Essex · CM5
Kitchen extract cleaning in CM5
TR19® kitchen extract cleaning, fire damper testing and ventilation hygiene across CM5, from Chipping Ongar, Marden Ash and Shelley. Fixed quotes before we start and out-of-hours working.
Areas within CM5
- Chipping Ongar
- Marden Ash
- Shelley
- Fyfield
- Moreton
- High Ongar
- Clatterford End
- Bobbingworth
- Toot Hill
- Willingale
- Abbess Roding
- Beauchamp Roding
- Bovinger
- Greensted Green
- Little End
- Little Laver
- Magdalen Laver
- Pedlars End
- Shellow Bowells
- Stanford Rivers
- Hare Street
- Norwood End
- Greensted
- Norton Mandeville
- Berners Roding
- Clatterford End
- Cannon's Green
- King Street
- Radley Green
Cleaning and testing we offer in CM5
- Air handling unit cleaning
- Commercial kitchen deep cleaning
- Ductwork cleaning
- Grease trap cleaning
- Ventilation duct cleaning
- Kitchen extract cleaning
- Extract fan cleaning
- Extract fan repair and replacement
- Canopy and hood cleaning
- Fire damper testing
- Grease filter exchange
- TR19 inspections and grease testing
- All services
Tell us what needs doing and your postcode for a quick quote: call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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Our kitchen extract cleaning service in CM5
Many insurers ask for proof that the extract has been cleaned to TR19, and a claim can be refused or reduced without it. The certificate and photo report from each clean in CM5 give you that record, ready for the fire risk assessment file. The work covers extract fans, plenums and filters and canopies and hoods, and people most often call us about an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer and a kitchen taken over without any extract records.
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time.
- We survey the system first, from your photos and details or on a site visit.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- 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.
- Readings and photos are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
How we quote
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we will explain what it covers.
Why book with us
- A written report with photos after each visit
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Fully insured
Ask for a quote
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in CM5, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
What’s near Chipping Ongar
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around United Reformed Church, Chipping Ongar Primary School and The Ongar Academy, among other places. Well-known places in the area include Willingale Doe (4.5 miles north-east) and St. Margaret's Hospital (5.2 miles west). Open spaces near Chipping Ongar include Gernon Bushes.
Where we work in CM5
In CM5, a busy kitchen in a place such as Chipping Ongar, Marden Ash and Shelley and a quiet village kitchen need very different cleaning intervals. The right interval comes from hours of use and grease readings.
We work across London and the South East, and CM5 is part of that area. Each job starts with a survey and a fixed quote, wherever it is in CM5.
Chipping Ongar: Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; St. Margaret's Hospital is the nearest hospital to Chipping Ongar, about 5.2 miles west. For schools such as Chipping Ongar Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- An undersized canopy or fan
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in CM5
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The scale of the work
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We normally come back within one working day.
What the work involves, part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In a care home or hospital, the kitchen may cook every day of the year. We plan the clean around meal times and work in a contained, tidy way, so residents and patients aren’t disturbed.
Canopy and plenum
Whether it’s one hood or a long island canopy, every section is cleaned and recorded in the photo report before and after.
Looking after it afterwards
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
Any section without access is marked on the report. A TR19 report should record what wasn’t cleaned as well as what was, and new access panels can be fitted so the next clean covers it.
Regular filter cleaning is the simplest thing a kitchen can do. A filter that’s clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, which slows build-up further down the system.
Common problems we fix in CM5
Grease in an extract starts as vapour. Once it cools inside the ductwork, it condenses onto every surface it touches, building a layer that gets thicker with every service. Filters catch some of it, but never all.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
CM5: your questions answered
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, but large systems may be spread over more than one visit. We’ll tell you how long when we quote.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
What happens to the waste?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it doesn’t spread.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, 24/7. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
The whole system: the canopy, the plenum behind the filters, the filters, horizontal ducts, vertical risers, the fan and the discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Anything we cannot reach is recorded on the report.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, our work sits within an independently audited scheme. We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 too, and we are fully insured.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.