Hertfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Braughing, Hertfordshire
One call covers kitchen extract cleaning in Braughing: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
Between visits
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
Every clean ends with a photo report. It shows the system before and after, part by part, alongside a list of what was cleaned, anything out of reach and the recommended next clean date.
Run the extract whenever the kitchen is cooking. Cooking with the extract off lets grease and heat settle in the canopy, and the next clean has more to do.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Braughing
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. The work covers plenums and filters, canopies and hoods and horizontal duct runs, and common reasons people get in touch are an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer and years of baked-on grease in the ducts. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but in Braughing, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
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.
In a village or hamlet like Braughing, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Where
- Braughing (SG11)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What we are called out for in Braughing
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so nobody could get to them. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, or anywhere in Braughing, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Questions to ask before booking
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether they recommend a next date
The process
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, which takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. The timing of a visit to Braughing is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
How to prepare
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Get a fixed 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 pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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What affects the quote in Braughing
We don’t publish a price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- The times the site is available
- The condition of the system
- The size of the system
- Where the site is and how we reach it
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
Helping us quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any previous report or certificate
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Braughing, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Braughing: your questions answered
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Braughing during the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Around Braughing, the Food Standards Agency lists about 5 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Send us your term dates when you call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will fit the work in.
Which fire authority looks after Braughing?
Fire safety enforcement in Braughing is handled by Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do you cover Braughing?
Yes. Our technicians work in Braughing, within the South East and London area we cover.
Can you quote from photos?
In many cases, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Where we can’t see enough, we arrange a survey.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Because a dirty extract can spread a fire through a building. Many policies say the extract must be cleaned to TR19, and a claim may be reduced without proof, so keep every certificate.
What should I send you?
Only a few details: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. After that, simply ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
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.
Part by part
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Restaurants and pubs tend to cook long hours with plenty of frying and grilling, which can put them in BESA’s 3 or 6-monthly bands. Cleans are done after close, overnight or before opening.
Grease filters
Baffle filters are cleaned as part of every TR19 clean, and refitted so they sit properly in the housing. We’ll tell you if any need replacing.
What staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
What a clean will not put right
Not every problem is solved by kitchen extract cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
- A fan motor that has burnt out
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Where we work
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
Grease, kitchens and Braughing
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 8 pubs and bars within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Braughing. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. It’s East Hertfordshire council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Braughing. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Braughing is covered by Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Jenyns First School and Nursery or anywhere near Braughing, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Much Hadham Palace is about 4 miles south-east), access may need planning.
Braughing is about 6 miles north-west of Bishop's Stortford, in Hertfordshire. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Braughing, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Our area covers London and the South East, Braughing included. 381 places in Hertfordshire are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Chelmsford, around 23 miles away.
Here we cover the SG11 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. You’ll find streets such as The Street, Pentlows and Northfield, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include 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). We also work in nearby towns such as 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).
Local landmarks in Braughing
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Axe And Compasses Public House, among other places. Nearby you will also find Moated mound (3.7 miles east).