Essex · CM77
Kitchen extract cleaning in CM77
TR19® kitchen extract cleaning, fire damper testing and ventilation hygiene across CM77, covering Great Notley, Tye Green and Rayne. A fixed price up front and out-of-hours working.
Places in CM77
- Great Notley
- Tye Green
- Rayne
- Black Notley
- Long Green
- Bradwell
- Hawbush Green
- Stisted
- Cressing
- Pattiswick
- Little Common
- Blake End
- Lanham Green
- Perry Green
- Row Green
- Young's End
- Braintree
Services in CM77
- Extract fan repair and replacement
- Air handling unit cleaning
- Kitchen extract cleaning
- Grease filter exchange
- Ductwork cleaning
- TR19 inspections and grease testing
- Ventilation duct cleaning
- Commercial kitchen deep cleaning
- Grease trap cleaning
- Fire damper testing
- Canopy and hood cleaning
- Extract fan cleaning
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Tell us what needs doing and your postcode and we’ll give you a clear price: phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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How kitchen extract cleaning works in CM77
Every time food is cooked, warm vapour carries fat up into the extract. It cools inside the duct and settles as a sticky film that thickens month by month. That film is fuel, and a proper clean removes it before it becomes a fire risk. The work covers canopies and hoods, plenums and filters and vertical risers, and people most often call us about proof of cleaning requested by an insurer and years of baked-on grease in the ducts.
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits.
- 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.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
How we quote
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Why choose Duct Doctor
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Every visit written up, with photos
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
How to get a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Landmarks near Great Notley
Typical jobs here are in premises near White Court School, Cuckoo Wood and The Essex Cricketers pub, among other places. Other local landmarks include Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form (1 mile east) and The Church in Great Notley (under half a mile north). The nearest railway station is Braintree station, roughly 1.6 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Tudor House Museum (Braintree) (2.2 miles north-east) and William Julien Courtauld Hospital (1.1 miles north-east). Open spaces near Great Notley include Phyllis Currie Nature Reserve.
Kitchen extract cleaning around CM77
Kitchens across CM77 cook for very different hours, from all-day town-centre sites to part-time hall and school kitchens. The right interval comes from hours of use and grease readings.
From central London kitchens to coastal hotels and country pubs, London and the South East have every kind of site. Wherever the site is in CM77, the work is done to the same TR19® standard.
Great Notley: Term dates shape school work: for a school like White Court School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. A hospital like William Julien Courtauld Hospital, about 1.1 miles north-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning
The type of cooking changes the amount of grease. Fryers, grills and open flames throw much more fat into the extract than gentler cooking, which is why grease readings matter more than the calendar.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
Between visits
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
You get a photo report after every clean. Before and after pictures show each part of the system, alongside a list of what was cleaned, anything out of reach and the recommended next clean date.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. A daily wipe is not a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
Managing agents and facilities teams in CM77
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
What your team can do, and what needs us
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Fire dampers that will not close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
Questions from CM77
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where necessary. A fixed quote follows.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Can you quote from pictures?
Yes, if we can see what we need. If not, a site survey comes first, then a fixed quote.
Do we have to close the kitchen for the clean?
We clean while the kitchen is closed, working evenings, overnight or at weekends to suit you. We need the equipment switched off and cooled first.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Extract grease is fuel for a kitchen fire, which is why many insurers require TR19 cleaning. Each clean gives you a certificate and photo report to show them.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
Everything from canopy to discharge: canopy inside and out, plenum, grease filters, ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Any part without access is noted.