Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Housham Tye, Essex
Kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites in Housham Tye and across Essex. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
Kitchen extract cleaning in Housham Tye
Across Housham Tye, we clean kitchen extract systems to BESA TR19® Grease. We survey first and take grease readings, then clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. You get a TR19 certificate and a photo report at the end. If you’re dealing with grease smells coming from the extract and an extract that no longer clears the smoke, we can put it right, from discharge points, horizontal duct runs and vertical risers onwards. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but in Housham Tye, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
In a village or hamlet like Housham Tye, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
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.
- Location
- Housham Tye (CM17)
- Region
- Essex
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
For landlords and multi-site operators
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. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
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.
Between visits
So the system stays in good health:
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
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.
Regular filter cleaning is the simplest thing a kitchen can do. Clean, well-fitted filters catch more fat before it reaches the duct, which slows build-up further down the system.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Housham Tye: the local picture
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 4 pubs and bars within about 1.5 miles of central Housham Tye. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Food hygiene inspections in Housham Tye are the job of Epping Forest 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. Housham Tye sits within the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
A hospital like Princess Alexandra Hospital, about 4.1 miles west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Mark Hall School or anywhere near Housham Tye, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Barrington Hall, about 4.8 miles north-east, is one of the historic houses near Housham Tye; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Housham Tye is about 3 miles east of Harlow, in Essex. Across the CM17 area, we can carry out kitchen extract cleaning at your premises. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, Housham Tye among them. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, roughly 13 miles from Housham Tye.
Here we cover the CM17 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around Housham Tye: Matching Tye (1 mile east), Matching (1 mile north-east), Loyter's Green (1 mile south-east), Newman's End (1 mile north-east) and Foster Street (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Chelmsford (13 miles east), Harlow (3 miles west), Brentwood (12 miles south-east), Billericay (15 miles south-east), Loughton (10 miles south-west) and Waltham Abbey (10 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Housham Tye
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Gibberd Garden. Housham Tye’s nearest station is Harlow Mill station, about 2.2 miles west. Other landmarks nearby include Harlow Mill (2.4 miles west) and Mark Hall Cycle Museum (2.5 miles west). Not far away are Sawbridgeworth Marsh.
What affects the quote in Housham Tye
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Where the site is and how we reach it
What you pay 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 any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Helping us quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The postcode and the type of business
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Questions from Housham Tye
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Housham Tye out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. The FSA’s register shows about 4 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Housham Tye. You can ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the dates the site is empty.
Can the work in Housham Tye be done at night or at weekends?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. It means the site in Housham Tye keeps running as normal. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
Every clean comes with a TR19 certificate and a photo report. Keep them in the maintenance log with the fire risk assessment, ready for your insurer or an inspection.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
It depends on how many hours a day the kitchen cooks. BESA’s minimums run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. Your report gives a recommended next clean date.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Often, yes. With good pictures, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
Everything from canopy to discharge: canopy inside and out, plenum, grease filters, ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Anything we can’t reach is recorded on the report.
Different parts, different methods
Canopy and plenum
Canopies vary from a single hood to long runs over several appliances, each section is cleaned and photographed before and after.
Extract fan and discharge
Grease that reaches the fan coats the blades and the housing. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned as part of the TR19 clean.
How the visit works
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. In a small place like Housham Tye, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by photos or a visit.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before work begins.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Move anything stored near the system
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Get a fixed quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters