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TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Ashampstead Green
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Ashampstead Green? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
Part by part
Canopy and plenum
The plenum is out of sight behind the filters, so it’s easy to forget. With the filters out, the plenum is scraped and degreased.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens often cook for long hours, frying and grilling, so their cleaning interval is often 3 or 6 months under BESA guidance. Cleans are done after close, overnight or before opening.
Kitchen duct cleaning in Ashampstead Green
The part of the system nobody sees is often the dirtiest. We reach horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels, removing thick grease by hand, then using degreasers, hot water or steam to suit the deposit. Anything out of reach is noted in the report and extra access panels can be added. We are often asked to deal with a kitchen taken over without any extract records and years of baked-on grease in the ducts, on discharge points, canopies and hoods and vertical risers. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a system that’s clean inside, not just on the surface, and a certificate that proves it.
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.
In a small place like Ashampstead Green, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with photos of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Ashampstead Green (RG8)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Somewhere as small as Ashampstead Green, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- You send pictures or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and give you a fixed quote.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Find the previous report, if there is one
How to get a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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Ashampstead Green questions
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Ashampstead Green?
Fire safety enforcement in Ashampstead Green is handled by Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Can you work in Ashampstead Green outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. Just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
What do I get after the clean?
You receive a TR19 certificate and a photo report. Certificates are issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report includes before and after pictures, grease readings and the recommended next clean date.
How long does a kitchen extract clean take?
It takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. We will confirm the time when we quote.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, our work sits within an independently audited scheme. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
TR19® itself is not law. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19 is the benchmark used to show extract grease is under control.
Looking after it afterwards
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
Any section without access is marked on the report. That’s part of an honest TR19 clean, not a failing, and new access panels can be fitted so the next clean covers it.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. A daily wipe is not a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
Why act early in Ashampstead Green
Putting it off simply moves the grease further down the duct. Over time, soft grease bakes into a harder, thicker crust, which is slower to clean. Staying on a regular cycle keeps each clean manageable. In a place like Ashampstead Green, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before we start.
What you get with us
- In business since 2009
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Full insurance on every job
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and certificates.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Ashampstead Green: the local picture
It’s West Berkshire council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Ashampstead Green. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. We cover Ashampstead Green, about 47 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Clement or anywhere around Ashampstead Green, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Ashampstead Green is about 7 miles north-east of Thatcham, in Oxfordshire. Anywhere in RG8, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites. Across Oxfordshire, we cover 443 places, and Ashampstead Green is one of them. There’s also a page for Reading, about 10 miles away.
All of RG8 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. We also cover the places around Ashampstead Green: Ashampstead (1 mile south), Stubbles (1 mile south-east), Burnt Hill (2 miles south), Upper Basildon (2 miles east) and New Town (3 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Didcot (9 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (13 miles north), Wantage (12 miles north-west), Henley-on-Thames (12 miles east), Grove (13 miles north-west) and Benson (10 miles north).
Near you in Ashampstead Green
For rail, the closest station is Goring & Streatley station, roughly 3.1 miles north-east. A little further out are Yattendon Castle (1.8 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Hartslock.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Ashampstead Green?
Cooking fat leaves the pan as a fine vapour. As the air cools on its way through the duct, the fat condenses and sticks, building a layer that gets thicker with every service. Filters catch some of it, but never all.
These are the problems we see most often:
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Basildon Park is about 2.9 miles east), access may need planning.
Questions to ask before booking
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether they’re fully insured
Honest limits
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
If you’re not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
What staff can safely do
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.