Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Great Burstead, Essex
Specialist kitchen extract cleaning for Great Burstead: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
Kitchen duct cleaning in Great Burstead
Think of it as a health check for the kitchen’s airways: 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 discharge points, horizontal duct runs and plenums and filters, and people most often call us about a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction and years of baked-on grease in the ducts. Most calls from Great Burstead come after an insurer, an EHO or a fire officer asks to see the last TR19 certificate. We handle the clean and the paperwork in one visit.
Kitchens that fry and grill hardest need the most frequent cleans, so we look at the menu as well as the opening hours when we suggest the next date.
Somewhere as small as Great Burstead, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That is why every job is written up in a report with pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Great Burstead (CM11, SS15)
- Region
- Essex
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Why deal with it now?
Grease that is left only gets thicker. BESA guidance says the mean should not go above 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere reaching 500 microns or more needs a spot clean right away. Heavy build-up takes longer to remove than regular cleans. A fault that closes a site in a village like Great Burstead affects everyone who depends on it.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Great Burstead
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- We are fully insured
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
What happens on the day
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. Visits to a village like Great Burstead are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- 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.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
How to prepare
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Clear the space around the work
Ask for a quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
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What staff can safely do
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Kitchen extract cleaning around Great Burstead
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 5 pubs, bars and clubs across Great Burstead and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. In Great Burstead, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Basildon council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers Great Burstead. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as St Peter's Catholic Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Great Burstead (Ingatestone Hall is about 4.6 miles north-west), fitting access panels needs care. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Mayflower Community Hospital about 2.1 miles north-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Great Burstead is about 2 miles south-east of Billericay, in Essex. Whatever kind of site you run in Great Burstead, kitchen extract cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Great Burstead is one of 644 places in Essex we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Our Chelmsford page covers sites nearby, about 9 miles away.
Here we cover the CM11 and SS15 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. Streets in the area include Mill Road, Southend Road and Tyrrells Road, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Other places close to Great Burstead include Crays Hill (1 mile east), Little Burstead (1 mile west), Billericay (2 miles north-west), Ramsden Bellhouse (2 miles north-east) and Ramsden Heath (3 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Chelmsford (9 miles north), Brentwood (6 miles west), Maldon (13 miles north-east), Canvey Island (8 miles south-east), Rayleigh (7 miles east) and Wickford (4 miles east).
Near you in Great Burstead
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Kings Head pub and The Billericay School. The closest station to Great Burstead is Billericay station, about 2.1 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Eastgate Shopping Centre (2.5 miles south) and Barleylands Farm Museum (under half a mile south). The countryside around Great Burstead includes Norsey Wood.
What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
What affects the quote in Great Burstead
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- The number of sites or systems
- Any permits to work or inductions
- How big the system is
- Travel, parking and unloading
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
Asking for a quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- A few general shots of the system
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos 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. We typically come back within one working day.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
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What else we do in Great Burstead
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Do not let the canopy gutters overflow
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
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.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. It will not replace a TR19 clean, but it slows what reaches the duct.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Great Burstead
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Great Burstead in the summer holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. The FSA’s register shows about 6 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Great Burstead. Send us your term dates when you call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we will fit the work in.
Do you work in villages like Great Burstead?
Yes. Great Burstead is within the area we cover across London and the South East. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Every site has its own report.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
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’re fully insured.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
How much notice should we give?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Yes, if we can see what we need. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, then a fixed quote.