Greater London · Kitchen extract cleaning
East Dulwich kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in East Dulwich from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in East Dulwich
We’ve 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 inspection that picked up a dirty extract and ductwork thick with old, hardened grease, we can help, from plenums and filters, vertical risers and horizontal duct runs onwards. People looking for “duct cleaning near me” in East Dulwich typically mean the kitchen extract, and that is exactly what we do: canopy to fan, to TR19® Grease.
Most kitchens in East Dulwich fall into one of BESA’s three bands: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, with grease readings setting the real interval.
In a London area like East Dulwich, a kitchen extract often passes through shared space on its way out: a riser, a service void, the floors above. Grease in a duct like that is a fire risk to the whole building, not just the kitchen, which is why keeping it clean to TR19® matters.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- East Dulwich (SE5, SE22, SE15)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for East Dulwich
Which fire authority looks after East Dulwich?
Fire safety enforcement in East Dulwich is handled by London Fire Brigade. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around East Dulwich out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. The FSA’s register shows about 65 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of East Dulwich. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
BESA guidance gives minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months, depending on daily cooking hours. Heavy frying and grilling can mean shorter intervals, which grease thickness testing will show.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
All of it, from the canopy through to the discharge. Sections with no access are listed on the report, and extra panels can be fitted.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. For a quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
How the job changes from site to site
Restaurant and pub kitchens
High-heat cooking loads the extract with grease, so grease readings help set the right interval.
Ductwork and risers
Horizontal runs collect grease as the air slows and cools. Each run is cleaned through its access panels, recording any that can’t be reached.
East Dulwich kitchens: local notes
Look up East Dulwich on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 380 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 225 takeaways and sandwich shops in East Dulwich 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. London jobs usually start after the last service, with loading and roof access agreed with the building first. Fire safety in East Dulwich falls to 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.
Church and community hall kitchens, near The Latter Rain Outpouring Revival Church or anywhere around East Dulwich, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Dog Kennel Hill School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. For kitchens close to East Dulwich station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
East Dulwich is about 3 miles south of London, in Greater London. East Dulwich 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 pictures. 764 places in Greater London are on our list, large and small.
Every address in SE5, SE22 and SE15 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We cover sites on Rye Lane, Wren Road and Adys Road and nearby roads. East Dulwich sits on or near the A2214 and A2215, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. We also cover Denmark Hill (1 mile north-west), Herne Hill (1 mile south-west), Dulwich Village (1 mile south), Camberwell (1 mile north) and Peckham (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cover London (3 miles north), City of Westminster (5 miles north-west), Marylebone (5 miles north-west), Kensington (6 miles north-west), St Pancras (5 miles north) and Shoreditch (4 miles north).
Around East Dulwich
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Fox on the Hill pub, The Charter School East Dulwich and The Charter School and the streets around them. East Dulwich has its own railway station: East Dulwich station. Nearby you’ll also find House of Dreams Museum (less than half a mile south-east) and Surrey Quays Shopping Centre (2.8 miles north-east). The countryside around East Dulwich includes Knight's Hill and Centre for Wildlife Gardening.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- Parking and loading at the site
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
How it works
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 single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. In East Dulwich, as across London, we typically work overnight or at weekends and hand the site back ready to open.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings and pictures are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Get a fixed quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.
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Managing agents and facilities teams in East Dulwich
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
What a clean won’t put right
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)
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
Why it’s worth doing now in East Dulwich
Grease that’s left only gets thicker. Under BESA guidance, grease shouldn’t exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. The longer it’s left, the bigger the job becomes. London sites work long hours, and the longer a job is left, the bigger it gets.
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Why choose Duct Doctor in East Dulwich
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Photo reports with every job
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
See our cost guide and our accreditations.