Greater London · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Highgate
For kitchen extract cleaning in Highgate, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Stale cooking odours from the system
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Highgate
We have been trading since 2009, cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East and London. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. The work covers plenums and filters, vertical risers and extract fans, and the jobs we see most are a kitchen taken over without any extract records and rancid smells from grease in the duct. Kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning, extraction cleaning: whatever you call it, it’s the job we do every week across Greater London.
Access decides how thorough a clean can be. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
London kitchens tend to trade late and open early, so work in Highgate is normally booked for the night or the early hours. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Highgate (N6, N19, NW5)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Highgate
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Highgate?
Fire safety enforcement in Highgate is handled by London Fire Brigade. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Do you work at weekends in Highgate?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. It means the site in Highgate keeps running as normal. When you call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
How much notice do you need?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
What about areas you cannot get to?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
What do you do with what you remove?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
What information do you need?
Only a few details: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and the last report help too. After that, simply phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before any work starts, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
How the job changes from site to site
Grease filters
A filter that is missing or bent lets grease straight past. We check they fit as they should when we refit them, and flag any that do not.
Ductwork and risers
Risers take the extract up through floors to roof level, and grease runs down their walls and pools at the base. Access panels along the riser let us clean it in sections.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Highgate
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.
What we are called out for in Highgate
Hours of cooking are the biggest factor. BESA guidance sets minimum cleaning intervals of every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours a day, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours, and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Those are minimums, and grease readings can show a kitchen needs cleaning sooner.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
Church and community hall kitchens, near Highgate United Reformed Church or anywhere around Highgate, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
What your quote should include
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What insurance they carry
- What hours they’ll be on site
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
How it works
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. A name and number for whoever controls access to the building in Highgate saves time on the night.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by pictures or a visit.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before we start.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Move anything stored near the system
How to get a quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
Kitchen extract cleaning in Highgate: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 319 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 82 takeaways in Highgate and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Each one that cooks under a canopy has an extract system that collects grease and needs regular cleaning. London Fire Brigade covers Highgate. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Food hygiene inspections in Highgate are the job of Haringey council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as St Michael's Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. A hospital like Highgate Private Hospital, about 0.6 miles north-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Highgate is about 2 miles north-east of Hampstead, in Greater London. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Highgate and the rest of Greater London. Highgate is one of 764 places in Greater London where we work for kitchen extract cleaning.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: N6, N19 and NW5. That includes premises on Wood Lane, Grange Road and Talbot Road and the roads around them. Close by, we work in Upper Holloway (1 mile south-east), Dartmouth Park (1 mile south), Lissenden Gardens (1 mile south), Crouch End (1 mile north-east) and Tufnell Park (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as London (5 miles south-east), City of Westminster (4 miles south), Marylebone (4 miles south), Kensington (6 miles south-west), St Pancras (3 miles south) and Shoreditch (4 miles south-east).
What’s near Highgate
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Angel Inn, St Aloysius RC College and Whittington Park and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Upper Holloway station, about 0.9 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Highgate Private Hospital (0.6 miles north-west) and Montfichet's Tower (4.4 miles south-east). Not far away are Darland's Lake and Parkland Walk.
Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
You get a photo report after every clean. It shows the system before and after, part by part, and lists what was cleaned, any areas we couldn’t reach and the date the next clean is due.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. It will not replace a TR19 clean, but it slows what reaches the duct.
What your team can do, and what needs us
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
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What happens if it’s left?
A clogged extract does not 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. Smells, dripping grease and condensation often follow. A booked night’s work in Highgate costs you no trading time; an unplanned closure does.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before we start.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Highgate
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Trading since 2009
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Photo reports with every job