West Berkshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Great Lea Common, West Berkshire
Extract fan cleaning for Great Lea Common, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
For landlords and multi-site operators
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Great Lea Common
The extract fan is the heart of the system: it pulls air from the canopy, through the duct and out of the building. Grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades and housing and we clean it off. If you’re dealing with less air being pulled from the kitchen and rough running from the extract fan, we can help, from axial fans, fan housings and roof-mounted fans onwards.
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.
A written report with photos follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Great Lea Common (RG7)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
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What we do, step by step
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Great Lea Common.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for extract fan cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
When it’s something else
We won’t sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Wiring faults to the fan
- A motor that has burnt out
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we work on in Great Lea Common
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
Kitchen extracts in Great Lea Common
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 25 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 8 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Great Lea Common. Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Great Lea Common. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Food hygiene inspections in Great Lea Common are the job of Reading council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Where a hall near St Paul's Church, or anywhere in Great Lea Common, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Stratfield Saye House, about 4.3 miles south, is one of the historic houses near Great Lea Common; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Great Lea Common is about 3 miles south of Reading, in West Berkshire. Every kind of commercial site in Great Lea Common, extract fan cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. 155 places in West Berkshire are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Here we cover the RG7 postcode area for extract fan cleaning. We also cover the places around Great Lea Common: Three Mile Cross (1 mile south-east), Whitley Wood (1 mile north-east), Ryeish Green (1 mile south-east), Green Park (1 mile north-west) and Shinfield (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Newbury (15 miles west), Thatcham (12 miles west), Burghfield Common (4 miles west), Speenhamland (15 miles west), Calcot (4 miles north-west) and Shaw (14 miles west).
Near you in Great Lea Common
Around Great Lea Common, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Geoffrey Field Junior School, Ryeish Green School and Pearman's Copse and the streets around them. The closest station to Great Lea Common is Reading Green Park station, about 1.5 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Berkshire Medical Heritage Centre Museum (3 miles north) and Royal Berkshire Hospital (2.9 miles north). The countryside around Great Lea Common includes Fobney Island Wetland Reserve and Longwater.
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
You will get a fixed price before we start. It takes into account:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Parking and loading at the site
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
What you pay depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Why it’s worth doing now in Great Lea Common
An unbalanced fan gets worse, not better. It wears bearings and mounts and can lead to a breakdown, which may leave the kitchen without extraction. Cleaning it early is far less disruptive. With notice, the visit to Great Lea Common can be fitted around your bookings and events.
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will explain what it covers.
Why book with us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We diagnose before we treat
- Fully insured
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Different parts, different methods
Kitchens with long cooking hours
A fan in a long-hours kitchen runs for most of the day, so grease and wear build up together. Cleaning on time helps keep it running.
Wall fans
A wall fan pushes the air straight outside. We isolate it, then clean the blades and housing.
Common problems we fix in Great Lea Common
How fast a fan gets greasy in Great Lea Common depends on the cooking: daily hours and the amount of frying and grilling. Under BESA guidance, the whole system, fan included, needs cleaning at least every 3, 6 or 12 months depending on daily hours.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Burning smells from the fan area
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Great Lea Common is Royal Berkshire Hospital, about 2.9 miles north.
What to look for in a quote
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What insurance they carry
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether the quote shows VAT
FAQs for Great Lea Common
Do you work in villages like Great Lea Common?
Yes. Great Lea Common is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Do you work at weekends in Great Lea Common?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. It means the site in Great Lea Common keeps running as normal. Just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Should the extract fan be cleaned as part of TR19?
Yes, the fan is part of a full TR19® Grease clean. We clean it alongside the canopy, ductwork and discharge.
How often does the fan need cleaning?
It depends on how many hours the kitchen cooks in BESA guidance. Heavy use means at least every 3 months, light use at least every 12, fan included.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not typically. We need the work area to ourselves while we are on site, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.