Greater London · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Hounslow, Greater London
Kitchen extract cleaning for Hounslow and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Grease smells coming from the extract
Kitchen extract cleaning in Hounslow
A closed kitchen isn’t earning, so the timing of a clean matters. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. With the equipment off and cool and the area sheeted, we clean and hand the kitchen back ready for the next service. We’re often asked to deal with grease dripping from the canopy or filters and stale cooking odours from the system, across plenums and filters, canopies and hoods and extract fans. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for Hounslow? Duct Doctor has covered London and the South East since 2009, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.
The fire risk in a kitchen extract sits in the parts nobody sees: the plenum, the duct and the fan, so that’s where most of the work in Hounslow goes.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, and the duct may run up through several floors before it discharges at the roof. In Hounslow, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Hounslow (TW13)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What we do, step by step
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, carry out the kitchen extract cleaning, tidy up and leave you the report. The visit itself takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. We fit London jobs around the building rather than the other way round, so a visit in Hounslow is usually out of hours.
- We survey the system, from your photos 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.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
How to get a quote
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
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Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Hounslow
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The condition we find in the survey
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before we start.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before work begins.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Hounslow
Food Standards Agency records list about 62 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 40 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Hounslow. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. Hounslow is covered by London Fire Brigade. 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. It’s Spelthorne council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Hounslow. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Dunstan or elsewhere in Hounslow, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Hounslow is Ashford Hospital, about 1.9 miles north-west.
Hounslow is about 1 mile north of Sunbury-on-Thames, in Greater London. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Hounslow and the rest of Greater London. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, and Hounslow is one of them. You can also see our page for Guildford, roughly 14 miles from Hounslow.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: TW13. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Ashford Common (1 mile south-west), Littleton Common (1 mile south-west), Sunbury-on-Thames (1 mile south), Feltham (1 mile north-east) and Bedfont (1 mile north). We also work in nearby towns such as London (15 miles east), City of Westminster (13 miles north-east), Marylebone (14 miles north-east), Kensington (11 miles north-east), St Pancras (15 miles north-east) and Hampstead (14 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Hounslow
In Hounslow, that means kitchens and buildings near Sunbury Park, Sunbury Manor School and Sunbury Manor School. The closest station to Hounslow is Sunbury station, about 0.9 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Treaty Centre (3.8 miles north-east) and Ashford Hospital (1.9 miles north-west). Not far away are St Ann's Hill and Staines Reservoirs.
Common questions in Hounslow
What do you need to know about parking in Hounslow?
A loading bay, a visitor permit or off-street space near the site in Hounslow makes the visit easier to plan. Night visits tend to make loading easier on London streets.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Hounslow?
London Fire Brigade is the fire and rescue service for Hounslow. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Ask us for a fixed quote and we will normally reply within one working day.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You’ll know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Do we have to close the kitchen for the clean?
Cleans are timed to avoid service. Most kitchens book us overnight or at weekends and the kitchen is ready to cook when we leave.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that cannot wait. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
How long will the clean take?
It takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
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Why deal with it now?
A clogged extract doesn’t only raise the fire risk. Filters block, airflow drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier and the fan strains to keep up. Grease drips, smells and condensation are common next. In a London building, a problem in a duct, damper or fan rarely stays in one unit.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Why book with us
- Trading since 2009
- We’re fully insured
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- We diagnose before we treat
What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Hounslow
A lot of duct grease gets there because the filters let it through. Filters that are bent, badly fitted, missing or left uncleaned let more fat into the plenum and duct, and from there it travels on to the fan.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
Commuter trade near Sunbury station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
What to look for in a quote
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What hours they’ll be on site
- How they set the interval to the next visit
Honest limits
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters