Greater London · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Lee, Greater London
One call covers kitchen extract cleaning in Lee, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
Different parts, different methods
Ductwork and risers
Grease builds up most where the duct turns. We test at points like these before and after cleaning, so the report shows the difference.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Restaurants and pubs tend to cook long hours with plenty of frying and grilling, which can put them in BESA’s 3 or 6-monthly bands. Cleans are done after close, overnight or before opening.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Lee, done properly
Cooking sends fat-laden vapour into the canopy with every service. 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. The work covers vertical risers, plenums and filters and horizontal duct runs, and the jobs we see most are a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction and heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs. When a restaurant in Lee asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that’s exactly what we do: canopy to fan, to TR19® Grease.
A clean in Lee covers the canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers and fan, and the discharge where it can be reached.
Kitchens in Lee, 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, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- Lee (SE12, SE13, SE3)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Lee kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records include about 28 pubs and bars and about 4 hotels and B&Bs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Lee. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. In Lee, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Lewisham council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. In London, kitchens are typically cleaned overnight, when the kitchen is closed and loading is easier.
School kitchens, at schools like Brindishe Lee School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of the Good Shepherd or elsewhere in Lee, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Lee is about 2 miles south of Greenwich, in Greater London. Sites in Lee get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, and Lee is one of them. For sites nearby, see our London page (6 miles or so).
Kitchen extract cleaning in SE12, SE13 and SE3 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. That includes premises on Old Road, Manor Lane and Mallet Road and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Lee: Hither Green (1 mile west), Horn Park (1 mile south-east), Lewisham (1 mile north-west), Ladywell (1 mile west) and Blackheath (1 mile north). We also work in nearby towns such as London (6 miles north-west), City of Westminster (8 miles north-west), Marylebone (8 miles north-west), Kensington (10 miles west), St Pancras (7 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (6 miles north-west).
What’s near Lee
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Manor House Gardens, Trinity Church of England School and International Academy of Greenwich and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Lee itself: Lee station. Other landmarks nearby include Lewisham Shopping Centre (1.1 miles north-west) and Prefab Museum (1.3 miles south). For a walk, there’s Summer Hill and Birdbrook Road Nature Reserve.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Why it’s worth doing now in Lee
A clogged extract doesn’t only raise the fire risk. Blocked filters and narrowed ducts slow the airflow, leaving the kitchen hot and smoky and the fan strains to keep up. Smells, dripping grease and condensation often follow. It’s better booked as a planned job in Lee than handled as an emergency.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
What you get with us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Looking after it afterwards
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
The certificate records when the clean was done, where and by whom. Keep it in the maintenance log with your fire risk assessment, so it’s to hand when an insurer, fire officer or EHO asks.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. It won’t replace a TR19 clean, but it slows what reaches the duct.
What we’re called out for in Lee
The reason for all this is fire. Flames from a pan or grill can be pulled into the canopy by the fan, where burning grease can carry a fire along the ducts and into other parts of the building. For a kitchen in Lee, keeping that fuel under control is part of the fire risk assessment.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Lee is University Hospital Lewisham, about 1.1 miles west.
Questions to ask before you book
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- If they look at the system before pricing
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. If your building in Lee has sign-in rules, permits or key holders, mention them when you book.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
How to get a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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FAQs for Lee
Which environmental health team covers Lee?
That’s Lewisham council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Lee. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Lee?
Fire safety enforcement in Lee is handled by London Fire Brigade. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
We’re members of Vent Hygiene Elite, the scheme run by BESCA, and we clean to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
That depends on the size of the system, the amount of grease and the number of access points. Most jobs take anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
Everything from canopy to discharge: the canopy, the plenum behind the filters, the filters, horizontal ducts, vertical risers, the fan and the discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Anything we can’t reach is recorded on the report.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site and its opening hours.