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TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Arborfield
Looking for kitchen extract cleaning in Arborfield? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
For landlords and multi-site operators
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Arborfield
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. Cleans are booked for evenings, overnight or weekends, or during holidays where a site closes for them. With the equipment off and cool and the area sheeted, we clean and hand the kitchen back ready for the next service. The work covers extract fans, plenums and filters and horizontal duct runs, and people most often call us about cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey and poor airflow at the canopy. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for Arborfield? Duct Doctor has covered London and the South East since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member.
Each job starts with a look at where grease has built up: wet film or deposit thickness readings show which parts of the duct need the most attention, and readings afterwards go into your report.
Work in a small place like Arborfield starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- Arborfield (RG2)
- Region
- Reading
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
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What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- The condition of the system
- The times the site is available
- The number of sites or systems
- Parking and loading at the site
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before we start.
Helping us quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any previous report or certificate
- A few general shots of the system
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
The process
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. For a village or hamlet like Arborfield, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know about parking and loading
Getting a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Related advice
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
When it’s something else
Kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
Common questions in Arborfield
Will you come out to Arborfield?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Arborfield included. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Arborfield?
It’s Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Arborfield. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Often, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Where we can’t see enough, we arrange a survey.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
Strictly, the legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, not from TR19. TR19 is the industry benchmark for meeting that duty in a kitchen extract, and many insurers ask for proof of it.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
All of it, from the canopy through to the discharge. Sections with no access are listed on the report, and extra panels can be fitted.
When do you clean the extract?
We work around your hours. Overnight, weekend and between-service cleans are all possible and the kitchen is ready to cook when we leave.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
How much notice should we give?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
Aftercare tips
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
The certificate records when the clean was done, where and by whom. File it with the fire risk assessment and the maintenance log so it’s ready when anyone asks to see it.
Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. A filter that is clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, which slows build-up further down the system.
Kitchen extracts in Arborfield
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 6 pubs and bars in and around Arborfield, up to about a mile and a half out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Arborfield. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. In Arborfield, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Wokingham council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
For schools such as The Coombes Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Where a hall near Church of St Bartholomew, or anywhere in Arborfield, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Arborfield is about 3 miles west of Wokingham, in Reading. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Arborfield and the rest of Reading. Arborfield is one of 34 places in Reading where we work for commercial clients.
Work in RG2 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. You will find streets such as Church Lane, Walden Avenue and Cartershill Lane, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Other places close to Arborfield include Shinfield (2 miles west), Lower Earley (2 miles north), Ryeish Green (2 miles west), Earley (2 miles north) and Whitley Wood (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Caversham (6 miles north-west), Norcot (6 miles north-west), West Reading (5 miles north-west), Tilehurst Within (6 miles north-west), Caversham Heights (6 miles north-west) and Horncastle (6 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Arborfield
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Swan Inn, Bohunt School Wokingham and Pearman's Copse and the streets around them. The closest station to Arborfield is Winnersh station, about 2.5 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Wokingham Hospital (3 miles east) and Berkshire Library & Museum of Freemasonry (1.8 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include South Lake and Sonning Hill.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Arborfield
Grease filters are the first line of defence, and they’re often the weak point. Filters that are bent, badly fitted, missing or left uncleaned let more fat into the plenum and duct, and it doesn’t stop until it reaches the fan.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Arborfield is Wokingham Hospital, about 3 miles east.
Before booking anyone
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed