Hertfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Wallington, Hertfordshire
Kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites in Wallington and across Hertfordshire. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Wallington
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. Cleans are booked for evenings, overnight or 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. The work covers canopies and hoods, extract fans and horizontal duct runs, and common reasons people get in touch are missing paperwork after a change of operator and extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Wallington: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t 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.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Wallington (SG7)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How it works
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Wallington can be planned properly.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Ask for a quote
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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How the job changes from site to site
Restaurant and pub kitchens
A pub or restaurant cannot afford to cancel a service for a clean. Overnight and weekend cleans keep the kitchen trading, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.
Ductwork and risers
Horizontal runs collect grease as the air slows and cools. Each run is cleaned through its access panels, recording any that can’t be reached.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Wallington
At about 34 miles from central London, Wallington sits well inside the area we cover. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included. Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Wallington. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Fairfield Hospital about 5.6 miles west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Hinxworth Place is about 4.9 miles north-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Wallington is about 5 miles east of Letchworth, in Hertfordshire. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Wallington, please ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Wallington. Wallington is one of 381 towns, villages and districts in Hertfordshire where we work for commercial clients. We also work in Milton Keynes, around 28 miles away.
Here we cover the SG7 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. Streets in the area include The Street and Kit's Lane, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around Wallington: Clothall (2 miles south-west), Baldock (3 miles west), Weston (3 miles south-west), Walkern (5 miles south) and St Nicholas (5 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Stevenage (6 miles south-west), Bishop's Stortford (14 miles south-east), Welwyn Garden City (14 miles south), Harpenden (15 miles south-west), Hitchin (7 miles west) and Hertford (13 miles south).
Landmarks near Wallington
For rail, the closest station is Ashwell & Morden station, roughly 2.9 miles north. A little further out are Ashwell Village Museum (3.9 miles north-west) and Fairfield Hospital (5.6 miles west). The countryside around Wallington includes Hawkins Wood.
When to call us in Wallington
How fast grease builds up depends mostly on how long the kitchen cooks each day. BESA guidance sets minimum cleaning intervals of every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours a day, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours, and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Those are minimums, and grease readings can show a kitchen needs cleaning sooner.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Mary or anywhere around Wallington, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Comparing quotes
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Whether VAT is included
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
Why it’s worth doing now in Wallington
Environmental health officers inspect food businesses, in Wallington as everywhere else, and they look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment, extraction included. A clean extract is one less thing to worry about on the day. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before any work starts.
What you get with us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Fully insured
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and certificates.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. 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.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Wallington
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by kitchen extract cleaning, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. It does not solve:
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
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FAQs for Wallington
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Wallington?
It’s Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Wallington. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Which council inspects kitchens in Wallington?
That’s North Hertfordshire council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Wallington. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Can you quote from photos?
Often, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Where we cannot see enough, we arrange a survey.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
The legal duty sits in the Fire Safety Order 2005 rather than in TR19 itself. TR19 is the industry benchmark for meeting that duty in a kitchen extract, and an insurer may refuse or reduce a claim without it.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
We clean every part the grease travels through. Canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers, fan and discharge are all included, reached through access panels where needed.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.