Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Thorpe Green, Essex
Specialist kitchen extract cleaning for Thorpe Green: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
Thorpe Green: your questions answered
Which council inspects kitchens in Thorpe Green?
Kitchens in Thorpe Green are inspected by Tendring council’s environmental health officers. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Can sea air affect kitchen extract cleaning in Thorpe Green?
Yes, to a degree: at about 3 miles from the coast, Thorpe Green gets salt-laden air that corrodes metal faster. Outdoor metalwork near the sea is worth inspecting at each visit.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. BESA’s minimums run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. We’ll recommend a date after measuring the grease.
What should I send you?
A short description and a few pictures, with the address and opening hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
Where does the waste go?
We take it away at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. We always survey first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Thorpe Green
Think of it as a health check for the kitchen’s airways: survey first, clean second, sign-off last. The sign-off is a TR19 certificate with a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Typical jobs include a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate and rancid smells from grease in the duct, on plenums and filters, canopies and hoods and extract fans. Searching for commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Thorpe Green? Duct Doctor has covered London and the South East since 2009, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
Somewhere as small as Thorpe Green, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Thorpe Green (CO16)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
We do not publish a price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The size of the system
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Travel, parking and unloading
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- The site address and the type of premises
- A few general shots of the system
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Problems your staff have spotted
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Thorpe Green, call 0345 646 2711 or email us. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Different parts, different methods
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Some healthcare kitchens never fully close. We plan the clean around meal times and work in a contained, tidy way, so residents and patients aren’t disturbed.
Ductwork and risers
Horizontal runs collect grease as the air slows and cools. We open access panels along the route and clean each section, recording any that cannot be reached.
Nearby places to Thorpe Green
What else we do in Thorpe Green
Common problems we fix in Thorpe Green
In Thorpe Green, as anywhere, grease gathers where the air slows down: long horizontal runs, bends, the base of risers and around the fan. The cooler the duct, the more grease drops out of the air.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Stale cooking odours from the system
Thorpe Hall, about 1 mile south-east, is one of the historic houses near Thorpe Green; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Before booking anyone
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Proof of insurance
- When the next visit should be, and why
What we do, step by step
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Thorpe Green and turn up when the site is quiet.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Clear the space around the work
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
How to get a quote
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
You get a photo report after every clean. Before and after photos show each part of the system, and lists what was cleaned, any areas we couldn’t reach and the date the next clean is due.
Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. A filter that’s clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, so the ductwork stays cleaner for longer.
Kitchen extract cleaning around Thorpe Green
Thorpe Green is within about 3 miles of the coast. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. The Food Standards Agency lists about 5 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses in Thorpe Green and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Thorpe Green sits within the area of 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.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Rolph CofE Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Parish Church of St Michael, or anywhere in Thorpe Green, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Thorpe Green is about 4 miles north of Clacton-on-Sea, in Essex. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Thorpe Green and the rest of Essex. Thorpe Green is one of 644 towns, villages and districts in Essex where we work for commercial clients. We also work in Chelmsford, around 30 miles away.
We cover every part of the CO16 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on Paddock Drive, Colchester Road and Tendring Road or a nearby road, we can help. If your site is just outside Thorpe Green, we cover Far Thorpe Green (1 mile west), Thorpe-le-Soken (1 mile south-east), Beaumont (1 mile north-east), Pig Street (1 mile south) and Oak Corner (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Colchester (11 miles west), Clacton-on-Sea (4 miles south), Harwich (7 miles north-east), Camulodunum (12 miles west), Greenstead (9 miles west) and Wivenhoe (8 miles west).
Landmarks near Thorpe Green
In Thorpe Green, that means kitchens and buildings near The Rose and Crown pub, among other places. The closest station to Thorpe Green is Thorpe-Le-Soken station, roughly 1.2 miles south. The countryside around Thorpe Green includes Weeleyhall Wood.
What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
We won’t sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- An undersized canopy or fan
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods