Greater London · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Hackbridge, Greater London
Kitchen extract cleaning across Hackbridge and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Hackbridge
The canopy over the range is only the start of a kitchen extract system. Beyond the filters run the plenum, the ducts and risers, the fan and the point where air leaves the building, and grease settles in every one of them. Our clean follows the air from canopy to discharge, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Typical jobs include grease drips onto cooking equipment and ductwork thick with old, hardened grease, on discharge points, horizontal duct runs and extract fans. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, it’s the job we do every week across Greater London.
The fire risk in a kitchen extract sits in the parts nobody sees: the plenum, the duct and the fan, so that is where most of the work in Hackbridge goes.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. For a kitchen in Hackbridge, that usually means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- Hackbridge (CR4, SW16, SM4)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- An undersized canopy or fan
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Hackbridge
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Hackbridge
Do you work overnight in Hackbridge?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Which fire service covers Hackbridge?
Fire safety enforcement in Hackbridge is handled by London Fire Brigade. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
What accreditations do you hold?
Our work is to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, and certificates go through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, for many jobs. Send a few wide photos plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and a fixed quote normally follows within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we’ll say so.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
The minimum is set by BESA guidance on daily use, from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Kitchens that fry or grill a lot may need cleaning sooner, and readings will tell you.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
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.
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise straight away
The certificate records when the clean was done, where and by whom. File it with the fire risk assessment and the maintenance log so it’s ready when anyone asks to see it.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.
What staff can safely do
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
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What happens if it’s left?
An overdue clean in Hackbridge is best dealt with now rather than after the next inspection. It takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system, and we fit around your opening hours. Waiting only adds grease and risk. It’s better booked as a planned job in Hackbridge than handled as an emergency.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Why Hackbridge businesses choose us
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Trading since 2009
Take a look at what affects the cost and how to check a contractor.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Hackbridge and across Greater London. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos 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. Security desks and permits-to-work are routine in London, so let us know what your building in Hackbridge needs from us.
- 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.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- Readings and photos are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Clear loose items from the work area
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before any work starts.
Related advice
Kitchen extract cleaning around Hackbridge
Look up Hackbridge on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 143 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 60 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Hackbridge. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. London Fire Brigade covers Hackbridge. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Most London extract cleaning happens at night, after the last service.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St. Mark's Church or elsewhere in Hackbridge, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Bursars and site managers at schools such as St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Hackbridge is about 2 miles west of Thornton Heath, in Greater London. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Hackbridge, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Our area covers London and the South East, including Hackbridge. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, Hackbridge among them. You can also see our page for London, roughly 7 miles from Hackbridge.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: CR4, SW16 and SM4. You will find streets such as Kings Road, Baker Lane and Manor Road, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Close by, we work in Mitcham (1 mile north), Eastfields (1 mile north), Colliers Wood (1 mile north-west), Merton Abbey (2 miles north-west) and Furzedown (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as London (7 miles north), City of Westminster (8 miles north), Marylebone (8 miles north), Kensington (7 miles north), St Pancras (9 miles north) and Shoreditch (9 miles north).
Around Hackbridge
In Hackbridge, that means kitchens and buildings near The White Lion of Mortimer pub, The Archbishop Lanfranc School and St Mark's Church of England Academy. For rail, the closest station is Mitcham Eastfields station, roughly 0.5 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Wandle Industrial Museum (0.7 miles west) and Wilson Hospital (0.5 miles south-west). Open spaces near Hackbridge include Duppas Hill and Cranmer Green.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Hackbridge?
The type of cooking changes the amount of grease. Frying, grilling and roasting send far more fat into the canopy than steaming or boiling, so two kitchens with the same hours can need very different intervals.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
If you run a café or takeaway near Mitcham Eastfields station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
What to look for in a quote
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Proof of insurance