Essex · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Boreham
Cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels for commercial sites in Boreham and across Essex. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Have the grease measured if cooking hours go up
- Don’t switch the extract off early
- Keep access panels clear of stored items
- Book the next clean before the recommended date
Grease readings are taken again at the same set points, so the report shows the before and after figures. Photos of each section go alongside them.
Book the next duct clean before the date passes. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval may need to shorten, and grease thickness testing will show it.
How we handle ductwork cleaning in Boreham
Nobody sees duct grease building, so nobody notices it until something goes wrong. Flames pulled in from the cooking line can ignite it, and fire can then run along the ductwork to other parts of the building. Cleaning the duct takes that fuel away. The work covers vertical risers, attenuators and horizontal duct runs, and common reasons people get in touch are duct runs with no cleaning record and high readings at a recent grease test.
In a smaller place like Boreham, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Boreham (CM3)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. A site near Boreham typically has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- We trace the duct and find every way in.
- We take grease readings along the route.
- Once the kitchen has closed, we protect the area and open the panels.
- Thick grease is scraped out, then the runs and risers are degreased.
- We close up, re-test, photograph and record anything out of reach.
Before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Move anything stored near the system
Getting a quote
If you need ductwork cleaning in Boreham, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Related advice
Your questions about ductwork cleaning in Boreham
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Boreham?
That is Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Boreham out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 4 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Boreham. Send us your term dates when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we’ll fit the work in.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
How is kitchen extract ductwork cleaned?
After a survey and grease readings, the duct is opened up through its access panels. We clean the runs and risers section by section, then the readings are repeated.
What do you need from me for a quote?
A short description and a few pictures plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we will ask.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
What affects the quote in Boreham
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- How big the system is
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Site rules, permits and inductions
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
Helping us quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
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. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
What staff can safely do
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Boreham kitchens: local notes
The Food Standards Agency lists about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses within about 1.5 miles of central Boreham. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Boreham sits within the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Food hygiene inspections in Boreham are the job of Chelmsford council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Priory Hospital is the nearest hospital to Boreham, about 2.6 miles south-west. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Andrew or anywhere around Boreham, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Boreham Primary School or anywhere near Boreham, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Boreham is about 3 miles north-east of Chelmsford, in Essex. We carry out ductwork cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Boreham and the rest of Essex. Our area takes in 644 places across Essex, from busy centres to quieter spots.
All of CM3 is covered for ductwork cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. You will find streets such as Church Road, St Andrews Road and Seabrook Gardens, all of which we cover for ductwork cleaning. Boreham sits on or near the B1137, so getting to you is simple for ductwork cleaning. Other places close to Boreham include Mowden (1 mile east), Springfield (2 miles south-west), Little Baddow (2 miles south-east), Hatfield Peverel (2 miles north-east) and Sandon (3 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Chelmsford (3 miles south-west), Basildon (14 miles south), Braintree (8 miles north), Brentwood (14 miles south-west), Maldon (6 miles east) and Billericay (11 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Boreham
Typical jobs here are in premises near Six Bells Public House and Boswells School. Boreham’s nearest station is Beaulieu Park station, roughly 1 mile west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Priory Hospital (2.6 miles south-west) and Bond Street Chelmsford (3.4 miles south-west). Open spaces near Boreham include Newland Grove.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Boreham
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
What a clean won’t put right
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Parts of the duct with no way in
- Fire dampers that don’t close (they need testing and remedials)
- A failed fan motor at the end of the duct (a fan repair job)
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Attenuators
- Multi-storey ducts
- Bends and junctions
- Access panels
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
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What happens if it’s left?
There’s no law that names TR19. The Fire Safety Order 2005 makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, including the grease inside the extract ductwork. It’s easy to lose track of when the work was last done on a quieter site.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Why Boreham businesses choose us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Every job surveyed first
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
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