Oxfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Shepherd's Green, Oxfordshire
Extract fan cleaning for commercial sites in Shepherd's Green and across Oxfordshire. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- A fan left out of previous cleans
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Shepherd's Green
We’ve been trading since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and full insurance. The work covers centrifugal fans, roof-mounted fans and discharge points, and the jobs we see most are an extract fan with no cleaning record and an extract fan that vibrates or rattles.
Work in a small place like Shepherd's Green starts with a call to agree access and timings, 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.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Shepherd's Green (RG9)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The scale of the work
- The times the site is available
- Travel, parking and unloading
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any previous report or certificate
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will typically have a quote within one working day.
The process
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, 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 an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Shepherd's Green and turn up when the site is quiet.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- Once isolated, we open the fan up.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Get a fixed quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
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Why act early in Shepherd's Green
The fan is part of the fire path. TR19® Grease covers the whole extract, fan included and many insurers require the full system to be cleaned to TR19. With notice, the visit to Shepherd's Green can be fitted around your bookings and events.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Shepherd's Green
- Trading since 2009
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Kitchen extracts in Shepherd's Green
It’s South Oxfordshire council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Shepherd's Green. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Fire safety in Shepherd's Green falls to Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Nicholas or anywhere around Shepherd's Green, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Greys Court, about 0.7 miles east, is one of the historic houses near Shepherd's Green; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Shepherd's Green is about 5 miles north of Caversham, in Oxfordshire. Shepherd's Green gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Across Oxfordshire, we cover 443 places, Shepherd's Green among them. Our Reading page covers sites nearby, about 7 miles away.
All of RG9 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Shepherds Green and Satwell Close or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover Rotherfield Peppard (1 mile south), Highmoor Cross (1 mile north-west), Kingwood Common (1 mile south-west), Peppard Hill (1 mile south-west) and Highmoor (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Didcot (13 miles west), Thame (14 miles north), Henley-on-Thames (3 miles east), Benson (8 miles north-west), Chinnor (11 miles north) and Tilehurst (6 miles south-west).
Near you in Shepherd's Green
Typical jobs here are in premises near Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge and The Lamb pub. The closest station to Shepherd's Green is Henley-On-Thames station, about 3.2 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Frazer Nash Archives (3.4 miles east) and Battle Hospital (6 miles south). Not far away are Warburg Nature Reserve.
Common questions in Shepherd's Green
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Shepherd's Green?
Fire safety enforcement in Shepherd's Green is handled by Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you work at weekends in Shepherd's Green?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. That way a site in Shepherd's Green does not have to lose a day’s trading. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Are you accredited?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. The law sets the duty; TR19® is the benchmark used to show it’s met. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and many insurers can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of cleaning.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. We always survey first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where necessary. A fixed quote follows.
How long is a fan clean?
It takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Your quote will give an idea.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
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.
Keeping the system healthy
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
- Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
- Leave a clear route to the fan
Where the fan needs repair rather than cleaning, the report says so. We also repair and replace extract fans, so you have one point of contact.
Make sure the fan is reachable. A fan that can be reached safely is a fan that gets cleaned, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.
Places near Shepherd's Green
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Common problems we fix in Shepherd's Green
Fans that are hard to reach are often the ones that get missed. If it wasn’t included in past cleans, it may hold years of grease, and the report will show it.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
For schools such as Peppard Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
What your quote should include
- If they look at the system before pricing
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- What insurance they carry