Essex · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Tye Green, Essex
Ductwork cleaning in Tye Green from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
Common problems we fix in Tye Green
Grease settles fastest where the air slows down. Flat runs, bends, reducers and the base of risers are the usual hotspots, and those are the points we pay most attention to.
Clients normally contact us when they notice something like this:
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- High readings at a recent grease test
- Proof of duct cleaning for the insurer
A hospital like William Julien Courtauld Hospital, about 2.3 miles north-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
What to look for in a quote
- What hours they’ll be on site
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- How they set the interval to the next visit
About our ductwork cleaning in Tye Green
Duct Doctor has cleaned kitchen extract ductwork since 2009, working across London and the South East. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, our duct cleaning is done to BESA TR19® Grease, and our certificates are issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. The work covers vertical risers, multi-storey ducts and bends and junctions, and the jobs we see most are a duct clean needed for an insurer and sections of duct with no access panels.
Work in a small place like Tye Green starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Tye Green (CM77)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Consider fitting panels where the report shows gaps
- Have the grease measured if cooking hours go up
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Keep to the interval on the report
When the duct is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. It records the date, the location and the technician.
Extra access panels mean more of the duct gets cleaned each time. Grease you can reach is grease that gets removed.
Why act early in Tye Green
Under BESA guidance, the mean grease level should stay at or below 200 microns between cleans. Anywhere that reaches 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning. Leaving the duct makes those limits harder to keep to. A fault that closes a site in a village like Tye Green affects everyone who depends on it.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
What you get with us
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Photo reports with every job
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
See what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Undersized or badly laid-out ducts
- Parts of the duct with no way in
- Leaking duct joints that need repair
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Attenuators
- Horizontal duct runs
- Access panels
- Multi-storey ducts
- Vertical risers
- Bends and junctions
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Towns and villages near Tye Green
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How it works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before any work starts, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Tye Green before we set off.
- We map the duct route and check where the access panels are.
- Set points along the runs are tested for grease.
- Through the access panels, thick grease is removed by hand first.
- Horizontal runs and risers are then degreased by the method that suits the deposit.
- Post-clean readings and photos go into the report, with any unreachable section listed.
Preparing for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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Grease, kitchens and Tye Green
Food Standards Agency data counts about 25 restaurants, cafés and canteens in and around Tye Green, up to about a mile and a half out. Each kitchen that cooks under a canopy sends grease-laden air into a duct, where it cools and settles. Tye Green sits within the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Food hygiene inspections in Tye Green are the job of Braintree council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Barnabas or elsewhere in Tye Green, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If you run a café or takeaway near Cressing station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Tye Green is about 2 miles south-east of Braintree, in Essex. Sites in Tye Green get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. We cover 644 places across Essex, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, roughly 9 miles from Tye Green.
We work across CM77 for ductwork cleaning and the streets around it. You’ll find streets such as Halls Grove, The Westering and Heycroft Drive, all of which we cover for ductwork cleaning. We also cover the places around Tye Green: Hawbush Green (1 mile east), Long Green (1 mile north), The Green (1 mile south-west), Black Notley (1 mile west) and White Notley (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Colchester (14 miles east), Chelmsford (9 miles south-west), Maldon (10 miles south-east), Witham (4 miles south-east), Camulodunum (12 miles east) and Halstead (6 miles north).
Near you in Tye Green
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Alec Hunter Academy and The Three Ashes pub. Tye Green has its own railway station: Cressing station. Well-known places in the area include Cressing Temple (1.6 miles south-east) and William Julien Courtauld Hospital (2.3 miles north-west). Open spaces near Tye Green include Sandylay and Moat Woods.
Common questions in Tye Green
Do you work at weekends in Tye Green?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. Your customers, staff or residents in Tye Green needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Who inspects food businesses in Tye Green?
Food hygiene inspections in Tye Green are carried out by Braintree council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
In many cases, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
How do you protect the area?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
How much notice should we give?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® itself is not law; it’s a BESA specification. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
What do you do with what you remove?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
Fixed quotes for ductwork cleaning in Tye Green
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- The scale of the work
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The times the site is available
- The condition we find in the survey
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
Asking for a quote
You don’t need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Any previous report or certificate
- A few general shots of the system
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
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.