Greater London · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Coldharbour, Greater London
We cover Coldharbour for kitchen extract cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures on every job.
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Coldharbour
Not sure when the extract was last cleaned, or by whom? Send a few pictures of the canopy and filters when you call 0345 646 2711 or email us, and you’ll have a fixed quote for kitchen extract cleaning in Coldharbour, usually within one working day. The work covers extract fans, horizontal duct runs and plenums and filters, and common reasons people get in touch are grease drips onto cooking equipment and a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Coldharbour start: a system that is clean inside, not just on the surface, and a certificate that proves it.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Coldharbour: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, and the discharge where it can be reached.
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. In Coldharbour, 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, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- Coldharbour (SE9, BR7)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
The process
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Before any visit in Coldharbour, we agree where the van can stop and how equipment reaches the system.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Get a fixed quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you will normally have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Advice
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The number of sites or systems
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- How big the system is
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Coldharbour
What do you need to know about parking in Coldharbour?
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 typically gets round them.
Who inspects food businesses in Coldharbour?
In Coldharbour, it’s Bromley council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
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.
Will the clean disrupt our service?
We work around your hours. Most kitchens book us overnight or at weekends and the kitchen is ready to cook when we leave.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
Our work is to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, and certificates go through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that can’t wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
In many cases, yes. With good pictures, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Where we can’t see enough, we arrange a survey.
When something else is needed
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- An undersized canopy or fan
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
Managing agents and facilities teams in Coldharbour
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
What staff can safely do
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Places near Coldharbour
What else we do in Coldharbour
Grease, kitchens and Coldharbour
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 108 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 39 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Coldharbour, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. The fire and rescue service for Coldharbour is London Fire Brigade. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading is not affected.
If you cook for passing trade around Mottingham station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. For schools such as Mottingham Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Eltham Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Coldharbour, about 1.3 miles north.
Coldharbour is about 4 miles north-west of Orpington, in Greater London. Coldharbour gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Coldharbour is one of 764 places in Greater London where we work for commercial clients. There’s also a page for London, about 8 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the SE9 and BR7 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. You’ll find streets such as Green Lane, Horley Road and Dorset Road, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. If your site is just outside Coldharbour, we cover Mottingham (1 mile west), Chinbrook (1 mile west), New Eltham (1 mile north-east), Eltham (1 mile north) and Middle Park (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (8 miles north-west), City of Westminster (11 miles north-west), Marylebone (10 miles north-west), Kensington (12 miles north-west), St Pancras (10 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (9 miles north-west).
Around Coldharbour
Around Coldharbour, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Elmstead Wood and St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Mottingham station, about 0.6 miles north of the centre. A little further out are The Glades (2.4 miles south-west) and Metropolitan Police Museum (2.2 miles east). Open spaces near Coldharbour include The Tarn and Summer Hill.
How the job changes from site to site
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School, hospital and care home kitchens often have fixed hours and long holidays, so cleans can be booked when the kitchen is closed. The certificate goes straight into the site’s maintenance records.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Losing a service isn’t an option for most restaurants and pubs. We work overnight and at weekends where that suits, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.
Leave it or put it right?
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. The longer it’s left, the bigger the job becomes. In a London building, a problem in a duct, damper or fan rarely stays in one unit.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why Coldharbour businesses choose us
- Photo reports with every job
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.