Hertfordshire · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Todd's Green, Hertfordshire
Ductwork cleaning for Todd's Green, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
- Sections of duct with no access panels
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Todd's Green
Grease in a duct is hidden, which is exactly why it’s dangerous. Flames pulled in from the cooking line can ignite it, and fire can then run along the ductwork to other parts of the building. Removing it is the whole point. Common call-outs are for stale grease odours from the duct and fat dripping from the ductwork, on bends and junctions, horizontal duct runs and vertical risers.
For a kitchen in or near Todd's Green, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Todd's Green (SG1)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Multi-site and managed buildings
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
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.
Questions from Todd's Green
Who inspects food businesses in Todd's Green?
Kitchens in Todd's Green are inspected by Stevenage council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Can school kitchens in Todd's Green be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual 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 Todd's Green. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Will the duct clean disrupt the kitchen?
Out of hours, at a time that suits the kitchen. Larger systems may be cleaned over several nights, with the kitchen ready to cook each morning.
What accreditations do you have?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
How much does ductwork cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. You get a fixed price before we start.
How do you clean inside the ductwork?
We survey the route, test the grease, then open the access panels. Each run and riser is scraped and degreased, then the readings are repeated.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Often, yes. With good photos, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Where we cannot see enough, we arrange a survey.
Do you install duct access panels?
Yes. The survey or clean shows where sections couldn’t be reached, and we can fit them so those sections are cleaned in future.
Places near Todd's Green
What else we do in Todd's Green
Between visits
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Run the extract fan throughout service
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted whenever you cook
- Check readings when the menu changes
- Get panels fitted where the duct couldn’t be cleaned
Every panel we open is refitted when we finish, and the area around them is cleaned down. Waste grease and water are taken away.
Run the extract the whole time the kitchen is cooking. Moving air carries vapour through rather than letting it settle, so switching off early adds to the build-up.
Fixed quotes for ductwork cleaning in Todd's Green
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The times the site is available
- Any permits to work or inductions
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring 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. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.
Ductwork cleaning around Todd's Green
The Food Standards Agency lists about 23 pubs, bars and clubs and about 3 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses as registered food businesses in and around Todd's Green, up to about a mile and a half out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. It’s Stevenage council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Todd's Green. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. The fire and rescue service for Todd's Green is Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Todd's Green (Knebworth House is about 3.5 miles south), fitting access panels needs care. Where a hall near Church of St Mary the Virgin, or anywhere in Todd's Green, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Todd's Green is about 2 miles north-west of Stevenage, in Hertfordshire. We carry out ductwork cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Todd's Green and the rest of Hertfordshire. Todd's Green is one of 381 towns, villages and districts in Hertfordshire where we work for commercial clients. Our Milton Keynes page covers sites nearby (24 miles or so).
Ductwork cleaning in SG1 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If your site is just outside Todd's Green, we cover Lower Titmore Green (1 mile west), Titmore Green (1 mile west), Little Wymondley (1 mile north-west), Graveley (1 mile north-east) and Great Wymondley (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Hemel Hempstead (15 miles south-west), St Albans (13 miles south), Welwyn Garden City (9 miles south), Harpenden (9 miles south-west), Hitchin (3 miles north-west) and Hoddesdon (15 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Todd's Green
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Hermit of Redcoats pub and Graveley Primary School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Stevenage station, roughly 1.7 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Lister Hospital (0.6 miles east) and Stevenage Museum (1.9 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Purwell Ninesprings.
Why act early in Todd's Green
Insurers know the risk of a greasy duct. Many require cleaning to TR19, and they can refuse or reduce a claim without proof. A certificate that covers the ductwork is what they want to see. Rural sites can’t always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why book with us
- Fully insured
- Every visit written up, with photos
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
Signs you need ductwork cleaning in Todd's Green
Risers carry the extract up through the building. Grease collects on the riser walls and gathers at the bottom as liquid grease runs down. Access along its height is needed to clean it properly.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- Proof of duct cleaning for the insurer
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
School kitchens, at schools like The John Henry Newman School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
What your quote should include
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the figure could change on the day
The process
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. Visits to a village like Todd's Green are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- Diagnosis: a survey of the duct’s route, size and access.
- A fixed quote follows, based on what we found.
- We clean section by section, working from panel to panel.
- Bends, risers and the base of each riser get extra attention.
- The duct is signed off with readings, pictures and a next clean date.
How to prepare
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
How to get a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Advice
What a clean will not put right
Ductwork cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- A damper stuck open in the duct
- Sections that cannot be reached safely without new access (those are recorded, and panels can be fitted)
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or holed (that needs a ductwork contractor)
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
What the work covers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Multi-storey ducts
- Attenuators
- Access panels
- Bends and junctions