Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Takeley Street, Essex
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge for Takeley Street, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Fat running down the canopy edge
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Takeley Street
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and are fully insured. The work covers vertical risers, canopies and hoods and horizontal duct runs, and the jobs we see most are grease drips onto cooking equipment and cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, it’s the job we do every week across Essex.
Kitchens that fry and grill hardest need the most frequent cleans, so the interval is set by what you cook as well as how long.
In a small place like Takeley Street, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with pictures, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Takeley Street (CM22)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Between visits
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
If we couldn’t get into part of the duct, the report says so plainly. That is part of an honest TR19 clean, not a failing, and we can fit access panels so it’s reached next time.
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.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- How easy every part is to reach
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The number of sites or systems
- A single visit or a regular plan
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
What we need to know
When you call or email, these details help:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any previous report or certificate
- The postcode and the type of business
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, 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.
What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
Kitchen extract cleaning in Takeley Street: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 3 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses within about 1.5 miles of central Takeley Street. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Fire safety in Takeley Street 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. Environmental health officers from Uttlesford council inspect food businesses in Takeley Street. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Barrington Hall is about 2.2 miles south), access may need planning. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of the Holy Trinity or anywhere around Takeley Street, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Takeley Street is about 4 miles east of Bishop's Stortford, in Essex. Wherever you are in the CM22 postcode area, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Our Essex coverage runs to 644 places, Takeley Street among them. Chelmsford is in our area too, about 14 miles from Takeley Street.
Work in CM22 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We cover sites on Westwood Mews, Kingfisher Meadow and Dunmow Road and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Takeley Street: Takeley (1 mile east), Smith's Green (1 mile east), Hope End Green (1 mile east), Puttock's End (2 miles south-east) and Start Hill (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Chelmsford (14 miles south-east), Braintree (13 miles east), Harlow (9 miles south-west), Saffron Walden (11 miles north), Great Dunmow (5 miles east) and Epping (13 miles south-west).
What’s near Takeley Street
Typical jobs here are in premises near Green Man Public House and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Stansted Airport station, roughly 1.6 miles north of the centre. Nearby you will also find Herts and Essex Hospital (3.1 miles west) and House On The Hill Toy Museum (3.2 miles north-west). Not far away are Rushy Mead and Portingbury Hills.
What happens if it’s left?
Leaving the clean until the next refit doesn’t make the grease go away. Over time, soft grease bakes into a harder, thicker crust, and that takes more work to shift. Staying on a regular cycle keeps each clean manageable. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
What you get with us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Every job surveyed first
- In business since 2009
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
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Takeley Street questions
Do you work overnight in Takeley Street?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. That way a site in Takeley Street doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Takeley Street?
Takeley Street is in the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
The minimum is set by BESA guidance on daily use, from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Kitchens that fry or grill a lot may need cleaning sooner, which grease thickness testing will show.
What should I send you?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. After that, simply give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where needed. Then you get a fixed quote.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
No law names TR19 directly, but the responsible person still has a legal duty under the Fire Safety Order 2005. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19 as the standard, and many policies require it.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
We clean every part the grease travels through. That means canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge, reached through access panels where necessary.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in Takeley Street?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. For a quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
How it works
We’re used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Visits to a village like Takeley Street are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Clear loose items from the work area
Getting a quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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Different parts, different methods
Grease filters
Filters need cleaning far more often than the duct, and a filter exchange service can take that off your hands. Keeping them clean helps the rest of the system stay cleaner.
Canopy and plenum
Grease meets the system first at the canopy and the plenum behind the filters. Both are scraped and degreased inside and out, including the filter housing.
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Also in Takeley Street
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Takeley Street?
What’s on the menu matters as much as how much is cooked. Fryers, grills and open flames throw much more fat into the extract than gentler cooking, so two kitchens with the same hours can need very different intervals.
Look out for any of the following:
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Roseacres Primary School or anywhere near Takeley Street, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Comparing quotes
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed