Greater London · N18
Kitchen extract cleaning in N18
Our technicians cover all of the N18 postcode district, including Upper Edmonton, Edmonton and Tottenham. You get a certificate and photo report after every clean.
Where we work in N18
What we do in N18
- Ductwork cleaning
- Fire damper testing
- Kitchen extract cleaning
- Canopy and hood cleaning
- Extract fan cleaning
- Extract fan repair and replacement
- Air handling unit cleaning
- TR19 inspections and grease testing
- Grease filter exchange
- Ventilation duct cleaning
- Commercial kitchen deep cleaning
- Grease trap cleaning
- All services
Let us know the job and your postcode and we’ll give you a clear price: give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
About kitchen extract cleaning in N18
A kitchen extract system is far more than the canopy you can see. Behind it sit the plenum and grease filters, then the ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, and grease settles in every one of them. A TR19® Grease clean deals with the whole route, not only the parts on show. The work covers vertical risers, extract fans and plenums and filters, and common reasons people get in touch are proof of cleaning requested by an insurer and missing paperwork after a change of operator.
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 survey the system first, from your photos and details or on a site visit.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
What you will pay
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Why businesses in N18 choose us
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- We are fully insured
- We diagnose before we treat
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll typically have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Near you in Upper Edmonton
In Upper Edmonton, that means kitchens and buildings near Pymmes Park, St Mary's Church and No.8 Tottenham pub, among other places. You will also find London Academy of Excellence Tottenham (0.6 miles south), Tottenham University Technical College (0.6 miles south) and St John and St James CofE Primary School (less than half a mile south). There’s a railway station in Upper Edmonton itself: Silver Street station. Other landmarks nearby include North Middlesex University Hospital (less than half a mile west) and Broomfield House Museum (2.2 miles west). Not far away are Pole Hill and Highams Park Lake.
Where we work in N18
From Edmonton, Tottenham and Upper Edmonton to its smaller places, N18 has kitchens of every size. Every one gets the same full TR19® clean, from the canopy to the discharge.
Across England, including N18, the responsible person has a legal duty to assess and reduce fire risk, and each certificate and photo report is a record you can keep in your log book.
Upper Edmonton: A kitchen near Silver Street station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Mary's Church or elsewhere in Upper Edmonton, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Keep grease collection points emptied
We hand the kitchen back clean, with the sheeting removed and waste taken away. Grease and dirty water are collected and taken off site, and equipment can be switched back on once we have gone.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. A daily wipe isn’t a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning
Grease in an extract starts as vapour. As the air cools on its way through the duct, the fat condenses and sticks, and the layer grows a little with every meal cooked. The grease filters stop some, never all of it.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
Part by part
Canopy and plenum
Canopies vary from a single hood to long runs over several appliances, each section is cleaned and photographed before and after.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In a care home or hospital, the kitchen may cook every day of the year. We plan the clean around meal times and work in a contained, tidy way, so residents and patients are not disturbed.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The number of sites or systems
- What state the system is in
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we’ll explain what it covers.
What we need to know
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- A few general shots of the system
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We typically come back within one working day.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Questions from N18
When do you clean the extract?
Cleans are timed to avoid service. Most kitchens book us overnight or at weekends, so you do not lose a service.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
Under BESA guidance, the minimum depends on how long you cook each day: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and 12-monthly for light use. Grease readings can show a shorter interval is needed.
Do you cover N18?
Yes. Our technicians work in N18, within the South East and London area we cover.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
You receive a TR19 certificate and a photo report. The certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report shows before and after photos, readings, any areas not reached and the next clean date.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
Grease-filled ducts can carry fire well beyond the kitchen. Many policies say the extract must be cleaned to TR19, and a claim may be reduced without proof, so keep every certificate.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.