Hertfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Hay Street
We cover Hay Street for TR19 Grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
The process
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. In a small place like Hay Street, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Advice
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Hay Street
Many insurers ask for proof that the extract has been cleaned to TR19, and some may refuse or reduce a claim when it’s missing. The certificate and photo report from each clean in Hay Street give you that record, ready for the fire risk assessment file. Common call-outs are for rancid smells from grease in the duct and heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs, on plenums and filters, extract fans and canopies and hoods. When a restaurant in Hay Street asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that’s our main job: canopy to fan, to TR19® Grease.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Hay Street: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, and the discharge where it can be reached.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Hay Street (SG11)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Hay Street
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 3 pubs, bars and clubs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Hay Street. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Hay Street 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. It’s East Hertfordshire council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Hay Street. 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.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Jenyns First School and Nursery or anywhere near Hay Street, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Much Hadham Palace is about 4.7 miles south-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Hay Street is about 7 miles north-west of Bishop's Stortford, in Hertfordshire. Sites in Hay Street get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. We cover 381 places across Hertfordshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Chelmsford page covers sites nearby, about 23 miles away.
All of SG11 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Close by, we work in Braughing (1 mile south-east), Westmill (2 miles west), Aspenden (2 miles north-west), Great Hormead (2 miles north) and Buntingford (3 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Stevenage (9 miles west), Bishop's Stortford (7 miles south-east), Welwyn Garden City (12 miles south-west), Hitchin (13 miles west), Hoddesdon (11 miles south) and Cheshunt (15 miles south).
Landmarks near Hay Street
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Adam And Eve Public House. Other landmarks nearby include Brent Pelham (3.7 miles north-east).
When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by kitchen extract cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- A fan motor that has burnt out
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Hay Street
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- The size of the system
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The number of sites or systems
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 give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The postcode and the type of business
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Hay Street, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote normally follows within one working day.
How the job changes from site to site
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Restaurants and pubs tend to cook long hours with plenty of frying and grilling, so their cleaning interval is often 3 or 6 months under BESA guidance. We clean after close or before opening.
Extract fan and discharge
At the end of the system is the discharge, and grease can collect there too. It’s cleaned as far as safe access allows, and any limits are recorded.
Looking after it afterwards
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Keep grease collection points emptied
The certificate records when the clean was done, where and by whom. File it with the fire risk assessment and the maintenance log, so it’s to hand when an insurer, fire officer or EHO asks.
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.
Also near Hay Street
Also in Hay Street
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Hay Street?
We often find duct sections that haven’t been cleaned since they were installed. Most of the time it’s because there were never enough access panels, so those sections were never reached. That hidden grease keeps building where nobody looks.
Clients normally contact us after spotting something like this:
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
Church and community hall kitchens, near Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin or anywhere around Hay Street, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Comparing quotes
- When the next visit should be, and why
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
FAQs for Hay Street
Can you come to Hay Street after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Hay Street needn’t be disturbed. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
Is Hay Street within the area you cover?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Hay Street is covered. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
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.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
Everything from canopy to discharge: canopy inside and out, plenum, grease filters, ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Anything we can’t reach is recorded on the report.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
What happens to the waste?
It leaves the site with us when we go. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
Allow anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. We’ll confirm the time when we quote.
Leave it or put it right?
A clogged extract does not only raise the fire risk. Blocked filters and narrowed ducts slow the airflow, leaving the kitchen hot and smoky and the fan strains to keep up. Grease drips, smells and condensation are common next. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re unsure, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- A written report with photos after each visit
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.