Hertfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in St Ibbs
One call covers TR19 Grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge in St Ibbs: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- The condition we find in the survey
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The scale of the work
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
What we need to know
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Any previous report or certificate
- The site address and the type of premises
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
For kitchen extract cleaning in St Ibbs, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
Kitchen duct cleaning in St Ibbs
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 are fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We are often asked to deal with grease drips onto cooking equipment and ductwork thick with old, hardened grease, across vertical risers, plenums and filters and extract fans. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but a proper TR19® clean in St Ibbs covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
Most kitchens in St Ibbs fall into one of BESA’s three bands: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, with grease readings setting the real interval.
In a village or hamlet like St Ibbs, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after every visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- St Ibbs (SG4)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to St Ibbs
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What the work involves, part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School, hospital and care home kitchens often have fixed hours and long holidays, so cleans can be planned for holidays or quiet times. The certificate goes straight into the site’s maintenance records.
Canopy and plenum
The plenum is out of sight behind the filters, so it’s easy to forget. We take the filters out and clean the plenum and housing thoroughly.
What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
Not every problem is solved by kitchen extract cleaning, and we will tell you before work begins. It doesn’t solve:
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- A grease trap that needs emptying
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Questions from St Ibbs
Do you work overnight in St Ibbs?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in St Ibbs needn’t be disturbed. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
Can you get to a site in St Ibbs?
Yes, St Ibbs is part of our area, however small the site. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. For a quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
Where does the waste go?
It leaves the site with us when we go. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
How much notice should we give?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
Every part the air passes through, as far as access allows. Where there aren’t enough access panels to reach a section, it’s recorded, and we can fit new ones.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, 24/7. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
How the visit works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in St Ibbs before we set off.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- 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
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
How to get a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. 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 any work starts.
Advice
Common problems we fix in St Ibbs
What’s on the menu matters as much as how much is cooked. Fryers, grills and open flames throw much more fat into the extract than gentler cooking, which is why grease readings matter more than the calendar.
What we are most often called out for:
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Poor airflow at the canopy
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Knebworth House is about 4.1 miles south-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Comparing quotes
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
What happens if it’s left?
Any food business in St Ibbs can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and a greasy canopy or dripping filters will not go unnoticed. A clean extract is one less thing to worry about on the day. Rural sites can’t always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- We are fully insured
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
Kitchen extract cleaning in St Ibbs: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 6 pubs, bars and clubs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of St Ibbs. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. It’s North Hertfordshire council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in St Ibbs. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. The fire and rescue service for St Ibbs is Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Ippolyts (church of England) or elsewhere in St Ibbs, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Term dates shape school work: for a school like St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
St Ibbs is about 2 miles south of Hitchin, in Hertfordshire. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in St Ibbs and the rest of Hertfordshire. We cover 381 places across Hertfordshire, large and small. Milton Keynes is in our area too, about 23 miles from St Ibbs.
Kitchen extract cleaning in SG4 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We also cover the places around St Ibbs: Sperberry Hill (1 mile north-east), Little Almshoe (1 mile south), St Ippolyts (1 mile north-east), Gosmore (1 mile north-west) and Titmore Green (1 mile east). Further out, we also cover Hemel Hempstead (15 miles south-west), Stevenage (4 miles east), St Albans (12 miles south), Welwyn Garden City (9 miles south), Harpenden (8 miles south-west) and Hatfield (11 miles south).
Near you in St Ibbs
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Hitchin Girls' School, The Bull Public House and Kingshott School, among other places. St Ibbs’s nearest station is Hitchin station, about 1.9 miles north. A little further out are Lister Hospital (2.1 miles east) and North Hertfordshire Museum (1.8 miles north). The countryside around St Ibbs includes Purwell Ninesprings and Markham's Hill.