Essex · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Stock
Need ductwork cleaning in Stock? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- Proof of duct cleaning for the insurer
Ductwork cleaning in Stock
Duct cleaning is the hardest part of an extract clean, and the part most often skipped. Sections with no way in can go uncleaned for years. Each section we can reach is cleaned, and any we can’t is written down, so you know exactly where you stand. Typical jobs include grease pooling at the foot of the riser and a duct nobody has opened in years, across multi-storey ducts, attenuators and bends and junctions.
Somewhere as small as Stock, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
The report is your 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, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Stock (CM4)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Between visits
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Do not switch the extract off early
- Store the certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Don’t block access panels with shelving or stock
- Consider fitting panels where the report shows gaps
After the clean, the same points are tested again, giving you before and after readings. Before and after pictures sit next to the numbers.
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.
Stock kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 6 restaurants, cafés and works canteens across Stock and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they cook under a canopy, grease does not stop at the filters: it settles along the duct and up the riser. It’s Chelmsford council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Stock. 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. Fire safety in Stock falls to Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of All Saints or anywhere around Stock, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Ingatestone Hall is about 2.5 miles west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Stock is about 3 miles north-east of Billericay, in Essex. Whether your site is in the middle of Stock or further out, ductwork cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, and Stock is one of them.
Here we cover the CM4 postcode area for ductwork cleaning. We cover sites on The Square, High Street and Webster Place and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Stock: Margaretting Tye (2 miles north), Ramsden Heath (2 miles south-east), Margaretting (2 miles north-west), Downham (3 miles south-east) and Billericay (3 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Chelmsford (5 miles north), Basildon (6 miles south), Brentwood (7 miles south-west), Maldon (11 miles north-east), Canvey Island (11 miles south-east) and Rayleigh (8 miles south-east).
Around Stock
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Hoop Public House and Mayflower High School. The closest station to Stock is Billericay station, about 2.7 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Mayflower Community Hospital (3.4 miles south-west). Not far away are Norsey Wood.
How it works
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. The timing of a visit to Stock is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- We map the duct route and check where the access panels are.
- We measure grease thickness at set points before cleaning.
- We open the panels and scrape out the heaviest grease.
- The duct is degreased with the method that suits the grease, from degreasers to hot water or steam.
- Post-clean readings and photos go into the report, with any unreachable section listed.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
How to get a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Advice
When it’s something else
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Faulty fire dampers
- Leaking duct joints that need repair
- Ductwork that was poorly designed
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Multi-storey ducts
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Bends and junctions
- Access panels
- Attenuators
What the work involves, part by part
Bends and transitions
Bends, elbows and changes of size are where grease collects most. The air slows and drops its load, so these points get extra attention.
Access panels
Extra panels can be installed where there are gaps, making future cleans more complete. The survey shows where they’re needed.
Leave it or put it right?
A dirty duct is something insurers ask about. Many require cleaning to TR19, and they can refuse or reduce a claim without proof. A certificate that covers the ductwork is what they want to see. In a place like Stock, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
What you get with us
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Full insurance on every job
- We diagnose before we treat
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
Signs you need ductwork cleaning in Stock
Many ducts do not have enough access panels. Stretches with no way in may never have been touched, and grease there keeps thickening unseen.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Stock Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Questions to ask before you book
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- How VAT is shown on the quote
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Questions from Stock
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Stock?
That’s Chelmsford council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Stock. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Will you come out to Stock?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Stock included. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
How do you protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What is TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Do we have to stop cooking while the ducts are cleaned?
We plan the clean when you are not cooking. Overnight and weekend work is common, so no service is lost.
What shows that the ducts need a clean?
Signs include grease dripping from joints, smells and a fan working harder, but the only sure way is to measure. Grease thickness testing shows exactly where the duct stands.
Which sectors do you work in?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Are you insured?
Yes, we’re fully insured. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.