Hertfordshire · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Ickleford, Hertfordshire
Ductwork cleaning for commercial sites in Ickleford and across Hertfordshire. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- Duct runs that can’t be reached
- Grease leaking from duct joints
How we handle ductwork cleaning in Ickleford
Grease in a duct is hidden, which is exactly why it’s dangerous. Flames pulled in from the cooking line can ignite it, carrying a fire along the duct and into rooms far from the kitchen. Removing it is the whole point. If you are dealing with a duct clean needed for an insurer and heavy grease at the base of a riser, we can help, from attenuators, vertical risers and access panels onwards.
In a village or hamlet like Ickleford, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. 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. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Ickleford (SG5)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Why deal with it now?
TR19® is not law, but the duty to manage fire risk is. The Fire Safety Order 2005 makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and grease in the duct is part of that. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Ickleford rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Why Ickleford businesses choose us
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Full insurance on every job
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- What state the system is in
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The number of sites or systems
- The size of the system
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The site address and the type of premises
- Any previous report or certificate
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will normally have a quote within one working day.
How it works
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers, and we clear up before we go. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Ickleford.
- The duct route is surveyed and every access point found.
- We take grease readings along the route.
- Once the kitchen has closed, we protect the area and open the panels.
- Heavy deposits come out by hand, then each section is degreased.
- We close up, re-test, photograph and record anything out of reach.
Preparing for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Ask for a quote
If you need ductwork cleaning in Ickleford, phone 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. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
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Managing agents and facilities teams in Ickleford
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
Keeping the system healthy
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Get panels fitted where the duct couldn’t be cleaned
- Diarise the next duct clean
- Tell us if grease leaks from the ductwork
- Keep access panels clear of stored items
Access panels are closed and sealed back up after cleaning, and the area around them is cleaned down. Grease and dirty water are contained and removed.
Have access panels fitted where sections can’t be reached. Grease you can reach is grease that gets removed.
Your questions about ductwork cleaning in Ickleford
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Ickleford in the summer holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 10 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Ickleford. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Ickleford?
In Ickleford, it’s North Hertfordshire council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work, and we have been trading since 2009.
Will I get a report after the ducts are cleaned?
When the duct is cleaned as part of a full TR19 clean, you get a TR19 certificate and a photo report. It includes readings, pictures and any unreachable sections.
What information do you need?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. We’ll ask for anything else we need.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
What if part of the duct can’t be reached?
Sections out of reach are written down on the report, in line with TR19. New panels can be fitted to reach them in future.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What else we do in Ickleford
Part by part
Access panels
After cleaning, every panel is closed and sealed so the duct stays tight. A damaged panel is noted on the report.
Vertical risers
A riser takes the duct up through one or more floors. Grease runs down the walls and gathers at the base, so the base is one of our test points.
Kitchen extracts in Ickleford
There are about 69 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 18 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around Ickleford, up to about a mile and a half out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Wherever those kitchens cook under a canopy, the horizontal runs and risers need cleaning as well as the hood. Fire safety in Ickleford falls to Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Environmental health officers from North Hertfordshire council inspect food businesses in Ickleford. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Ickleford Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. A hospital like Fairfield Hospital, about 2.6 miles north-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Katharine or anywhere around Ickleford, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Ickleford is about 2 miles north of Hitchin, in Hertfordshire. Ickleford 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. Our Hertfordshire coverage runs to 381 places, Ickleford among them. For sites nearby, see our Milton Keynes page, about 21 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for ductwork cleaning: SG5. Streets in the area include Greenfield Lane, Boswell Drive and Chambers Lane, and we cover them all for ductwork cleaning. We also cover the places around Ickleford: Bearton (1 mile south), Westmill (1 mile south), Walsworth (1 mile south-east), Hitchin (2 miles south) and Benslow (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Stevenage (6 miles south-east), St Albans (15 miles south), Welwyn Garden City (13 miles south), Harpenden (11 miles south), Hatfield (15 miles south) and Hertford (15 miles south-east).
Around Ickleford
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Priory School, Butts Close and Plume Of Feathers Public House. For rail, the closest station is Hitchin station, about 1.5 miles south-east. Nearby you’ll also find Garden City Collection Study Centre (1.4 miles north-east) and Fairfield Hospital (2.6 miles north-east). Open spaces near Ickleford include Oughtonhead Nature Reserve and Markham's Hill.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.