Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Aldham, Essex
Kitchen extract cleaning in Aldham, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Aldham
We treat an extract system much as a doctor treats a patient: survey first, clean second, sign-off last. That clean bill of health comes as a TR19 certificate and a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. The work covers vertical risers, horizontal duct runs and extract fans, and people most often call us about poor airflow at the canopy and stale cooking odours from the system. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for Aldham? Duct Doctor has covered London and the South East since 2009, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.
A kitchen running fryers and chargrills all day builds up grease much faster than one that mostly steams and boils, so the interval is set by what you cook as well as how long.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Aldham (CO6)
- Region
- Essex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Aldham
Other services in Aldham
Keeping the system healthy
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, giving you before and after readings alongside the photos. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Report drips, smells or a noisy fan early. Grease dripping from the canopy, a burning smell or a fan that sounds rough are all signs of build-up, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
Why deal with it now?
There’s no law that names TR19, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 still applies. It puts a duty on the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, which in a kitchen includes the grease in the extract. Cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve done it. In a small place like Aldham, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you are unsure, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Aldham
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- We diagnose before we treat
- Trading since 2009
See our cost guide or our accreditations.
What affects the quote in Aldham
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The size of the system
- The times the site is available
- Travel, parking and unloading
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
What we need to know
When you contact us, these details help:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any previous report or certificate
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Grease, kitchens and Aldham
Food Standards Agency records list about 8 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 3 sandwich bars and takeaways across Aldham and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. Kitchens in Aldham get their food hygiene inspections from Colchester council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. The fire and rescue service for Aldham is Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Margaret and St Catherine or elsewhere in Aldham, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Aldham is Essex County Hospital, about 4.4 miles east. For schools such as Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Aldham is about 5 miles west of Colchester, in Essex. Across the CO6 area, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. We cover 644 places across Essex, large and small. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, about 17 miles away.
Every address in CO6 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Streets in the area include Green Lane, Hardings Close and Church Grove, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. If your site is just outside Aldham, we cover Copford (1 mile south-east), Marks Tey (2 miles south-west), Little Tey (2 miles south-west), Mulberry Green (2 miles south) and Easthorpe (3 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Colchester (5 miles east), Braintree (10 miles west), Maldon (13 miles south), Witham (9 miles south-west), Camulodunum (4 miles east) and Halstead (7 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Aldham
Around Aldham, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Queen's Head Public House, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Marks Tey station, about 1.2 miles south of the centre. A little further out are Birch Castle (4.1 miles south) and Essex County Hospital (4.4 miles east). The countryside around Aldham includes Iron Latch.
Aldham questions
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Aldham?
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Aldham. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Aldham?
The local authority for Aldham is Colchester council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
What do I get after the clean?
Yes, a TR19 certificate, along with a photo report. It records what was cleaned, what wasn’t accessible and the recommended next clean date.
Do we have to close the kitchen for the clean?
When the kitchen is closed, at whatever time suits you. The equipment is switched off and left to cool, and we hand the kitchen back ready for the next service.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you will get one fixed quote.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Where does the waste go?
We take it away at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained to keep the area clean.
For landlords and multi-site operators
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Losing a service is not an option for most restaurants and pubs. We work overnight and at weekends where that suits, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge is where air leaves the building, which can collect grease and stain the surface around it. We clean it where it can be safely reached, and any limits are recorded.
The process
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. The middle part takes longest, which takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Aldham.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
How to prepare
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.