Greater London · W1T
Kitchen extract cleaning in W1T
Responsible for a building in W1T? Our technicians cover Marylebone, St Pancras and Soho and the rest of the district, overnight, at weekends or in an emergency.
Areas within W1T
- Marylebone
- St Pancras
- Soho
- Chinatown
- West End
- St Giles
- Seven Dials
- Covent Garden
- Bloomsbury
- Fitzrovia
- Somers Town
- Euston
What we do in W1T
- Canopy and hood cleaning
- Extract fan repair and replacement
- Kitchen extract cleaning
- Fire damper testing
- TR19 inspections and grease testing
- Ductwork cleaning
- Grease trap cleaning
- Grease filter exchange
- Commercial kitchen deep cleaning
- Air handling unit cleaning
- Extract fan cleaning
- Ventilation duct cleaning
- Every service
Let us know the job and your postcode and we’ll give you a clear price: phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Our kitchen extract cleaning service in W1T
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and are fully insured. We are often asked to deal with cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey and years of baked-on grease in the ducts, on vertical risers, horizontal duct runs and extract fans.
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one, and the area is cleaned down before we leave.
- We survey the system first, from your pictures and details or on a site visit.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- 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.
- Readings and pictures are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
What you will pay
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before we start.
Why businesses in W1T choose us
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Full insurance on every job
- In business since 2009
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.
Landmarks near Marylebone
In Marylebone, that means kitchens and buildings near Russian chapel on Welbeck Street, St Vincent's Catholic Primary School and Royal Society of Medicine Library, among other places. You’ll also find The St Marylebone CofE School (less than half a mile north-west), The Phoenix pub (less than half a mile south-east), The St Marylebone CofE School (within half a mile north-west) and St Anne's Churchyard (0.7 miles south-east). Marylebone has its own railway station: Bond Street station. A little further out are Montfichet's Tower (2 miles east) and Twist Museum (under half a mile south-east). The countryside around Marylebone includes Adelaide Nature Reserve and St. James's Park Lake.
Kitchen extract cleaning across W1T: local notes
Kitchens across W1T cook for very different hours, from all-day town-centre sites to part-time hall and school kitchens. Grease readings and BESA’s minimum intervals set the schedule for each.
London and the South East cover everything from city basements to rural kitchens. Wherever the site is in W1T, the work is done to the same TR19® standard.
Marylebone: For kitchens close to Bond Street station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Respiratory Clinical Trials about less than half a mile north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
What we’re called out for in W1T
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so nobody could get to them. That hidden grease keeps building where nobody looks.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Fat running down the canopy edge
Part by part
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Grills, fryers and woks send a lot of fat into the extract, so grease readings help set the right interval.
Canopy and plenum
Behind the grease filters sits the plenum, which daily cleaning never reaches. With the filters out, the plenum is scraped and degreased.
Why act early?
Every week without a clean adds another layer. Under BESA guidance, grease shouldn’t exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere reaching 500 microns or more needs a spot clean right away. The longer it’s left, the bigger the job becomes.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
Between visits
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
We hand the kitchen back clean, with the sheeting removed and waste taken away. Grease and dirty water are collected and taken off site, so you can start cooking as normal.
Run the extract whenever the kitchen is cooking. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.
Honest limits
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in W1T
Do we have to close the kitchen for the clean?
We work around your hours. Most kitchens book us overnight or at weekends, so you do not lose a service.
Do you cover W1T?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, W1T included.
What types of premises do you cover?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
BESA guidance sets minimums by daily cooking hours: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and 12-monthly for light use. Measured grease levels set the real interval.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
Our work is to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, with certificates issued through the BESCA portal. Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009.
How do you protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. To get one, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.