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Kitchen extraction cleaning in Lambeth
For kitchen extract cleaning in Lambeth, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Lambeth
The ducts are where most of the grease hides. We reach horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels, scraping heavy deposits by hand before degreasing. Any section we can’t reach is recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted. We’re often asked to deal with grease dripping from the canopy or filters and cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey, across canopies and hoods, vertical risers and discharge points. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
Most kitchens in Lambeth fall into one of BESA’s three bands: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, with grease readings setting the real interval.
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. For a kitchen in Lambeth, that normally means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Lambeth (SE11, SW1P, SW8)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extract cleaning in Lambeth: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 1,821 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 426 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Lambeth, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. It’s Lambeth council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Lambeth. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. London Fire Brigade covers Lambeth. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Evelina London Children's Hospital (about 0.5 miles north), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. If you cook for passing trade around Vauxhall station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Lambeth is about 1 mile south-west of London, in Greater London. Whatever kind of site you run in Lambeth, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Lambeth is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London we cover for commercial clients.
Every address in SE11, SW1P and SW8 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Gibson Road, Langley Lane and Randall Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Main roads around Lambeth include the A3203 and A3204, so getting to you is simple for kitchen extract cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Vauxhall (1 mile north), Kennington (1 mile south), Oval (1 mile south), Newington Butts (1 mile east) and St George's Fields (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Kensington (4 miles west), Shoreditch (3 miles north-east), Walthamstow (8 miles north-east), Hoxton (3 miles north-east), Whitechapel (3 miles north-east) and Hampstead (5 miles north-west).
Around Lambeth
Around Lambeth, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Jolly Gardeners pub, Old Paradise Gardens and Lambeth Palace Library. Also close by are Lambeth School of Art (within half a mile south) and Lilian Baylis Technology School (within half a mile south). There’s a railway station in Lambeth itself: Vauxhall station. Nearby you will also find Newport Street Gallery (less than half a mile north-east) and Evelina London Children's Hospital (0.5 miles north). The countryside around Lambeth includes Bellenden Road Nature Garden and Ludgate Hill.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- How easy every part is to reach
- The scale of the work
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before work begins.
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:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
What staff can safely do
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Lambeth
Grease in an extract starts as vapour. Once it cools inside the ductwork, it condenses onto every surface it touches, and the layer grows a little with every meal cooked. Filters catch some of it, but never all.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
For schools such as Vauxhall Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Questions to ask before booking
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the price is fixed
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
How the job changes from site to site
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 can’t be reached.
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge is where air leaves the building, which can collect grease and stain the surface around it. We clean it where it can be safely reached, and any limits are recorded.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Lambeth
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Lambeth?
Lambeth is in the area of London Fire Brigade. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Lambeth?
The local authority for Lambeth is Lambeth council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
What happens to the waste?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. We do not leave it behind.
What do I get after the clean?
You receive a TR19 certificate and a photo report. Certificates are issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report includes before and after pictures, grease readings and the recommended next clean date.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
The minimum is set by BESA guidance on daily use, from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Heavy frying and grilling can mean shorter intervals, which grease thickness testing will show.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
The legal duty sits in the Fire Safety Order 2005 rather than in TR19 itself. In practice, TR19 is how kitchens show they’re managing grease, and many insurers ask for proof of it.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
A small kitchen with a short duct can be done in a few hours, while long runs and tall risers take longer and may need more than one visit. We’ll tell you how long when we quote.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Extract grease is fuel for a kitchen fire, which is why many insurers require TR19 cleaning. Each clean gives you a certificate and photo report to show them.
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Looking after it afterwards
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Keep grease collection points emptied
Every clean ends with a photo report. 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.
Tell whoever looks after the system when something changes. Grease dripping from the canopy, a burning smell or a fan that sounds rough are all signs of build-up, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
How it works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. We fit London jobs around the building rather than the other way round, so a visit in Lambeth is typically out of hours.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
How to get a quote
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.