Greater London · SE13
Kitchen extract cleaning in SE13
Responsible for a building in SE13? We cover St Johns, Lewisham and Hither Green and every street in between, out of hours and 24/7 in an emergency.
Places in SE13
What we do in SE13
- Ventilation duct cleaning
- Extract fan cleaning
- Ductwork cleaning
- Air handling unit cleaning
- Canopy and hood cleaning
- Extract fan repair and replacement
- Fire damper testing
- TR19 inspections and grease testing
- Kitchen extract cleaning
- Grease trap cleaning
- Commercial kitchen deep cleaning
- Grease filter exchange
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Let us know the job and your postcode and we’ll give you a clear price: call 0345 646 2711 or email us.
About kitchen extract cleaning in SE13
Every time food is cooked, warm vapour carries fat up into the extract. As it cools, it clings to the inside of the ductwork and keeps building. That layer will burn, and a proper clean removes it before it becomes a fire risk. The work covers plenums and filters, canopies and hoods and vertical risers, and people most often call us about a system with no record of a TR19 clean and grease dripping from the canopy or filters.
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. The middle part takes longest, which takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system.
- 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.
- Readings are repeated, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
What affects the price in SE13
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
What you get with us
- Fully insured
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Near you in St Johns
Around St Johns, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Brookmill Park, Church of St John and Wickham Arms. Also close by are St. Paul's (0.7 miles north), Addey and Stanhope School (less than half a mile north-west), Ashmead Primary School (within half a mile west) and Laban Centre (0.8 miles north). There’s a railway station in St Johns itself: St Johns station. Well-known places in the area include Fan Museum (0.9 miles north-east) and Lewisham Shopping Centre (0.7 miles south-east). Not far away are Brookmill Road Local Nature Reserve and Tower Hill.
Where we work in SE13
From St Johns, Lewisham and Hither Green to its smaller places, SE13 has kitchens of every size. Every one gets the same full TR19® clean, from the canopy to the discharge.
Across England, including SE13, the responsible person has a legal duty to assess and reduce fire risk, and a TR19® certificate and photo report give you a record of the work.
St Johns: For kitchens close to St Johns station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. Where a hall near Church of St John, or anywhere in St Johns, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
What we are called out for in SE13
We often find duct sections that haven’t been cleaned since they were installed. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so those sections were never reached. That hidden grease keeps building where nobody looks.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
Different parts, different methods
Canopy and plenum
Whether it’s one hood or a long island canopy, every section is cleaned and recorded in the photo report before and after.
Ductwork and risers
Long flat runs of duct are where grease collects. Each run is cleaned through its access panels, recording any that can’t be reached.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Between visits
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
You leave with a date for the next clean, based on your cooking hours and the grease we measured. We can put the system on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly plan, so the date is not missed.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. 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.
SE13 questions
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Grease-filled ducts can carry fire well beyond the kitchen. Many insurers require TR19 cleaning, and may refuse or reduce a claim without proof, so keep every certificate.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in SE13?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. For a quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
Do we have to close the kitchen for the clean?
We clean while the kitchen is closed, so evenings, overnight, early mornings and weekends are all options. Equipment needs to be off and cool before work begins.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
The minimum is set by BESA guidance on daily use, from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Kitchens that fry or grill a lot may need cleaning sooner, which grease thickness testing will show.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Do you work in SE13?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, SE13 included.