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Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Foots Cray
Kitchen extract cleaning for Foots Cray and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Foots Cray
A closed kitchen is not earning, so the timing of a clean matters. Cleans are booked for evenings, overnight or weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. If you have an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19 and heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs, we can put it right, from horizontal duct runs, plenums and filters and discharge points onwards. When a restaurant in Foots Cray 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.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: wet film or deposit thickness readings show which parts of the duct need the most attention, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
Kitchens in Foots Cray, 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, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
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. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Foots Cray (DA14, BR5)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Why deal with it now?
Environmental health officers inspect food businesses, in Foots Cray as everywhere else, and they look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment, extraction included. Keeping the extract clean helps the whole kitchen pass muster. In a London building, a problem in a duct, damper or fan rarely stays in one unit.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What you get with us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Trading since 2009
See what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
What a clean won’t put right
Kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix everything, and we will tell you before we start. It does not solve:
- Fire dampers that will not close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Foots Cray
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
Foots Cray: your questions answered
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Foots Cray?
That is 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.
Can parking be tricky for a job in Foots Cray?
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 usually gets round them.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
The whole system: the canopy, the plenum behind the filters, the filters, horizontal ducts, vertical risers, the fan and the discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Any part without access is noted.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What’s TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, any time. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Extract grease is fuel for a kitchen fire, which is why many insurers require TR19 cleaning. Each clean gives you a certificate and photo report to show them.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
How the job changes from site to site
Extract fan and discharge
Some systems have attenuators to cut noise, and they hold grease. Where they can be cleaned, they are, and the report notes anything that can’t.
Grease filters
Between TR19 cleans, filters still need regular cleaning, and a filter exchange service can take that off your hands. Keeping them clean helps the rest of the system stay cleaner.
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Keeping the system healthy
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
The report gives a recommended date for the next clean, set from your daily cooking hours and the readings we took. We can put the system on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly plan, so the date isn’t missed.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Foots Cray?
Grease in the extract matters because it burns. A flare-up on the range can be drawn up into the canopy and duct, where burning grease can carry a fire along the ducts and into other parts of the building. For a kitchen in Foots Cray, keeping that fuel under control is part of the fire risk assessment.
Clients normally contact us after spotting one of these:
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Parish Church of All Saints, or anywhere in Foots Cray, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
What to look for in a quote
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether a survey comes first
The process
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 first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Security desks and permits-to-work are routine in London, so let us know what your building in Foots Cray needs from us.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and send you a fixed quote.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
How to prepare
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Ask for 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 photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Advice
Kitchen extract cleaning in Foots Cray: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 70 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 40 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Foots Cray. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. Foots Cray is covered by 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. It’s Bexley council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Foots Cray. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Orchard Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Queen Mary's Hospital about 0.6 miles west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Foots Cray is about 1 mile south-east of Sidcup, in Greater London. From the centre of Foots Cray to the outskirts, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Foots Cray is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London where we work for commercial clients. We also work in London, around 11 miles away.
Kitchen extract cleaning in DA14 and BR5 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Cray Road, Evry Road and The Avenue and the roads around them. Being close to the A223, Foots Cray is easy for our technicians to reach at any hour. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Ruxley (1 mile east), Albany Park (1 mile north-west), Upper Ruxley (1 mile east), Sidcup (1 mile north-west) and North Cray (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (11 miles north-west), City of Westminster (13 miles north-west), Marylebone (13 miles north-west), Kensington (15 miles north-west), St Pancras (13 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (11 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Foots Cray
Typical jobs here are in premises near Foots Cray Meadows, Kemnal Technology College and Walsingham School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Sidcup station, roughly 1.4 miles north. A little further out are Metropolitan Police Museum (1.3 miles north-west) and Queen Mary's Hospital (0.6 miles west). Not far away are Summer Hill and The Warren.