Windsor and Maidenhead · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Ascot
For kitchen extract cleaning in Ascot, 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
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Ascot
Across Ascot, we clean kitchen extract systems to BESA TR19® Grease. The job starts with a survey and grease readings, then works through canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, fan and discharge. At the finish there’s a TR19 certificate and a before and after photo report. The work covers horizontal duct runs, canopies and hoods and plenums and filters, and common reasons people get in touch are heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs and an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but in Ascot, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
Access decides how thorough a clean can be. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
Somewhere as small as Ascot, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Where
- Ascot (SL5)
- Region
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Ascot
Can you come to Ascot after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Ascot?
That’s Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
How long will the clean take?
Length of duct, grease levels and access all affect it. As a guide, it takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Do you cover Ascot?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, Ascot included.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. We always survey first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we’ll quote them together.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
How the job changes from site to site
Ductwork and risers
Long flat runs of duct are where grease collects. Each run is cleaned through its access panels, recording any that can’t be reached.
Extract fan and discharge
Some systems have attenuators to cut noise, and they hold grease. We clean what can be reached and note anything that can’t.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Ascot
How fast grease builds up depends mostly on how long the kitchen cooks each day. BESA guidance sets minimum cleaning intervals of every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours a day, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours, and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. They are minimums: measured grease levels set the real interval.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
If you run a café or takeaway near Ascot station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
What to look for in a quote
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Proof of insurance
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
What happens if it’s left?
An overdue clean in Ascot is best dealt with now rather than after the next inspection. It takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system, and we work evenings, overnight and weekends so you do not lose a service. Waiting only adds grease and risk. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Why Ascot businesses choose us
- We’re fully insured
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Trading since 2009
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
Grease, kitchens and Ascot
Food Standards Agency data counts about 32 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 3 sandwich bars and takeaways in Ascot and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Ascot sits within the area of Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. It’s Windsor and Maidenhead council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Ascot. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of All Souls, or anywhere in Ascot, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. School kitchens, at schools like South Ascot Village Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Ascot is about 4 miles east of Bracknell, in Windsor and Maidenhead. Across the SL5 area, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites. Our Windsor and Maidenhead coverage runs to 57 places, and Ascot is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Guildford page (12 miles or so).
Every address in SL5 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. You’ll find streets such as London Road, High Street and St George's Lane, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Other places close to Ascot include Sunninghill (1 mile south-east), Cheapside (1 mile north-east), North Ascot (1 mile north-west), Brookside (1 mile north-west) and Beggar's Bush (1 mile east). Further out, we also cover Maidenhead (8 miles north), Windsor (5 miles north), Boyn Hill (8 miles north-west), Cookham (11 miles north), Furze Platt (9 miles north) and Dedworth (5 miles north).
Around Ascot
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Papplewick School, Silwood Park and Charters School. There’s a railway station in Ascot itself: Ascot station. A little further out are The Lexicon (3.6 miles west) and Heatherwood Hospital (0.8 miles west). Open spaces near Ascot include Virginia Water Lake and Gracious Pond.
Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
If we couldn’t get into part of the duct, the report says so plainly. That’s part of an honest TR19 clean, not a failing, and we can fit access panels so it’s reached next time.
Regular filter cleaning is the simplest thing a kitchen can do. A filter that is clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, so the ductwork stays cleaner for longer.
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Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
How it works
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. The timing of a visit to Ascot is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by photos or a visit.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
Preparing for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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How we price kitchen extract cleaning
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The times the site is available
- The condition we find in the survey
- Whether several sites go on one quote
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.