Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Galleywood
Kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites in Galleywood and across Essex. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
What your team can do, and what needs us
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, and that is where we come in.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Galleywood
The ducts are where most of the grease hides. We reach horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels, removing thick grease by hand, then using degreasers, hot water or steam to suit the deposit. Any section we cannot reach is recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted. If you are dealing with heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs and a TR19 certificate needed for the insurer, we can put it right, from horizontal duct runs, discharge points and plenums and filters onwards. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
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, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
In a smaller place like Galleywood, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- Galleywood (CM2)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
The process
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. We plan the journey to Galleywood and bring what the job is likely to need.
- We survey the system first, from your pictures and details or on a site visit.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before work begins.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Related advice
Galleywood: your questions answered
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Galleywood?
In Galleywood, it’s Chelmsford council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Is Galleywood within the area you cover?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Galleywood is covered. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
We clean every part the grease travels through. Canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers, fan and discharge are all included, reached through access panels where needed.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with photos where possible, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
Can you quote from photos?
Often, yes. With good photos, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Where we cannot see enough, we arrange a survey.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in Galleywood?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. For a quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
Part by part
Grease filters
Baffle filters are cleaned as part of every TR19 clean, and put back so they seat correctly. We will tell you if any need replacing.
Canopy and plenum
Canopies vary from a single hood to long runs over several appliances, every section is cleaned and recorded in the photo report before and after.
What affects the quote in Galleywood
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- The number of sites or systems
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The scale of the work
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
What to send for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will typically have a quote within one working day.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. 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.
Nearby places to Galleywood
Also in Galleywood
Why act early in Galleywood
If there’s a fire and the extract hasn’t been cleaned, the paperwork becomes the problem. Many insurers ask for proof of TR19 cleaning and may reduce or refuse a claim without it. A certificate in the file answers that question. It’s better to plan the work at a site near Galleywood than wait for a failure.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
What you get with us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Photo reports with every job
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
Kitchen extract cleaning in Galleywood: the local picture
The FSA’s data shows about 8 bars, pubs and nightclubs registered across Galleywood and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. The fire and rescue service for Galleywood is 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. Environmental health officers from Chelmsford council inspect food businesses in Galleywood. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Historic houses near Galleywood, such as Hylands about 1.8 miles north-west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Michael and All Angels, or anywhere in Galleywood, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Term dates shape school work: for a school like St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Galleywood is about 3 miles south of Chelmsford, in Essex. Sites in Galleywood get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. We cover 644 places across Essex, large and small.
Here we cover the CM2 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on The Street, Attwoods Close and Markland Close or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover the places around Galleywood: Margaretting Tye (2 miles south-west), Margaretting (3 miles west), Stock (3 miles south-west), Ramsden Heath (4 miles south) and Downham (4 miles south). Further out, we also cover Chelmsford (3 miles north), Basildon (9 miles south), Braintree (13 miles north), Brentwood (9 miles south-west), Maldon (9 miles east) and Canvey Island (13 miles south).
Around Galleywood
In Galleywood, that means kitchens and buildings near Great Baddow High School, Galleywood Common and The Eagle Public House, among other places. Galleywood’s nearest station is Chelmsford station, about 2.6 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Peter Edwards Museum And Library (2.3 miles north) and Baddow Hospital (1.3 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Hanningfield Reservoir.
Keeping the system healthy
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
Every clean ends with a photo report. It shows the system before and after, part by part, alongside a list of what was cleaned, anything out of reach and the recommended next clean date.
Run the extract whenever the kitchen is cooking. Cooking with the extract off lets grease and heat settle in the canopy, and the next clean has more to do.