Greater London · Kitchen extract cleaning
Cranham kitchen extract cleaning
We cover Cranham for kitchen extract cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
When to call us in Cranham
Grease filters are the first line of defence, and they’re often the weak point. Damaged, missing or overloaded filters let grease straight past, and from there it travels on to the fan.
Most sites get in touch after spotting something like this:
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Poor airflow at the canopy
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Luke's Cranham, or anywhere in Cranham, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Before booking anyone
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
Kitchen duct cleaning in Cranham
We have been trading since 2009, cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East and London. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and are fully insured. If you are dealing with an extract that no longer clears the smoke and an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer, we can help. People looking for “duct cleaning near me” in Cranham usually mean the kitchen extract, and that’s our main job: the whole run from hood to roof, cleaned to TR19® Grease.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and readings afterwards go into your report.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so work in Cranham is normally booked for the night or the early hours. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
We have been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- Cranham (RM14)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in Cranham
Putting it off simply moves the grease further down the duct. Over time, soft grease bakes into a harder, thicker crust, and that takes more work to shift. Staying on a regular cycle keeps each clean manageable. Shared walls, risers and roofs mean a problem at one London site seldom stays put.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Cranham
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We’re fully insured
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Photo reports with every job
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Cranham
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Also near Cranham
What else we do in Cranham
Grease, kitchens and Cranham
Food Standards Agency records list about 82 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 22 takeaways in Cranham and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. Most London extract cleaning happens at night, after the last service. Food hygiene inspections in Cranham are the job of Havering council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
For schools such as Hall Mead School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. If you cook for passing trade around Upminster station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Cranham is about 2 miles east of Hornchurch, in Greater London. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Cranham and the rest of Greater London. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, Cranham among them. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, roughly 15 miles from Cranham.
Work in RM14 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Avon Road, Moor Lane and Front Lane or a nearby road, we can help. We also cover Upminster (1 mile west), Puddle Dock (1 mile east), Upminster Bridge (1 mile west), North Ockendon (2 miles south-east) and Emerson Park (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Shoreditch (15 miles west), Walthamstow (13 miles west), Hoxton (15 miles west), Whitechapel (15 miles west), Orpington (14 miles south-west) and Plaistow (11 miles west).
What’s near Cranham
Typical jobs here are in premises near The James Oglethorpe Primary School, The Crumpled Horn pub and St. Andrew's Park, among other places. The closest station to Cranham is Upminster station, roughly 0.7 miles west of the centre. Nearby you will also find The Mercury Mall (3.7 miles west) and Upminster Tithe Barn Museum of Nostalgia (0.6 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Cranham Brickfields.
What we do, step by step
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Before any visit in Cranham, we agree where the van can stop and how equipment reaches the system.
- We survey the system first, from your pictures and details or on a site visit.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Clear the space around the work
Get a fixed quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
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Questions from Cranham
Which environmental health team covers Cranham?
Kitchens in Cranham are inspected by Havering council’s environmental health officers. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Does London parking affect a job in Cranham?
We plan it in advance, so let us know about loading bays, permits and access rules at the building. Night visits tend to make loading easier on London streets.
Do you cover Cranham?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, and that includes Cranham.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where necessary. A fixed quote follows.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
What information do you need?
Only a few details: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. Then call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
How do you protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
What a clean will not put right
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- An undersized canopy or fan
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
Between visits
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
The kitchen is left clean and ready for the next service. Waste grease and water are contained and removed, so you can start cooking as normal.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. A daily wipe is not a deep clean, but it helps between visits.