Hertfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
Looking for kitchen extract cleaning in Borehamwood? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Borehamwood
A kitchen extract system is far more than the canopy you can see. Beyond the filters run the plenum, the ducts and risers, the fan and the point where air leaves the building, and grease settles in every one of them. A TR19® Grease clean deals with the whole route, not only the parts on show. The work covers extract fans, vertical risers and discharge points, and common reasons people get in touch are stale cooking odours from the system and an extract that no longer clears the smoke. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for Borehamwood? Duct Doctor has covered London and the South East since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member.
Most kitchens in Borehamwood fall into one of BESA’s three bands: every 3 months for 12–16 hours, every 6 months for 6–12 hours and every 12 months for 2–6 hours, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
Around a town like Borehamwood, extract cleaning usually means a restaurant, pub, takeaway or the kitchen of a school or care home. Whatever the kitchen, the canopy, filters, duct and fan all collect grease.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Borehamwood (WD6)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Borehamwood
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
FAQs for Borehamwood
Which council inspects kitchens in Borehamwood?
In Borehamwood, it’s Hertsmere council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Borehamwood during the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. With about 16 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Borehamwood, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
Allow a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. We’ll confirm the time when we quote.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and the last report help too. After that, simply give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Do you work in Borehamwood?
Yes. We work in Borehamwood and across Hertfordshire, within our South East and London area. To book, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
You receive a TR19 certificate and a photo report. The certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report includes before and after photos, grease readings and the recommended next clean date.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in Borehamwood?
We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. We fix the price before we start.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
Towns and villages near Borehamwood
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How the job changes from site to site
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Losing a service is not an option for most restaurants and pubs. We work overnight and at weekends where that suits, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Some healthcare kitchens never fully close. We plan the clean around meal times and work in a contained, tidy way, so residents and patients aren’t disturbed.
How the visit works
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. In Borehamwood, the visit is planned around your opening hours, parking and access to the system.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and give you a fixed quote.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Ask for a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Related advice
Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise straight away
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
Any section without access is marked on the report. A TR19 report should record what wasn’t cleaned as well as what was, and new access panels can be fitted so the next clean covers it.
Report drips, smells or a noisy fan early. Grease dripping from the canopy, a burning smell or a fan that sounds rough are all signs of build-up, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
Common problems we fix in Borehamwood
A lot of duct grease gets there because the filters let it through. Damaged, missing or overloaded filters let grease straight past, and it doesn’t stop until it reaches the fan.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Grease smells coming from the extract
For schools such as St Teresa Catholic Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the quote shows VAT
What happens if it’s left?
Any food business in Borehamwood can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and they look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment, extraction included. A clean extract is one less thing to worry about on the day. Grease, dust and wear all build up with time.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Borehamwood
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Each visit written up, with photos
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- We’re fully insured
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
Kitchen extracts in Borehamwood
Look up Borehamwood on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 49 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 26 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Borehamwood. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Kitchens in Borehamwood get their food hygiene inspections from Hertsmere council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Borehamwood is covered by 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.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near All Saints church or elsewhere in Borehamwood, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. For kitchens close to Elstree & Borehamwood station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Borehamwood is about 5 miles east of Watford, in Hertfordshire. Anywhere in WD6, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Borehamwood is one of 381 towns, villages and districts in Hertfordshire where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. London is in our area too, about 14 miles from Borehamwood.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: WD6. That includes premises on Station Road, Canterbury Road and Eldon Avenue and nearby roads. Main roads around Borehamwood include the A1 and A5135, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Well End (1 mile north-east), Green Street (1 mile north), Deacon's Hill (1 mile south), Rowley Green (1 mile east) and Elstree (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Watford (5 miles west), Hemel Hempstead (10 miles north-west), St Albans (7 miles north), Welwyn Garden City (10 miles north), Harpenden (11 miles north) and Hoddesdon (13 miles north-east).
What’s near Borehamwood
Around Borehamwood, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Aldenham Country Park, The Pick & Shovel pub and Yavneh College and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Elstree & Borehamwood station, roughly 0.6 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (2.4 miles south-west) and Spires Shopping Centre (3.1 miles east). Open spaces near Borehamwood include Darland's Lake and Rowley Lodge Field.
When it’s something else
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- A fan motor that has burnt out
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs