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Kitchen extraction cleaning in Hammersmith
Kitchen extract cleaning in Hammersmith, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Hammersmith
Cooking sends fat-laden vapour into the canopy with every service. As it cools, it clings to the inside of the ductwork and keeps building. That film is fuel, and cleaning the whole system is how you keep it under control. Typical jobs include a system with no record of a TR19 clean and poor airflow at the canopy, on horizontal duct runs, extract fans and canopies and hoods. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but a proper TR19® clean in Hammersmith covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
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 work in Hammersmith is normally booked for the night or the early hours. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Hammersmith (W6, W14, W12, W4)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
Part by part
Restaurant and pub kitchens
High-heat cooking loads the extract with grease, and measured readings show whether the minimum interval is enough.
Canopy and plenum
The canopy catches the vapour, and the plenum behind the filters is where it first condenses. Both are scraped and degreased inside and out, including the filter housing.
What happens if it’s left?
A clogged extract doesn’t only raise the fire risk. Blocked filters and narrowed ducts slow the airflow, leaving the kitchen hot and smoky, while the fan works harder to move less air. Grease drips, smells and condensation are common next. A booked night’s work in Hammersmith costs you no trading time; an unplanned closure does.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why us?
- Full insurance on every job
- A written report with photos after each visit
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations.
Hammersmith questions
Who is the fire and rescue service for Hammersmith?
Hammersmith is in the area of London Fire Brigade. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
What do you need to know about parking in Hammersmith?
We plan it in advance, so let us know about loading bays, permits and access rules at the building. Where restrictions apply in the day, an evening or overnight visit normally gets round them.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
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.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Every site has its own report.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, where the pictures show enough. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, then a fixed quote.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
It depends on how many hours a day the kitchen cooks. BESA’s minimums run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. We will recommend a date after measuring the grease.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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 they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Keeping the system healthy
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
The kitchen is left clean and ready for the next service. Waste grease and water are contained and removed, so you can start cooking as normal.
Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. A filter that’s clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, so the ductwork stays cleaner for longer.
Nearby places to Hammersmith
What else we do in Hammersmith
Managing agents and facilities teams in Hammersmith
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
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. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
What happens on the day
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, which takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. Before any visit in Hammersmith, we agree where the van can stop and how equipment reaches the system.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and send you a fixed quote.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Get a fixed quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
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Kitchen extracts in Hammersmith
Food Standards Agency records list about 954 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 166 takeaways across Hammersmith and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Every kitchen in that count with a canopy has a full extract system, canopy to discharge, to keep clear of grease. It’s Hammersmith and Fulham council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Hammersmith. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Most London extract cleaning happens at night, after the last service.
School kitchens, at schools like Corona Theatre School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; West London Hospital is the nearest hospital to Hammersmith, about within half a mile south-east. If you cook for passing trade around Kensington Olympia station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Hammersmith is about 1 mile west of Kensington, in Greater London. Across the W6 area, we can carry out kitchen extract cleaning at your premises. Hammersmith is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London we cover for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our London page (6 miles or so).
Here we cover the W6, W14, W12 and W4 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. That includes premises on The Square, Ravenscourt Square and Westcroft Square and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Hammersmith, we cover Brackenbury Village (1 mile north-west), Brook Green (1 mile east), North End (1 mile east), West Kensington (1 mile east) and Old Chiswick (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (6 miles east), City of Westminster (4 miles east), Marylebone (4 miles north-east), St Pancras (5 miles north-east), Shoreditch (7 miles east) and Walthamstow (11 miles north-east).
Around Hammersmith
In Hammersmith, that means kitchens and buildings near The Duke of Hammersmith pub, Brook Green and Polish Library POSK in London and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Kensington Olympia station, roughly 0.8 miles east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find West London Hospital (under half a mile south-east) and Kurdish Museum Library and Archive (within half a mile south-west). Open spaces near Hammersmith include Campden Hill and WWT London Wetland Centre.