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Cheam kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning across Cheam and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
Common questions in Cheam
Do you work overnight in Cheam?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. It means the site in Cheam keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Which council inspects kitchens in Cheam?
Food hygiene inspections in Cheam are carried out by Sutton council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Every site has its own report.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
A TR19 Grease clean covers the full extract route, not just the canopy. That means canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge, reached through access panels where necessary.
How long will the clean take?
Short systems are done in a few hours, while long runs and tall risers take longer and may need more than one visit. We’ll tell you how long when we quote.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You’ll know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Cheam
The canopy over the range is only the start of a kitchen extract system. Behind it sit the plenum and grease filters, then the ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, and each part collects grease. Our clean follows the air from canopy to discharge, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We’re often asked to deal with proof of cleaning requested by an insurer and poor airflow at the canopy, on horizontal duct runs, plenums and filters and extract fans. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, it’s the job we do every week across Greater London.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Cheam: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so extract cleaning in Cheam is usually done overnight, after the last service. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Cheam (SM2, SM3, SM1)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
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What else we do in Cheam
What affects the quote in Cheam
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How easy every part is to reach
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before we start.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The postcode and the type of business
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We usually come back within one working day.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Cheam
Food Standards Agency data counts about 109 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 33 takeaways and sandwich shops in Cheam and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Cheam is covered by London Fire Brigade. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading isn’t affected.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Sutton Hospital is the nearest hospital to Cheam, about 0.8 miles east. If you cook for passing trade around Cheam station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Cheam is about 1 mile south-west of Sutton, in Greater London. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Cheam, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. We work across South East England and London, Cheam included. We cover 764 places across Greater London, large and small. You can also see our page for London, roughly 12 miles from Cheam.
Our technicians cover all of the SM2, SM3 and SM1 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on Wray Road, York Road and The Avenue or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Other places close to Cheam include Belmont (1 mile south-east), Cuddington (1 mile north-west), North Looe (1 mile south-west), North Cheam (2 miles north) and Nork (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover London (12 miles north-east), City of Westminster (12 miles north), Marylebone (12 miles north), Kensington (11 miles north), St Pancras (13 miles north) and Shoreditch (14 miles north-east).
Around Cheam
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Avenue Primary Academy, Howell Hill and Overton Grange School. The closest station to Cheam is Cheam station, about 0.6 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include The Ashley Centre (2.7 miles south-west) and Chessington Castle Hill (3.5 miles west). The countryside around Cheam includes Duppas Hill and Belmont Pastures.
What we are called out for in Cheam
The type of cooking changes the amount of grease. Frying, grilling and roasting send far more fat into the canopy than steaming or boiling, so two kitchens with the same hours can need very different intervals.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Glaisdale School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Before booking anyone
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
Multi-site and managed buildings
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
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.
Aftercare tips
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Keep the baffle filters clean
The certificate records when the clean was done, where and by whom. Keep it in the maintenance log with your fire risk assessment so it’s ready when anyone asks to see it.
Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. Clean, well-fitted filters catch more fat before it reaches the duct, so the ductwork stays cleaner for longer.
What staff can safely do
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
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. Leave those to us.
How the visit works
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. In a London area like Cheam, parking, loading and building access are planned before the day of the work.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- Readings and photos are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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Why act early in Cheam
Every week without a clean adds another layer. BESA guidance says the mean should not go above 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere reaching 500 microns or more needs a spot clean right away. Heavy build-up takes longer to remove than regular cleans. Planning ahead in Cheam lets you pick a quiet night rather than lose a busy one.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
Why book with us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.