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Kitchen extract cleaning in High Barnet, Greater London
Kitchen extract cleaning for High Barnet, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
Common questions in High Barnet
Which fire authority looks after High Barnet?
High Barnet is in the area of London Fire Brigade. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you work at weekends in High Barnet?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
How much notice should we give?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. We do not leave it behind.
Do you cover High Barnet?
Yes. High Barnet is part of the area we cover, as part of our area across London and the South East.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
TR19® itself is not law. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19 is the benchmark used to show extract grease is under control.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Many insurers ask for proof of regular cleaning to TR19, and many policies require it. Without proof, a claim can be refused or reduced, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
Kitchen extract cleaning in High Barnet, done properly
Any kitchen we clean in High Barnet gets exactly the same specification as everywhere else we work. We survey first and take grease readings, then clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. At the finish there’s a TR19 certificate and a before and after photo report. We are often asked to deal with an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer and a kitchen taken over without any extract records, on canopies and hoods, plenums and filters and vertical risers. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for High Barnet? We have been cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East since 2009, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.
A clean in High Barnet covers the canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so extract cleaning in High Barnet is normally done overnight, after the last service. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Where
- High Barnet (EN5)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. We fit London jobs around the building rather than the other way round, so a visit in High Barnet is usually out of hours.
- We survey the system, from your pictures or on site, 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.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know about parking and loading
Get a fixed quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
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Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in High Barnet
The type of cooking changes the amount of grease. Fryers, grills and open flames throw much more fat into the extract than gentler cooking, so two kitchens with the same hours can need very different intervals.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Wyllyotts Manor is about 2.9 miles north), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
Multi-site and managed buildings
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: 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.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Kitchen extract cleaning in High Barnet: the local picture
Look up High Barnet on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 52 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 24 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around High Barnet, 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. Kitchens in High Barnet get their food hygiene inspections from Barnet council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. London jobs normally start after the last service, with loading and roof access agreed with the building first.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to High Barnet is Barnet General Hospital, about 0.5 miles south-west. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Christ Church, or anywhere in High Barnet, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
High Barnet is about 1 mile north-west of Barnet, in Greater London. Whatever kind of site you run in High Barnet, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. We cover 764 places across Greater London, large and small. For sites nearby, see our London page, about 12 miles away.
Every address in EN5 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. You will find streets such as Byng Road, Park Road and Kings Road, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. You’ll find High Barnet on the A1081, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. Other places close to High Barnet include Hadley (1 mile east), Arkley (1 mile south-west), Kitts End (1 mile north), Totteridge (1 mile south) and Rowley Green (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (12 miles south-east), City of Westminster (10 miles south), Marylebone (10 miles south), Kensington (11 miles south), St Pancras (10 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (11 miles south-east).
Near you in High Barnet
In High Barnet, that means kitchens and buildings near Susi Earnshaw Theatre School, The White Lion pub and Queen Elizabeth's School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Hadley Wood station, about 1.6 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Spires Shopping Centre (less than half a mile east) and Barnet General Hospital (0.5 miles south-west). The countryside around High Barnet includes Barnet Countryside Centre and Darland's Lake.
Nearby places to High Barnet
What else we do in High Barnet
What a clean will not put right
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
- An undersized canopy or fan
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
What affects the quote in High Barnet
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- The condition we find in the survey
- The times the site is available
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
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 we start.
What to send for a quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- Any previous report or certificate
- The postcode and the type of business
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will typically have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Part by part
Grease filters
We clean the grease filters as part of the job, and refitted so they sit properly in the housing. Damaged ones are noted on the report.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In a care home or hospital, the kitchen may cook every day of the year. We plan the clean around meal times and work in a contained, tidy way, so residents and patients aren’t disturbed.