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TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Lower Holloway
Our technicians work in Lower Holloway on TR19 Grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos as standard.
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Poor airflow at the canopy
The process
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit 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 Lower Holloway is typically out of hours.
- We survey the system, from your pictures or on site, canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and send you a fixed quote.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Ask for a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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Kitchen extract cleaning in Lower Holloway, done properly
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 extra access panels can be added. If you are dealing with poor airflow at the canopy and stale cooking odours from the system, we can help, from horizontal duct runs, plenums and filters and discharge points onwards. When a restaurant in Lower Holloway asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that’s our main job: canopy to fan, to TR19® Grease.
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, 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 Lower Holloway, that normally means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with photos of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Lower Holloway (N7, N1, N5)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Fire dampers that will not close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
How the job changes from site to site
Extract fan and discharge
Some systems have attenuators to cut noise, and they hold grease. We clean what can be reached and note anything that can’t.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Losing a service is not an option for most restaurants and pubs. Overnight and weekend cleans keep the kitchen trading, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.
What affects the quote in Lower Holloway
You will get a fixed price before work begins. It takes into account:
- The condition of the system
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Any permits to work or inductions
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
Helping us quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The site address and the type of premises
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
For kitchen extract cleaning in Lower Holloway, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
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What we’re called out for in Lower Holloway
How fast grease builds up depends mostly on how long the kitchen cooks each day. BESA guidance sets minimum cleaning intervals of every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours a day, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours, and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. They are minimums: measured grease levels set the real interval.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
What your quote should include
- What hours they’ll be on site
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Kitchen extract cleaning around Lower Holloway
The Food Standards Agency lists about 183 pubs and bars and about 47 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses as registered food businesses in Lower Holloway and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Environmental health officers from Islington council inspect food businesses in Lower Holloway. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Lower Holloway sits within the area of London Fire Brigade. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
If you run a café or takeaway near Caledonian Road & Barnsbury station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St David or elsewhere in Lower Holloway, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Lower Holloway is about 2 miles north of St Pancras, in Greater London. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Lower Holloway and the rest of Greater London. Lower Holloway is one of 764 places in Greater London where we work for commercial clients.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: N7, N1 and N5. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Penn Road, Cliff Road and Lough Road or a nearby road, we can help. Main roads around Lower Holloway include the A5203, which makes travel easy for kitchen extract cleaning. Close by, we work in Barnsbury (1 mile south), Holloway (1 mile north), Nag's Head (1 mile north), Tufnell Park (1 mile north-west) and Islington (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover London (4 miles south), City of Westminster (3 miles south-west), Marylebone (3 miles south-west), Kensington (5 miles south-west), Walthamstow (5 miles north-east) and Whitechapel (3 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Lower Holloway
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to St Mary Magdalene Gardens, Musical Theatre Academy and St Mary Magdalene Academy, among other places. Nearby too are Vaughan Williams Memorial Library (1.6 miles south-west) and The Lamb Tavern Public House (within half a mile west). Lower Holloway’s nearest station is Caledonian Road & Barnsbury station, roughly 0.5 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Arsenal Football Club Museum (0.6 miles north-east) and Montfichet's Tower (2.6 miles south). The countryside around Lower Holloway includes Dartmouth Park Hill and Barnsbury Wood.
Common questions in Lower Holloway
Who is the fire and rescue service for Lower Holloway?
Lower Holloway is in the area of London Fire Brigade. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Lower Holloway in the summer holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. With about 53 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Lower Holloway, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Send us your term dates when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we’ll fit the work in.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
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.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Can you quote from pictures?
Yes, for many jobs. Send a few wide photos plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and a fixed quote normally follows within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we’ll say so.
What’s TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
Every clean comes with a TR19 certificate and a photo report. Keep them in the maintenance log with the fire risk assessment so they’re to hand when an insurer asks.
Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
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 ready when anyone asks to see it.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.