Essex · Ductwork cleaning
Lanham Green ductwork cleaning
Need ductwork cleaning in Lanham Green? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
Common problems we fix in Lanham Green
Ducts in Lanham Green gather grease for the same reasons as ducts anywhere: hours of cooking, the type of food and how well the filters are kept. BESA guidance sets minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months depending on daily use.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Grease leaking from duct joints
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; William Julien Courtauld Hospital is the nearest hospital to Lanham Green, about 2.8 miles west.
Before booking anyone
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What insurance they carry
- What paperwork you get at the end
About our ductwork cleaning in Lanham Green
We treat ductwork like a doctor treats arteries: diagnose where grease has built up, clear it and confirm the result. Readings taken before and after show the difference, alongside before and after photos. If you are dealing with thick crusts of old grease along the duct and a duct nobody has opened in years, we can put it right.
In a village or hamlet like Lanham Green, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- Lanham Green (CM77)
- Region
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- A failed fan motor at the end of the duct (a fan repair job)
- A damper stuck open in the duct
- Sections that can’t be reached safely without new access (those are recorded, and panels can be fitted)
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Attenuators
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Bends and junctions
- Multi-storey ducts
- Access panels
How we price ductwork cleaning
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- The condition of the system
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The times the site is available
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The postcode and the type of business
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Lanham Green: your questions answered
Is Lanham Green within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Which fire service covers Lanham Green?
Lanham Green is in the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
How can I tell if my extract ducts are dirty?
We measure it. Readings are taken by Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). BESA guidance says the mean shouldn’t exceed 200 microns, and 500 or more anywhere needs immediate spot cleaning.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, any time. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
What’s involved in cleaning extract ducts?
We survey the route, test the grease, then open the access panels. Each run and riser is scraped and degreased, and test again when we’re done.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Do I get a certificate for ductwork cleaning?
Readings, photos and, for a full clean, a TR19 certificate. The report says when the next clean is due.
What information do you need?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. Then call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
How the visit works
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access, and we clear up before we go. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Lanham Green can be planned properly.
- We start by working out how the duct runs and where it can be opened.
- Set points along the runs are tested for grease.
- Access panels are opened and heavy deposits scraped out by hand.
- Next the ducts and risers are degreased, using whatever suits the deposit.
- Post-clean readings and pictures go into the report, with any unreachable section listed.
How to prepare
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Related advice
Why deal with it now?
Grease narrows the duct and slows the air. The fan works harder, the kitchen gets hotter and smoke lingers at the canopy and grease can drip from duct joints. Somewhere as small as Lanham Green, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
The cost depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Lanham Green
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Take a look at our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Ductwork cleaning in Lanham Green: the local picture
Look up Lanham Green on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 8 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 3 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Lanham Green. Wherever those kitchens cook under a canopy, the horizontal runs and risers need cleaning as well as the hood. Food hygiene inspections in Lanham Green are the job of Braintree council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers Lanham Green. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Cressing Primary School or anywhere near Lanham Green, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Parish Church of All Saints, or anywhere in Lanham Green, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Lanham Green is about 2 miles south-east of Braintree, in Essex. From the centre of Lanham Green to the outskirts, we cover ductwork cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, Lanham Green among them. Our Chelmsford page covers sites nearby (10 miles or so).
Ductwork cleaning in CM77 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Nearby, we also carry out ductwork cleaning in Cressing (1 mile south-west), Perry Green (1 mile east), Bradwell (1 mile north-east), Silver End (1 mile south-east) and Stisted (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Colchester (13 miles east), Chelmsford (10 miles south-west), Maldon (10 miles south), Witham (4 miles south), Camulodunum (11 miles east) and Halstead (6 miles north).
Local landmarks in Lanham Green
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Three Ashes pub and Alec Hunter Academy and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Cressing station, about 1.4 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Cressing Temple (1.8 miles south) and William Julien Courtauld Hospital (2.8 miles west). The countryside around Lanham Green includes Belcher's and Broadfield Woods.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.