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Kitchen extract cleaning in Hounslow, Greater London
Kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Hounslow. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
Aftercare tips
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
If we couldn’t get into part of the duct, the report says so plainly. That is part of an honest TR19 clean, not a failing, and new access panels can be fitted so the next clean covers it.
Report drips, smells or a noisy fan early. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Hounslow, done properly
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. If you are dealing with an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19 and a kitchen taken over without any extract records, we can help. Kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning, extraction cleaning: whatever you call it, in Hounslow it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.
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.
Kitchens in Hounslow, 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, which is why keeping it clean to TR19® matters.
A written report with pictures follows each visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Hounslow (TW3, TW7, TW2)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Hounslow
Cooking fat leaves the pan as a fine vapour. As the air cools on its way through the duct, the fat condenses and sticks, and the layer grows a little with every meal cooked. Filters catch some of it, but never all.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
For kitchens close to Hounslow station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether they’re fully insured
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
Different parts, different methods
Extract fan and discharge
Attenuators, where fitted, can soak up grease and need attention. Where they can be cleaned, they are, and the report notes anything that can’t.
Ductwork and risers
Long flat runs of duct are where grease collects. We open access panels along the route and clean each section, recording any that cannot be reached.
Grease, kitchens and Hounslow
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 313 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 111 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Hounslow. Every kitchen in that count with a canopy has a full extract system, canopy to discharge, to keep clear of grease. Hounslow is covered by London Fire Brigade. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. In Hounslow, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Hounslow council. 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.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like South Middlesex Hospital about 0.9 miles south-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary the Virgin, or anywhere in Hounslow, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Hounslow is about 9 miles west of City of Westminster, in Greater London. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Hounslow, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Hounslow included. We cover 764 places across Greater London, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our London page covers sites nearby (11 miles or so).
Kitchen extract cleaning in TW3, TW7 and TW2 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on New Road, Ivy Road and Bell Road or a nearby road, we can help. Other places close to Hounslow include Woodlands (1 mile north-east), Ivybridge (1 mile south-east), Lampton (1 mile north-west), Isleworth (1 mile east) and Spring Grove (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover London (11 miles east), City of Westminster (9 miles east), Marylebone (9 miles east), Kensington (7 miles east), St Pancras (11 miles east) and Shoreditch (12 miles east).
What’s near Hounslow
Typical jobs here are in premises near Moon Under Water pub, Kingsley Academy and Inwood Park and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Hounslow station, about 0.6 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Museum of Army Music (0.8 miles south) and South Middlesex Hospital (0.9 miles south-east). The countryside around Hounslow includes Garden Lake and Richmond Hill.
What happens on the day
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, do the work, tidy up and leave you the report. The visit itself takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. In Hounslow, as across London, we typically work overnight or at weekends and hand the site back ready to open.
- You send pictures or we visit, and the system is surveyed from 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.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Related advice
Honest limits
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what kitchen extract cleaning will not do:
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
- A canopy that’s too small or a system that was badly designed
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What the work covers
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
Places near Hounslow
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In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Hounslow: your questions answered
Can school kitchens in Hounslow be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Around Hounslow, the Food Standards Agency lists about 40 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Which fire authority looks after Hounslow?
Hounslow is in the area of London Fire Brigade. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
The legal duty sits in the Fire Safety Order 2005 rather than in TR19 itself. TR19 is the industry benchmark for meeting that duty in a kitchen extract, and many insurers ask for proof of it.
What do you do with what you remove?
It’s contained and taken away. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
The whole system: the canopy, the plenum behind the filters, the filters, horizontal ducts, vertical risers, the fan and the discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Anything we cannot reach is recorded on the report.
When do you clean the extract?
When the kitchen is closed, at whatever time suits you. We need the equipment cool, and we leave the kitchen ready to cook.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in Hounslow?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. For a quote, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
The report shows them clearly. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
Why deal with it now?
If there’s a fire and the extract hasn’t been cleaned, the paperwork becomes the problem. Many insurers ask for proof of TR19 cleaning and may reduce or refuse a claim without it. A current certificate is far easier to produce than an explanation. In a London building, a problem in a duct, damper or fan rarely stays in one unit.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you are unsure, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Hounslow
- Every job surveyed first
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
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