Greater London · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Seven Dials, Greater London
One call covers kitchen extract cleaning in Seven Dials, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
Kitchen extract cleaning in Seven Dials, done properly
Every time food is cooked, warm vapour carries fat up into the extract. As it cools, it clings to the inside of the ductwork and keeps building. That film is fuel, and cleaning the whole system is how you keep it under control. If you have fat running down the canopy edge and extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit, we can help. Most calls from Seven Dials come after an insurer, an EHO or a fire officer asks to see the last TR19 certificate. Either way, the answer is the same: a proper clean and the paperwork to match.
The fire risk in a kitchen extract sits in the parts nobody sees: the plenum, the duct and the fan, so that is where most of the work in Seven Dials goes.
London kitchens are often tucked into basements or the back of a building, and the duct may run up through several floors before it discharges at the roof. For a kitchen in Seven Dials, that typically means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Seven Dials (W1F, W1D, W1T)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Ductwork and risers
Risers take the extract up through floors to roof level, and grease often collects at the bottom of them. Access panels along the riser let us clean it in sections.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens often cook for long hours, frying and grilling, so their cleaning interval is often 3 or 6 months under BESA guidance. Cleans are done after close, overnight or before opening.
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What else we do in Seven Dials
Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
The certificate records when the clean was done, where and by whom. File it with the fire risk assessment and the maintenance log so it’s ready when anyone asks to see it.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- What state the system is in
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- How many systems or sites are involved
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before work begins.
What we need to know
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The site address and the type of premises
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
When to call us in Seven Dials
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so those sections were never reached. That hidden grease keeps building where nobody looks.
What we are most often called out for:
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
Term dates shape school work: for a school like St Josephs Catholic Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Comparing quotes
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What paperwork you get at the end
- When the next visit should be, and why
Multi-site and managed buildings
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Kitchen extracts in Seven Dials
The Food Standards Agency lists about 390 pubs, bars and clubs and about 235 hotels and B&Bs as registered food businesses within about 1.5 miles of central Seven Dials. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. In Seven Dials, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Westminster council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Most London extract cleaning happens at night, after the last service.
If you cook for passing trade around Tottenham Court Road station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Seven Dials is St Paul's Hospital, about under half a mile north-east.
Seven Dials is about 1 mile east of City of Westminster, in Greater London. Every kind of commercial site in Seven Dials, kitchen extract cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, and Seven Dials is one of them.
Here we cover the W1F, W1D and W1T postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. You will find streets such as Duck Lane, Drury Lane and Bridle Lane, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. You’ll find Seven Dials on the A301 and A400, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in St Giles (1 mile north), West End (1 mile west), Soho (1 mile west), Covent Garden (1 mile east) and Chinatown (1 mile south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Kensington (3 miles west), Walthamstow (7 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west), Ruislip (13 miles west), Stockwell (3 miles south) and Orpington (13 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Seven Dials
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to London Nautical School, St Anne's Churchyard and LSE Shaw Library. Other local landmarks include Two Brewers pub (less than half a mile south-west) and Mercers' School (0.8 miles east). Seven Dials has its own railway station: Tottenham Court Road station. Nearby you will also find Kingly Court (0.5 miles west) and St Paul's Hospital (within half a mile north-east). Open spaces near Seven Dials include Barnsbury Wood and Ludgate Hill.
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. The visit takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Many London buildings have a managing agent, a security desk or a permit-to-work system, so tell us who to contact in Seven Dials.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Get a fixed quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Advice
Why it’s worth doing now in Seven Dials
A clogged extract doesn’t only raise the fire risk. Blocked filters and narrowed ducts slow the airflow, leaving the kitchen hot and smoky and the fan strains to keep up. Smells, dripping grease and condensation often follow. Every month a London system goes without attention adds to what has to be done later.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Seven Dials
- Every job surveyed first
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
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Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Seven Dials
Who inspects food businesses in Seven Dials?
The local authority for Seven Dials is Westminster council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Does London parking affect a job in Seven Dials?
Tell us where a van can stop near your site in Seven Dials, and about any building rules on loading. Much of our London work is done overnight, which helps.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Extract grease is fuel for a kitchen fire, so many insurers want evidence it’s being cleaned to TR19. Our certificate and photo report give you that evidence.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
BESA guidance gives minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months, depending on daily cooking hours. Heavy frying and grilling can mean shorter intervals, which grease thickness testing will show.
How long will the clean take?
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.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
Everything from canopy to discharge: canopy inside and out, plenum, grease filters, ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Any part without access is noted.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
We clean to BESA TR19® Grease as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, with certificates issued through the BESCA portal. Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009.