Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Matching Tye
Kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Matching Tye. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
Kitchen extract cleaning in Matching Tye, done properly
Across Matching 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. The work covers plenums and filters, extract fans and vertical risers, and the jobs we see most are proof of cleaning requested by an insurer and an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but a proper TR19® clean in Matching Tye covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and readings afterwards go into your report.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with pictures of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Matching Tye (CM17)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Matching Tye before we set off.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and give you a fixed quote.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
How to prepare
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.
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Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Matching Tye
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.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Matching Tye (Barrington Hall is about 4.5 miles north-east), fitting access panels needs care.
What to look for in a quote
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
Nearby places to Matching Tye
What else we do in Matching Tye
Kitchen extract cleaning in Matching Tye: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Matching Tye. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Fire safety in Matching Tye falls to Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Food hygiene inspections in Matching 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. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Parish Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Matching Tye, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Princess Alexandra Hospital (about 4.6 miles west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Matching Tye is about 3 miles east of Harlow, in Essex. Sites in Matching Tye get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Our Essex coverage runs to 644 places, Matching Tye among them. Chelmsford is in our area too, around 13 miles away.
Kitchen extract cleaning in CM17 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Rainbow Road and Harlow Road, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Close by, we work in Matching (1 mile north-east), Housham Tye (1 mile west), Loyter's Green (1 mile south), Newman's End (1 mile north) and Magdalen Laver (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover Chelmsford (13 miles east), Harlow (3 miles west), Brentwood (12 miles south-east), Billericay (14 miles south-east), Loughton (11 miles south-west) and Waltham Abbey (10 miles south-west).
Near you in Matching Tye
Typical jobs here are in premises near Gibberd Garden. The nearest railway station is Harlow Mill station, roughly 2.7 miles west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Harlow Mill (2.9 miles west) and Mark Hall Cycle Museum (2.9 miles west). The countryside around Matching Tye includes Sawbridgeworth Marsh.
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- A fan motor that has burnt out
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: 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.
Why it’s worth doing now in Matching Tye
Any food business in Matching Tye can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and they look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment, extraction included. Keeping the extract clean helps the whole kitchen pass muster. Rural sites can’t always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why book with us
- In business since 2009
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Matching Tye: your questions answered
Can you come to Matching Tye after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. That way a site in Matching Tye does not have to lose a day’s trading. When you ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, mention when the site is quiet.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Matching Tye?
Matching Tye is in the area of 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.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
A small kitchen with a short duct can be done in a few hours, while long runs and tall risers take longer and may need more than one visit. We will tell you how long when we quote.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Many insurers ask for proof of regular cleaning to TR19, and many policies require it. Without proof, a claim can be refused or reduced, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
Which sectors do you work in?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, as well as food production and leisure sites.
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
Canopies vary from a single hood to long runs over several appliances, every section is cleaned and recorded in the photo report before and after.
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.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Matching Tye
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.