Hertfordshire · HP3
Kitchen extract cleaning in HP3
We cover every part of the HP3 postcode district, including Apsley, Bennetts End and Felden. You get a certificate and photo report after every clean.
Places in HP3
- Apsley
- Bennetts End
- Felden
- Bovingdon
- Nash Mills
- Hogpits Bottom
- Pimlico
- Bulstrode
- Flaunden
- Hemel Hempstead
- Grovehill
- Woodhall Farm
- Adeyfield
- Leverstock Green
- Boxmoor
- Chaulden
- Westwick Row
Services in HP3
- Extract fan cleaning
- Commercial kitchen deep cleaning
- Air handling unit cleaning
- Grease trap cleaning
- Kitchen extract cleaning
- Ventilation duct cleaning
- Fire damper testing
- Grease filter exchange
- Canopy and hood cleaning
- Extract fan repair and replacement
- TR19 inspections and grease testing
- Ductwork cleaning
- All services
Tell us what needs doing and your postcode and we’ll give you a clear price: call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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Elsewhere in Hertfordshire
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Areas we cover
About kitchen extract cleaning in HP3
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. 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, plenums and filters and extract fans, and the jobs we see most are grease drips onto cooking equipment and missing paperwork after a change of operator.
We’re used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits.
- You send pictures or we visit, and the system is surveyed from 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.
What you’ll pay
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Getting a quote
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in HP3, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
Landmarks near Apsley
Around Apsley, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Oddfellows Arms, Two Waters Primary School and Gadebridge Park. The closest station to Apsley is Apsley station, roughly 0.5 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Hemel Hempstead Hospital (0.9 miles north). Not far away are Long Deans.
Kitchen extract cleaning across HP3: local notes
Our kitchen extract cleaning work across HP3 takes in places such as Hemel Hempstead, Grovehill and Woodhall Farm and the villages in between. Every place on our HP3 list (17 in all) is covered, and kitchens are cleaned around their opening hours, overnight and at weekends included.
Much of our work across London and the South East happens in the evening, overnight or at weekends, so sites across HP3 do not have to lose a day.
Apsley: If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Hemel Hempstead Hospital about 0.9 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. If you cook for passing trade around Apsley station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
What staff can safely do
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Part by part
Extract fan and discharge
Some systems have attenuators to cut noise, and they hold grease. Where they can be cleaned, they are, and the report notes anything that can’t.
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.
When it’s something else
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- An undersized canopy or fan
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
Why deal with it now?
An overdue clean in HP3 is best dealt with now rather than after the next inspection. The job takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one, and we work evenings, overnight and weekends so you don’t lose a service. Every extra month adds grease.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether VAT is included
- What paperwork you get at the end
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
HP3 questions
Do we have to close the kitchen for the clean?
The clean is done when the kitchen is not cooking, working evenings, overnight or at weekends to suit you. Equipment needs to be off and cool before work begins.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Yes, if we can see what we need. If not, a site survey comes first, then a fixed quote.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
The whole system: the canopy, the plenum behind the filters, the filters, horizontal ducts, vertical risers, the fan and the discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Anything we can’t reach is recorded on the report.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. We always survey first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where needed. Then you get a fixed quote.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Many insurers ask for proof of regular cleaning to TR19, and many policies require it. An insurer may refuse or reduce a claim if there’s no evidence, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
Will I get a certificate 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.
Is HP3 in your area?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, and that includes HP3.