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Bromley · BR2 · Restaurant and cafe clearance
Professional Restaurant and cafe clearance in Shortlands and Hayes, BR2
Same-week slots · Fully insured · Local Shortlands and Hayes fitters · Fixed written pricesLooking for restaurant and cafe clearance in Shortlands and Hayes BR2? We work in Shortlands and Hayes most weeks — leafy commuter streets between Bromley and Beckenham, with Hayes Common nearby — and price restaurant and cafe clearance against that reality rather than a London average. Fixed written quote from £380, insured fitters, every fixing torqued, and the flat-pack packaging taken away.
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BR2
- Restaurant and cafe clearance in Shortlands and Hayes BR2 from £380, fixed in writing
- Most booked here: alcove shelving and a TV bracket
- Three to five working days where degassing and Gas Safe sign-off need to be arranged first; a front-of-house-only clear can often be booked within 48 hours.
- London Borough of Bromley permits, ULEZ itemised, never hidden
- Trustpilot 4.5· 3,100+ reviews
- Google 3.9· 1,429 reviews
- £5m public liability
- Licensed waste carrier CBDU300454
- Since 2019
- From, front-of-house strip-out, small unit
- £380From, front-of-house strip-out, small unit
- Shortlands and Hayes homes are flats
- 52%Shortlands and Hayes homes are flats
- Privately rented
- 24%Privately rented
- Households in Shortlands and Hayes
- 3,676Households in Shortlands and Hayes
Overview
Restaurant and cafe clearance in Shortlands and Hayes BR2, explained
This page prices restaurant and cafe clearance for Shortlands and Hayes BR2 specifically: mainly Edwardian stock, 24% privately rented and 3,676 households in total. Work starts at £380, fixed in writing, with parking and London Borough of Bromley permit rules costed before an insured fitter travels.
How it works
How restaurant and cafe clearance works in Shortlands and Hayes
Five steps, the same on every BR2 job, so you know what happens before you commit. In BR2, Victorian and Edwardian conversion flats with original lath-and-plaster partitions — and with 33% one-person households in Shortlands and Hayes, one adult is usually the only pair of hands on site is what we plan for here.
Step 1
Site visit and equipment list
Every appliance, fridge and fixture is listed against a disconnect-and-remove plan before a date is booked.
Step 2
Gas and electrical sign-off confirmed
We wait for written confirmation that appliances are isolated by a qualified engineer before moving them.
Step 3
Kitchen stripped in sequence
Fridges and cold rooms first for degassing, then cooking equipment, then extraction, so the crew is never waiting on a certificate mid-job.
Step 4
Grease trap and drainage cleared
Trap emptied and removed by a licensed handler, with the disposal note kept for the site file.
Step 5
Front-of-house and final sweep
Tables, chairs and fittings cleared, unit swept and photographed for the landlord handover.
Why choose us
Why Shortlands and Hayes customers book us
What follows is specific to Shortlands and Hayes: its walls, its access and the paperwork Bromley agents ask for.
Crew sized to the job
Two to three operatives as standard, with a specialist F-gas engineer booked in for any unit holding refrigerant-charged equipment. Driveways and wide roads; the station approach is narrow at peak.
Booked around your day
Three to five working days where degassing and Gas Safe sign-off need to be arranged first; a front-of-house-only clear can often be booked within 48 hours. Shortlands (Southeastern) is the nearest station, so a BR2 visit rarely needs a whole morning set aside.
Shortlands and Hayes walls, not generic walls
We expect lath and plaster over timber studs; locally that also means with solid brick on the party and external walls, which is why London Borough of Bromley kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded in BR2, and we carry the anchors, through-fixings and long bits that match. The mistake we spend most time undoing here is a plasterboard plug spun into lime plaster in Shortlands and Hayes, which crumbles the key and drops the panel, which is what a 52% flat share across the ONS neighbourhood covering Shortlands and Hayes actually produces.
Fixed prices
Restaurant and cafe clearance prices in Shortlands and Hayes
Fixed prices for BR2 and the rest of Bromley. The number of plumbed and gas-connected appliances, not the floor area. A small unit with a full kitchen and a grease trap can cost more to clear than a larger unit that only ever served coffee and cake.
| Job | From | Typical time | What sets the price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front-of-house strip-out, small unit | £380 | 3–4 hrs | Tables, chairs, till point and soft furnishings cleared from a café-sized unit under around 800 sq ft. |
| Commercial kitchen equipment removal, per item | £65 | 20–30 min | Ovens, fryers and prep tables are heavy, often plumbed or hard-wired, and need disconnection before they can be moved safely. |
| Refrigeration and F-gas degassing, per unit | £95 | 30–45 min | Fridges and cold rooms holding refrigerant must be certified degassed before removal, which is a licensed job, not a lift-and-carry one. |
| Grease trap emptying and removal | £210 | 1–2 hrs | Trapped fat, oil and grease is controlled waste that has to go to a licensed treatment facility, and the trap itself is often built into the drainage and needs careful disconnection. |
| Extraction canopy and ductwork removal | £340 | half day | Canopy, ductwork and filters are usually the last things fitted and the hardest to remove, often needing access equipment for ceiling-height runs. |
| Full unit closure clearance | £680 | 1 day | Kitchen, front-of-house and cellar cleared and swept in one visit for a lease handover, priced against the full inventory rather than by room. |
Front-of-house strip-out, small unit
£380 · 3–4 hrs
Tables, chairs, till point and soft furnishings cleared from a café-sized unit under around 800 sq ft.
Commercial kitchen equipment removal, per item
£65 · 20–30 min
Ovens, fryers and prep tables are heavy, often plumbed or hard-wired, and need disconnection before they can be moved safely.
Refrigeration and F-gas degassing, per unit
£95 · 30–45 min
Fridges and cold rooms holding refrigerant must be certified degassed before removal, which is a licensed job, not a lift-and-carry one.
Grease trap emptying and removal
£210 · 1–2 hrs
Trapped fat, oil and grease is controlled waste that has to go to a licensed treatment facility, and the trap itself is often built into the drainage and needs careful disconnection.
Extraction canopy and ductwork removal
£340 · half day
Canopy, ductwork and filters are usually the last things fitted and the hardest to remove, often needing access equipment for ceiling-height runs.
Full unit closure clearance
£680 · 1 day
Kitchen, front-of-house and cellar cleared and swept in one visit for a lease handover, priced against the full inventory rather than by room.
Restaurant and café clearance is quoted plus VAT at 20% after a site visit, because kitchen equipment varies enormously in size and fixing. F-gas degassing certificates, grease trap disposal and transfer notes are included; loading bay suspensions are itemised.
Scope
What's included in Shortlands and Hayes
The same scope across BR2, whether the job is a single item or a full room.
Included in the price
- In Shortlands and Hayes: certified F-gas degassing before any refrigeration or cold room is removed, timed against the walk in from Shortlands (Southeastern)
- On BR2 jobs: grease trap emptying and disposal to a licensed food-waste treatment facility, agreed on the doorstep in Shortlands and Hayes before anything is unpacked
- Standard on Bromley bookings: disconnection of gas and electrical appliances confirmed with a qualified engineer before removal, allowing for the 24% of BR2 homes that are privately rented and need the landlord's sign-off
- Extraction canopy, ductwork and filter removal, including access equipment where ceiling height requires it, noted on the Shortlands and Hayes job sheet so the next visit starts from it
- In Shortlands and Hayes: segregation of stainless steel and scrap catering equipment for recycling credit where applicable, sized for the driveways and wide roads; the station approach is narrow at peak
- On BR2 jobs: waste transfer note and, where requested, a certificate of destruction for branded signage and menus, local restaurant and cafe clearance included
Not included
- Gas safe disconnection itself, which must be carried out or signed off by a Gas Safe engineer before we remove the appliance, which we refer on to the right trade in Shortlands and Hayes
- Structural kitchen extract ducting that runs through the building fabric beyond the unit's own ceiling void, quoted separately if you need it arranged in BR2
- Cellar cooling and beer line servicing contracts, which are usually held directly with the brewery or supplier, outside the fixed price on Shortlands and Hayes bookings
- Licensed premises signage removal that requires scaffold or a road closure, which is quoted separately, and we will say so before the BR2 visit rather than on the day
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Coverage
Where we work around Shortlands and Hayes BR2
Restaurant and cafe clearance across Bromley and the BR2 district, mapped below.
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The parent commercial silo — offices, units, shops and estate handovers.
Furniture disposal in Shortlands and Hayes
Desks, chairs, bedroom and FF&E furniture removed per item or per load.
Rubbish disposal in Shortlands and Hayes
Mixed loads collected by volume with a same-day waste transfer note.
Appliance and WEEE clearance in Shortlands and Hayes
Fridges, catering plant and powered equipment removed under WEEE rules.
Most booked alongside this in Shortlands and Hayes BR2
Working in Shortlands and Hayes
Shortlands and Hayes BR2 at a glance
Published figures for the neighbourhood that covers Shortlands and Hayes — the numbers that actually change a restaurant and cafe clearance quote.
In Shortlands and Hayes (BR2) the split is 52% flats to 48% houses over 3,676 households, and the stock is mainly Edwardian.
With 24% private renting against 69% owner-occupied, most BR2 bookings land on a move-in day rather than a weekend.
Expect lath and plaster over timber studs; locally that also means with solid brick on the party and external walls, which is why London Borough of Bromley kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded behind the plaster in BR2. That is why fixings are picked in the room rather than off a van shelf, and why a plasterboard plug spun into lime plaster in Shortlands and Hayes, which crumbles the key and drops the panel, which is what a 52% flat share across the ONS neighbourhood covering Shortlands and Hayes actually produces is the fault we are called back to undo.
Leafy commuter streets between Bromley and Beckenham, with Hayes Common nearby. That character decides the practical detail of restaurant and cafe clearance here far more than the borough boundary does. Shortlands and Hayes is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
Driveways and wide roads; the station approach is narrow at peak. Nearest station is Shortlands (Southeastern), and two to three operatives as standard, with a specialist F-gas engineer booked in for any unit holding refrigerant-charged equipment.
Area at a glance
Shortlands and Hayes BR2 by the numbers
Who lives in Shortlands and Hayes and what they live in decides how restaurant and cafe clearance is quoted and how long a visit takes. These are the published Census 2021 figures for the Shortlands Bromley Road neighbourhood itself — not Bromley-wide averages, and not estimates.
8,402
Residents
Shortlands Bromley Road neighbourhood, Census 2021
3,676
Households
Median age 41.9
Flats vs houses
Flats 52.4%Houses 47.6%
Residents by sex
Male47.4%
Female52.6%
Single-person households
33.1%
Privately rented
24.4%
- Median age
- 41.9
- Owner-occupied
- 69%
- Social rented
- 6.6%
- Postcode districts
- BR2
- Nearest station
- Shortlands
- Parking
- CPZ + ULEZ
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhood Shortlands Bromley Road (E02000137) — the published geography that covers Shortlands and Hayes, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL). Coordinates for the BR2 district: 51.3873, 0.0224 — Outward postcode centroid, postcodes.io (Ordnance Survey Open Data).
Common questions
Restaurant and cafe clearance in Shortlands and Hayes BR2 — your questions.
How much does restaurant and cafe clearance cost in Shortlands and Hayes BR2?
Front-of-house strip-out, small unit starts at £380 in Shortlands and Hayes on Bromley bookings, with this being London Borough of Bromley territory — and 52% of homes here being flats, and every job is quoted as a fixed written price before a fitter is booked. The number of plumbed and gas-connected appliances, not the floor area in Shortlands and Hayes. A small unit with a full kitchen and a grease trap can cost more to clear than a larger unit that only ever served coffee and cake on this side of Bromley — and 24% of BR2 homes being privately rented, with Bromley parking rules in play.
Do you assemble IKEA and other flat-pack furniture in Shortlands and Hayes BR2?
Yes — IKEA, Argos, Wayfair, Made and independent brands are all built to the manufacturer's instructions around Shortlands (Southeastern), with 48% of Shortlands and Hayes homes being houses. We are independent of every retailer; the names simply describe what we assemble in Shortlands and Hayes most weeks on BR2 jobs, with 7% social-rented stock nearby.
How long does flat-pack assembly take in Shortlands and Hayes?
5–2 hours. Sliding-door and corner wardrobes take two to four times as long because the tracks have to be dead level in Shortlands and Hayes, with 69% owner-occupation locally.
Will a built wardrobe fit through a Shortlands and Hayes doorway?
That is exactly why we build in the room it will live in across BR2. With 52% of Shortlands and Hayes homes being flats, narrow hallways and tight turns are the norm around Shortlands (Southeastern) — and 33% one-person households here, with 48% of Shortlands and Hayes homes being houses, so anything that will not pass a doorway once assembled is built where it stands.
How quickly can you reach Shortlands and Hayes from your Bromley round?
Hayes Common is the marker we route to in Shortlands and Hayes, with 69% owner-occupation locally, and driveways and wide roads; the station approach is narrow at peak. A BR2 slot added to an existing Bromley round usually lands the same week rather than the next on this side of Bromley, with 7% social-rented stock nearby.
Is same-day or evening restaurant and cafe clearance available in Bromley?
Three to five working days where degassing and Gas Safe sign-off need to be arranged first; a front-of-house-only clear can often be booked within 48 hours around Shortlands (Southeastern) — and 24% of BR2 homes being privately rented, with 33% one-person households here. Shortlands and Hayes sits close to Shortlands (Southeastern) on BR2 jobs, with 3,676 households on this patch, so we can usually add a BR2 job to an existing Bromley round at short notice.
Do you handle difficult access in Shortlands and Hayes?
Driveways and wide roads; the station approach is narrow at peak in this 52% flats neighbourhood. Where a permit or a suspended bay is needed in London Borough of Bromley it is itemised on the quote before the visit, never added afterwards on Bromley bookings — and this being London Borough of Bromley territory, with 48% of Shortlands and Hayes homes being houses.
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Two ways to go: price it yourself on the quote page, or pick a slot on the live booking calendar. Shortlands and Hayes BR2 jobs are confirmed in writing before anyone travels, and the same crew covers the rest of bromley.
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