Hertfordshire · CM21
Kitchen extract cleaning in CM21
Responsible for a building in CM21? We cover Sawbridgeworth, Lower Sheering and High Wych and the rest of the district, overnight, at weekends or in an emergency.
Towns and villages in CM21
What we do in CM21
- Fire damper testing
- Kitchen extract cleaning
- TR19 inspections and grease testing
- Extract fan repair and replacement
- Commercial kitchen deep cleaning
- Canopy and hood cleaning
- Ventilation duct cleaning
- Ductwork cleaning
- Extract fan cleaning
- Grease trap cleaning
- Grease filter exchange
- Air handling unit cleaning
- All services
Let us know the job and your postcode for a quick quote: give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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Every area we cover
Kitchen extract cleaning across CM21: what to expect
We have been trading since 2009, cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East and London. 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, discharge points and canopies and hoods, and people most often call us about fat running down the canopy edge and poor airflow at the canopy.
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by pictures or a visit.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
Pricing in CM21
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Why businesses in CM21 choose us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
- We’re fully insured
How to get a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.
Around Sawbridgeworth
Around Sawbridgeworth, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School, White Lion Hotel and Sawbridgeworth Congregational Church. Nearby too are Leventhorpe (0.7 miles north) and Gibberd Garden (1.3 miles south). The nearest railway station is Sawbridgeworth station, roughly 0.7 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Harlow Mill (1.6 miles south-west) and Princess Alexandra Hospital (3.7 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Sawbridgeworth Marsh and Portingbury Hills.
Kitchen extract cleaning across CM21: local notes
Across CM21, from Sawbridgeworth, Lower Sheering and High Wych outwards, kitchens range from town-centre restaurants and takeaways to pubs, hotels, schools and care homes. Each extract is cleaned to the same TR19® standard, canopy to discharge.
From central London kitchens to coastal hotels and country pubs, London and the South East have every kind of site. Wherever the site is in CM21, the work is done to the same TR19® standard.
Sawbridgeworth: Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Sawbridgeworth is Princess Alexandra Hospital, about 3.7 miles south-west. A kitchen near Sawbridgeworth station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Different parts, different methods
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Even a kitchen that cooks only a few hours a day needs cleaning at least every 12 months under BESA guidance. Holidays make it simple to schedule.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Restaurants and pubs tend to cook long hours with plenty of frying and grilling, so their cleaning interval is often 3 or 6 months under BESA guidance. We clean after close or before opening.
Leave it or put it right?
Grease build-up causes everyday problems too. Blocked filters and narrowed ducts slow the airflow, leaving the kitchen hot and smoky and the fan strains to keep up. Smells, dripping grease and condensation often follow.
Comparing quotes
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether the price is fixed
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
What we are called out for in CM21
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so nobody could get to them. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
Questions from CM21
What happens to the waste?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. We do not leave it behind.
What do I get after the clean?
A TR19 certificate, plus a full photo report. The report lists what was cleaned, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next clean is due.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. BESA’s minimums run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. We’ll recommend a date after measuring the grease.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, our work sits within an independently audited scheme. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
Everything from canopy to discharge: canopy inside and out, plenum, grease filters, ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Anything we can’t reach is recorded on the report.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.