Hertfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Foxholes, Hertfordshire
Our technicians work in Foxholes on kitchen extract cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
Leave it or put it right?
Any food business in Foxholes 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. Systems on quieter sites still build up dirt and wear, just more slowly.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Foxholes
- Trading since 2009
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We diagnose before we treat
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Foxholes
The canopy over the range is only the start of a kitchen extract system. Behind it sit the plenum and grease filters, then the ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, and each part collects grease. Our clean follows the air from canopy to discharge, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The work covers vertical risers, extract fans and plenums and filters, and the jobs we see most are years of baked-on grease in the ducts and a kitchen taken over without any extract records. Kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning, extraction cleaning: whatever you call it, in Foxholes it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.
The fire risk in a kitchen extract sits in the parts nobody sees: the plenum, the duct and the fan, so that’s where most of the work in Foxholes goes.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like Foxholes gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
We have been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Foxholes (SG13)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Multi-site and managed buildings
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How many systems or sites are involved
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The postcode and the type of business
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
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What else we do in Foxholes
Grease, kitchens and Foxholes
Food Standards Agency records include about 29 pubs and bars across Foxholes and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Kitchens in Foxholes get their food hygiene inspections from East Hertfordshire 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. Fire safety in Foxholes falls to 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.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of the Holy Trinity or elsewhere in Foxholes, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Hertford County Hospital about 1.5 miles west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Foxholes is about 1 mile east of Hertford, in Hertfordshire. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Foxholes, please call 0345 646 2711 or email us for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Foxholes. 381 places in Hertfordshire are on our list, large and small. There’s also a page for London, about 20 miles away.
Every address in SG13 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Local streets include Ware Road, London Road and Fairfax Road, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Close by, we work in Rush Green (1 mile north-east), Hertford Heath (1 mile south-east), Hertford (1 mile west), Little Amwell (1 mile south-east) and Horns Mill (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Stevenage (10 miles north-west), St Albans (12 miles west), Bishop's Stortford (10 miles north-east), Welwyn Garden City (6 miles west), Harpenden (13 miles west) and Hitchin (14 miles north-west).
What’s near Foxholes
In Foxholes, that means kitchens and buildings near Simon Balle All-Through School, The Saracens Head Public House and Hertford Regional College. Foxholes’s nearest station is Hertford East station, about 0.8 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include Hertford County Hospital (1.5 miles west) and Mcmullen & Sons Brewery Museum (1.2 miles west). For a walk, there’s King's Meads.
Part by part
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge is where air leaves the building, and grease can collect there too. We clean it where it can be safely reached, and any limits are recorded.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens often cook for long hours, frying and grilling, which can put them in BESA’s 3 or 6-monthly bands. We clean after close or before opening.
How it works
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before any work starts, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. In a smaller place like Foxholes, parking is rarely the issue, but tell us about gates, roof access and opening hours.
- We survey the system, from your pictures or on site, canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Ask for a quote
For kitchen extract cleaning in Foxholes, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
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What staff can safely do
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
What we are called out for in Foxholes
Grease in an extract starts as vapour. Once it cools inside the ductwork, it condenses onto every surface it touches, building a layer that gets thicker with every service. The grease filters stop some, never all of it.
The symptoms we are asked about most include:
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Poor airflow at the canopy
If you cook for passing trade around Hertford East station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- How they set the interval to the next visit
Common questions in Foxholes
Do you work overnight in Foxholes?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Foxholes needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Which fire authority looks after Foxholes?
Foxholes is in the area of Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
How long does a kitchen extract clean take?
Allow a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. We’ll confirm the time when we quote.
Is Foxholes in your area?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, and that includes Foxholes.
What should I send you?
Some photos and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
How much notice should we give?
For planned work, earlier is better, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
Everything from canopy to discharge: 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.