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Extract fan cleaning in Holme Green, Wokingham

Extract fan cleaning across Holme Green and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.

  • Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
  • A fan that no longer moves enough air
  • A heavily greased fan housing

Extract fan cleaning in Holme Green

Extract fan cleaning in Holme Green, done properly

If the extract fan in Holme Green has become noisy, weak or greasy? A few details or a photo help when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we’ll give you a fixed quote for extract fan cleaning in Holme Green, typically within one working day. Typical jobs include fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan and hot, greasy smells near the fan, on discharge points, axial fans and centrifugal fans.

For a kitchen in or near Holme Green, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.

It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.

Place
Holme Green (RG40)
Wider area
Wokingham
Records
Certificate and photo report
Quotes
A fixed price before any work starts
Hours
After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
Telephone
0345 646 2711
Checked
30 October 2026
Before and after view down the inside of a rectangular extract duct

Looking after it afterwards

So the system stays in good health:

  • Make sure the fan is included each time
  • Watch for grease marks around the outlet
  • File the fan’s report with your other records
  • Check filters are seated before cooking

When we’ve finished, the fan is reassembled and run. If anything seems wrong, from vibration to wear, we note it, so you can plan any repair.

Fewer grease particles reaching the fan means less build-up. Clean, well-seated filters are the fan’s first protection, and replace any that are damaged.

Holme Green kitchens: local notes

The Food Standards Agency lists about 20 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Holme Green. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Fire safety in Holme Green falls to Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Kitchens in Holme Green get their food hygiene inspections from Wokingham council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.

Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Sebastian's Church, or anywhere in Holme Green, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. For schools such as Floreat Montague Park Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. A hospital like Pinewood Hospital, about 1.1 miles south-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.

Holme Green is about 2 miles north of Crowthorne, in Wokingham. Sites in Holme Green get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Across Wokingham, we cover 35 places, and Holme Green is one of them. Our Reading page covers sites nearby, about 8 miles away.

Extract fan cleaning in RG40 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Other places close to Holme Green include Gardeners Green (1 mile south-west), Barkham (3 miles west), California (3 miles south-west), Little Sandhurst (3 miles south) and Finchampstead (3 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Reading (8 miles north-west), Woodley (5 miles north-west), Earley (6 miles north-west), Lower Earley (5 miles north-west), Winnersh (4 miles north-west) and Newtown (7 miles north-west).

What’s near Holme Green

We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Crooked Billet pub, St Crispin's School and Wixenford School. The closest station to Holme Green is Wokingham station, about 1.6 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include Pinewood Hospital (1.1 miles south-east) and The Lexicon (2.9 miles north-east). Not far away are Heath Lake and Holt Copse & Joel Park.

Map of Holme Green © OpenStreetMap contributors

What your team can do, and what needs us

Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.

For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.

Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Holme Green

Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:

  • The scale of the work
  • The condition we find in the survey
  • A single visit or a regular plan
  • Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids

Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re unsure, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.

Helping us quote

Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:

  • Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
  • The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
  • Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
  • The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to

For extract fan cleaning in Holme Green, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.

What the work involves, part by part

Roof-mounted fans

Roof fans sit at the top of the riser. We clean them where they can be safely reached, with any limits noted.

Kitchens with long cooking hours

Kitchens that cook 12 to 16 hours a day put the most grease through their fans. BESA guidance sets at least 3-monthly cleaning for that level of use, fan included.

How the visit works

We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. For a village or hamlet like Holme Green, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.

  1. First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
  2. The fan is isolated so it can’t start while we work.
  3. The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
  4. We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
  5. The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.

How to prepare

  • Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
  • Let us know about parking and loading
  • Move anything stored near the system

Getting a quote

For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.

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For landlords and multi-site operators

For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.

Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.

What happens if it’s left?

A greasy fan at the discharge can spread grease onto the roof or wall around it. It marks the area around the outlet and leaves more fuel outside, which is one more reason to keep it clean. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.

What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before any work starts.

Why choose Duct Doctor in Holme Green

  • A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
  • A written report with pictures after each visit
  • A fixed price before any work starts
  • Trading since 2009

Take a look at our cost guide and how to check a contractor.

Common questions in Holme Green

Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Holme Green during the holidays?

Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Food Standards Agency records list about 14 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Holme Green. Send us your term dates when you call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will fit the work in.

Which fire service covers Holme Green?

It’s Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Holme Green. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.

Which kinds of sites do you work on?

We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.

Do you offer maintenance contracts?

Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.

Can the work be done while we are closed?

Yes, and that’s how we prefer to work. The visit is timed for when the area isn’t in use, whether that’s late evening, overnight or a weekend.

How often should the extract fan be cleaned?

Daily cooking hours set the minimum, under BESA guidance. At the extremes, that’s 3-monthly for heavy use and 12-monthly for light use, fan included.

How do you protect the area?

We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.

Can you fix a fan that is worn out?

A clean won’t mend wear. We repair and replace extract fans as well, with a fixed quote first.

BESCA Vent Hygiene EliteMember, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
CHAS · SafeContractorISO 9001 and fully insured
Certificate and photo reportWith every clean
24/7 emergency calloutEvenings, nights and weekends
Since 2009South East England and London