Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Childerditch kitchen extract cleaning
Looking for kitchen extract cleaning in Childerditch? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Childerditch
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and are fully insured. The work covers discharge points, canopies and hoods and horizontal duct runs, and the jobs we see most are fat running down the canopy edge and a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for Childerditch? We’ve been cleaning kitchen extracts across 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.
In a small place like Childerditch, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
We’ve been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Childerditch (CM13)
- Region
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Childerditch
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Childerditch?
Grease in an extract starts as vapour. Once it cools inside the ductwork, it condenses onto every surface it touches, building a layer that gets thicker with every service. The grease filters stop some, never all of it.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Hare Hall is about 4.8 miles west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
What to look for in a quote
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
Honest limits
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- A fan motor that has burnt out
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in Childerditch
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
Childerditch: your questions answered
Which environmental health team covers Childerditch?
That is Brentwood council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Childerditch. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you work at weekends in Childerditch?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Do you cover Childerditch?
Yes. Childerditch is part of the area we cover, as part of our area across London and the South East.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 sit alongside that, and we are fully insured.
How much notice should we give?
For planned work, earlier is better, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Call for a fixed quote, typically ready within one working day.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
That depends on the size of the system, the amount of grease and the number of access points. As a guide, it takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Childerditch
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The condition of the system
- The size of the system
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The postcode and the type of business
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.
Also near Childerditch
What else we do in Childerditch
Grease, kitchens and Childerditch
The Food Standards Agency lists about 3 pubs and bars as registered food businesses within about 1.5 miles of central Childerditch. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Food hygiene inspections in Childerditch are the job of Brentwood council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Fire safety in Childerditch falls to Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Where a hall near All Saints and St Faith, or anywhere in Childerditch, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. School kitchens, at schools like Woodlands School Great Warley for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Childerditch is about 3 miles south of Brentwood, in Essex. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Childerditch, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please ring 0345 646 2711 or email us. We work across South East England and London, including Childerditch. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, Childerditch among them. Our Chelmsford page covers sites nearby, about 13 miles away.
Here we cover the CM13 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around Childerditch: Little Warley (1 mile south-west), West Horndon (1 mile south-east), East Horndon (2 miles east), Herongate (2 miles north-east) and Bulphan (3 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Chelmsford (13 miles north-east), Basildon (6 miles east), Brentwood (3 miles north), Canvey Island (12 miles east), Billericay (5 miles north-east) and Rayleigh (12 miles east).
Near you in Childerditch
Typical jobs here are in premises near Brentwood County High School and Greyhound Public House and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is West Horndon station, about 1.3 miles south-east of the centre. A little further out are Upminster Tithe Barn Museum of Nostalgia (3 miles west) and Spire Hartswood Hospital (1.8 miles north-west). Open spaces near Childerditch include Thorndon Park.
How it works
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Childerditch and turn up when the site is quiet.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
How to get a quote
For kitchen extract cleaning in Childerditch, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Advice
Different parts, different methods
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In a care home or hospital, the kitchen may cook every day of the year. Cleans are planned between meals or overnight with as little disruption as possible.
Extract fan and discharge
The fan pulls the air through the whole system, and grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned as part of the TR19 clean.
Looking after it afterwards
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Wash or exchange the filters often
The report gives a recommended date for the next clean, set from your daily cooking hours and the readings we took. We can put the system on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly plan, so the date isn’t missed.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.