Essex · Ductwork cleaning
Stisted ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Stisted. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
About our ductwork cleaning in Stisted
Many ducts were installed with too few access doors. TR19 calls for any section we couldn’t reach to be recorded, and new panels can be fitted to reach it in future. It’s better to know than to assume. If you have a grease test showing the duct is overdue and thick crusts of old grease along the duct, we can help, from bends and junctions, vertical risers and access panels onwards.
For a kitchen in or near Stisted, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- Stisted (CM77)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Stisted questions
Do you work overnight in Stisted?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. That way a site in Stisted doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, mention when the site is quiet.
Who inspects food businesses in Stisted?
Kitchens in Stisted are inspected by Braintree council’s environmental health officers. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. You’ll know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
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, then the readings are repeated.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Yes, where the photos show enough. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, and the quote follows that.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. 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.
Ductwork cleaning in Stisted: the local picture
Stisted is about 41 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you. Stisted is covered by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Stisted is St Michael's Hospital, about 3.3 miles west. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Parish Church of All Saints or elsewhere in Stisted, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Stisted is about 2 miles east of Braintree, in Essex. Whether your site is in the middle of Stisted or further out, we cover ductwork cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. We cover 644 places across Essex, from busy centres to quieter spots. Chelmsford is in our area too, about 12 miles from Stisted.
Postcode districts we cover here for ductwork cleaning: CM77. Whether your site is on The Street, Back Lane and Sarcel or a nearby road, we can help. We also cover Pattiswick (1 mile east), Bradwell (1 mile south), Perry Green (2 miles south), Lanham Green (2 miles south) and Cressing (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover Colchester (12 miles east), Chelmsford (12 miles south-west), Maldon (12 miles south), Witham (6 miles south), Camulodunum (11 miles east) and Halstead (3 miles north).
Landmarks near Stisted
Typical jobs here are in premises near Alec Hunter Academy and Onley Arms and the streets around them. The closest station to Stisted is Braintree Freeport station, about 2.6 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are St Michael's Hospital (3.3 miles west) and Tudor House Museum (Braintree) (2.5 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Belcher's and Broadfield Woods.
For landlords and multi-site operators
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
How we price ductwork cleaning
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The condition of the system
- The scale of the work
What you pay 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 work begins, so there are no surprises.
What we need to know
When you contact us, these details help:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The postcode and the type of business
- Problems your staff have spotted
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We typically come back within one working day.
Looking after it afterwards
So the system stays in good health:
- Book the next clean before the recommended date
- Run the extract fan throughout service
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted whenever you cook
- Keep your cleaning records together
Every panel we open is refitted when we finish, and the area around them is cleaned down. Grease and dirty water are contained and removed.
Have access panels fitted where sections can’t be reached. Grease you can reach is grease that gets removed.
What a clean won’t put right
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or holed (that needs a ductwork contractor)
- A failed fan motor at the end of the duct (a fan repair job)
- A damper stuck open in the duct
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Bends and junctions
- Attenuators
- Multi-storey ducts
- Access panels
Why it’s worth doing now in Stisted
Under BESA guidance, the mean grease level should stay at or below 200 microns between cleans. A reading of 500 microns or more at any point means a spot clean right away. Putting off the clean only pushes readings higher. In a place like Stisted, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you are not sure what’s needed, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why Stisted businesses choose us
- Photo reports with every job
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Fully insured
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations.
Signs you need ductwork cleaning in Stisted
Many ducts do not have enough access panels. Sections between panels go uncleaned, sometimes since the system was installed, and the grease there keeps building out of sight.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Stisted Church of England Primary Academy or anywhere near Stisted, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What your quote should include
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- What hours they’ll be on site
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The process
We are used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. In a small place like Stisted, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- First the duct route is traced and every access point noted.
- Set points along the runs are tested for grease.
- Access panels are opened and heavy deposits scraped out by hand.
- Horizontal runs and risers are then degreased by the method that suits the deposit.
- We test again, take pictures and note any part that couldn’t be reached.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Getting a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and photos, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.