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TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in South Hornchurch
Professional kitchen extract cleaning in and around South Hornchurch, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Fat running down the canopy edge
Kitchen extract cleaning in South Hornchurch
Any kitchen we clean in South Hornchurch gets exactly the same specification as everywhere else we work. The job starts with a survey and grease readings, then works through canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, fan and discharge. At the finish there’s a TR19 certificate and a before and after photo report. The work covers extract fans, vertical risers and plenums and filters, and people most often call us about an extract that no longer clears the smoke and extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a system that’s clean inside, not just on the surface, and a certificate that proves it.
Grease that collects out of sight, behind the filters and along the duct, is what insurers and fire officers worry about, which is why a TR19® clean in South Hornchurch goes well beyond the canopy.
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. In South Hornchurch, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with photos, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- South Hornchurch (RM13, RM10, RM12)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
South Hornchurch questions
Do you clean school canteen extracts around South Hornchurch out of term?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Food Standards Agency records list about 21 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of South Hornchurch. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in South Hornchurch?
Food hygiene inspections in South Hornchurch are carried out by Havering council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
What accreditations do you hold?
We are members of Vent Hygiene Elite, the scheme run by BESCA, and we clean to BESA TR19® Grease. We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 too, and we’re fully insured.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
No law names TR19 directly, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 does require the responsible person to manage fire risk. TR19 is the standard insurers and fire officers expect, and many policies require it.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
A TR19 certificate and a photo report. Certificates are issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report includes before and after pictures, grease readings and the recommended next clean date.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, for many jobs. Send a few wide pictures plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and we usually come back within one working day. If photos are not enough, we’ll survey first.
What staff can safely do
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Why deal with it now?
Any food business in South Hornchurch can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and a greasy canopy or dripping filters won’t go unnoticed. A clean extract is one less thing to worry about on the day. London buildings are shared, so a fire or failure in one system can reach the neighbours above and beside you.
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why choose Duct Doctor in South Hornchurch
- We diagnose before we treat
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
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Looking after it afterwards
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
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.
Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. A filter that is clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, which slows build-up further down the system.
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Grills, fryers and woks send a lot of fat into the extract, so grease readings help set the right interval.
Canopy and plenum
Behind the grease filters sits the plenum, which daily cleaning never reaches. We take the filters out and clean the plenum and housing thoroughly.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in South Hornchurch?
A kitchen in South Hornchurch builds up grease in the same places as any other: in long flat runs, at bends and changes of direction, and in the fan housing. The cooler the duct, the more grease drops out of the air.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Whybridge Junior School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What your quote should include
- When the next visit should be, and why
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether a survey comes first
What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- A fan motor that has burnt out
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we work on in South Hornchurch
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
Kitchen extracts in South Hornchurch
Food Standards Agency records list about 72 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 50 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around South Hornchurch, 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. London jobs usually start after the last service, with loading and roof access agreed with the building first. South Hornchurch sits within the area of London Fire Brigade. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
For kitchens close to Rainham (Essex) station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to South Hornchurch is St George's Hospital, about 1.9 miles north-east.
South Hornchurch is about 3 miles south of Romford, in Greater London. From the centre of South Hornchurch to the outskirts, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, South Hornchurch among them. Our London page covers sites nearby, about 12 miles away.
Kitchen extract cleaning in RM13, RM10 and RM12 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Streets in the area include Hood Road, Ford Lane and Philip Road, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover Beam Park (1 mile south-west), Rainham (1 mile south-east), Hornchurch Marshes (1 mile south-west), Dagenham (1 mile north-west) and Elm Park (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (12 miles west), City of Westminster (15 miles west), Marylebone (14 miles west), St Pancras (13 miles west), Shoreditch (11 miles west) and Walthamstow (10 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in South Hornchurch
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Bell pub, The Brittons Academy and Beam Valley Country Park and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Rainham (Essex) station, roughly 0.9 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include St George's Hospital (1.9 miles north-east) and The Brewery (3.1 miles north). Open spaces near South Hornchurch include Ingrebourne Marshes.
How the visit works
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. Most London sites cannot stop for the day, so work in South Hornchurch is typically done overnight, early in the morning or at weekends.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by pictures or a visit.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.