Buckinghamshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Alscot kitchen extract cleaning
Our technicians work in Alscot on kitchen extract cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Alscot
Not sure when the extract was last cleaned, or by whom? Send a few pictures of the canopy and filters when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and you’ll have a fixed quote for kitchen extract cleaning in Alscot, usually within one working day. The work covers horizontal duct runs, vertical risers and plenums and filters, and people most often call us about a system with no record of a TR19 clean and grease smells coming from the extract. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a system that is clean inside, not just on the surface, and a certificate that proves it.
The fire risk in a kitchen extract sits in the parts nobody sees: the plenum, the duct and the fan, so that is where most of the work in Alscot goes.
Work in a small place like Alscot starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Alscot (HP27)
- Wider area
- Buckinghamshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
A TR19 certificate notes the date, the location and the technician. File it with the fire risk assessment and the maintenance log so it’s ready when anyone asks to see it.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. 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.
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Visits to a village like Alscot are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Clear the space around the work
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
How to get a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; 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.
Related advice
What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
- A grease trap that needs emptying
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Alscot questions
Do you cover smaller places like Alscot?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Alscot is covered. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Can school kitchens in Alscot be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Food Standards Agency records list about 5 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Alscot. You can call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the dates the site is empty.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
A TR19 Grease clean covers the full extract route, not just the canopy. Canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers, fan and discharge are all included, reached through access panels where necessary.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
The legal duty sits in the Fire Safety Order 2005 rather than in TR19 itself. In practice, TR19 is how kitchens show they’re managing grease, and an insurer may refuse or reduce a claim without it.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
Extract grease is fuel for a kitchen fire, which is why many insurers require TR19 cleaning. Our certificate and photo report give you that evidence.
Can you price the work without visiting?
In many cases, yes. With good photos, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Where we cannot see enough, we arrange a survey.
What we’re called out for in Alscot
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. Most of the time it’s because there were never enough access panels, so those sections were never reached. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
What we are most often called out for:
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
School kitchens, at schools like Princes Risborough Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether the price is fixed
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
Kitchen extracts in Alscot
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 9 pubs and bars within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Alscot. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. In Alscot, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Buckinghamshire council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Alscot. 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.
For kitchens close to Monks Risborough station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Stoke Mandeville Hospital about 4.8 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Alscot is about 6 miles east of Thame, in Buckinghamshire. Every kind of commercial site in Alscot, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our Buckinghamshire coverage runs to 263 places, and Alscot is one of them. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 17 miles away.
All of HP27 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Monks Risborough (1 mile east), Princes Risborough (1 mile south-east), Longwick (1 mile west), Askett (1 mile north-east) and Meadle (1 mile north). We also work in nearby towns such as Aylesbury (6 miles north), High Wycombe (8 miles south-east), Chesham (10 miles east), Marlow (11 miles south), Amersham (11 miles east) and Beaconsfield (12 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Alscot
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Whiteleaf Cross pub and Princes Risborough School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Monks Risborough station, about 0.5 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Stoke Mandeville Hospital (4.8 miles north) and Great Kimble Dial Hill (1.7 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Beacon Hill and Brush Hill Local Nature Reserve.
What happens if it’s left?
If there’s a fire and the extract hasn’t been cleaned, the paperwork becomes the problem. Many policies require cleaning to TR19, and an insurer can refuse or reduce a claim without proof. A certificate in the file answers that question. Somewhere as small as Alscot, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Alscot
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Every job surveyed first
- Trading since 2009
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.