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Upper Norwood kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Upper Norwood, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Stale cooking odours from the system
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Upper Norwood
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 plenums and filters, vertical risers and discharge points, and common reasons people get in touch are fat running down the canopy edge and poor airflow at the canopy. For TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Upper Norwood, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork, wherever you are in Greater London.
Access decides how thorough a clean can be. 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, and the duct may run up through several floors before it discharges at the roof. For a kitchen in Upper Norwood, 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: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Upper Norwood (SE19, SE27, SE21)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. The middle part takes longest, and that takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. Getting kit into a London building takes planning, so let us know where we can load and park in Upper Norwood.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Ask for a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: 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 we can price many jobs without a visit.
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What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- The condition of the system
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- How big the system is
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before work begins.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any previous report or certificate
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will typically have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
What your team can do, and what needs us
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. 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.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
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Common problems we fix in Upper Norwood
The type of cooking changes the amount of grease. 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.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Upper Norwood (Kingswood House is about 0.8 miles north), fitting access panels needs care.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
Grease, kitchens and Upper Norwood
Look up Upper Norwood on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 214 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 137 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around Upper Norwood, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. London Fire Brigade covers Upper Norwood. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Environmental health officers from Croydon council inspect food businesses in Upper Norwood. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like St Christopher's Hospice about 1.3 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. If you run a café or takeaway near Gipsy Hill station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Upper Norwood is about 4 miles south-east of Stockwell, in Greater London. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Upper Norwood and the rest of Greater London. We cover 764 places across Greater London, large and small. For sites nearby, see our London page (6 miles or so).
Here we cover the SE19, SE27 and SE21 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. We cover sites on Dover Road, Hawke Road and Tudor Road and the roads around them. Being close to the A214, Upper Norwood is simple for us to get to at any hour. If your site is just outside Upper Norwood, we cover Norwood New Town (1 mile west), Gipsy Hill (1 mile north-east), West Norwood (1 mile north-west), Crystal Palace (1 mile east) and Anerley (1 mile east). We also work in nearby towns such as London (6 miles north), City of Westminster (7 miles north-west), Marylebone (7 miles north), Kensington (7 miles north-west), St Pancras (7 miles north) and Shoreditch (7 miles north).
Around Upper Norwood
Around Upper Norwood, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Sparrowhawk pub, Long Meadow and Rockmount Primary School, among other places. Upper Norwood has its own railway station: Gipsy Hill station. A little further out are St Christopher's Hospice (1.3 miles east) and Crystal Palace Museum (0.5 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Dulwich Upper Wood and Knight's Hill.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Upper Norwood
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Aftercare tips
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
The certificate records when the clean was done, where and by whom. Keep it in the maintenance log with your fire risk assessment so it’s ready when anyone asks to see it.
Tell whoever looks after the system when something changes. Grease dripping from the canopy, a burning smell or a fan that sounds rough are all signs of build-up, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
Honest limits
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly.
What we work on in Upper Norwood
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Upper Norwood
Who is the fire and rescue service for Upper Norwood?
Upper Norwood is in the area of London Fire Brigade. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Can parking be tricky for a job in Upper Norwood?
Tell us where a van can stop near your site in Upper Norwood, and about any building rules on loading. Much of our London work is done overnight, which helps.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
Because a dirty extract can spread a fire through a building. Many insurers require TR19 cleaning, and may refuse or reduce a claim without proof, so keep every certificate.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Is Upper Norwood in your area?
Yes. Upper Norwood is part of the area we cover, within the South East and London area we cover.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
Every clean comes with a TR19 certificate and a photo report. Keep them in the maintenance log with the fire risk assessment so they’re to hand when an insurer asks.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
A TR19 Grease clean covers the full extract route, not just the canopy. Canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers, fan and discharge are all included, reached through access panels where necessary.