Hertfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Sandon, Hertfordshire
Kitchen extract cleaning for Sandon, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
What happens on the day
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. In a small place like Sandon, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We survey the system first, from your pictures and details or on a site 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.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Get a fixed quote
Getting a quote doesn’t 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.
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About our kitchen extract cleaning in Sandon
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. With the equipment off and cool and the area sheeted, we clean and hand the kitchen back ready for the next service. Typical jobs include cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey and grease drips onto cooking equipment, on plenums and filters, canopies and hoods and vertical risers. When a restaurant in Sandon asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that is our main job: the whole run from hood to roof, cleaned to TR19® Grease.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Sandon: 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.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Sandon (SG9)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Common problems we fix in Sandon
Cooking fat leaves the pan as a fine vapour. Once it cools inside the ductwork, it condenses onto every surface it touches, building a layer that gets thicker with every service. Filters catch some of it, but never all.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Stale cooking odours from the system
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School or anywhere near Sandon, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Comparing quotes
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Proof of insurance
What happens if it’s left?
Leaving the clean until the next refit doesn’t make the grease go away. Over time, soft grease bakes into a harder, thicker crust, which is slower to clean. Staying on a regular cycle keeps each clean manageable. Rural sites can’t always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
What you get with us
- Full insurance on every job
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Every job surveyed first
Take a look at our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
Kitchen extracts in Sandon
At about 34 miles from central London, Sandon sits well inside the area we cover. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included. The fire and rescue service for Sandon 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.
Where a hall near Church of All Saints, or anywhere in Sandon, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Sandon is in Hertfordshire. From the centre of Sandon to the outskirts, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Our Hertfordshire coverage runs to 381 places, and Sandon is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Milton Keynes page (29 miles or so).
Kitchen extract cleaning in SG9 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. That includes premises on Payne End, Rushden Road and Dark Lane and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Roe Green (1 mile south-west), Green End (1 mile south-east), Rushden (2 miles south-west), Buckland (2 miles east) and Chipping (3 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Stevenage (7 miles south-west), Bishop's Stortford (13 miles south-east), Welwyn Garden City (14 miles south), Hitchin (9 miles west), Hertford (13 miles south) and Letchworth (6 miles west).
Local landmarks in Sandon
The closest station to Sandon is Ashwell & Morden station, roughly 2.9 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Clothall Castle (3.5 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Hawkins Wood.
What else we do in Sandon
Common questions in Sandon
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Sandon?
Food hygiene inspections in Sandon are carried out by North Hertfordshire council. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Do you work overnight in Sandon?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. That way a site in Sandon does not have to lose a day’s trading. When you ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
What should I send you?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, plus pictures of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
The legal duty sits in the Fire Safety Order 2005 rather than in TR19 itself. In practice, TR19 is how kitchens show they’re managing grease, and many insurers ask for proof of it.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. We always survey first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where necessary. A fixed quote follows.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that can’t wait. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
Short systems are done in a few hours, while long runs and tall risers take longer and may need more than one visit. Your quote says how long to expect.
For landlords and multi-site operators
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.
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.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- The condition we find in the survey
- The size of the system
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Whether several sites go on one quote
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Looking after it afterwards
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
Every clean ends with a photo report. It shows the system before and after, part by part, and lists what was cleaned, any areas we couldn’t reach and the date the next clean is due.
Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. A filter that is clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, which slows build-up further down the system.