Greater London · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Longlands, Greater London
One call covers kitchen extract cleaning in Longlands, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Longlands
Think of it as a health check for the kitchen’s airways: survey first, clean second, sign-off last. The sign-off is a TR19 certificate with a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Typical jobs include grease drips onto cooking equipment and a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history, on plenums and filters, discharge points and canopies and hoods. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but in Longlands, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
Access decides how thorough a clean can be. Sections without access panels are recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted so they’re cleaned next time.
In a London area like Longlands, a kitchen extract often passes through shared space on its way out: a riser, a service void, the floors above. 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.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Longlands (DA15, DA14, SE9)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Extract fan and discharge
The fan pulls the air through the whole system, and grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned as part of the TR19 clean.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Grills, fryers and woks send a lot of fat into the extract, so grease readings help set the right interval.
Common problems we fix in Longlands
Grease filters are the first line of defence, and they’re often the weak point. Damaged, missing or overloaded filters let grease straight past, and from there it travels on to the fan.
Clients typically contact us after spotting one of these:
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Longlands Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
What your quote should include
- Whether the price is fixed
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- What insurance they carry
- Whether they recommend a next date
Nearby places to Longlands
More services for Longlands
Honest limits
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What we work on in Longlands
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
Questions from Longlands
Can the work in Longlands be done at night or at weekends?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Longlands can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Longlands?
It’s London Fire Brigade, which covers Longlands. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Do you work in Longlands?
Yes. Our technicians work in Longlands, as part of our area across London and the South East.
How do you protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
A TR19 certificate, plus a full photo report. It records what was cleaned, what wasn’t accessible and the recommended next clean date.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
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 can’t reach is recorded on the report.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What should I send you?
A short description and a few pictures plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we will ask.
Longlands kitchens: local notes
The Food Standards Agency lists about 30 pubs and bars as registered food businesses across Longlands and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Environmental health officers from Bexley council inspect food businesses in Longlands. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading is not affected.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Longlands is Queen Mary's Hospital, about 1 mile south-east. If you run a café or takeaway near New Eltham station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Longlands is about 1 mile west of Sidcup, in Greater London. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Longlands and the rest of Greater London. We cover 764 places across Greater London, large and small. Our London page covers sites nearby, about 9 miles away.
Work in DA15, DA14 and SE9 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on Main Road, Alder Road and Sidcup Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Longlands sits on or near the A211, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. We also cover the places around Longlands: Foxbury (1 mile south), New Eltham (1 mile north-west), Chislehurst (1 mile south-west), Coldharbour (1 mile west) and Blackfen (1 mile north). We also work in nearby towns such as London (9 miles north-west), City of Westminster (12 miles north-west), Marylebone (12 miles north-west), Kensington (13 miles west), St Pancras (11 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (10 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Longlands
Typical jobs here are in premises near Waring Park, Chislehurst School for Girls and Ye Olde Black Horse Inn and the streets around them. The closest station to Longlands is New Eltham station, about 0.8 miles north-west. A little further out are Queen Mary's Hospital (1 mile south-east) and Greenwich Castle (5 miles north-west). Not far away are Summer Hill and The Tarn.
Why deal with it now?
TR19® isn’t law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is. It puts a duty on the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, which in a kitchen includes the grease in the extract. TR19 is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. London buildings are shared, so a fire or failure in one system can reach the neighbours above and beside you.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Longlands
- We diagnose before we treat
- In business since 2009
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Each visit written up, with photos
The process
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. Loading bays, visitor permits and roof access are the first things we ask about for a site in Longlands.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Ask for a quote
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Longlands, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Related advice
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
Aftercare tips
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
We hand the kitchen back clean, with the sheeting removed and waste taken away. Grease and dirty water are collected and taken off site, and equipment can be switched back on once we’ve gone.
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.