Hertfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Hertingfordbury
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge for Hertingfordbury, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Fat running down the canopy edge
What your team can do, and what needs us
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.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Hertingfordbury
The part of the system nobody sees is often the dirtiest. We reach horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels, scraping heavy deposits by hand before degreasing. Any section we can’t reach is recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted. The work covers plenums and filters, discharge points and canopies and hoods, and the jobs we see most are a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history and grease dripping from the canopy or filters. For TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Hertingfordbury, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork, wherever you are in Hertfordshire.
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.
For a kitchen in or near Hertingfordbury, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Hertingfordbury (SG14)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Hertingfordbury
What else we do in Hertingfordbury
When something else is needed
Kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix everything, and we will tell you before work begins. It will not put right:
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- An undersized canopy or fan
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What the work covers
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Hertingfordbury
You will get a fixed price before we start. It’s based on:
- The scale of the work
- The number of sites or systems
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Site rules, permits and inductions
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The site address and the type of premises
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
What happens if it’s left?
TR19® is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is. It puts a duty on the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, which in a kitchen includes the grease in the extract. Cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve done it. In a place like Hertingfordbury, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
Why Hertingfordbury businesses choose us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
Read our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
How it works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before we start, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Hertingfordbury can be planned properly.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and send you a fixed quote.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.
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Managing agents and facilities teams in Hertingfordbury
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Hertfordshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Hertingfordbury: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 61 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 20 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Hertingfordbury. Every kitchen in that count with a canopy has a full extract system, canopy to discharge, to keep clear of grease. The fire and rescue service for Hertingfordbury 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. Kitchens in Hertingfordbury get their food hygiene inspections from East Hertfordshire council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
A kitchen near Hertford North station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Hollybush Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary and St John, or anywhere in Hertingfordbury, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Hertingfordbury is about 1 mile south-west of Hertford, in Hertfordshire. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Hertingfordbury, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Hertingfordbury. Hertingfordbury is one of 381 towns, villages and districts in Hertfordshire where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. You can also see our page for London, about 20 miles away.
We cover every part of SG14 for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. You will find streets such as White Horse Close, Hertingfordbury Road and St Mary's Lane, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around Hertingfordbury: Staines Green (1 mile west), East End Green (1 mile south-west), Letty Green (1 mile south-west), Bayford (2 miles south) and Little Berkhamsted (3 miles south). Further out, we also cover Watford (15 miles south-west), Hemel Hempstead (15 miles west), Stevenage (9 miles north), St Albans (10 miles west), Bishop's Stortford (12 miles north-east) and Welwyn Garden City (4 miles west).
Near you in Hertingfordbury
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Sele School, White Horse Inn and Panshanger Park, among other places. Hertingfordbury’s nearest station is Hertford North station, about 0.8 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Mcmullen & Sons Brewery Museum (1.2 miles east) and Hertford Castle (1.1 miles east). Open spaces near Hertingfordbury include Willowmead.
What the work involves, part by part
Ductwork and risers
Bends and changes of direction trap more grease than straight runs. Those are among the points where we take readings before and after, so the report shows the difference.
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.
Common questions in Hertingfordbury
Can you come to Hertingfordbury after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Hertingfordbury needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Hertingfordbury out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 23 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Hertingfordbury. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
BESA guidance sets minimums by daily cooking hours: every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Grease readings can show a shorter interval is needed.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, along with a few pictures and any previous report.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
That depends on the size of the system, the amount of grease and the number of access points. Most jobs take as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits.
What do you do with what you remove?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it doesn’t spread.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Extract grease is fuel for a kitchen fire, so many insurers want evidence it’s being cleaned to TR19. Each clean gives you a certificate and photo report to show them.