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Kitchen extraction cleaning in Horsley Cross
Kitchen extract cleaning in Horsley Cross from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
Horsley Cross questions
Will you come out to Horsley Cross?
Yes. Horsley Cross is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Horsley Cross?
That’s Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
Which sectors do you work in?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. We fix the price before any work starts.
Can you quote from photos?
Often, 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.
How much notice do you need?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Horsley Cross
A kitchen extract system is far more than the canopy you can see. Beyond the filters run the plenum, the ducts and risers, the fan and the point where air leaves the building, and grease settles in every one of them. Our clean follows the air from canopy to discharge, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The work covers vertical risers, plenums and filters and horizontal duct runs, and people most often call us about a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history and years of baked-on grease in the ducts. Searching for commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Horsley Cross? Duct Doctor has covered London and the South East since 2009, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.
Grease that collects out of sight, behind the filters and along the duct, is what insurers and fire officers worry about, which is why a TR19® clean in Horsley Cross goes well beyond the canopy.
For a kitchen in or near Horsley Cross, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Horsley Cross (CO11)
- Region
- Essex
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
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What the work involves, part by part
Ductwork and risers
Risers take the extract up through floors to roof level, and grease often collects at the bottom of them. Access panels along the riser let us clean it in sections.
Extract fan and discharge
Attenuators, where fitted, can soak up grease and need attention. We clean what can be reached and note anything that can’t.
How the visit works
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Horsley Cross run smoothly.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by photos or a visit.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- Readings and pictures are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Clear loose items from the work area
Get a fixed quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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Kitchen extract cleaning in Horsley Cross: the local picture
At about 3 miles from the coast, Horsley Cross is close enough for sea air to matter. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers Horsley Cross. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Food hygiene inspections in Horsley Cross are the job of Tendring council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Horsley Cross (Castle House is about 4.9 miles north-west), fitting access panels needs care.
Horsley Cross is about 8 miles north of Clacton-on-Sea, in Essex. Horsley Cross gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. 644 places in Essex are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, about 28 miles away.
Work in CO11 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Other places close to Horsley Cross include Horsleycross Street (1 mile north), Little Bromley (2 miles north-west), Mistley (3 miles north), Manningtree (3 miles north) and Lawford (3 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Colchester (8 miles west), Clacton-on-Sea (8 miles south), Harwich (8 miles east), Camulodunum (9 miles west), Greenstead (6 miles west) and Wivenhoe (6 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Horsley Cross
Around Horsley Cross, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Cross Inn. For rail, the closest station is Mistley station, about 2.7 miles north of the centre. Open spaces near Horsley Cross include Wrabness Nature Reserve.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Horsley Cross
You will get a fixed price before any work starts. It takes into account:
- What state the system is in
- How easy every part is to reach
- Parking and loading at the site
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any previous report or certificate
- The site address and the type of premises
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Horsley Cross, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
Common problems we fix in Horsley Cross
How fast grease builds up depends mostly on how long the kitchen cooks each day. Under BESA guidance, heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day means a clean at least every 3 months, moderate use every 6 months and light use every 12. They are minimums: measured grease levels set the real interval.
Look out for any of the following:
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Stale cooking odours from the system
Whether the kitchen is in Horsley Cross itself or nearby, a TR19® clean covers the whole system, canopy to discharge.
What your quote should include
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
Keeping the system healthy
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
We hand the kitchen back clean, with the sheeting removed and waste taken away. Waste grease and water are contained and removed, so you can start cooking as normal.
Run the extract whenever the kitchen is cooking. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.
Why deal with it now?
After a fire, one of the first questions is often when the extract was last cleaned. Many insurers ask for proof of TR19 cleaning and may reduce or refuse a claim without it. A current certificate is far easier to produce than an explanation. If the system at a site near Horsley Cross fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will talk you through it.
Why Horsley Cross businesses choose us
- Every job surveyed first
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Photo reports with every job
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.