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TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Strawberry Hill
Kitchen extract cleaning in Strawberry Hill, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
Kitchen extract cleaning in Strawberry Hill, done properly
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. Cleans are booked for evenings, overnight or weekends, or during holidays where a site closes for them. With the equipment off and cool and the area sheeted, we clean and hand the kitchen back ready for the next service. The work covers canopies and hoods, vertical risers and plenums and filters, and common reasons people get in touch are grease drips onto cooking equipment and missing paperwork after a change of operator. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for Strawberry Hill? We’ve been cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member.
Kitchens that fry and grill hardest need the most frequent cleans, so the interval is set by what you cook as well as how long.
London kitchens are often tucked into basements or the back of a building, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. For a kitchen in Strawberry Hill, that normally means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
A written report with pictures follows every visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Strawberry Hill (TW1, TW11, TW2)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Why act early in Strawberry Hill
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. Regular cleans keep each visit shorter. Shared walls, risers and roofs mean a problem at one London site seldom stays put.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Strawberry Hill
- Photo reports with every job
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
Part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School, hospital and care home kitchens often have fixed hours and long holidays, so cleans can be planned for holidays or quiet times. The certificate goes straight into the site’s maintenance records.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
High-heat cooking loads the extract with grease, so grease readings help set the right interval.
Towns and villages near Strawberry Hill
What else we do in Strawberry Hill
What we are called out for in Strawberry Hill
How fast grease builds up depends mostly on how long the kitchen cooks each day. BESA guidance sets minimum cleaning intervals of every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours a day, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours, and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. They are minimums: measured grease levels set the real interval.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
A hospital like Teddington Memorial Hospital, about 0.9 miles south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Comparing quotes
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether VAT is included
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- What state the system is in
- Parking and loading at the site
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
We can often survey from pictures. The most useful are:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and pictures, 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.
What we do, step by step
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. In Strawberry Hill, as across London, we typically work overnight or at weekends and hand the site back ready to open.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- 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.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Preparing for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
How to get a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Advice
Grease, kitchens and Strawberry Hill
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 194 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 31 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Strawberry Hill. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. Strawberry Hill is covered by London Fire Brigade. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Night work suits London kitchens, and roads and loading bays tend to be quieter too.
For kitchens close to Strawberry Hill station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Holy Trinity Church, or anywhere in Strawberry Hill, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Strawberry Hill is about 1 mile south of Twickenham, in Greater London. Strawberry Hill gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. 764 places in Greater London are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our London page (11 miles or so).
Every address in TW1, TW11 and TW2 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. That includes premises on Tower Road, Heath Road and Clive Road and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Fulwell (1 mile south-west), Eel Pie Island (1 mile north-east), Twickenham (1 mile north), Teddington (1 mile south) and Whitton (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (11 miles east), City of Westminster (9 miles north-east), Marylebone (10 miles north-east), Kensington (7 miles north-east), St Pancras (11 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (13 miles north-east).
Around Strawberry Hill
Around Strawberry Hill, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary School, Marble Hill Park and St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School and the streets around them. Strawberry Hill has its own railway station: Strawberry Hill station. A little further out are Eel Pie Island Museum (0.8 miles north-east) and Bentall Centre (2.2 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Kew Gardens Lake and Ham Lands.
Questions from Strawberry Hill
Does London parking affect a job in Strawberry Hill?
A loading bay, a visitor permit or off-street space near the site in Strawberry Hill makes the visit easier to plan. Where restrictions apply in the day, an evening or overnight visit normally gets round them.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Strawberry Hill in the summer holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. There are about 13 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Strawberry Hill. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
Strictly, the legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, not from TR19. TR19 is the industry benchmark for meeting that duty in a kitchen extract, and many insurers ask for proof of it.
What do you do to protect the area?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
What should I send you?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. We’ll ask for anything else we need.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, any time. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
For landlords and multi-site operators
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 send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.