Oxfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Ardley
Kitchen extract cleaning in Ardley, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
Kitchen extract cleaning in Ardley
We’ve been trading since 2009, cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East and London. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. The work covers canopies and hoods, plenums and filters and vertical risers, and people most often call us about grease drips onto cooking equipment and an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, in Ardley it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.
Each job starts with a look at where grease has built up: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
In a small place like Ardley, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. 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.
- Where
- Ardley (OX27)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Ardley
The fire and rescue service for Ardley 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. Food hygiene inspections in Ardley are the job of Cherwell council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Where a hall near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Ardley, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Ardley is about 4 miles north-west of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. Ardley 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 photos. 443 places in Oxfordshire are on our list, large and small. There’s also a page for Oxford, roughly 13 miles from Ardley.
All of OX27 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. That includes premises on Church Road, Station Road and Somerton Road and the roads around them. Other places close to Ardley include Fewcott (1 mile north-west), Fritwell (1 mile north-west), Upper Heyford (2 miles south-west), Middleton Stoney (2 miles south) and Souldern (3 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Oxford (13 miles south), Banbury (10 miles north-west), Bicester (4 miles south-east), Kidlington (9 miles south), Headington Quarry (13 miles south) and Bure Park (3 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Ardley
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Fox and Hounds pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Bicester North station, about 3.8 miles south-east of the centre. A little further out are Ardley Castle (under half a mile west) and Bicester Community Hospital (3.9 miles south-east). Open spaces near Ardley include Graven Hill.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- What state the system is in
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Asking for a quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Between visits
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
Any section without access is marked on the report. That is part of an honest TR19 clean, not a failing, and new access panels can be fitted so the next clean covers it.
Report drips, smells or a noisy fan early. Grease dripping from the canopy, a burning smell or a fan that sounds rough are all signs of build-up, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
The process
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Ardley.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part 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
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
How to get a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; 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 work begins.
Advice
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Why act early in Ardley
Environmental health officers inspect food businesses, in Ardley as everywhere else, and a greasy canopy or dripping filters won’t go unnoticed. Keeping the extract clean helps the whole kitchen pass muster. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Why us?
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- We diagnose before we treat
- A fixed price before any work starts
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
FAQs for Ardley
Do you work at weekends in Ardley?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
Is Ardley within the area you cover?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Ardley included. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
TR19 isn’t written into law, but the responsible person still has a legal duty under the Fire Safety Order 2005. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19 as the standard, and many policies require it.
What information do you need?
A short description and a few pictures plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we will ask.
How much notice do you need?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. We always survey first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. BESA’s minimums run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. Your report gives a recommended next clean date.
What happens to the waste?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Restaurants and pubs tend to cook long hours with plenty of frying and grilling, which can put them in BESA’s 3 or 6-monthly bands. We clean after close or before opening.
Ductwork and risers
Bends and changes of direction trap more grease than straight runs. Those are among the points where we take readings before and after, so the report shows the difference.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Ardley
The reason for all this is fire. Flames from a pan or grill can be pulled into the canopy by the fan, where burning grease can carry a fire along the ducts and into other parts of the building. For a kitchen in Ardley, keeping that fuel under control is part of the fire risk assessment.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Bicester Community Hospital (about 3.9 miles south-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
What to look for in a quote
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Proof of insurance