Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Navestock Side, Essex
Our technicians work in Navestock Side on cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures as standard.
- Grease stains around the discharge
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- A fan left out of previous cleans
About our extract fan cleaning in Navestock Side
In Navestock Side, as everywhere we work, the fan follows a set routine: we isolate it, open the housing, scrape the impeller and degrease the lot. The result is photographed for your records. Typical jobs include grease around the motor and its mounts and a fan that no longer moves enough air, on discharge points, roof-mounted fans and fan housings.
In a village or hamlet like Navestock Side, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically 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, whatever the size of the place.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Navestock Side (CM14)
- Region
- Essex
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Navestock Side
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
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.
What we do, step by step
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before we start, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Navestock Side, let us know and we’ll plan around it.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- The fan is isolated so it cannot start while we work.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
How to prepare
- Clear the space around the work
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
How to get a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Advice
Honest limits
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
- An undersized fan that cannot cope
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Navestock Side
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
Navestock Side questions
Will you come out to Navestock Side?
Yes, Navestock Side is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Navestock Side?
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Navestock Side. 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 often should the extract fan be cleaned?
With the whole system, at intervals set by BESA guidance: from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use. Some fans need attention sooner.
What about areas you can’t get to?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Why has my extract fan got louder?
A common cause is grease. Uneven build-up on the blades throws the fan off balance, causing vibration and noise. If cleaning doesn’t, the bearings or motor may need attention.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We carry full insurance and have been trading since 2009.
What do you do to protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What the work involves, part by part
Wall fans
Grease can mark the outside wall around the fan. We clean the fan and check the outlet.
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans also discharge grease onto the roof around them, so the outlet area is checked too. We note any grease around the fan.
Grease, kitchens and Navestock Side
Look up Navestock Side on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 7 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Navestock Side. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on a fan that gathers grease as it runs. It’s Brentwood council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Navestock Side. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. The fire and rescue service for Navestock Side is 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.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Paul or elsewhere in Navestock Side, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Hill Hall, about 4.8 miles west, is one of the historic houses near Navestock Side; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Navestock Side is about 3 miles north-west of Brentwood, in Essex. We provide extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Navestock Side and the rest of Essex. 644 places in Essex are on our list, large and small. We also work in Chelmsford, around 11 miles away.
Work in CM14 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Navestock Side, Tyser Green and Snakes Hill, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Bentley (1 mile south-east), Doddinghurst Common (1 mile north-east), Coxtie Green (1 mile south), Horseman Side (1 mile south-west) and Kelvedon Hatch (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Chelmsford (11 miles north-east), Basildon (10 miles south-east), Harlow (10 miles north-west), Brentwood (3 miles south-east), Billericay (7 miles east) and Rayleigh (15 miles east).
Local landmarks in Navestock Side
In Navestock Side, that means kitchens and buildings near Weald Country Park and The White Horse pub. The nearest railway station is Brentwood station, roughly 3.2 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include Brentwood Community Hospital (3.2 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Warley Place.
Common problems we fix in Navestock Side
Each blade collects a slightly different amount. Over time, that imbalance shakes the fan and puts strain on the bearings. What starts as a grease problem can become a mechanical one.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Brentwood Community Hospital (about 3.2 miles south-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Questions to ask before booking
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
Why it’s worth doing now in Navestock Side
A greasy fan at the discharge can spread grease onto the roof or wall around it. That stains surfaces and can add to the fire risk outside the building, which is one more reason to keep it clean. In a small place like Navestock Side, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
What you get with us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
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Between visits
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Run the extract throughout cooking
- Make sure the fan is included each time
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
Where the fan needs repair rather than cleaning, the report says so. We also repair and replace extract fans, so you have one point of contact.
Stick to the interval for the full extract. Regular full cleans keep the fan from building up heavy deposits, in line with BESA guidance.