Hertfordshire · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Braughing
We cover Braughing for cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Proof of duct cleaning for the insurer
- High readings at a recent grease test
- Stale grease odours from the duct
What a clean will not put right
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Faulty fire dampers
- A worn-out fan that needs replacing
- Parts of the duct with no way in
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Where we work
- Bends and junctions
- Vertical risers
- Multi-storey ducts
- Access panels
- Attenuators
- Horizontal duct runs
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Braughing
Every duct has its own route. Some run a short distance to an outside wall, others climb several floors to the roof. The survey traces the route and finds every access point before we quote. The work covers bends and junctions, access panels and vertical risers, and common reasons people get in touch are gaps where access panels were never fitted and an insurer asking for TR19 evidence.
Somewhere as small as Braughing, 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.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Where
- Braughing (SG11)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
Bends and transitions
A bend can hold far more grease than a straight run of the same length. It’s scraped out and degreased, and test it before and after.
Attenuators and discharge
Attenuators, where fitted, quieten the extract, but they can hold grease in their linings. We clean what can be reached and note anything that can’t.
Braughing: your questions answered
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Braughing out of term?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 5 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Braughing. Send us your term dates when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we will fit the work in.
Will you come out to Braughing?
Yes, Braughing is part of our area, however small the site. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
What types of premises do you cover?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We carry full insurance, and we have been trading since 2009.
How can I tell if my extract ducts are dirty?
Signs include grease dripping from joints, smells and a fan working harder, but measuring is the reliable way to know. A WFTT or DTT reading gives a clear answer.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
What’s involved in cleaning extract ducts?
Each section is cleaned through its own panel. Grease is scraped out first, then degreased, with readings taken before and after.
How do you protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Hertfordshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Signs you need ductwork cleaning in Braughing
A vertical riser can run up several floors. Grease clings to the walls and can run down to the base as liquid grease runs down. Access along its height is needed to clean it properly.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin or elsewhere in Braughing, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
What your quote should include
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
What happens on the day
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access. In a small place like Braughing, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- The duct route is surveyed and every access point found.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points.
- Out of hours, the area is protected and the access panels opened.
- Thick grease is scraped out, then the runs and risers are degreased.
- We close up, re-test, photograph and record anything out of reach.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for ductwork cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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Ductwork cleaning around Braughing
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 8 bars, pubs and nightclubs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Braughing. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Braughing. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Environmental health officers from East Hertfordshire council inspect food businesses in Braughing. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Historic houses near Braughing, such as Much Hadham Palace about 4 miles south-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. School kitchens, at schools like Jenyns First School and Nursery for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Braughing is about 6 miles north-west of Bishop's Stortford, in Hertfordshire. Every kind of commercial site in Braughing, we can take on ductwork cleaning. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Across Hertfordshire, we cover 381 places, Braughing among them. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, about 23 miles away.
Here we cover the SG11 postcode area for ductwork cleaning. That includes premises on The Street, Pentlows and Northfield and nearby roads. Nearby, we also carry out ductwork cleaning in Hay Street (1 mile north-west), Westmill (2 miles north-west), Albury (2 miles east), Gravesend (3 miles east) and Furneux Pelham (3 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Stevenage (9 miles west), Bishop's Stortford (6 miles south-east), Welwyn Garden City (12 miles south-west), Hitchin (13 miles west), Hoddesdon (11 miles south) and Cheshunt (14 miles south).
Landmarks near Braughing
Around Braughing, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Axe And Compasses Public House and the streets around them. Well-known places in the area include Moated mound (3.7 miles east).
Aftercare tips
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Keep to the interval on the report
- Leave a way through to the access panels
- Make sure filters are seated properly
- Keep your cleaning records together
A full system clean includes a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. It records the date, the location and the technician.
Book the next duct clean before the date passes. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval may need to shorten, and grease thickness testing will show it.