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Kitchen extraction cleaning in South Wimbledon
One call covers kitchen extract cleaning in South Wimbledon: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
South Wimbledon questions
Do you clean school canteen extracts around South Wimbledon out of term?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Around South Wimbledon, the Food Standards Agency lists about 38 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will fit the work in.
Can parking be tricky for a job in South Wimbledon?
We plan it in advance, so let us know about loading bays, permits and access rules at the building. Where restrictions apply in the day, an evening or overnight visit normally gets round them.
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 about areas you can’t get to?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
How do you protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
What do you do with what you remove?
It leaves the site with us when we go. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
BESA guidance sets minimums by daily cooking hours: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and 12-monthly for light use. Measured grease levels set the real interval.
How long will the clean take?
Short systems are done in a few hours, while long runs and tall risers take longer and may need more than one visit. We will tell you how long when we quote.
Kitchen duct cleaning in South Wimbledon
A kitchen extract system is far more than the canopy you can see. Beyond the filters run the plenum, the ducts and risers, the fan and the point where air leaves the building, and grease settles in every one of them. Our clean follows the air from canopy to discharge, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. If you have a system with no record of a TR19 clean and proof of cleaning requested by an insurer, we can help, from vertical risers, plenums and filters and discharge points onwards. When a restaurant in South Wimbledon asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that is our main job: the whole run from hood to roof, cleaned to TR19® Grease.
A clean in South Wimbledon covers the canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers and fan, and the discharge where it can be reached.
In a London area like South Wimbledon, a kitchen extract often passes through shared space on its way out: a riser, a service void, the floors above. 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.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Where
- South Wimbledon (SW19, SW20, SW17)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Night and weekend working is normal for us in London, and a site in South Wimbledon is no exception.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings and photos are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Move anything stored near the system
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Get a fixed quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
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.
Why act early in South Wimbledon
TR19® isn’t law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is. The responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which in a kitchen includes the grease in the extract. TR19 is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. Choosing the date yourself beats having a fault choose it for you.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Why choose Duct Doctor in South Wimbledon
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Honest limits
Kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in South Wimbledon
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
Between visits
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
Any section without access is marked on the report. That’s part of an honest TR19 clean, not a failing, and we can fit access panels so it’s reached next time.
Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. Clean, well-fitted filters catch more fat before it reaches the duct, so the ductwork stays cleaner for longer.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in South Wimbledon
The FSA’s data shows about 34 pubs and bars and about 7 hotels and guest houses registered within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of South Wimbledon. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. It’s Merton council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in South Wimbledon. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading isn’t affected.
A kitchen near Wimbledon station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Holy Trinity or elsewhere in South Wimbledon, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
South Wimbledon is about 1 mile south-east of Wimbledon, in Greater London. From the centre of South Wimbledon to the outskirts, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, and South Wimbledon is one of them. We also work in London, about 7 miles from South Wimbledon.
We work across SW19, SW20 and SW17 for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Gap Road, Mina Road and York Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover Merton (1 mile south-east), Merton Abbey (1 mile south-east), Summerstown (1 mile north-east), Colliers Wood (1 mile east) and Tooting Bec (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (7 miles north-east), City of Westminster (7 miles north), Marylebone (7 miles north), Kensington (6 miles north), St Pancras (8 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (9 miles north-east).
Near you in South Wimbledon
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Wimbledon High School, Wibbas Down Inn and Willington School and the streets around them. South Wimbledon has its own railway station: Wimbledon station. Other landmarks nearby include Southside Wandsworth (2.4 miles north) and Wimbledon Museum (0.9 miles west). The countryside around South Wimbledon includes Battersea Park Lake and Merton Park Green Walks.
Nearby places to South Wimbledon
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Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in South Wimbledon
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The size of the system
- Parking and loading at the site
- What state the system is in
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from photos. Try to include:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The site address and the type of premises
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
When to call us in South Wimbledon
The reason for all this is fire. Flames from a pan or grill can be pulled into the canopy by the fan, and once grease in the duct catches, fire can spread through the building’s ductwork. For a kitchen in South Wimbledon, keeping that fuel under control is part of the fire risk assessment.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Holy Trinity CofE Primary School or anywhere near South Wimbledon, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What to look for in a quote
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the price is fixed
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures