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Kitchen extraction cleaning in Mapesbury
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Mapesbury? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
Kitchen extract cleaning in Mapesbury
A closed kitchen is not earning, so the timing of a clean matters. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. The work covers vertical risers, plenums and filters and extract fans, and common reasons people get in touch are missing paperwork after a change of operator and a system with no record of a TR19 clean. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Mapesbury start: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
What can be cleaned depends on what can be reached. Sections without access panels are recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted so they’re cleaned next time.
Kitchens in Mapesbury, 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.
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 and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Mapesbury (HA9, HA0, NW10)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The condition we find in the survey
- How easy every part is to reach
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
Asking for a quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
Why act early in Mapesbury
A clogged extract does not only raise the fire risk. Blocked filters and narrowed ducts slow the airflow, leaving the kitchen hot and smoky, while the fan works harder to move less air. Smells, dripping grease and condensation often follow. In Mapesbury, a planned overnight visit is much easier than closing unexpectedly.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Mapesbury
- We’re fully insured
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Trading since 2009
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
See our cost guide or our accreditations.
How the visit works
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before work begins, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. Getting kit into a London building takes planning, so let us know where we can load and park in Mapesbury.
- 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.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
How to prepare
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before any work starts.
Advice
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
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. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
What staff can safely do
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’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
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 don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Mapesbury
What do you need to know about parking in Mapesbury?
A loading bay, a visitor permit or off-street space near the site in Mapesbury makes the visit easier to plan. If the building has a loading slot system, we will book into it.
Which fire authority looks after Mapesbury?
Mapesbury 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.
Will the clean disrupt our service?
Cleans are timed to avoid service. Most kitchens book us overnight or at weekends, so you don’t lose a service.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, 24/7. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19 is the benchmark used to show extract grease is under control.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll typically reply within one working day.
What do I get after the 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 notice do you need?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Mapesbury
Food Standards Agency records include about 21 pubs and bars and about 7 hotels and B&Bs across Mapesbury and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. In Mapesbury, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Brent council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. London jobs normally start after the last service, with loading and roof access agreed with the building first.
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Michael the Archangel or anywhere around Mapesbury, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. A kitchen near Wembley Stadium station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Mapesbury is about 1 mile south-east of Wembley, in Greater London. Across the HA9 area, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites. Our area takes in 764 places across Greater London, from busy centres to quieter spots. London is in our area too, around 9 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: HA9, HA0 and NW10. That includes premises on London Road, Harrow Road and Cecil Avenue and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Mapesbury: Tokyngton (1 mile south-east), Stonebridge Park (1 mile south-east), Wembley Park (1 mile north), Wembley (1 mile north-west) and Brent Park (1 mile east). We also work in nearby towns such as London (9 miles south-east), City of Westminster (6 miles south-east), Marylebone (6 miles east), Kensington (5 miles south-east), St Pancras (7 miles east) and Shoreditch (9 miles east).
Landmarks near Mapesbury
In Mapesbury, that means kitchens and buildings near The Swaminarayan School, Hilton London Wembley pub and St. Raphael's Edible Garden. There’s a railway station in Mapesbury itself: Wembley Stadium station. A little further out are Brent Museum and Archives (2.2 miles east) and Neasden Hospital (0.9 miles east). For a walk, there’s Fox Wood and Middle Lake.
When it’s something else
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- A canopy that’s too small or a system that was badly designed
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Mapesbury?
We often find duct sections that haven’t been cleaned since they were installed. Most of the time it’s because there were never enough access panels, so nobody could get to them. That hidden grease keeps building where nobody looks.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Grease smells coming from the extract
School kitchens, at schools like St Joseph's RC Infant School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Comparing quotes
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded