Hertfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Ashwell
Kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Ashwell. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Ashwell
A closed kitchen isn’t earning, so the timing of a clean matters. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or during holidays where a site closes for them. With the equipment off and cool and the area sheeted, we clean and hand the kitchen back ready for the next service. Common call-outs are for heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs and rancid smells from grease in the duct, on plenums and filters, extract fans and discharge points. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, in Ashwell it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.
Kitchens that fry and grill hardest need the most frequent cleans, so the interval is set by what you cook as well as how long.
Kitchens around a place like Ashwell are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Ashwell (SG7)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Ashwell
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Ashwell?
The local authority for Ashwell is North Hertfordshire council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can the work in Ashwell be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Ashwell can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, along with a few pictures and any previous report.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
You get both a certificate and a photo report. Keep them in the maintenance log with the fire risk assessment, ready for your insurer or an inspection.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
No law names TR19 directly, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 does require the responsible person to manage fire risk. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19 as the standard, and many policies require it.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
All of it, from the canopy through to the discharge. Sections with no access are listed on the report, and extra panels can be fitted.
What is 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 legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a small pub to a hospital. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Nearby places to Ashwell
What else we do in Ashwell
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- How easy every part is to reach
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
What we need to know
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- A few general shots of the system
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any previous report or certificate
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
Keeping the system healthy
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Keep grease collection points emptied
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as photos. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Tell whoever looks after the system when something changes. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
Grease, kitchens and Ashwell
The FSA’s data shows about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs registered within about 1.5 miles of central Ashwell. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Food hygiene inspections in Ashwell are the job of North Hertfordshire council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Fire safety in Ashwell falls to Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Historic houses near Ashwell, such as Hinxworth Place about 1.8 miles west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Mary's Church or elsewhere in Ashwell, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Ashwell is Fairfield Hospital, about 4.8 miles south-west.
Ashwell is about 5 miles north-east of Letchworth, in Hertfordshire. Sites in Ashwell get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Our Hertfordshire coverage runs to 381 places, and Ashwell is one of them. Milton Keynes is in our area too, about 26 miles from Ashwell.
Work in SG7 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include High Street, Station Road and Alms Lane, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Ashwell End (1 mile west), Bury End (2 miles west), Newnham (2 miles south-west), Caldecote (2 miles west) and Hinxworth (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Stevenage (9 miles south), Hitchin (8 miles south-west), Letchworth (5 miles south-west), Letchworth Garden City (5 miles south-west), Stotfold (4 miles south-west) and Baldock (4 miles south).
Local landmarks in Ashwell
Typical jobs here are in premises near Rose And Crown Public House. The closest station to Ashwell is Ashwell & Morden station, about 2 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Bygrave House (2.2 miles south) and Fairfield Hospital (4.8 miles south-west). Open spaces near Ashwell include Fox Covert.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
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, next to our reports.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Ashwell
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
The process
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, make the system safe, carry out the kitchen extract cleaning, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like Ashwell.
- 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.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
How to prepare
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
How to get a quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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What the work involves, part by part
Grease filters
Baffle filters are cleaned as part of every TR19 clean, and put back so they seat correctly. We’ll tell you if any need replacing.
Ductwork and risers
Bends and changes of direction trap more grease than straight runs. We test at points like these before and after cleaning, so the report shows the difference.
Why act early in Ashwell
A clogged extract does not only raise the fire risk. Blocked filters and narrowed ducts slow the airflow, leaving the kitchen hot and smoky, while the fan works harder to move less air. Smells, dripping grease and condensation often follow. Systems on quieter sites still build up dirt and wear, just more slowly.
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 book with us
- We diagnose before we treat
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Every visit written up, with photos