Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Monk Street kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning across Monk Street and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
What a clean will not put right
In fairness, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
- Fire dampers that will not close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Monk Street
The ducts are where most of the grease hides. Access panels let us into the duct runs and risers, removing thick grease by hand, then using degreasers, hot water or steam to suit the deposit. Anything out of reach is noted in the report and extra access panels can be added. The work covers horizontal duct runs, canopies and hoods and vertical risers, and common reasons people get in touch are a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history and years of baked-on grease in the ducts. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, in Monk Street it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.
A kitchen running fryers and chargrills all day builds up grease much faster than one that mostly steams and boils, so we look at the menu as well as the opening hours when we suggest the next date.
Somewhere as small as Monk Street, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Monk Street (CM6)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
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Common questions in Monk Street
Do you work overnight in Monk Street?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. It means the site in Monk Street keeps running as normal. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Monk Street?
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Monk Street. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
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 includes before and after photos, grease readings and the recommended next clean date.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
BESA guidance gives minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months, depending on daily cooking hours. Heavy frying and grilling can mean shorter intervals, and readings will tell you.
How do you protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
Allow a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
What do you do with what you remove?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We do not leave it behind.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Grease in an extract is a known fire risk, which is why many insurers require TR19 cleaning. Our certificate and photo report give you that evidence.
How the visit works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. For a village or hamlet like Monk Street, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- 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.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- 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
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Move anything stored near the system
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Ask for a quote
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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Between visits
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
Every clean ends with a photo report. It shows the system before and after, part by part, alongside a list of what was cleaned, anything out of reach and the recommended next clean date.
Regular filter cleaning is the simplest thing a kitchen can do. Clean, well-fitted filters catch more fat before it reaches the duct, so the ductwork stays cleaner for longer.
Leave it or put it right?
TR19® isn’t law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is. It puts a duty on the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, which in a kitchen includes the grease in the extract. TR19 is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. A fault that closes a site in a village like Monk Street affects everyone who depends on it.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What you get with us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Full insurance on every job
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A written report with photos after every visit
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
When to call us in Monk Street
In Monk Street, as anywhere, grease gathers where the air slows down: in long flat runs, at bends and changes of direction, and in the fan housing. The cooler the duct, the more grease drops out of the air.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
Historic houses near Monk Street, such as Horham Hall about 1.5 miles west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
What your quote should include
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether a survey comes first
- How VAT is shown on the quote
For landlords and multi-site operators
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- The condition of the system
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- A single visit or a regular plan
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Helping us quote
You do not need the technical terms. Just send:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Kitchen extracts in Monk Street
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens in Monk Street and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. The fire and rescue service for Monk Street is 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. It’s Uttlesford council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Monk Street. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Whether the kitchen is in Monk Street itself or nearby, a TR19® clean covers the whole system, canopy to discharge.
Monk Street is about 7 miles south-east of Saffron Walden, in Essex. Sites in Monk Street get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, Monk Street among them. Chelmsford is in our area too, about 15 miles from Monk Street.
Work in CM6 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. You will find streets such as Folly Mill Lane and Monk Street, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Sibley's Green (1 mile south-east), Thaxted (1 mile north), Duton Hill (1 mile south-west), Bardfield End Green (1 mile north-east) and Cutlers Green (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Chelmsford (15 miles south-east), Braintree (10 miles east), Harlow (15 miles south-west), Witham (15 miles south-east), Saffron Walden (7 miles north-west) and Halstead (13 miles east).
Near you in Monk Street
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Greyhound Public House, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Stansted Airport station, about 4.7 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are Little Easton Moat (3.4 miles south). Open spaces near Monk Street include West Wood.