Hertfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Sarratt, Hertfordshire
Kitchen extract cleaning for Sarratt, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Sarratt
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 6 pubs and bars across Sarratt and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Food hygiene inspections in Sarratt are the job of Three Rivers council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Fire safety in Sarratt falls to Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Chenies Manor House is about 1.8 miles west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. A hospital like Leavesden Hospital, about 4 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Sarratt Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Sarratt is about 3 miles north of Rickmansworth, in Hertfordshire. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Sarratt and the rest of Hertfordshire. We cover 381 places across Hertfordshire, large and small. For sites nearby, see our London page (21 miles or so).
Kitchen extract cleaning in WD3 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. You’ll find streets such as Alexandra Road, Downer Drive and The Briars, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Micklefield Green (1 mile south-east), Bucks Hill (1 mile north-east), Chandler's Cross (2 miles south-east), Loudwater (2 miles south) and Chorleywood West (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Watford (4 miles east), Hemel Hempstead (5 miles north), St Albans (8 miles north-east), Welwyn Garden City (15 miles north-east), Harpenden (11 miles north-east) and Hatfield (12 miles north-east).
Near you in Sarratt
In Sarratt, that means kitchens and buildings near The Boot Public House and St Clement Danes School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Chorleywood station, roughly 2.3 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Chiltern Open Air Museum (3.8 miles south-west) and Leavesden Hospital (4 miles east). The countryside around Sarratt includes Sarratt Bottom nature reserve and Tumbling Bay.
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Sarratt
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and are fully insured. The work covers horizontal duct runs, canopies and hoods and discharge points, and people most often call us about extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit and a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for Sarratt? Duct Doctor has covered London and the South East since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member.
Grease that collects out of sight, behind the filters and along the duct, is what insurers and fire officers worry about, so that’s where most of the work in Sarratt goes.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with photos of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Sarratt (WD3)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Sarratt
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Any permits to work or inductions
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Where the site is and how we reach it
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
What to send for a quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
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, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
We hand the kitchen back clean, with the sheeting removed and waste taken away. Grease and dirty water are collected and taken off site, so you can start cooking as normal.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.
Sarratt questions
Which fire authority looks after Sarratt?
Sarratt is in the area of Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Can you come to Sarratt after we close?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
TR19® itself isn’t law. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve dealt with extract grease.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. You get a fixed price before any work starts.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
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. Your report gives a recommended next clean date.
How long will the clean take?
Length of duct, grease levels and access all affect it. Most jobs take a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time.
Places near Sarratt
Other services in Sarratt
How the job changes from site to site
Extract fan and discharge
At the end of the system is the discharge, and grease can collect there too. It’s cleaned as far as safe access allows, and any limits are recorded.
Grease filters
Filters need cleaning far more often than the duct and we offer a filter exchange service for that. Keeping them clean helps the rest of the system stay cleaner.
Leave it or put it right?
TR19® is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is. The responsible person must 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. A fault that closes a site in a village like Sarratt affects everyone who depends on it.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before work begins.
Why Sarratt businesses choose us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Trading since 2009
- Every job surveyed first
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
When something else is needed
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
What happens on the day
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Sarratt, let us know and we will plan around it.
- We survey the system, from your pictures 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.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored near the system
- 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
Get a fixed quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.