Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Greensted Green
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge for Greensted Green, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Greensted Green
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’re fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. The work covers plenums and filters, vertical risers and canopies and hoods, and the jobs we see most are an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer and cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but in Greensted Green, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: every 3 months for 12–16 hours, every 6 months for 6–12 hours and every 12 months for 2–6 hours, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
In a village or hamlet like Greensted Green, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- Greensted Green (CM5)
- Region
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Greensted Green
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
Different parts, different methods
Grease filters
Between TR19 cleans, filters still need regular cleaning, and a filter exchange service can take that off your hands. Clean filters slow the build-up further down the system.
Ductwork and risers
Risers take the extract up through floors to roof level, and grease runs down their walls and pools at the base. They’re cleaned through access points along their height.
The process
We are used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Greensted Green.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Clear loose items from the work area
Ask for a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Advice
What staff can safely do
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Greensted Green: your questions answered
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Greensted Green?
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Greensted Green. 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.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Greensted Green?
Kitchens in Greensted Green 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.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that can’t wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Many insurers ask for proof of regular cleaning to TR19, and many policies require it. Without proof, a claim can be refused or reduced, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
The whole system: canopy inside and out, plenum, grease filters, ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Anything we cannot reach is recorded on the report.
Do you work in Greensted Green?
Yes. We cover Greensted Green and the rest of Essex, within our South East and London area. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
Strictly, the legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, not from TR19. In practice, TR19 is how kitchens show they’re managing grease, and an insurer may refuse or reduce a claim without it.
Aftercare tips
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
Every clean ends with a photo report. Before and after pictures show each part of the system, and lists what was cleaned, any areas we couldn’t reach and the date the next clean is due.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Cooking with the extract off lets grease and heat settle in the canopy, and the next clean has more to do.
Kitchen extracts in Greensted Green
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 6 bars, pubs and nightclubs across Greensted Green 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. In Greensted Green, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Epping Forest council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Greensted Green is covered by 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.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like St. Margaret's Hospital about 3.5 miles west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. School kitchens, at schools like The Ongar Academy for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Greensted Green is about 6 miles south-east of Harlow, in Essex. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Greensted Green, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. We work across South East England and London, including Greensted Green. Our Essex coverage runs to 644 places, and Greensted Green is one of them. We also work in Chelmsford, about 12 miles from Greensted Green.
Every address in CM5 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include Greensted Road and Toot Hill Road, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. If your site is just outside Greensted Green, we cover Greensted (1 mile east), Bovinger (1 mile north), Shelley (2 miles east), Chipping Ongar (2 miles east) and Bobbingworth (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Chelmsford (12 miles east), Basildon (14 miles south-east), Harlow (6 miles north-west), Brentwood (7 miles south-east), Billericay (11 miles south-east) and Loughton (7 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Greensted Green
In Greensted Green, that means kitchens and buildings near The Green Man pub and Weald Common Flood Meadows, among other places. Other landmarks nearby include St. Margaret's Hospital (3.5 miles west). Not far away are Gernon Bushes.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Greensted Green
What’s on the menu matters as much as how much is cooked. Fryers, grills and open flames throw much more fat into the extract than gentler cooking, so two kitchens with the same hours can need very different intervals.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Greensted Church or elsewhere in Greensted Green, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Proof of insurance
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether the figure could change on the day
When something else is needed
Not every problem is solved by kitchen extract cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- An undersized canopy or fan
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- A fan motor that has burnt out
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Greensted Green
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs