trading time; an unplanned closure does.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before we start.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Ashburton
- Fully insured
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Ashburton
Cooking fat leaves the pan as a fine vapour. As the air cools on its way through the duct, the fat condenses and sticks, and the layer grows a little with every meal cooked. Filters catch some of it, but never all.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
If you run a café or takeaway near Norwood Junction station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- How VAT is shown on the quote
Common questions in Ashburton
Which council inspects kitchens in Ashburton?
In Ashburton, it’s Croydon council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Ashburton?
London Fire Brigade is the fire and rescue service for Ashburton. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Do we have to close the kitchen for the clean?
Cleans are timed to avoid service. Most kitchens book us overnight or at weekends and the kitchen is ready to cook when we leave.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that can’t wait. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
How do you protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before work begins, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Grease in an extract is a known fire risk, so many insurers want evidence it’s being cleaned to TR19. Each clean gives you a certificate and photo report to show them.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
TR19 isn’t written into law, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 does require the responsible person to manage fire risk. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19 as the standard, and many policies require it.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, depending on what the system needs.
How the job changes from site to site
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Even a kitchen that cooks only a few hours a day needs cleaning at least every 12 months under BESA guidance. School holidays are an easy time to do it.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
High-heat cooking loads the extract with grease, and measured readings show whether the minimum interval is enough.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
For landlords and multi-site operators
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Ashburton
We don’t publish a price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we will explain what it covers.
Asking for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Ashburton
There are about 119 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 113 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Ashburton, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading isn’t affected. In Ashburton, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Croydon council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Luke, or anywhere in Ashburton, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like National Psychosis Unit about 1.7 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Ashburton is about 6 miles south of New Cross, in Greater London. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Ashburton and the rest of Greater London. Ashburton is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. There’s also a page for London, about 8 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the CR0, SE25 and CR9 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. Whether your site is on Long Lane, Tudor Road and Coe Avenue or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Close by, we work in Woodside (1 mile north), Addiscombe (1 mile south), Shirley Oaks (1 mile south-east), Monks Orchard (1 mile south-east) and Shirley (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (8 miles north), City of Westminster (9 miles north-west), Marylebone (10 miles north), Kensington (10 miles north-west), St Pancras (10 miles north) and Shoreditch (10 miles north).
Near you in Ashburton
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Oasis Academy Shirley Park, Ashburton Park and The Beehive pub. For rail, the closest station is Norwood Junction station, roughly 0.7 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are National Psychosis Unit (1.7 miles east) and Whitgift Centre (1.6 miles south-west). Not far away are Duppas Hill and Bramley Bank.