Greater London · DA14
Kitchen extract cleaning in DA14
We cover every part of the DA14 postcode district, which takes in Sidcup, Albany Park and Foots Cray. You get a certificate and photo report after every clean.
Towns and villages in DA14
What we do in DA14
- Air handling unit cleaning
- Canopy and hood cleaning
- Ductwork cleaning
- Fire damper testing
- Commercial kitchen deep cleaning
- Extract fan repair and replacement
- Grease filter exchange
- Grease trap cleaning
- Extract fan cleaning
- Ventilation duct cleaning
- Kitchen extract cleaning
- TR19 inspections and grease testing
- All services
Tell us what needs doing and your postcode for a quick quote: call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
About kitchen extract cleaning in DA14
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. Cleans are booked for evenings, overnight or weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. With the equipment off and cool and the area sheeted, we clean and hand the kitchen back ready for the next service. Typical jobs include grease dripping from the canopy or filters and a system with no record of a TR19 clean, on canopies and hoods, horizontal duct runs and plenums and filters.
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. 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.
- 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.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
What affects the price in DA14
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
What you get with us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- We are fully insured
How to get a quote
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
What’s near Sidcup
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Alma pub, Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School and Holy Trinity Church and the streets around them. You’ll also find Birkbeck Primary School (less than half a mile south-east) and Waring Park (under half a mile east). There’s a railway station in Sidcup itself: Sidcup station. Well-known places in the area include Queen Mary's Hospital (1 mile south) and Broadway Shopping Centre (2.4 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Summer Hill and The Tarn.
Kitchen extracts across DA14
From Orpington, Sidcup and Bexley to its smaller places, DA14 has kitchens of every size. Every one gets the same full TR19® clean, from the canopy to the discharge.
Much of our work across London and the South East happens in the evening, overnight or at weekends, so sites in DA14 can keep trading.
Sidcup: If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Holy Trinity Church or elsewhere in Sidcup, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. For schools such as Birkbeck Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
What affects the quote in DA14
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- How easy every part is to reach
- The size of the system
- The times the site is available
- Site rules, permits and inductions
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Restaurants and pubs tend to cook long hours with plenty of frying and grilling, which can put them in BESA’s 3 or 6-monthly bands. We clean after close or before opening.
Extract fan and discharge
The fan pulls the air through the whole system, and grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned as part of the TR19 clean.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
What happens if it’s left?
Environmental health officers inspect food businesses, in DA14 as everywhere else, and a greasy canopy or dripping filters will not go unnoticed. A clean extract is one less thing to worry about on the day.
What your quote should include
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- What insurance they carry
FAQs for DA14
What do I get after the clean?
A TR19 certificate, plus a full photo report. The report lists what was cleaned, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next clean is due.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
No law names TR19 directly, but the responsible person still has a legal duty under the Fire Safety Order 2005. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19 as the standard, and many policies require it.
What do you do to protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
Extract grease is fuel for a kitchen fire, which is why many insurers require TR19 cleaning. Our certificate and photo report give you that evidence.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Ask us for a fixed quote, normally ready within one working day.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.