Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Totham Hill
Specialist kitchen extract cleaning for Totham Hill: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The scale of the work
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
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 will get one fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Any previous report or certificate
- A few general shots of the system
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Problems your staff have spotted
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before work begins.
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Totham Hill
Insurers often want evidence of regular TR19 cleaning, and a claim can be refused or reduced without it. For a kitchen in Totham Hill, our certificate and photo report give you that record, ready for the fire risk assessment file. If you have a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history and a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate, we can help, from plenums and filters, vertical risers and extract fans onwards. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but a proper TR19® clean in Totham Hill covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
Each job starts with a look at where grease has built up: 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 Totham Hill, 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, whatever the size of the place.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Totham Hill (CM9)
- Region
- Essex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Why deal with it now?
There’s no law that names TR19, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 still applies. It puts a duty on the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, which in a kitchen includes the grease in the extract. Cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve done it. Somewhere as small as Totham Hill, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
Why Totham Hill businesses choose us
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- We’re fully insured
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Keeping the system healthy
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
The certificate records when the clean was done, where and by whom. Keep it in the maintenance log with your fire risk assessment so it’s ready when anyone asks to see it.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. A daily wipe isn’t a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
What a clean will not put right
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what kitchen extract cleaning won’t do:
- A canopy that’s too small or a system that was badly designed
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Totham Hill
Hours of cooking are the biggest factor. 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.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Peter or elsewhere in Totham Hill, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether a survey comes first
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Proof of insurance
Nearby places to Totham Hill
What else we do in Totham Hill
How the visit works
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Totham Hill knowing what to expect.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- 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.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system 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
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Move anything stored near the system
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Ask for a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Related advice
Totham Hill questions
Who is the fire and rescue service for Totham Hill?
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Totham Hill. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Do you work at weekends in Totham Hill?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. It means the site in Totham Hill keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
Grease in an extract is a known fire risk, so many insurers want evidence it’s being cleaned to TR19. Our certificate and photo report give you that evidence.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
The legal duty sits in the Fire Safety Order 2005 rather than in TR19 itself. TR19 is the industry benchmark for meeting that duty in a kitchen extract, and many insurers ask for proof of it.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, along with a few photos and any previous report.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Ask us for a fixed quote, typically ready within one working day.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
All of it, from the canopy through to the discharge. Where there aren’t enough access panels to reach a section, it’s recorded, and we can fit new ones.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Totham Hill and across Essex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
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’re happy to quote for all of it.
Grease, kitchens and Totham Hill
There are about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Totham Hill, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. The fire and rescue service for Totham Hill 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. Food hygiene inspections in Totham Hill are the job of Maldon council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
School kitchens, at schools like Great Totham Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Historic houses near Totham Hill, such as Layer Marney Tower about 4.9 miles north-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Totham Hill is about 4 miles south-east of Witham, in Essex. Totham Hill gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, and Totham Hill is one of them. We also work in Chelmsford, about 10 miles from Totham Hill.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: CM9. We also cover Little Totham (1 mile east), Tolleshunt Major (2 miles east), Goldhanger (3 miles south-east), Oxley Green (3 miles east) and Tolleshunt Knights (3 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Colchester (11 miles north-east), Chelmsford (10 miles west), Braintree (10 miles north-west), Maldon (4 miles south), Rayleigh (14 miles south) and Witham (4 miles north-west).
Near you in Totham Hill
In Totham Hill, that means kitchens and buildings near The Bull Public House and the streets around them. The closest station to Totham Hill is Witham station, about 3.5 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Maldon & District Agricultural & Domestic Museum (3 miles south-east). Not far away are Shut Heath Wood.