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Kitchen extract cleaning in New Barnet, Greater London
For TR19 Grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge in New Barnet, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in New Barnet
Insurers often want evidence of regular TR19 cleaning, and a claim can be refused or reduced without it. For a kitchen in New Barnet, our certificate and photo report give you that record, ready for the fire risk assessment file. The work covers horizontal duct runs, extract fans and canopies and hoods, and common reasons people get in touch are a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate and a kitchen taken over without any extract records. If you need a kitchen extract clean in New Barnet, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork.
What can be cleaned depends on what can be reached. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so work in New Barnet is normally booked for the night or the early hours. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- New Barnet (EN5, EN4, N20)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. In a London area like New Barnet, parking, loading and building access are planned before the day of the work.
- 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.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
Between visits
So the system stays in good health:
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise straight away
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
Any section without access is marked on the report. That is part of an honest TR19 clean, not a failing, and new access panels can be fitted so the next clean covers it.
Regular filter cleaning is the simplest thing a kitchen can do. A filter that’s clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, so the ductwork stays cleaner for longer.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- What state the system is in
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Where the site is and how we reach it
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before we start.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
Some systems can be priced from pictures; 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.
New Barnet questions
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in New Barnet?
Kitchens in New Barnet are inspected by Barnet council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Which fire authority looks after New Barnet?
That’s London Fire Brigade. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Will the clean disrupt our service?
When the kitchen is closed, at whatever time suits you. The equipment is switched off and left to cool, and we hand the kitchen back ready for the next service.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
Our work is to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, with certificates issued through the BESCA portal. We have been trading since 2009.
Will I get a certificate after the 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.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, if we can see what we need. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, and the quote follows that.
How long does a kitchen extract clean take?
That depends on the size of the system, the amount of grease and the number of access points. As a guide, it takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system.
Towns and villages near New Barnet
Also in New Barnet
Why act early in New Barnet
There’s no law that names TR19, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 still applies. The responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which in a kitchen includes the grease in the extract. Cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve done it. In New Barnet, a planned overnight visit is much easier than closing unexpectedly.
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 we’ll price it together.
Why us?
- Full insurance on every job
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations.
Kitchen extract cleaning around New Barnet
Look up New Barnet on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 116 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 40 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of New Barnet. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. In New Barnet, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Barnet council. 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. In London, kitchens are usually cleaned overnight, when the kitchen is closed and loading is easier.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Barnet General Hospital is the nearest hospital to New Barnet, about 2 miles west. For kitchens close to New Barnet station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
New Barnet is about 1 mile east of Barnet, in Greater London. New Barnet gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. We cover 764 places across Greater London, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our London page (11 miles or so).
Work in EN5, EN4 and N20 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We cover sites on York Road, Park Road and Henry Road and the roads around them. We also cover Barnet (1 mile west), Cockfosters (1 mile north-east), East Barnet (1 mile south-east), Underhill (1 mile west) and Whetstone (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover London (11 miles south), City of Westminster (9 miles south), Marylebone (9 miles south), Kensington (10 miles south), St Pancras (8 miles south) and Shoreditch (9 miles south-east).
Near you in New Barnet
Around New Barnet, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Trent School Cockfosters, East Barnet School and The Alexandra pub. There’s a railway station in New Barnet itself: New Barnet station. A little further out are Spires Shopping Centre (1.6 miles north-west) and Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum (2 miles south). Not far away are Greenhill Gardens and Darland's Lake.
Part by part
Canopy and plenum
Grease meets the system first at the canopy and the plenum behind the filters. Both are scraped and degreased inside and out, including the filter housing.
Grease filters
Baffle filters are cleaned as part of every TR19 clean, and refitted so they sit properly in the housing. Damaged ones are noted on the report.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in New Barnet
Grease in an extract starts as vapour. As the air cools on its way through the duct, the fat condenses and sticks, building a layer that gets thicker with every service. The grease filters stop some, never all of it.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
For schools such as St Mary's CofE Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
What your quote should include
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- What hours they’ll be on site
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate