Greater London · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Tower Hill, Greater London
Professional kitchen extract cleaning in and around Tower Hill, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Tower Hill
Every time food is cooked, warm vapour carries fat up into the extract. It cools inside the duct and settles as a sticky film that thickens month by month. That layer will burn, and cleaning the whole system is how you keep it under control. The work covers horizontal duct runs, canopies and hoods and vertical risers, and the jobs we see most are an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19 and grease smells coming from the extract. 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.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: wet film or deposit thickness readings show which parts of the duct need the most attention, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, and the duct may run up through several floors before it discharges at the roof. For a kitchen in Tower Hill, that normally means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Tower Hill (SE1, E1, E1W)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- Parking and loading at the site
- How easy every part is to reach
- The scale of the work
- Site rules, permits and inductions
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Useful things to send:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures 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.
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Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise straight away
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
The certificate records when the clean was done, where and by whom. File it with the fire risk assessment and the maintenance log, so it’s to hand when an insurer, fire officer or EHO asks.
Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. A filter that’s clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, which slows build-up further down the system.
What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Leave it or put it right?
Grease that is left only gets thicker. Under BESA guidance, grease shouldn’t exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. Heavy build-up takes longer to remove than regular cleans. Every month a London system goes without attention adds to what has to be done later.
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
What you get with us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- Every job surveyed first
When it’s something else
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- A fan motor that has burnt out
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Tower Hill
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Tower Hill
Look up Tower Hill on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 2,368 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 923 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Tower Hill. Each one that cooks under a canopy has an extract system that collects grease and needs regular cleaning. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading isn’t affected. Kitchens in Tower Hill get their food hygiene inspections from the City of London Corporation. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
A hospital like London Bridge Hospital, about within half a mile south-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. For kitchens close to London Fenchurch Street station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Tower Hill is about 1 mile north-east of London, in Greater London. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Tower Hill, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Our area covers London and the South East, Tower Hill included. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, Tower Hill among them.
All of SE1, E1 and E1W is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Local streets include Bush Lane, Swan Lane and Mark Lane, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Being close to the A3 and A10, Tower Hill is simple for us to get to at any hour. If your site is just outside Tower Hill, we cover Aldgate (1 mile north), Bishopsgate (1 mile north), Spitalfields (1 mile north), Whitechapel (1 mile north-east) and St George in the East (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include City of Westminster (3 miles west), Marylebone (3 miles west), Kensington (5 miles west), Walthamstow (6 miles north-east), Hampstead (5 miles north-west) and Ruislip (15 miles west).
Local landmarks in Tower Hill
Typical jobs here are in premises near Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives, The Liberty Bounds pub and Fund Academy, among other places. Also close by are St Mary-at-Hill (under half a mile north-west), William Curtis Ecological Park (less than half a mile south) and St Michael's Catholic College (0.7 miles south-east). There’s a railway station in Tower Hill itself: London Fenchurch Street station. Nearby you’ll also find Tower of London (less than half a mile east) and London Bridge Hospital (less than half a mile south-west). The countryside around Tower Hill includes Lavender Pond and Ludgate Hill.
How it works
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Getting kit into a London building takes planning, so let us know where we can load and park in Tower Hill.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
How to prepare
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Let us know about parking and loading
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. 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.
Advice
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Tower Hill
Who inspects food businesses in Tower Hill?
In Tower Hill, it’s the City of London Corporation that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you work overnight in Tower Hill?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
How long will the clean take?
It takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
Is Tower Hill in your area?
Yes. Tower Hill is part of the area we cover, within the South East and London area we cover.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
Every part the air passes through, as far as access allows. Where there aren’t enough access panels to reach a section, it’s recorded, and we can fit new ones.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. To get one, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
When to call us in Tower Hill
What’s on the menu matters as much as how much is cooked. Frying, grilling and roasting send far more fat into the canopy than steaming or boiling, so two kitchens with the same hours can need very different intervals.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Poor airflow at the canopy
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Peter ad Vincula or anywhere around Tower Hill, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Comparing quotes
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- What insurance they carry
- Whether they recommend a next date