Windsor and Maidenhead · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Cookham Dean, Windsor and Maidenhead
One call covers extract fan cleaning in Cookham Dean: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Grease stains around the discharge
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
About our extract fan cleaning in Cookham Dean
The fan is cleaned as part of every full TR19® Grease clean, but some fans need cleaning between full cleans, for example when it’s noisy or vibrating. A fan-only clean is recorded as exactly that. Common call-outs are for a fan that hums, whines or rumbles and grease around the motor and its mounts, on fan housings, centrifugal fans and axial fans.
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. We agree access and timings in advance.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- Cookham Dean (SL6)
- Region
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
Kitchens with long cooking hours
In a busy kitchen, the fan rarely gets a rest, so grease and wear build up together. Cleaning on time helps keep it running.
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans also discharge grease onto the roof around them, so the outlet area is checked too. We note any grease around the fan.
How we price extract fan cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The times the site is available
- The size of the system
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The site address and the type of premises
- A few general shots of the system
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Common problems we fix in Cookham Dean
The fan sits at the end of the grease’s journey. The grease that’s left lands on the blades and the casing where the spinning blades spread it around.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Cookham Dean CofE Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
What your quote should include
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether a survey comes first
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
When the fan is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. A fan-only clean is recorded in the photo report.
Keep the route to the fan clear. Clear access means it’s never left out of a clean, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.
Why act early in Cookham Dean
A greasy fan has to work harder to move the same air. Less air is pulled from the kitchen, so heat and smoke linger and the motor works harder. It’s simpler to plan the work at Cookham Dean now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before work begins.
What you get with us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Fully insured
- A written report with photos after each visit
See our cost guide or our accreditations.
Also near Cookham Dean
Also in Cookham Dean
How the visit works
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, and that takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Cookham Dean.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
Before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Get a fixed quote
Need a price for extract fan cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
Questions from Cookham Dean
Can school kitchens in Cookham Dean be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. With about 7 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Cookham Dean, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Do you work at weekends in Cookham Dean?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in Cookham Dean keeps running as normal. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your opening times and we will plan around them.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Do you repair extract fans as well as clean them?
Fan repair and replacement is part of what we do. If we find wear or damage, we’ll explain it and send you a fixed quote.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not normally. The area we’re working in has to be out of use while we are there, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
How long will it take to clean the fan?
Size, access and build-up all affect it. Typically it takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with pictures where possible, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Cookham Dean
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Extract fan cleaning around Cookham Dean
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 11 pubs, bars and clubs and about 4 hotels and guest houses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Cookham Dean. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Food hygiene inspections in Cookham Dean are the job of Windsor and Maidenhead council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Cookham Dean sits within the area of Royal Berkshire 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 John the Baptist or elsewhere in Cookham Dean, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Cliveden is about 2.5 miles east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Cookham Dean is about 2 miles south-east of Marlow, in Windsor and Maidenhead. Sites in Cookham Dean get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Cookham Dean is one of 57 towns, villages and districts in Windsor and Maidenhead we cover for extract fan cleaning. You can also see our page for Reading, roughly 12 miles from Cookham Dean.
Here we cover the SL6 postcode area for extract fan cleaning. That includes premises on Kings Lane, Popes Lane and Hills Lane and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Cookham (1 mile east), Bisham (1 mile west), Furze Platt (2 miles south), Marlow (2 miles north-west) and Temple (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Maidenhead (3 miles south), Windsor (7 miles south-east), Boyn Hill (3 miles south), North Ascot (10 miles south), Dedworth (7 miles south-east) and Broomhall (12 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Cookham Dean
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Jolly Farmer pub and Furze Platt Senior School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Cookham station, about 1 mile east. A little further out are Marlow Community Hospital (1.6 miles north-west) and Marlow Museum (1.5 miles north-west). The countryside around Cookham Dean includes Taplow Lake and Carpenter's Wood.