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TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Hornsey
Looking for kitchen extract cleaning in Hornsey? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
Kitchen duct cleaning in Hornsey
Every time food is cooked, warm vapour carries fat up into the extract. It cools inside the duct and settles as a sticky film that thickens month by month. That film is fuel, and a proper clean removes it before it becomes a fire risk. Typical jobs include missing paperwork after a change of operator and a system with no record of a TR19 clean, across canopies and hoods, horizontal duct runs and extract fans. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Hornsey start: a system that is clean inside, not just on the surface, and a certificate that proves it.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Hornsey: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
London kitchens are often tucked into basements or the back of a building, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. For a kitchen in Hornsey, that usually means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are 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.
- Where
- Hornsey (N8, N22)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Some healthcare kitchens never fully close. Cleans are planned between meals or overnight with as little disruption as possible.
Canopy and plenum
Grease meets the system first at the canopy and the plenum behind the filters. Both are scraped and degreased inside and out, including the filter housing.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The scale of the work
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
Asking for a quote
You don’t need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- A few general shots of the system
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll normally have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Hornsey kitchens: local notes
The Food Standards Agency lists about 59 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 5 hotels and B&Bs as registered food businesses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Hornsey. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading is not affected. Fire safety in Hornsey falls to London Fire Brigade. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of Holy Innocents, or anywhere in Hornsey, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. A hospital like Hornsey Central Hospital, about 0.7 miles west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Hornsey is about 3 miles east of Finchley, in Greater London. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Hornsey, please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Hornsey. Hornsey is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover for commercial clients. We also work in London, around 6 miles away.
Work in N8 and N22 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Local streets include High Street, Brandon Place and Cross Lane, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Other places close to Hornsey include Turnpike Lane (1 mile east), Crouch End (1 mile south-west), Stroud Green (1 mile south-east), Wood Green (1 mile north-east) and Noel Park (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as London (6 miles south), City of Westminster (5 miles south), Marylebone (5 miles south), Kensington (7 miles south-west), St Pancras (4 miles south) and Shoreditch (5 miles south).
Around Hornsey
Typical jobs here are in premises near Great Northern Railway pub, Priory Park and Greek Secondary School of London. Hornsey has its own railway station: Hornsey station. A little further out are Hornsey Central Hospital (0.7 miles west) and Broomfield House Museum (2 miles north). The countryside around Hornsey includes Darland's Lake and Highgate Hill.
How the visit works
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Most London sites can’t stop for the day, so work in Hornsey is usually done overnight, early in the morning or at weekends.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
Advice
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Hornsey?
The reason for all this is fire. A flare-up on the range can be drawn up into the canopy and duct, and once grease in the duct catches, fire can spread through the building’s ductwork. That is why controlling extract grease belongs in the fire risk assessment.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
If you cook for passing trade around Hornsey station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Before booking anyone
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether they recommend a next date
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Hornsey: your questions answered
Do you work at weekends in Hornsey?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. That way a site in Hornsey doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. When you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Hornsey in the summer holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 47 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Hornsey. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Ask us for a fixed quote and we will typically reply within one working day.
What information do you need?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and the last report help too. After that, simply call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
What accreditations do you hold?
We clean to BESA TR19® Grease as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, and certificates go through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. We have been trading since 2009.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Other services in Hornsey
Leave it or put it right?
Putting it off simply moves the grease further down the duct. Over time, soft grease bakes into a harder, thicker crust, and that takes more work to shift. Staying on a regular cycle keeps each clean manageable. Shared walls, risers and roofs mean a problem at one London site seldom stays put.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
Why us?
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- In business since 2009
- Every job surveyed first
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and certificates.