Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Jack's Hatch kitchen extract cleaning
For kitchen extract cleaning in Jack's Hatch, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Grease smells coming from the extract
What your team can do, and what needs us
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.
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, which is where we come in.
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Jack's Hatch
We treat an extract system much as a doctor treats a patient: survey first, clean second, sign-off last. That clean bill of health comes as a TR19 certificate and a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If you are dealing with ductwork thick with old, hardened grease and grease smells coming from the extract, we can put it right. People looking for “duct cleaning near me” in Jack's Hatch normally mean the kitchen extract, and that is our main job: the whole run from hood to roof, cleaned to TR19® Grease.
Each job starts with a look at where grease has built up: wet film or deposit thickness readings show which parts of the duct need the most attention, and readings afterwards go into your report.
Work in a small place like Jack's Hatch starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Where
- Jack's Hatch (CM16)
- Region
- Essex
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
What affects the quote in Jack's Hatch
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- The scale of the work
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will talk you through it.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The site address and the type of premises
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
What happens on the day
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. The timing of a visit to Jack's Hatch is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Preparing for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Advice
Nearby places to Jack's Hatch
Also in Jack's Hatch
Part by part
Ductwork and risers
Vertical risers carry the air up through the building, and grease runs down their walls and pools at the base. They’re cleaned through access points along their height.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Grills, fryers and woks send a lot of fat into the extract, and measured readings show whether the minimum interval is enough.
Jack's Hatch kitchens: local notes
There are about 10 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 10 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Jack's Hatch, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. Kitchens in Jack's Hatch get their food hygiene inspections from Harlow council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Jack's Hatch is covered by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
School kitchens, at schools like Water Lane Primary Academy for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Princess Alexandra Hospital (about 2.2 miles north), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Jack's Hatch is about 3 miles south-west of Harlow, in Essex. Whether your site is in the middle of Jack's Hatch or further out, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, Jack's Hatch among them. London is in our area too, around 18 miles away.
All of CM16 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Being close to the B181, Jack's Hatch is easy for our technicians to reach at any hour. Other places close to Jack's Hatch include Broadley Common (1 mile west), Epping Green (1 mile south), Tylerscross (1 mile north-west), Staple Tye (1 mile north-east) and Great Parndon (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include Harlow (3 miles north-east), Brentwood (13 miles south-east), Loughton (6 miles south), Waltham Abbey (5 miles south-west), Great Dunmow (15 miles north-east) and Epping (3 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Jack's Hatch
In Jack's Hatch, that means kitchens and buildings near Travellers Friend pub, Nazeing Triangle and Stewards School. The closest station to Jack's Hatch is Roydon station, roughly 3 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Harlow Mill (4.1 miles north-east) and Nazeing Glass Museum (3.3 miles west). Not far away are Cheshunt Lake and Hunsdon Mead.
Honest limits
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- An undersized canopy or fan
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Jack's Hatch
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Jack's Hatch?
Grease in the extract matters because it burns. 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. That’s why controlling extract grease belongs in the fire risk assessment.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St James with St Luke or elsewhere in Jack's Hatch, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What paperwork you get at the end
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
Jack's Hatch: your questions answered
Which environmental health team covers Jack's Hatch?
That is Harlow council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Jack's Hatch. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Can the work in Jack's Hatch be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Jack's Hatch can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. We always survey first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
What do I get after the clean?
A TR19 certificate and a photo report. Certificates are issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report shows before and after photos, readings, any areas not reached and the next clean date.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
How much notice should we give?
For planned work, earlier is better, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.