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Plashet kitchen extract cleaning
Professional kitchen extract cleaning in and around Plashet, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Plashet
Think of it as a health check for the kitchen’s airways: survey first, clean second, sign-off last. That clean bill of health comes as a TR19 certificate and a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. The work covers vertical risers, canopies and hoods and plenums and filters, and the jobs we see most are ductwork thick with old, hardened grease and grease smells coming from the extract. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for Plashet? Duct Doctor has covered London and the South East since 2009, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.
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.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so extract cleaning in Plashet is usually done overnight, after the last service. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Plashet (E6, E12, E7)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the quote in Plashet
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Parking and loading at the site
- How easy every part is to reach
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re unsure, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- A few general shots of the system
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Plashet
Food Standards Agency records list about 358 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 295 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Plashet. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Plashet is covered by London Fire Brigade. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Kitchens in Plashet get their food hygiene inspections from Newham council. 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.
A hospital like Newham University Hospital, about 1.5 miles south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. If you cook for passing trade around Woodgrange Park station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Plashet is about 2 miles north-east of Plaistow, in Greater London. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Plashet, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Plashet. Plashet is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. Our London page covers sites nearby (7 miles or so).
Kitchen extract cleaning in E6, E12 and E7 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Fry Road, Edith Road and Hilda Road and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Plashet, we cover Manor Park (1 mile north-east), Little Ilford (1 mile north-east), Upton Park (1 mile south-west), Upton (1 mile west) and Wallend (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (7 miles south-west), City of Westminster (9 miles west), Marylebone (9 miles west), Kensington (11 miles west), St Pancras (7 miles west) and Shoreditch (6 miles west).
Near you in Plashet
Typical jobs here are in premises near Monega Primary School, The Overdraft Tavern and West Ham Park. Plashet’s nearest station is Woodgrange Park station, roughly 0.5 miles north. Nearby you will also find Newham University Hospital (1.5 miles south) and Stratford Centre (2.1 miles west). Open spaces near Plashet include Old Ford Island and Hollow Pond.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Plashet
Does London parking affect a job in Plashet?
Tell us where a van can stop near your site in Plashet, and about any building rules on loading. Much of our London work is done overnight, which helps.
Can you come to Plashet after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Plashet needn’t be disturbed. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
Is Plashet in your area?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, and that includes Plashet.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
It takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
How do you protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before work begins, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Grease in an extract is a known fire risk, which is why many insurers require TR19 cleaning. Each clean gives you a certificate and photo report to show them.
Will I get a certificate after the clean?
You get both a certificate and a photo report. Keep them in the maintenance log with the fire risk assessment, ready for your insurer or an inspection.
What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what kitchen extract cleaning will not do:
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurant and pub kitchens
High-heat cooking loads the extract with grease, and measured readings show whether the minimum interval is enough.
Grease filters
A filter that’s missing or bent lets grease straight past. We check they fit as they should when we refit them, and flag any that do not.
Nearby places to Plashet
Other services in Plashet
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
The process
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. Security desks and permits-to-work are routine in London, so let us know what your building in Plashet needs from us.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- 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.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Move anything stored near the system
Getting a quote
For kitchen extract cleaning in Plashet, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
Advice
Between visits
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as pictures. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Plashet?
Grease in the extract matters because it burns. Flames from a pan or grill can be pulled into the canopy by the fan, where burning grease can carry a fire along the ducts and into other parts of the building. That’s why controlling extract grease belongs in the fire risk assessment.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Stale cooking odours from the system
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Barnabas or anywhere around Plashet, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Comparing quotes
- Whether a survey comes first
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours