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Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Heronsgate
Kitchen extract cleaning for Heronsgate and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
What happens on the day
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. Somewhere like Heronsgate, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings and photos are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We typically come back within one working day.
Related advice
Kitchen extract cleaning in Heronsgate, done properly
Cooking sends fat-laden vapour into the canopy with every service. It cools inside the duct and settles as a sticky film that thickens month by month. That film is fuel, and cleaning the whole system is how you keep it under control. The work covers horizontal duct runs, plenums and filters and discharge points, and the jobs we see most are a system with no record of a TR19 clean and fat running down the canopy edge. Kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning, extraction cleaning: whatever you call it, in Heronsgate it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.
A kitchen running fryers and chargrills all day builds up grease much faster than one that mostly steams and boils, so we look at the menu as well as the opening hours when we suggest the next date.
In a village or hamlet like Heronsgate, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
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 carry full insurance.
- Where
- Heronsgate (WD3)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Also near Heronsgate
What else we do in Heronsgate
Multi-site and managed buildings
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. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Questions from Heronsgate
Will you come out to Heronsgate?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Heronsgate is covered. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Heronsgate?
That’s Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
How long will the clean take?
It takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. We will confirm the time when we quote.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
Strictly, the legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, not from TR19. In practice, TR19 is how kitchens show they’re managing grease, and an insurer may refuse or reduce a claim without it.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
It depends on how many hours a day the kitchen cooks. Heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day calls for a clean at least every 3 months under BESA guidance, and lighter use less often. We’ll recommend a date after measuring the grease.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
How far ahead should we book?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
Between visits
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
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.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Heronsgate?
How fast grease builds up depends mostly on how long the kitchen cooks each day. BESA guidance sets minimum cleaning intervals of every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours a day, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours, and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. They are minimums: measured grease levels set the real interval.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Harefield Hospital is the nearest hospital to Heronsgate, about 2.8 miles south-east.
What to look for in a quote
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether VAT is included
Kitchen extract cleaning in Heronsgate: the local picture
The Food Standards Agency lists about 6 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses across Heronsgate 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. The fire and rescue service for Heronsgate is 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. It’s Three Rivers council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Heronsgate. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Historic houses near Heronsgate, such as Chenies Manor House about 2.4 miles north, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. Church and community hall kitchens, near St John or anywhere around Heronsgate, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Heronsgate is about 1 mile south-west of Chorleywood, in Hertfordshire. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Heronsgate and the rest of Hertfordshire. Heronsgate is one of 381 towns, villages and districts in Hertfordshire where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. For sites nearby, see our London page, about 21 miles away.
Kitchen extract cleaning in WD3 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Long Lane, Stag Lane and Halifax Road and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Heronsgate: Chorleywood (1 mile north-east), Maple Cross (1 mile south), Horn Hill (1 mile south), Chalfont Common (2 miles south-west) and West Hyde (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Watford (5 miles east), Hemel Hempstead (8 miles north), St Albans (11 miles north-east), Harpenden (14 miles north-east), Hatfield (15 miles north-east) and Borehamwood (11 miles east).
Around Heronsgate
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Rickmansworth Aquadrome, among other places. The nearest railway station is Chorleywood station, roughly 1 mile north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Chiltern Open Air Museum (1 mile west) and Harefield Hospital (2.8 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Chorleywood Common and Tumbling Bay.
What a clean will not put right
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what kitchen extract cleaning will not do:
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- A canopy that’s too small or a system that was badly designed
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Heronsgate
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- The size of the system
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Where the site is and how we reach it
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The postcode and the type of business
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Why it’s worth doing now in Heronsgate
There’s no law that names TR19, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 still applies. It puts a duty on the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping extract grease under control. Cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve done it. In a small place like Heronsgate, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Why Heronsgate businesses choose us
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Every job surveyed first
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.