Buckinghamshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Kitchen extract cleaning for Aylesbury and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Do not let the canopy gutters overflow
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Wash or exchange the filters often
We hand the kitchen back clean, with the sheeting removed and waste taken away. Grease and dirty water are collected and taken off site, so you can start cooking as normal.
Regular filter cleaning is the simplest thing a kitchen can do. Clean, well-fitted filters catch more fat before it reaches the duct, which slows build-up further down the system.
Kitchen duct cleaning in Aylesbury
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and are fully insured. If you’re dealing with ductwork thick with old, hardened grease and proof of cleaning requested by an insurer, we can help, from canopies and hoods, plenums and filters and vertical risers onwards. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Aylesbury start: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
A kitchen running fryers and chargrills all day builds up grease much faster than one that mostly steams and boils, so the interval is set by what you cook as well as how long.
In Aylesbury, extract cleaning fits around service: late at night, early in the morning or on a closed day. Bigger sites can be done kitchen by kitchen, so cooking carries on elsewhere.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. 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.

- Place
- Aylesbury (HP21, HP19, HP20, HP18)
- Region
- Buckinghamshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Aylesbury
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
When it’s something else
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
- A fan motor that has burnt out
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Aylesbury
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
How the job changes from site to site
Restaurant and pub kitchens
High-heat cooking loads the extract with grease, and measured readings show whether the minimum interval is enough.
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge is where air leaves the building, and grease can collect there too. It’s cleaned as far as safe access allows, and any limits are recorded.
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How we price kitchen extract cleaning
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The number of sites or systems
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
Asking for a quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
How the visit works
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. For a site in Aylesbury, tell us about parking, loading and how we reach the roof or plant room.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- Readings and photos are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Get a fixed quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Related advice
Kitchen extract cleaning around Aylesbury
Food Standards Agency records list about 91 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 58 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Aylesbury. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Fire safety in Aylesbury falls to Buckinghamshire 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. In Aylesbury, 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. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital is the nearest hospital to Aylesbury, about less than half a mile north. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Aylesbury, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If you cook for passing trade around Aylesbury station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Aylesbury is about 38 miles north-west of London, in Buckinghamshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Aylesbury, kitchen extract cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Aylesbury is one of 263 towns, villages and districts in Buckinghamshire we cover for commercial clients. You can also see our page for Milton Keynes, roughly 15 miles from Aylesbury.
All of HP21, HP19, HP20 and HP18 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Market Street, Market Square and High Street or a nearby road, we can help. Aylesbury is on the A41 and A413, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. Close by, we work in California (1 mile south), Queens Park (1 mile east), New Zealand (1 mile north), Walton (1 mile south-east) and Elmhurst (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cover High Wycombe (13 miles south), Chesham (11 miles south-east), Buckingham (14 miles north-west), Amersham (13 miles south-east), Princes Risborough (6 miles south) and Haddenham (6 miles south-west). Aylesbury is one of the larger places we cover in Buckinghamshire for kitchen extract cleaning.
Local landmarks in Aylesbury
Typical jobs here are in premises near Stocklake Park Community School, The Derby Arms Public House and Bearbrook Combined School and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Aylesbury itself: Aylesbury station. Other landmarks nearby include Roald Dahl Children's Gallery (under half a mile east) and Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital (less than half a mile north). Green spaces nearby include Coombe Hill.
Leave it or put it right?
Grease that’s left only gets thicker. Under BESA guidance, grease shouldn’t exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. Heavy build-up takes longer to remove than regular cleans. The longer a system in Aylesbury goes without attention, the more there is to clean or fix.
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 book with us
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- In business since 2009
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
See our cost guide and our accreditations.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Aylesbury
Can a school canteen extract in Aylesbury be done out of term time?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Food Standards Agency records list about 27 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Aylesbury. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Do you work at weekends in Aylesbury?
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.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
What do you do with what you remove?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it does not spread.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
Because a dirty extract can spread a fire through a building. Many insurers require TR19 cleaning, and may refuse or reduce a claim without proof, so keep every certificate.