Hertfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Dudswell
Kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Dudswell. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
Kitchen duct cleaning in Dudswell
The canopy over the range is only the start of a kitchen extract system. Beyond the filters run the plenum, the ducts and risers, the fan and the point where air leaves the building, and each part collects grease. A TR19® Grease clean deals with the whole route, not only the parts on show. If you’re dealing with a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction and a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate, we can put it right, from horizontal duct runs, discharge points and vertical risers onwards. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Dudswell, you get one team and one number for every site.
Each job starts with a look at where grease has built up: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
Work in a small place like Dudswell starts with a call to agree access and timings, 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.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Dudswell (HP4)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Between visits
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Do not let the canopy gutters overflow
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
You leave with a date for the next clean, set from your daily cooking hours and the readings we took. A 3, 6 or 12-monthly maintenance plan keeps it on track, so the date isn’t missed.
Report drips, smells or a noisy fan early. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
Leave it or put it right?
There’s no law that names TR19, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 still applies. The responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping extract grease under control. TR19 is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. Rural sites can’t always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before we start.
Why book with us
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
Managing agents and facilities teams in Dudswell
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
How the visit works
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the kitchen extract cleaning, clear away and leave you the report. On site, the work takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. The timing of a visit to Dudswell is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Move anything stored near the system
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Getting a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The scale of the work
- Travel, parking and unloading
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The postcode and the type of business
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.
Also near Dudswell
Other services in Dudswell
Kitchen extract cleaning around Dudswell
There are about 7 restaurants, cafés and canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Dudswell, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Each one that cooks under a canopy has an extract system that collects grease and needs regular cleaning. Dudswell sits within the area of Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. It’s Dacorum council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Dudswell. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Dudswell (Cholesbury Manor House is about 2.7 miles south-west), fitting access panels needs care. Bursars and site managers at schools such as St Mary's CofE Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Dudswell is about 2 miles north-west of Berkhamsted, in Hertfordshire. Sites in Dudswell get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Dudswell is one of 381 places in Hertfordshire where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. There’s also a page for Milton Keynes, roughly 19 miles from Dudswell.
Every address in HP4 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on Pea Lane, Tring Road and Wharf Lane or a nearby road, we can help. We also cover Cow Roast (1 mile north-west), Wigginton (2 miles west), Heath End (2 miles south-west), Hawridge (2 miles south-west) and Cholesbury (3 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Watford (12 miles south-east), Hemel Hempstead (6 miles east), St Albans (12 miles east), Harpenden (11 miles east), Bushey (14 miles south-east) and Rickmansworth (11 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Dudswell
Around Dudswell, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Ashlyns School and The Artisan at The Cow Roast Inn, among other places. Dudswell’s nearest station is Tring station, about 1.9 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Hemel Hempstead Hospital (5.9 miles east) and Hawridge Court (2.6 miles south-west). Open spaces near Dudswell include College Lake nature reserve and Pavis Wood.
Questions from Dudswell
Do you work at weekends in Dudswell?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in Dudswell needn’t be disturbed. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
Do you work in villages like Dudswell?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Dudswell included. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
We are members of Vent Hygiene Elite, the scheme run by BESCA, and we clean to BESA TR19® Grease. We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 too, and we’re fully insured.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
The whole system: the canopy, the plenum behind the filters, the filters, horizontal ducts, vertical risers, the fan and the discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Any part without access is noted.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
What we’re called out for in Dudswell
Grease in an extract starts as vapour. As the air cools on its way through the duct, the fat condenses and sticks, and the layer grows a little with every meal cooked. Filters catch some of it, but never all.
Look out for any of the following:
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Grease smells coming from the extract
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Hemel Hempstead Hospital (about 5.9 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Comparing quotes
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the figure could change on the day