Windsor and Maidenhead · Kitchen extract cleaning
Boveney kitchen extract cleaning
Looking for kitchen extract cleaning in Boveney? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Boveney
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and are fully insured. Typical jobs include a system with no record of a TR19 clean and an extract that no longer clears the smoke, across extract fans, vertical risers and canopies and hoods. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, it’s the job we do every week across Windsor and Maidenhead.
Grease that collects out of sight, behind the filters and along the duct, is what insurers and fire officers worry about, which is why a TR19® clean in Boveney goes well beyond the canopy.
In a small place like Boveney, 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.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Boveney (SL4)
- Wider area
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What affects the quote in Boveney
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- How big the system is
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The site address and the type of premises
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, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Kitchen extract cleaning around Boveney
The Food Standards Agency lists about 12 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 6 hotels and guest houses as registered food businesses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Boveney. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Boveney is covered by Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. It’s Windsor and Maidenhead council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Boveney. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Dorney Court is about 1.2 miles north-west), access may need planning. For schools such as Homer First School and Nursery, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Boveney is about 1 mile north-west of Windsor, in Windsor and Maidenhead. Whatever kind of site you run in Boveney, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Boveney is one of 57 towns, villages and districts in Windsor and Maidenhead we cover for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Reading page (14 miles or so).
Work in SL4 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Other places close to Boveney include Eton Wick (1 mile north-east), Dedworth (1 mile south), Clewer (1 mile east), Oakley Green (1 mile south-west) and Windsor (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover Maidenhead (4 miles north-west), Boyn Hill (4 miles west), North Ascot (5 miles south), Cookham (6 miles north-west), Furze Platt (5 miles north-west) and Broomhall (7 miles south).
Around Boveney
Around Boveney, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Shepherds Hut pub, Sutherland Grange and The Windsor Boys' School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Windsor & Eton Central station, about 1.7 miles east. A little further out are Windsor Castle (1.9 miles east) and King Edward VII Hospital (1.9 miles south-east). Open spaces near Boveney include Bray Pit and Taplow Lake.
What happens on the day
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. In a small place like Boveney, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We survey the system first, from your pictures and details or on a site visit.
- 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.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
How to prepare
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Get a fixed quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.
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Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Boveney
Is Boveney within the area you cover?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Boveney is covered. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Can you work in Boveney outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. Your customers, staff or residents in Boveney needn’t be disturbed. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
Short systems are done in a few hours, but large systems may be spread over more than one visit. We will tell you how long when we quote.
What do you do with what you remove?
We take it away at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
Yes, a TR19 certificate, along with a photo report. It records what was cleaned, what wasn’t accessible and the recommended next clean date.
How much notice should we give?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We usually quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we will quote them together.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
When it’s something else
Kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix everything, and we will tell you before work begins. It won’t put right:
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Boveney
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
Between visits
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, giving you before and after readings alongside the photos. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
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.
What we’re called out for in Boveney
A lot of duct grease gets there because the filters let it through. Filters that are bent, badly fitted, missing or left uncleaned let more fat into the plenum and duct, and from there it travels on to the fan.
Most sites get in touch after spotting something like this:
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Mary Magdalene's Church, or anywhere in Boveney, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
What happens if it’s left?
Grease build-up causes everyday problems too. Filters block, airflow drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier, while the fan works harder to move less air. Smells, dripping grease and condensation often follow. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Boveney rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Boveney
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- In business since 2009
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day