Greater London · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Southborough, Greater London
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Southborough? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
Honest limits
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
- An undersized canopy or fan
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Southborough
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. With the equipment off and cool and the area sheeted, we clean and hand the kitchen back ready for the next service. If you’re dealing with rancid smells from grease in the duct and years of baked-on grease in the ducts, we can put it right, from horizontal duct runs, vertical risers and canopies and hoods onwards. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
Kitchens that fry and grill hardest need the most frequent cleans, so we look at the menu as well as the opening hours when we suggest the next date.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so extract cleaning in Southborough 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.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- Southborough (BR2, BR1)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in Southborough
Putting it off simply moves the grease further down the duct. Fat that was soft and easy to remove hardens with heat and time, and that takes more work to shift. Staying on a regular cycle keeps each clean manageable. A building in Southborough may have flats or offices above and alongside, and a fault in the system can affect them too.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Southborough
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- We diagnose before we treat
- Trading since 2009
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
What happens on the day
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, 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 Southborough is no exception.
- 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.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before any work starts.
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When to call us in Southborough
We often find duct sections that haven’t been cleaned since they were installed. Most of the time it’s because there were never enough access panels, so those sections were never reached. That hidden grease keeps building where nobody looks.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Bridgeways Day Hospital (about under half a mile south), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether a survey comes first
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Whether the figure could change on the day
Different parts, different methods
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, with the filter housing cleaned too.
Ductwork and risers
Long flat runs of duct are where grease collects. We open access panels along the route and clean each section, recording any that can’t be reached.
Questions from Southborough
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Southborough?
In Southborough, it’s Bromley council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
How do you handle parking and loading in Southborough?
Parking and loading in London need planning, so tell us about bays, permits and building rules when you book. Where restrictions apply in the day, an evening or overnight visit normally gets round them.
What should I send you?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we will ask.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, depending on what the system needs.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with pictures where possible, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
What accreditations do you hold?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 sit alongside that, and we’re fully insured.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Ask us for a fixed quote, normally ready within one working day.
What happens to the waste?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Southborough
There are about 104 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 44 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Southborough, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading isn’t affected. Southborough 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.
Commuter trade near Bickley station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Augustine's Church or elsewhere in Southborough, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Southborough is about 2 miles south-east of Bromley, in Greater London. From the centre of Southborough to the outskirts, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Southborough is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. Our London page covers sites nearby, about 10 miles away.
We cover every part of BR2 and BR1 for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. Whether your site is on Pope Road, Crown Lane and Union Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover Bromley Common (1 mile south-west), Petts Wood (1 mile east), Locksbottom (2 miles south-east), Shortlands (2 miles west) and Crofton (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (10 miles north-west), City of Westminster (12 miles north-west), Marylebone (12 miles north-west), Kensington (13 miles north-west), St Pancras (12 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (11 miles north-west).
Around Southborough
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Bishop Justus CofE School, Jubilee Country Park and The Chequers Public House. The nearest railway station is Bickley station, roughly 0.7 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Bethlem Museum of the Mind (0.9 miles south-west) and Bridgeways Day Hospital (under half a mile south). Open spaces near Southborough include Summer Hill and Downham Woodland Walk.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Southborough
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- What state the system is in
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- How big the system is
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.