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Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Lissenden Gardens
Our technicians work in Lissenden Gardens on kitchen extract cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos as standard.
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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 grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Lissenden Gardens
Insurers often want evidence of regular TR19 cleaning, and a claim can be refused or reduced without it. For a kitchen in Lissenden Gardens, our certificate and photo report give you that record for the maintenance log. The work covers discharge points, canopies and hoods and plenums and filters, and the jobs we see most are rancid smells from grease in the duct and extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, in Lissenden Gardens it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: every 3 months for 12–16 hours, every 6 months for 6–12 hours and every 12 months for 2–6 hours, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
London kitchens tend to trade late and open early, so extract cleaning in Lissenden Gardens is typically done overnight, after the last service. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after every visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Lissenden Gardens (NW5, NW3, N19)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extracts in Lissenden Gardens
Food Standards Agency data counts about 684 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 324 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Lissenden Gardens. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. London jobs usually start after the last service, with loading and roof access agreed with the building first. Kitchens in Lissenden Gardens get their food hygiene inspections from Camden council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Highgate Road Chapel or elsewhere in Lissenden Gardens, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. For kitchens close to Gospel Oak station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Lissenden Gardens is about 1 mile east of Hampstead, in Greater London. Wherever you are in the NW5 postcode area, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Lissenden Gardens is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London we cover for kitchen extract cleaning.
Kitchen extract cleaning in NW5, NW3 and N19 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Rona Road, Dale Road and Fleet Road, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Other places close to Lissenden Gardens include Gospel Oak (1 mile south), Dartmouth Park (1 mile north-east), Tufnell Park (1 mile east), Kentish Town (1 mile south) and Chalk Farm (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover London (5 miles south-east), City of Westminster (3 miles south), Marylebone (3 miles south), Kensington (5 miles south-west), St Pancras (3 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (4 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Lissenden Gardens
Typical jobs here are in premises near Parliament Hill, The Royal School and Gospel Oak Primary School and the streets around them. You’ll also find The Bull and Last pub (under half a mile north-east) and Cecil Sharp House (1.3 miles south). Lissenden Gardens has its own railway station: Gospel Oak station. A little further out are Royal Northern Hospital (1.2 miles east) and Montfichet's Tower (3.7 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Parliament Hill and The Long Water.
When to call us in Lissenden Gardens
Grease in an extract starts as 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.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Royal Northern Hospital (about 1.2 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Questions to ask before booking
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
Looking after it afterwards
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Wash or exchange the filters often
The report gives a recommended date for the next clean, set from your daily cooking hours and the readings we took. We can put the system on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly plan, so the date is not missed.
Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. A filter that’s clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, so the ductwork stays cleaner for longer.
What we do, step by step
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Many London buildings have a managing agent, a security desk or a permit-to-work system, so tell us who to contact in Lissenden Gardens.
- We survey the system first, from your pictures and details or on a site visit.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before work begins.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Related advice
Why deal with it now?
If your kitchen in Lissenden Gardens is past its cleaning date, it’s worth booking now. The job takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system, and we fit around your opening hours. Every extra month adds grease. It’s better booked as a planned job in Lissenden Gardens than handled as an emergency.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Why Lissenden Gardens businesses choose us
- Every job surveyed first
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- In business since 2009
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Multi-site and managed buildings
For anyone managing more than one site, 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.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Lissenden Gardens questions
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Lissenden Gardens out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. The FSA’s register shows about 69 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Lissenden Gardens. Send us your term dates when you call 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we will fit the work in.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Lissenden Gardens?
In Lissenden Gardens, it’s Camden council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
What accreditations do you hold?
Our work is to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, with certificates issued through the BESCA portal. We’ve been trading since 2009.
What do you need from me for a quote?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, along with a few photos and any previous report.
What do you do to protect the area?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
How much notice do you need?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We typically quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
Every part the air passes through, as far as access allows. Where there are not enough access panels to reach a section, it’s recorded, and we can fit new ones.
How long will the clean take?
Length of duct, grease levels and access all affect it. As a guide, it takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time.
Nearby places to Lissenden Gardens
What else we do in Lissenden Gardens
Different parts, different methods
Grease filters
We clean the grease filters as part of the job, and put back so they seat correctly. We’ll tell you if any need replacing.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In a care home or hospital, the kitchen may cook every day of the year. Cleans are planned between meals or overnight with as little disruption as possible.