Hertfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Stotfold Common
Kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Stotfold Common. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Stotfold Common
A closed kitchen is not earning, so the timing of a clean matters. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or during holidays where a site closes for them. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. The work covers discharge points, extract fans and horizontal duct runs, and people most often call us about heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs and a TR19 certificate needed for the insurer. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but a proper TR19® clean in Stotfold Common covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: wet film or deposit thickness readings show which parts of the duct need the most attention, and readings afterwards go into your report.
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.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- Stotfold Common (SG5)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Common problems we fix in Stotfold Common
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.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
A hospital like Fairfield Hospital, about 1.9 miles south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Comparing quotes
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- If they look at the system before pricing
- When the next visit should be, and why
- What records you will receive afterwards
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What else we do in Stotfold Common
Between visits
So the system stays in good health:
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
Any section without access is marked on the report. That is part of an honest TR19 clean, not a failing, and new access panels can be fitted so the next clean covers it.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.
How it works
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system, and we clear up before we go. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Stotfold Common.
- We survey the system, from your pictures or on site, canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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Questions from Stotfold Common
Who is the fire and rescue service for Stotfold Common?
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Stotfold Common. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Will you come out to Stotfold Common?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Stotfold Common is covered. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
BESA guidance sets minimums by daily cooking hours: every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Measured grease levels set the real interval.
What do I get after the clean?
A TR19 certificate and a photo report. The certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report shows before and after photos, readings, any areas not reached and the next clean date.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
What do you need from me for a quote?
A short description and a few photos plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
It takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. We’ll confirm the time when we quote.
What accreditations do you hold?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Stotfold Common
You’ll get a fixed price before we start. It’s based on:
- What state the system is in
- The size of the system
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Travel, parking and unloading
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
What we need to know
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Problems your staff have spotted
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.
Stotfold Common kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 6 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 7 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Stotfold Common, up to about a mile and a half out. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. Fire safety in Stotfold Common falls to Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. It’s Central Bedfordshire council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Stotfold Common. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Where a hall near Church of Saint Guthlac, or anywhere in Stotfold Common, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Hinxworth Place is about 1.8 miles north-east), access may need planning.
Stotfold Common is about 3 miles north of Letchworth, in Hertfordshire. Every kind of commercial site in Stotfold Common, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Our area takes in 381 places across Hertfordshire, large and small. Our Milton Keynes page covers sites nearby, about 23 miles away.
We work across SG5 for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Astwick (1 mile north), Stotfold (1 mile south), Radwell (2 miles south-east) and Fairfield (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Stevenage (9 miles south), Harpenden (15 miles south), Hitchin (6 miles south), Letchworth (3 miles south), Letchworth Garden City (3 miles south) and Baldock (3 miles south-east).
Near you in Stotfold Common
Stotfold Common’s nearest station is Arlesey station, roughly 1.5 miles west. A little further out are Bygrave House (3.4 miles south-east) and Fairfield Hospital (1.9 miles south). Not far away are Arlesey Old Moat and Glebe Meadows.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Why deal with it now?
If your kitchen in Stotfold Common is past its cleaning date, it’s worth booking now. The job takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one, and we fit around your opening hours. Waiting only adds grease and risk. In a small place like Stotfold Common, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, 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.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Stotfold Common
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Every job surveyed first
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Multi-site and managed buildings
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
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 pictures.