Thurrock · RM15
Kitchen extract cleaning in RM15
TR19® kitchen extract cleaning, fire damper testing and ventilation hygiene across RM15, from South Ockendon and Aveley. Fixed quotes before we start and out-of-hours working.
Where we work in RM15
What we do in RM15
- Grease filter exchange
- Canopy and hood cleaning
- TR19 inspections and grease testing
- Grease trap cleaning
- Fire damper testing
- Ventilation duct cleaning
- Extract fan cleaning
- Commercial kitchen deep cleaning
- Extract fan repair and replacement
- Air handling unit cleaning
- Ductwork cleaning
- Kitchen extract cleaning
- Every service
Tell us what needs doing and your postcode and we’ll give you a clear price: call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Neighbouring districts
Elsewhere in Thurrock
Every town in Thurrock
Areas we cover
Kitchen extract cleaning in RM15: how it works
We’ve been trading since 2009, cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East and London. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and are fully insured. Typical jobs include an inspection that picked up a dirty extract and cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey, across vertical risers, horizontal duct runs and plenums and filters.
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before work begins.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
What you will pay
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why choose Duct Doctor
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Every job surveyed first
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we usually 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’s near South Ockendon
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Belhus, Bonnygate Primary School and Royal Oak Inn. You will also find Church of St Nicholas (0.6 miles north-east) and Beacon Hill Academy (0.5 miles west). There’s a railway station in South Ockendon itself: Ockendon station. Nearby you will also find Thameside Centre (2.9 miles south-east) and Thurrock Community Hospital (2.4 miles south-east). Not far away are Chafford Gorges Nature Park.
Kitchen extract cleaning around RM15
Kitchens across RM15 cook for very different hours, from all-day town-centre sites to part-time hall and school kitchens. Grease readings and BESA’s minimum intervals set the schedule for each.
From central London kitchens to coastal hotels and country pubs, London and the South East have every kind of site. The same TR19® standard applies to all of them, in RM15 and beyond.
South Ockendon: A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Nicholas or elsewhere in South Ockendon, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. A kitchen near Ockendon station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Why deal with it now?
Any food business in RM15 can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and they look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment, extraction included. Keeping the extract clean helps the whole kitchen pass muster.
What your quote should include
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- What state the system is in
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
Helping us quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Do not let the canopy gutters overflow
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as pictures. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.
Multi-site and managed buildings
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
FAQs for RM15
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Many policies require TR19 cleaning, and insurers often ask to see the certificate. An insurer may refuse or reduce a claim if there’s no evidence, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
Every clean comes with a TR19 certificate and a photo report. They belong in the maintenance log so they’re to hand when an insurer asks.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
BESA guidance gives minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months, depending on daily cooking hours. Kitchens that fry or grill a lot may need cleaning sooner, and readings will tell you.
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, while long runs and tall risers take longer and may need more than one visit. We’ll tell you how long when we quote.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Some photos and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we will ask.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that cannot wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.