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Kitchen Extract Cleaning in West Kensington
Need kitchen extract cleaning in West Kensington? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Poor airflow at the canopy
How the visit works
Each visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, do the work, clear away and leave you the report. On site, the work takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. Many London buildings have a managing agent, a security desk or a permit-to-work system, so tell us who to contact in West Kensington.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- Readings and pictures are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored near the system
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Getting a quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Related advice
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in West Kensington
The ducts are where most of the grease hides. We reach horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels, scraping heavy deposits by hand before degreasing. Any section we cannot reach is recorded on the report and extra access panels can be added. Typical jobs include grease drips onto cooking equipment and a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction, across canopies and hoods, extract fans and vertical risers. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but in West Kensington, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
A clean in West Kensington covers the canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers and fan, and the discharge where it can be reached.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. In West Kensington, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- West Kensington (W14, SW6, SW5)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in West Kensington
Which fire service covers West Kensington?
It’s London Fire Brigade, which covers West Kensington. 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 West Kensington?
We plan it in advance, so let us know about loading bays, permits and access rules at the building. Much of our London work is done overnight, which helps.
What happens to the waste?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
What is TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
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 does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. You get a fixed price before work begins.
What about areas you cannot get to?
We record them on the report, with pictures where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Honest limits
In fairness, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
Between visits
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as pictures. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- The number of sites or systems
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
Helping us quote
What to send for a quote:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any previous report or certificate
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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What your team can do, and what needs us
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
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.
Leave it or put it right?
Grease build-up causes everyday problems too. Blocked filters and narrowed ducts slow the airflow, leaving the kitchen hot and smoky, while the fan works harder to move less air. Grease drips, smells and condensation are common next. For a site in West Kensington, fitting the work in overnight now is far easier than closing at short notice later.
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
Why book with us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- In business since 2009
- Every job surveyed first
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
Kitchen extracts in West Kensington
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 1,159 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 142 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of West Kensington. Each one that cooks under a canopy has an extract system that collects grease and needs regular cleaning. London Fire Brigade covers West Kensington. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Food hygiene inspections in West Kensington are the job of Hammersmith and Fulham council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like The Fulham Boys School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. A kitchen near Kensington Olympia station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Fulham Hospital is the nearest hospital to West Kensington, about 0.6 miles south-west.
West Kensington is about 1 mile south of Kensington, in Greater London. Across the W14 area, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites. West Kensington is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London we cover for kitchen extract cleaning.
We cover every part of the W14, SW6 and SW5 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Sun Road, Star Road and Field Road, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in North End (1 mile west), Brook Green (1 mile north-west), Fulham (1 mile south), Hammersmith (1 mile west) and Brackenbury Village (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include London (5 miles east), City of Westminster (3 miles north-east), Marylebone (3 miles north-east), St Pancras (5 miles north-east), Shoreditch (6 miles north-east) and Walthamstow (10 miles north-east).
Near you in West Kensington
In West Kensington, that means kitchens and buildings near Avonmore Primary School, Gwendwr Garden and Seven Stars pub. The nearest railway station is Kensington Olympia station, roughly 0.5 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Chelsea Stadium Tour And Museum (1 mile south-east) and Fulham Hospital (0.6 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Campden Hill and The Long Water.
What the work involves, part by part
Grease filters
Gaps around filters let fat through to the duct. Each filter is checked as it goes back in, and flag any that do not.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Institutional kitchens tend to cook to set hours, so cleans can be booked when the kitchen is closed. The certificate goes straight into the site’s maintenance records.