Essex · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Chatham Green
Specialist ductwork cleaning for Chatham Green: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Years of grease along the duct floor
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
- High readings at a recent grease test
What we do, step by step
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 from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Chatham Green knowing what to expect.
- First we diagnose: the route, the access and the grease levels.
- A fixed quote follows, based on what we found.
- We clean section by section, working from panel to panel.
- We take extra care at bends and at the foot of risers.
- Readings, photos and a recommended next clean date complete the job.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Advice
How we handle ductwork cleaning in Chatham Green
Every duct has its own route. Some run a short distance to an outside wall, others climb several floors to the roof. We map the route during the survey, so we know where to get in and how long it will take. The work covers bends and junctions, horizontal duct runs and vertical risers, and common reasons people get in touch are stale grease odours from the duct and thick crusts of old grease along the duct.
In a village or hamlet like Chatham Green, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Chatham Green (CM3)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about ductwork cleaning in Chatham Green
Which fire authority looks after Chatham Green?
Fire safety enforcement in Chatham Green is handled by 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.
Who inspects food businesses in Chatham Green?
In Chatham Green, it’s Chelmsford council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Do you cover Chatham Green?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, Chatham Green included.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
What happens to the waste?
It leaves the site with us when we go. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
Which accreditations do you hold?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We have been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
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 the report can go to both.
When to call us in Chatham Green
A greasy duct is a fire path, in Chatham Green as anywhere. Once it lights, fire can spread along the duct and into other areas, which is why the responsible person needs it under control.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
- High readings at a recent grease test
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Broomfield Hospital is the nearest hospital to Chatham Green, about 2.9 miles south.
Comparing quotes
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- What records you will receive afterwards
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Tell us if grease leaks from the ductwork
- Have the grease measured if cooking hours go up
- Run the extract fan throughout service
- Book the next clean before the recommended date
You will have a recommended date for the next clean, worked out from the grease we found and how long you cook each day, in line with BESA guidance.
Run the extract the whole time the kitchen is cooking. When the air stops, grease settles in the duct, so switching off early adds to the build-up.
Also near Chatham Green
What else we do in Chatham Green
Ductwork cleaning in Chatham Green: the local picture
The Food Standards Agency lists about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses within about 1.5 miles of central Chatham Green. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Food hygiene inspections in Chatham Green 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. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers Chatham Green. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St John the Evangelist or anywhere around Chatham Green, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Chatham Green is about 5 miles north of Chelmsford, in Essex. We provide ductwork cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Chatham Green and the rest of Essex. Chatham Green is one of 644 places in Essex we cover for ductwork cleaning.
We work across the CM3 postcode area for ductwork cleaning and the streets around it. Nearby, we also carry out ductwork cleaning in Little Leighs (1 mile north-east), Howe Street (1 mile south-west), Hartford End (2 miles north-west), Willows Green (2 miles north) and Ford End (3 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Chelmsford (5 miles south), Braintree (6 miles north-east), Brentwood (15 miles south-west), Maldon (10 miles south-east), Billericay (13 miles south) and Witham (6 miles east).
What’s near Chatham Green
Chatham Green’s nearest station is Beaulieu Park station, about 4.1 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Broomfield Hospital (2.9 miles south). For a walk, there’s Sandylay and Moat Woods.
How we price ductwork cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Parking and loading at the site
- Whether several sites go on one quote
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before we start.
Helping us quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Grease settles on the floor of a flat duct run. Thick deposits are scraped out by hand before degreasing, then the walls and roof are cleaned too.
Attenuators and discharge
The discharge is where the duct ends and air leaves the building. It can gather grease and mark the wall or roof around it, so it’s cleaned as far as safe access allows.