Greater London · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Ham, Greater London
Professional kitchen extract cleaning in and around Ham, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
Kitchen extract cleaning in Ham, done properly
The ducts are where most of the grease hides. Access panels let us into the duct runs and risers, scraping heavy deposits by hand before degreasing. Any section we can’t reach is recorded on the report and extra access panels can be added. If you have a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate and cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey, we can put it right, from vertical risers, extract fans and horizontal duct runs onwards. Searching for commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Ham? Duct Doctor has covered London and the South East since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member.
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.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so extract cleaning in Ham is typically done overnight, after the last service. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Ham (TW10, KT2, TW11)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Helping us quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Any previous report or certificate
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Ham, call 0345 646 2711 or email us. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
What happens on the day
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Loading bays, visitor permits and roof access are the first things we ask about for a site in Ham.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by pictures or a visit.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
How to get a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Advice
Honest limits
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- A canopy that’s too small or a system that was badly designed
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
- A grease trap that needs emptying
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
Kitchen extract cleaning in Ham: the local picture
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 38 pubs, bars and clubs in Ham and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. The fire and rescue service for Ham is London Fire Brigade. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. In London, kitchens are typically cleaned overnight, when the kitchen is closed and loading is easier.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Ham Christian Centre or elsewhere in Ham, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Ham House is about 0.6 miles north), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Ham is about 1 mile south-east of Twickenham, in Greater London. Anywhere in TW10, we can carry out kitchen extract cleaning at your premises. 764 places in Greater London are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our London page, about 10 miles away.
We cover every part of the TW10, KT2 and TW11 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Streets in the area include New Road, Lock Road and Cave Road, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Main roads around Ham include the A307, which makes travel easy for kitchen extract cleaning. If your site is just outside Ham, we cover Petersham (1 mile north), Eel Pie Island (1 mile north-west), Strawberry Hill (1 mile west), Teddington (1 mile south-west) and Richmond (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover London (10 miles north-east), City of Westminster (9 miles north-east), Marylebone (9 miles north-east), Kensington (6 miles north-east), St Pancras (10 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (12 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Ham
In Ham, that means kitchens and buildings near Grey Court School, The New Inn Public House and Sudbrook Park and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Teddington station, about 1.2 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Eel Pie Island Museum (1.1 miles north-west) and Bentall Centre (1.6 miles south). Not far away are Kew Gardens Lake and Richmond Hill.
Between visits
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
When the clean is finished, grease readings are taken again at the same points, giving you before and after readings alongside the photos. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. It won’t replace a TR19 clean, but it slows what reaches the duct.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Ham
Who inspects food businesses in Ham?
The local authority for Ham is Richmond-Upon-Thames council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Can school kitchens in Ham be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. With about 21 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Ham, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will fit the work in.
Do you cover Ham?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, Ham included.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
The legal duty sits in the Fire Safety Order 2005 rather than in TR19 itself. TR19 is the industry benchmark for meeting that duty in a kitchen extract, and an insurer may refuse or reduce a claim without it.
What do I get after the clean?
Every clean comes with a TR19 certificate and a photo report. Keep them in the maintenance log with the fire risk assessment so they’re to hand when an insurer asks.
How do you protect the area?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
We’re members of Vent Hygiene Elite, the scheme run by BESCA, and we clean to BESA TR19® Grease. We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 too, and we are fully insured.
When to call us in Ham
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. Most of the time it’s because there were never enough access panels, so those sections were never reached. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Teddington Memorial Hospital is the nearest hospital to Ham, about 1.5 miles south-west.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the quote shows VAT
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How the job changes from site to site
Ductwork and risers
Horizontal runs collect grease as the air slows and cools. We open access panels along the route and clean each section, recording any that can’t be reached.
Canopy and plenum
The plenum is out of sight behind the filters, so it’s easy to forget. We take the filters out and clean the plenum and housing thoroughly.