Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in High Ongar
Our technicians work in High Ongar on kitchen extract cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Stale cooking odours from the system
What your team can do, and what needs us
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in High Ongar
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 extract fans, plenums and filters and vertical risers, and common reasons people get in touch are missing paperwork after a change of operator and cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but a proper TR19® clean in High Ongar covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
Kitchens that fry and grill hardest need the most frequent cleans, so the interval is set by what you cook as well as how long.
Somewhere as small as High Ongar, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with pictures of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- High Ongar (CM5)
- Region
- Essex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Questions from High Ongar
Do you clean school canteen extracts around High Ongar out of term?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. There are about 3 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of High Ongar. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Can you come to High Ongar after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in High Ongar can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we’ll quote them together.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
TR19 isn’t written into law, but the responsible person still has a legal duty under the Fire Safety Order 2005. TR19 is the standard insurers and fire officers expect, and many policies require it.
What happens to the waste?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
What we do, step by step
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. In a small place like High Ongar, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, 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.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
How to get a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Related advice
Between visits
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Keep grease collection points emptied
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, giving you before and after readings alongside the photos. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.
Towns and villages near High Ongar
Other services in High Ongar
When something else is needed
Not every problem is solved by kitchen extract cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- Parking and loading at the site
- The condition of the system
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Whether several sites go on one quote
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll normally have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in High Ongar
The reason for all this is fire. Flames from a pan or grill can be pulled into the canopy by the fan, and once grease in the duct catches, fire can spread through the building’s ductwork. For a kitchen in High Ongar, keeping that fuel under control is part of the fire risk assessment.
What we are most often called out for:
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as High Ongar Primary School or anywhere near High Ongar, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- When the next visit should be, and why
Managing agents and facilities teams in High Ongar
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
High Ongar kitchens: local notes
Look up High Ongar on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 19 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 5 takeaways in and around High Ongar, up to about a mile and a half out. Every kitchen in that count with a canopy has a full extract system, canopy to discharge, to keep clear of grease. The fire and rescue service for High Ongar 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. Food hygiene inspections in High Ongar are the job of Epping Forest council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Mary the Virgin or elsewhere in High Ongar, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
High Ongar is about 6 miles north of Brentwood, in Essex. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in High Ongar, please call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, High Ongar included. Our area takes in 644 places across Essex, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, roughly 10 miles from High Ongar.
We cover every part of CM5 for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on The Street, Mill Lane and Millfield or anywhere close by, we can help. Other places close to High Ongar include Chipping Ongar (1 mile west), Shelley (1 mile north-west), Norton Mandeville (1 mile north-east), King Street (1 mile east) and Greensted (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Chelmsford (10 miles east), Basildon (12 miles south-east), Harlow (8 miles north-west), Brentwood (6 miles south), Billericay (9 miles south-east) and Loughton (9 miles south-west).
Around High Ongar
Typical jobs here are in premises near Red Lion Public House and The Ongar Academy. Well-known places in the area include Willingale Doe (3.7 miles north-east).