Oxfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Alkerton
For kitchen extract cleaning in Alkerton, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Alkerton
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Alkerton?
That is Cherwell council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Alkerton. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you work overnight in Alkerton?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. Your customers, staff or residents in Alkerton needn’t be disturbed. Just call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Will I get a certificate after the clean?
A TR19 certificate and a photo report. The certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report includes before and after photos, grease readings and the recommended next clean date.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, our work sits within an independently audited scheme. We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 too, and we are fully insured.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. For a quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
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. Any part without access is noted.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Alkerton
Cooking sends fat-laden vapour into the canopy with every service. It cools inside the duct and settles as a sticky film that thickens month by month. That film is fuel, and a proper clean removes it before it becomes a fire risk. The work covers horizontal duct runs, discharge points and extract fans, and common reasons people get in touch are proof of cleaning requested by an insurer and fat running down the canopy edge. Searching for commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Alkerton? We’ve been cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member.
What can be cleaned depends on what can be reached. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
For a kitchen in or near Alkerton, 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. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Alkerton (OX15)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
We won’t sell you work that does not address the problem, so here are the limits:
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- An undersized canopy or fan
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
What we are called out for in Alkerton
Cooking fat leaves the pan as a fine vapour. Once it cools inside the ductwork, it condenses onto every surface it touches, building a layer that gets thicker with every service. Filters catch some of it, but never all.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Shenington Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What to look for in a quote
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Proof of insurance
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether the price is fixed
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Alkerton
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The times the site is available
- The size of the system
- How easy every part is to reach
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Helping us quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The postcode and the type of business
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before any work starts.
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. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before any work starts, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Alkerton can be planned properly.
- You send photos 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.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
Aftercare tips
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise straight away
You get a photo report after every clean. Before and after pictures show each part of the system, alongside a list of what was cleaned, anything out of reach and the recommended next clean date.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
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.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Oxfordshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Nearby places to Alkerton
Other services in Alkerton
Leave it or put it right?
An overdue clean in Alkerton is best dealt with now rather than after the next inspection. The job takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time, and we work evenings, overnight and weekends so you do not lose a service. Every extra month adds grease. In a small place like Alkerton, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Alkerton
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Alkerton kitchens: local notes
In Alkerton, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Cherwell council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. The fire and rescue service for Alkerton is Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Michael, or anywhere in Alkerton, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Alkerton (Upton House is about 1.9 miles north), fitting access panels needs care.
Alkerton is about 5 miles west of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Alkerton and the rest of Oxfordshire. We cover 443 places across Oxfordshire, large and small. We also work in Oxford, about 25 miles from Alkerton.
Every address in OX15 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Shenington (1 mile west), Balscote (1 mile south-east), Shutford (2 miles south), Epwell (2 miles south-west) and Swalcliffe (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Banbury (5 miles east), Chipping Norton (11 miles south-west), Neithrop (4 miles east), Grimsbury (6 miles east), Ruscote (4 miles east) and Bloxham (5 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Alkerton
Around Alkerton, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Bell Inn. Nearby you will also find Hanwell Castle (3.7 miles east) and W. O. Bentley Memorial Foundation (1.8 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Edge Hill and Woodford Bottom and Lamb's Pool.