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Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Epping
Specialist kitchen extract cleaning for Epping: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
What affects the quote in Epping
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- What state the system is in
What you pay depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- A few general shots of the system
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Epping
A kitchen extract system is far more than the canopy you can see. Behind it sit the plenum and grease filters, then the ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, and each part collects grease. A TR19® Grease clean deals with the whole route, not only the parts on show. The work covers horizontal duct runs, plenums and filters and extract fans, and the jobs we see most are extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit and a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for Epping? Duct Doctor has covered London and the South East since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, with grease readings setting the real interval.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like Epping gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Epping (CM16)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
We won’t sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- A fan motor that has burnt out
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Epping and across Essex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Grease, kitchens and Epping
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 9 bars, pubs and nightclubs across Epping and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. It’s Epping Forest council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Epping. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Epping is covered by 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.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Epping Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Hill Hall, about 2.5 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses near Epping; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St John the Baptist or elsewhere in Epping, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Epping is about 4 miles north-east of Loughton, in Essex. Wherever you are in the CM16 postcode area, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites. We cover 644 places across Essex, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our London page (16 miles or so).
We cover every part of the CM16 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. You’ll find streets such as High Street, Station Road and Twankhams Alley, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Being close to the B181 and B182, Epping is easy for our technicians to reach at any hour. Close by, we work in Ivy Chimneys (1 mile south-west), Steward's Green (1 mile south-east), Fiddlers Hamlet (1 mile south-east), Theydon Garnon (2 miles south) and Hobbs Cross (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Harlow (5 miles north), Brentwood (10 miles south-east), Billericay (14 miles east), Loughton (4 miles south-west), Waltham Abbey (4 miles west) and Stansted Mountfitchet (15 miles north).
What’s near Epping
Around Epping, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled School, Thornwood Common Flood Meadow and The Black Lion pub, among other places. Other landmarks nearby include Epping Signalling Museum (less than half a mile south) and St. Margaret's Hospital (0.7 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Gernon Bushes.
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The process
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. The middle part takes longest, which takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Tell us when your site near Epping is quiet and the visit will be booked for then.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Preparing for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Ask for a quote
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Epping, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Advice
Why deal with it now?
Grease that’s left only gets thicker. BESA guidance says the mean should not go above 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. Heavy build-up takes longer to remove than regular cleans. Light use slows the build-up but does not stop it.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Why Epping businesses choose us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- In business since 2009
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Epping
Which fire authority looks after Epping?
Epping is in the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Which council inspects kitchens in Epping?
Kitchens in Epping are inspected by Epping Forest council’s environmental health officers. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
What should I send you?
Only a few details: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. After that, simply call 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Will the clean disrupt our service?
Out of hours: evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. The equipment is switched off and left to cool, and we hand the kitchen back ready for the next service.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in Epping?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Ask us for a fixed quote and we will normally reply within one working day.
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 paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
You get both a certificate and a photo report. Keep them in the maintenance log with the fire risk assessment, ready for your insurer or an inspection.
Is a quote from photos 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.
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Losing a service is not an option for most restaurants and pubs. Overnight and weekend cleans keep the kitchen trading, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.
Ductwork and risers
Grease builds up most where the duct turns. We test at points like these before and after cleaning, so the report shows the difference.
What staff can safely do
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.