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Kitchen extraction cleaning in Rickmansworth
Kitchen extract cleaning in Rickmansworth from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
Questions from Rickmansworth
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Rickmansworth?
Food hygiene inspections in Rickmansworth are carried out by Three Rivers council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Rickmansworth?
It’s Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Rickmansworth. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
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 long does a kitchen extract clean take?
It takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
What should I send you?
Only a few details: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and the last report help too. Then call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
The minimum is set by BESA guidance on daily use, from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Heavy frying and grilling can mean shorter intervals, and readings will tell you.
Kitchen duct cleaning in Rickmansworth
Think of it as a health check for the kitchen’s airways: diagnose with a survey, treat with a thorough clean, then sign it off. That clean bill of health comes as a TR19 certificate and a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. The work covers extract fans, discharge points and canopies and hoods, and people most often call us about poor airflow at the canopy and grease dripping from the canopy or filters. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, it’s the job we do every week across Hertfordshire.
Most kitchens in Rickmansworth fall into one of BESA’s three bands: every 3 months for 12–16 hours, every 6 months for 6–12 hours and every 12 months for 2–6 hours, with grease readings setting the real interval.
Around a town like Rickmansworth, extract cleaning normally means a restaurant, pub, takeaway or the kitchen of a school or care home. Whatever the kitchen, the canopy, filters, duct and fan all collect grease.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Rickmansworth (WD3, WD18)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extracts in Rickmansworth
Food Standards Agency data counts about 51 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 23 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Rickmansworth. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. Rickmansworth sits within the area of Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. In Rickmansworth, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Three Rivers council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. 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 Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School or anywhere near Rickmansworth, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Rickmansworth, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. If you cook for passing trade around Rickmansworth station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Rickmansworth is about 3 miles south-west of Watford, in Hertfordshire. From the centre of Rickmansworth to the outskirts, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Across Hertfordshire, we cover 381 places, Rickmansworth among them. There’s also a page for London, about 19 miles away.
Work in WD3 and WD18 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Streets in the area include High Street, Station Road and London Road, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. With the A404 and A412 close by, Rickmansworth is simple for us to get to for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around Rickmansworth: Batchworth (1 mile south), Chorleywood West (1 mile north-west), Croxley Green (1 mile north-east), Mill End (1 mile west) and Woodcock Hill (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Watford (3 miles north-east), Hemel Hempstead (8 miles north), St Albans (10 miles north-east), Harpenden (13 miles north), Hatfield (13 miles north-east) and Borehamwood (8 miles east).
Around Rickmansworth
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School, Rickmansworth Park and The Coach And Horses Public House. There’s a railway station in Rickmansworth itself: Rickmansworth station. Other landmarks nearby include Chiltern Open Air Museum (3.2 miles west) and Charter Place (3.2 miles east). For a walk, there’s Chorleywood Common and Tumbling Bay.
Leave it or put it right?
If your kitchen in Rickmansworth is past its cleaning date, it’s worth booking now. The job takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time, and we fit around your opening hours. Waiting only adds grease and risk. With a fire risk assessment or inspection due, getting the work done first puts you on the front foot.
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
What you get with us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Full insurance on every job
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Photo reports with every job
How the visit works
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before work begins, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. Photos taken on a phone are typically enough for us to plan a job in Rickmansworth and give a fixed quote.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by photos or a visit.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before any work starts.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- Readings and pictures are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
How to get a quote
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
What staff can safely do
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
A TR19 certificate notes the date, the location and the technician. Keep it in the maintenance log with your fire risk assessment so it’s ready when anyone asks to see it.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. It won’t replace a TR19 clean, but it slows what reaches the duct.
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The scale of the work
- The times the site is available
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
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 are unsure, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What we need to know
What to send for a quote:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The site address and the type of premises
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos 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 will normally have a quote within one working day.