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Telegraph Hill kitchen extract cleaning
For TR19 Grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge in Telegraph Hill, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
What we do, step by step
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 we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. We fit London jobs around the building rather than the other way round, so a visit in Telegraph Hill is normally out of hours.
- You send pictures or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Ask for a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will typically have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Related advice
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Telegraph Hill
Cooking sends fat-laden vapour into the canopy with every service. As it cools, it clings to the inside of the ductwork and keeps building. That layer will burn, and cleaning the whole system is how you keep it under control. The work covers extract fans, horizontal duct runs and canopies and hoods, and the jobs we see most are a system with no record of a TR19 clean and a TR19 certificate needed for the insurer. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Telegraph Hill, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork.
What can be cleaned depends on what can be reached. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
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 Telegraph Hill, that usually means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
We have been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- Telegraph Hill (SE4, SE15, SE14)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Telegraph Hill: your questions answered
Can the work in Telegraph Hill be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Who inspects food businesses in Telegraph Hill?
Kitchens in Telegraph Hill are inspected by Lewisham council’s environmental health officers. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Do you cover Telegraph Hill?
Yes. We work in Telegraph Hill and the rest of Greater London, as part of our work across South East England and London. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Often, yes. With good pictures, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Where we cannot see enough, we arrange a survey.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
How much notice should we give?
Earlier is better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
What accreditations do you hold?
As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, our work sits within an independently audited scheme. We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 too, and we are fully insured.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve dealt with extract grease.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Telegraph Hill: the local picture
There are about 443 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 329 takeaways and sandwich shops across Telegraph Hill and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Fire safety in Telegraph Hill falls to London Fire Brigade. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. It’s Lewisham council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Telegraph Hill. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Southwark Adult Education Institute (about 0.6 miles north-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Haberdashers' Hatcham College tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Telegraph Hill is about 1 mile south-west of New Cross, in Greater London. From the centre of Telegraph Hill to the outskirts, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our area takes in 764 places across Greater London, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Every address in SE4, SE15 and SE14 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. You’ll find streets such as Mona Road, Pepys Road and Kitto Road, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover Nunhead (1 mile south-west), New Cross (1 mile north-east), Peckham (1 mile north-west), St Johns (1 mile east) and Brockley (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (3 miles north-west), City of Westminster (6 miles north-west), Marylebone (6 miles north-west), Kensington (7 miles west), St Pancras (5 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (4 miles north).
What’s near Telegraph Hill
In Telegraph Hill, that means kitchens and buildings near Fordham Park and The Brockley Barge pub. There’s a railway station in Telegraph Hill itself: Brockley station. Nearby you will also find Southwark Adult Education Institute (0.6 miles north-west) and Lewisham Shopping Centre (1.4 miles east). The countryside around Telegraph Hill includes St. James's Park Lake and New Cross Gate Cutting.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Telegraph Hill
Hours of cooking are the biggest factor. Under BESA guidance, heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day means a clean at least every 3 months, moderate use every 6 months and light use every 12. Those are minimums, and grease readings can show a kitchen needs cleaning sooner.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
A kitchen near Brockley station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- What insurance they carry
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
Part by part
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge is where air leaves the building, which can collect grease and stain the surface around it. We clean it where it can be safely reached, and any limits are recorded.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In a care home or hospital, the kitchen may cook every day of the year. Cleans are planned between meals or overnight with as little disruption as possible.
Why deal with it now?
Any food business in Telegraph Hill can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and they look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment, extraction included. Keeping the extract clean helps the whole kitchen pass muster. A building in Telegraph Hill may have flats or offices above and alongside, and a fault in the system can affect them too.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Telegraph Hill
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Read how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
When it’s something else
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- A canopy that’s too small or a system that was badly designed
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
Other services in Telegraph Hill
What affects the quote in Telegraph Hill
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The condition of the system
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The postcode and the type of business
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.