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Finchley kitchen extract cleaning
Professional kitchen extract cleaning in and around Finchley, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Poor airflow at the canopy
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
You will get a fixed price before we start. It takes into account:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The condition of the system
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Site rules, permits and inductions
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Finchley
Across Finchley, we clean kitchen extract systems to BESA TR19® Grease. We survey first and take grease readings, then clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. You get a TR19 certificate and a photo report at the end. If you have an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19 and a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history, we can put it right. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but in Finchley, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
Grease that collects out of sight, behind the filters and along the duct, is what insurers and fire officers worry about, which is why a TR19® clean in Finchley goes well beyond the canopy.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so extract cleaning in Finchley is normally done overnight, after the last service. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
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.
- Place
- Finchley (N3, N2, N12, NW11)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What we do, step by step
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. For a job in Finchley, tell us about loading bays, permits, lifts and roof access when you book.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Get a fixed quote
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Finchley, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
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What your team can do, and what needs us
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
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.
Finchley: your questions answered
Do you work overnight in Finchley?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. Your customers, staff or residents in Finchley needn’t be disturbed. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
Who inspects food businesses in Finchley?
The local authority for Finchley is Barnet council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in Finchley?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Ask us for a fixed quote, usually ready within one working day.
How far ahead should we book?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
Everything from canopy to discharge: the canopy, the plenum behind the filters, the filters, horizontal ducts, vertical risers, the fan and the discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Anything we can’t reach is recorded on the report.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
Because a dirty extract can spread a fire through a building. Many policies say the extract must be cleaned to TR19, and a claim may be reduced without proof, so keep every certificate.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we will quote them together.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
The report gives a recommended date for the next clean, based on your cooking hours and the grease we measured. A 3, 6 or 12-monthly maintenance plan keeps it on track, so the date isn’t missed.
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.
Also near Finchley
Also in Finchley
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Finchley
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 180 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 55 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Finchley. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. Night work suits London kitchens, and roads and loading bays tend to be quieter too. London Fire Brigade covers Finchley. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Finchley (Heath Hall is about 1.8 miles south), fitting access panels needs care. School kitchens, at schools like Manorside Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Finchley is about 6 miles north of City of Westminster, in Greater London. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Finchley and the rest of Greater London. Finchley is one of 764 places in Greater London where we work for commercial clients. We also work in London, about 8 miles from Finchley.
Work in N3, N2, N12 and NW11 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Station Road, Chaplin Square and Market Place, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Main roads around Finchley include the B1462, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. Close by, we work in Church End (1 mile west), Woodside Park (1 mile north), North Finchley (1 mile north), Friern Barnet (2 miles north-east) and Oakleigh Park (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as London (8 miles south-east), City of Westminster (6 miles south), Marylebone (6 miles south), Kensington (7 miles south), St Pancras (6 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (7 miles south-east).
Near you in Finchley
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Elephant Inn, Bishop Douglass School and Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum, among other places. Nearby too are Victoria Park (within half a mile north) and Woodhouse College (1 mile north-east). The closest station to Finchley is New Southgate station, about 1.9 miles north-east. Nearby you will also find Finchley Memorial Hospital (under half a mile north-east) and Grand Arcade (1 mile north). Open spaces near Finchley include Highgate Hill and Lakeside Nature Reserve.
What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Where we work
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
When to call us in Finchley
Grease in an extract starts as vapour. Once it cools inside the ductwork, it condenses onto every surface it touches, building a layer that gets thicker with every service. Filters catch some of it, but never all.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Poor airflow at the canopy
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Paul's Finchley or elsewhere in Finchley, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Comparing quotes
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
Part by part
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens often cook for long hours, frying and grilling, which can put them in BESA’s 3 or 6-monthly bands. We clean after close or before opening.
Ductwork and risers
Bends and changes of direction trap more grease than straight runs. Those are among the points where we take readings before and after, so the report shows the difference.