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Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Maida Vale
Specialist kitchen extract cleaning for Maida Vale: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Maida Vale
We’ve been trading since 2009, cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East and London. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and are fully insured. The work covers horizontal duct runs, discharge points and plenums and filters, and common reasons people get in touch are an extract that no longer clears the smoke and proof of cleaning requested by an insurer. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but a proper TR19® clean in Maida Vale covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: wet film or deposit thickness readings show which parts of the duct need the most attention, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
Kitchens in Maida Vale, 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, which is why keeping it clean to TR19® matters.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- Maida Vale (W9, NW8, NW6)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Maida Vale: your questions answered
Which fire authority looks after Maida Vale?
It’s London Fire Brigade, which covers Maida Vale. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Is parking a problem for work in Maida Vale?
Tell us where a van can stop near your site in Maida Vale, and about any building rules on loading. Much of our London work is done overnight, which helps.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
When do you clean the extract?
The clean is done when the kitchen is not cooking, working evenings, overnight or at weekends to suit you. Equipment needs to be off and cool before work begins.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
Yes, a TR19 certificate, along with a photo report. The report lists what was cleaned, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next clean is due.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in Maida Vale?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, call 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
How much notice do you need?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes normally come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
What should I send you?
Some photos and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
When to call us in Maida Vale
A kitchen in Maida Vale builds up grease in the same places as any other: long horizontal runs, bends, the base of risers and around the fan. Cooler sections of duct collect the most.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Essendine Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the price is fixed
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What insurance they carry
Kitchen extracts in Maida Vale
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 1,079 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 146 takeaways in and around Maida Vale, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. Night work suits London kitchens, and roads and loading bays tend to be quieter too. Fire safety in Maida Vale falls to London Fire Brigade. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Maida Vale Hospital for Nervous Diseases about within half a mile east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Peter Elgin Avenue or elsewhere in Maida Vale, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Maida Vale is about 2 miles south of Hampstead, in Greater London. Every kind of commercial site in Maida Vale, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, and Maida Vale is one of them.
We work across the W9, NW8 and NW6 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on The Lane, Hall Road and Hill Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. You’ll find Maida Vale on the A404, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for kitchen extract cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Westbourne Green (1 mile south), Little Venice (1 mile south-east), Paddington Green (1 mile south-east), Westbourne (1 mile south) and St John's Wood (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (5 miles south-east), St Pancras (3 miles east), Shoreditch (5 miles east), Walthamstow (8 miles north-east), Hoxton (5 miles east) and Whitechapel (5 miles east).
Landmarks near Maida Vale
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Emslie Horniman's Pleasance, Paddington Academy and The Warrington pub. Nearby too are Cecil Sharp House (1.9 miles north-east) and Maida Vale School (less than half a mile west). The nearest railway station is Kilburn High Road station, roughly 0.7 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Montfichet's Tower (3.9 miles east) and O2 Centre (1.5 miles north). For a walk, there’s Greville Place nature reserve and The Long Water.
What affects the quote in Maida Vale
You’ll get a fixed price before we start. It takes into account:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The times the site is available
- Parking and loading at the site
- Site rules, permits and inductions
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Helping us quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The postcode and the type of business
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
How the visit works
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Security desks and permits-to-work are routine in London, so let us know what your building in Maida Vale needs from us.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- 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
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
How to get a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before any work starts.
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In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Even a kitchen that cooks only a few hours a day needs cleaning at least every 12 months under BESA guidance. School holidays are an easy time to do it.
Ductwork and risers
Bends and changes of direction trap more grease than straight runs. Those are among the points where we take readings before and after, so the report shows the difference.
Why act early in Maida Vale
There’s no law that names TR19, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 still applies. It puts a duty on the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping extract grease under control. Cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve done it. Every month a London system goes without attention adds to what has to be done later.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you are unsure, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why book with us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Fully insured
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and certificates.
Aftercare tips
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Keep grease collection points emptied
You get a photo report after every clean. Before and after photos show each part of the system, alongside a list of what was cleaned, anything out of reach and the recommended next clean date.
Report drips, smells or a noisy fan early. 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.