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TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Dagenham
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Dagenham? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Fat running down the canopy edge
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Dagenham
A closed kitchen isn’t earning, so the timing of a clean matters. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or during holidays where a site closes for them. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. The work covers discharge points, canopies and hoods and plenums and filters, and common reasons people get in touch are extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit and grease dripping from the canopy or filters. When a restaurant in Dagenham asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that’s our main job: canopy to fan, to TR19® Grease.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: every 3 months for 12–16 hours, every 6 months for 6–12 hours and every 12 months for 2–6 hours, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
Kitchens in Dagenham, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. A duct fire there can reach parts of the building far from the range, which is why keeping it clean to TR19® matters.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That’s why every job is written up in a report with photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Dagenham (RM10, RM9, RM13, RM7)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- The condition of the system
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- How easy every part is to reach
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Problems your staff have spotted
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- A few general shots of the system
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We typically come back within one working day.
Questions from Dagenham
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Dagenham in the summer holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. With about 44 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Dagenham, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Just call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Who inspects food businesses in Dagenham?
That’s Barking and Dagenham council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Dagenham. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
When do you clean the extract?
Out of hours: evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. We need the equipment cool, and we leave the kitchen ready to cook.
How long will the clean take?
That depends on the size of the system, the amount of grease and the number of access points. Most jobs take as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. We fix the price before any work starts.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
Every part the air passes through, as far as access allows. Where there aren’t enough access panels to reach a section, it’s recorded, and we can fit new ones.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
How the job changes from site to site
Ductwork and risers
Risers take the extract up through floors to roof level, and grease runs down their walls and pools at the base. Access panels along the riser let us clean it in sections.
Extract fan and discharge
Attenuators, where fitted, can soak up grease and need attention. Where they can be cleaned, they are, and the report notes anything that cannot.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Dagenham
There are about 77 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 95 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Dagenham, 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. It’s Barking and Dagenham council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Dagenham. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. The fire and rescue service for Dagenham is London Fire Brigade. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Village Infants' School or anywhere near Dagenham, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Rainham Hall, about 2 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses near Dagenham; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Rush Green Hospital about 1.5 miles north-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Dagenham is about 3 miles south of Romford, in Greater London. Whether your site is in the middle of Dagenham or further out, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, Dagenham among them. We also work in London, about 11 miles from Dagenham.
Work in RM10, RM9, RM13 and RM7 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. You’ll find streets such as Exeter Road, Plumtree Close and Rodwell Place, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. With the B178 close by, Dagenham is simple for us to get to at any hour. Close by, we work in Becontree (1 mile north-west), Dagenham Green (1 mile south-west), Beam Park (1 mile south), South Hornchurch (1 mile south-east) and Hornchurch Marshes (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover London (11 miles west), City of Westminster (14 miles west), Marylebone (13 miles west), St Pancras (12 miles west), Shoreditch (10 miles west) and Walthamstow (9 miles west).
Local landmarks in Dagenham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Dagenham Park Community School, Beam Valley Country Park and Cross Keys pub, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Dagenham Dock station, about 1.2 miles south-west. A little further out are Rush Green Hospital (1.5 miles north-east) and The Brewery (2.5 miles north). For a walk, there’s Dagenham Village Churchyard.
Places near Dagenham
What else we do in Dagenham
What we do, step by step
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before we start, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. Security desks and permits-to-work are routine in London, so let us know what your building in Dagenham needs from us.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
How to get a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Related advice
Honest limits
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what kitchen extract cleaning won’t do:
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
Multi-site and managed buildings
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
A TR19 certificate notes the date, the location and the technician. File it with the fire risk assessment and the maintenance log so it’s ready when anyone asks to see it.
Tell whoever looks after the system when something changes. Grease dripping from the canopy, a burning smell or a fan that sounds rough are all signs of build-up, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.