Greater London · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Hendon, Greater London
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Hendon. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Fat running down the canopy edge
Multi-site and managed buildings
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Kitchen duct cleaning in Hendon
A closed kitchen is not earning, so the timing of a clean matters. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or during holidays where a site closes for them. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. Common call-outs are for grease dripping from the canopy or filters and an inspection that picked up a dirty extract, on vertical risers, canopies and hoods and horizontal duct runs. Most calls from Hendon come after an insurer, an EHO or a fire officer asks to see the last TR19 certificate. We handle the clean and the paperwork in one visit.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Hendon: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
Kitchens in Hendon, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. Grease in a duct like that is a fire risk to the whole building, not just the kitchen, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with pictures of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Where
- Hendon (NW4, NW9, NW2, NW11)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Hendon
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Hendon?
That’s Barnet council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Hendon. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Is parking a problem for work in Hendon?
Parking and loading in London need planning, so tell us about bays, permits and building rules when you book. Working overnight, as we often do in London, typically makes it simpler.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, any time. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
How far ahead should we book?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes usually come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
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.
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Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, giving you before and after readings alongside the pictures. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
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.
How the job changes from site to site
Ductwork and risers
Vertical risers carry the air up through the building, and grease runs down their walls and pools at the base. Access panels along the riser let us clean it in sections.
Canopy and plenum
The canopy catches the vapour, and the plenum behind the filters is where it first condenses. We clean both inside and out, including the filter housing.
How the visit works
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and pictures. The middle part takes longest, which takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. Night and weekend working is normal for us in London, and a site in Hendon is no exception.
- We survey the system, from your pictures or on site, canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and give 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.
How to prepare
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Move anything stored near the system
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we start.
Advice
Why deal with it now?
After a fire, one of the first questions is often when the extract was last cleaned. Many policies require cleaning to TR19, and an insurer can refuse or reduce a claim without proof. A current certificate is far easier to produce than an explanation. In Hendon, a planned overnight visit is much easier than closing unexpectedly.
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
Why book with us
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- In business since 2009
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- A canopy that’s too small or a system that was badly designed
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
Kitchen extracts in Hendon
Look up Hendon on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 188 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 119 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Hendon, up to about a mile and a half out. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. In Hendon, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Barnet council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Fire safety in Hendon falls to London Fire Brigade. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Where a hall near Christ Church Hendon, or anywhere in Hendon, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as St Andrew's Hospital (about 1.6 miles south), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Commuter trade near Hendon station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Hendon is about 3 miles north-west of Hampstead, in Greater London. From the centre of Hendon to the outskirts, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Hendon is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. There’s also a page for London, about 8 miles away.
Every address in NW4, NW9, NW2 and NW11 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Streets in the area include Church Road, Station Road and Sydney Grove, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Being close to the A5 and A41, Hendon is simple for us to get to for kitchen extract cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include The Burroughs (1 mile north-west), Brent Cross (1 mile south), Staples Corner (1 mile south), West Hendon (1 mile west) and The Hyde (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover London (8 miles south-east), City of Westminster (6 miles south-east), Marylebone (6 miles south-east), Kensington (6 miles south), St Pancras (6 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (7 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Hendon
Around Hendon, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Hasmonean Primary School, The White Bear pub and Kisharon College, among other places. The closest station to Hendon is Hendon station, about 0.7 miles south-west. Nearby you’ll also find Brent Cross Shopping Centre (0.5 miles south) and St Andrew's Hospital (1.6 miles south). Not far away are Darland's Lake and Parliament Hill.