Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Little Braxted
Kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites in Little Braxted and across Essex. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
Between visits
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise straight away
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
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 is not missed.
Tell whoever looks after the system when something changes. Grease dripping from the canopy, a burning smell or a fan that sounds rough are all signs of build-up, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Little Braxted
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. Common call-outs are for a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate and proof of cleaning requested by an insurer, on plenums and filters, vertical risers and discharge points. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, in Little Braxted it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.
Access decides how thorough a clean can be. Sections without access panels are recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted so they’re cleaned next time.
For a kitchen in or near Little Braxted, 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. Each visit is written up with pictures, 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 to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Little Braxted (CM8)
- Region
- Essex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Also near Little Braxted
Also in Little Braxted
What happens if it’s left?
Environmental health officers inspect food businesses, in Little Braxted as everywhere else, and they look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment, extraction included. A clean extract is one less thing to worry about on the day. A planned visit to Little Braxted is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
Why Little Braxted businesses choose us
- Trading since 2009
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Photo reports with every job
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
How the visit works
We are used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Little Braxted.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- 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.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Getting a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- The condition we find in the survey
- The size of the system
- A single visit or a regular plan
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we will explain what it covers.
Asking for a quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Any previous report or certificate
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The postcode and the type of business
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Kitchen extract cleaning around Little Braxted
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 17 pubs, bars and clubs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Little Braxted. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Food hygiene inspections in Little Braxted are the job of Braintree council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. The fire and rescue service for Little Braxted is Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
For schools such as Maltings Academy, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Little Braxted is about 1 mile east of Witham, in Essex. Whatever kind of site you run in Little Braxted, kitchen extract cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, Little Braxted among them. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, roughly 9 miles from Little Braxted.
Our technicians cover all of the CM8 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. We also cover Witham (1 mile west), Rivenhall End (1 mile north), Rivenhall (2 miles north), Faulkbourne (3 miles north-west) and Silver End (4 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Colchester (12 miles north-east), Chelmsford (9 miles south-west), Braintree (7 miles north-west), Maldon (5 miles south), Rayleigh (15 miles south) and Wickford (15 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Little Braxted
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Red Lion Inn and Whet Mead. Little Braxted’s nearest station is Witham station, roughly 1 mile west. Nearby you’ll also find Cressing Temple (3.4 miles north-west). Not far away are Shut Heath Wood.
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
Grease meets the system first at the canopy and the plenum behind the filters. We clean both inside and out, with the filter housing cleaned too.
Ductwork and risers
Risers take the extract up through floors to roof level, and grease runs down their walls and pools at the base. They’re cleaned through access points along their height.
Common questions in Little Braxted
Who inspects food businesses in Little Braxted?
The local authority for Little Braxted is Braintree council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Can you come to Little Braxted after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. It means the site in Little Braxted keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
What happens to the waste?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.
Can you quote from photos?
Yes, if we can see what we need. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, then a fixed quote.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
Many policies require TR19 cleaning, and insurers often ask to see the certificate. An insurer may refuse or reduce a claim if there’s no evidence, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
How long will the clean take?
A small kitchen with a short duct can be done in a few hours, but large systems may be spread over more than one visit. We will tell you how long when we quote.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
Every clean comes with a TR19 certificate and a photo report. They belong in the maintenance log, ready for your insurer or an inspection.
What we’re called out for in Little Braxted
What’s on the menu matters as much as how much is cooked. Frying, grilling and roasting send far more fat into the canopy than steaming or boiling, which is why grease readings matter more than the calendar.
Most sites get in touch after spotting something like this:
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Nicholas or elsewhere in Little Braxted, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Before booking anyone
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether VAT is included
- When the next visit should be, and why
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed