Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Ivy Chimneys
Kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Ivy Chimneys. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Fat running down the canopy edge
Kitchen extract cleaning in Ivy Chimneys, done properly
Every time food is cooked, warm vapour carries fat up into the extract. As it cools, it clings to the inside of the ductwork and keeps building. That film is fuel, and cleaning the whole system is how you keep it under control. The work covers canopies and hoods, plenums and filters and horizontal duct runs, and people most often call us about a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history and extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit. Kitchens in Ivy Chimneys book us for TR19 cleaning for three reasons: the insurer asked, the EHO asked, or the canopy is dripping. We handle the clean and the paperwork in one visit.
A clean in Ivy Chimneys covers the canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
In a village or hamlet like Ivy Chimneys, 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, whatever the size of the place.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after every 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
- Ivy Chimneys (CM16)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Ivy Chimneys
Who inspects food businesses in Ivy Chimneys?
That’s Epping Forest council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Ivy Chimneys. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Can school kitchens in Ivy Chimneys be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Around Ivy Chimneys, the Food Standards Agency lists about 4 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Will I get a certificate after the clean?
A TR19 certificate and a photo report. The certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report includes before and after pictures, grease readings and the recommended next clean date.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Do you cover Ivy Chimneys?
Yes. Our technicians work in Ivy Chimneys, within the South East and London area we cover.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
We clean to BESA TR19® Grease as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, and certificates go through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. We’ve been trading since 2009.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Many policies require TR19 cleaning, and insurers often ask to see the certificate. Without proof, a claim can be refused or reduced, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
What affects the quote in Ivy Chimneys
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- How big the system is
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The number of sites or systems
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
What we need to know
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
Quotes are quick. 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.
When to call us in Ivy Chimneys
The type of cooking changes the amount of grease. Fryers, grills and open flames throw much more fat into the extract than gentler cooking, which is why grease readings matter more than the calendar.
Look out for any of the following:
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Poor airflow at the canopy
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Ivy Chimneys Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What to look for in a quote
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- What paperwork you get at the end
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
What the work involves, part by part
Canopy and plenum
Grease meets the system first at the canopy and the plenum behind the filters. We clean both inside and out, including the filter housing.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Grills, fryers and woks send a lot of fat into the extract, so grease readings help set the right interval.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Ivy Chimneys: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 10 bars, pubs and nightclubs within about 1.5 miles of central Ivy Chimneys. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Environmental health officers from Epping Forest council inspect food businesses in Ivy Chimneys. 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. Ivy Chimneys is covered by 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.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St John the Baptist or elsewhere in Ivy Chimneys, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; St. Margaret's Hospital is the nearest hospital to Ivy Chimneys, about 1.4 miles north-east.
Ivy Chimneys is about 1 mile south-west of Epping, in Essex. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Ivy Chimneys, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. We work across South East England and London, Ivy Chimneys included. Our Essex coverage runs to 644 places, Ivy Chimneys among them. You can also see our page for London, roughly 16 miles from Ivy Chimneys.
We work across the CM16 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. That includes premises on High Road, Theydon Road and Centre Avenue and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Epping (1 mile north-east), Steward's Green (1 mile east), Fiddlers Hamlet (1 mile east), Theydon Garnon (2 miles south-east) and Hobbs Cross (2 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Harlow (6 miles north), Brentwood (10 miles south-east), Billericay (14 miles east), Loughton (3 miles south-west), Waltham Abbey (4 miles west) and Stansted Mountfitchet (15 miles north).
Around Ivy Chimneys
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Black Lion pub and St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled School and the streets around them. Other landmarks nearby include Epping Signalling Museum (0.6 miles north-east) and St. Margaret's Hospital (1.4 miles north-east). Open spaces near Ivy Chimneys include Lippitts Hill and Gernon Bushes.
Nearby places to Ivy Chimneys
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What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what kitchen extract cleaning will not do:
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
If you’re not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
What we do, step by step
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. In a small place like Ivy Chimneys, 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 we start.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
How to get a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Related advice
What happens if it’s left?
TR19® is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is. It puts a duty on the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping extract grease under control. Cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve done it. Rural sites can’t always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before we start.
What you get with us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Fully insured
- Photo reports with every job