Hertfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Hexton kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning for Hexton and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Hexton
The ducts are where most of the grease hides. We reach horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels, removing thick grease by hand, then using degreasers, hot water or steam to suit the deposit. Any section we can’t reach is recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted. If you have a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate and grease dripping from the canopy or filters, we can help, from canopies and hoods, discharge points and plenums and filters onwards. When a restaurant in Hexton asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that’s exactly what we do: canopy to fan, to TR19® Grease.
A clean in Hexton covers the canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
Somewhere as small as Hexton, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Hexton (SG5)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Hexton
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. 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.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Grease smells coming from the extract
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Hexton (Harlington Manor is about 4.3 miles west), fitting access panels needs care.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether they’re fully insured
Kitchen extracts in Hexton
Food Standards Agency records list about 6 restaurants, cafés and canteens across Hexton and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Environmental health officers from North Hertfordshire council inspect food businesses in Hexton. 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. The fire and rescue service for Hexton is Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
School kitchens, at schools like Hexton Junior Mixed and Infant School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Keech Hospice Care (about 3.2 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Hexton is in Hertfordshire. Across the SG5 area, we can carry out kitchen extract cleaning at your premises. 381 places in Hertfordshire are on our list, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Milton Keynes page, about 17 miles away.
All of SG5 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Other places close to Hexton include Pegsdon (1 mile east), Apsley End (2 miles north-east), Hanscombe End (2 miles north), Shillington (3 miles north-east) and Pirton (3 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Hemel Hempstead (15 miles south), Stevenage (10 miles south-east), St Albans (15 miles south), Welwyn Garden City (14 miles south-east), Harpenden (10 miles south) and Hitchin (5 miles east).
Around Hexton
Typical jobs here are in premises near Recreation Ground and the streets around them. The closest station to Hexton is Harlington station, roughly 4.5 miles west. A little further out are Ravensburgh Castle (0.9 miles south-west) and John Dony Field Centre (3.9 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Butts Hill and Barton Gravel Pit.
How it works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Hexton.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
How to prepare
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Clear the space around the work
Getting a quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
What the work involves, part by part
Grease filters
Gaps around filters let fat through to the duct. We check they fit as they should when we refit them, and flag any that don’t.
Extract fan and discharge
Attenuators, where fitted, can soak up grease and need attention. Where they can be cleaned, they are, and the report notes anything that cannot.
Honest limits
Kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix everything, and we will tell you before we start. It does not solve:
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Fire dampers that will not close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
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Looking after it afterwards
So the system stays in good health:
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Keep the baffle filters clean
The kitchen is left clean and ready for the next service. Grease and dirty water are collected and taken off site, so you can start cooking as normal.
Regular filter cleaning is the simplest thing a kitchen can do. Clean, well-fitted filters catch more fat before it reaches the duct, which slows build-up further down the system.
What affects the quote in Hexton
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- What state the system is in
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The scale of the work
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
FAQs for Hexton
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Hexton during the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Food Standards Agency records list about 2 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Hexton. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will fit the work in.
Do you work at weekends in Hexton?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Hexton keeps running as normal. When you call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, mention when the site is quiet.
How do you protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What about areas you cannot get to?
The report shows them clearly. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Often, yes. With good photos, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
Which sectors do you work in?
Commercial premises of every kind: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
We’re 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.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.