Wokingham · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Bowsey Hill, Wokingham
Kitchen extract cleaning for Bowsey Hill, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
FAQs for Bowsey Hill
Can a school canteen extract in Bowsey Hill be done out of term time?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Food Standards Agency records list about 2 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Bowsey Hill. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Which fire service covers Bowsey Hill?
Fire safety enforcement in Bowsey Hill is handled by Royal Berkshire 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 set up regular visits?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, depending on what the system needs.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Do you work in Bowsey Hill?
Yes. Bowsey Hill is part of the area we cover, as part of our area across London and the South East.
Will I get a certificate after the clean?
A TR19 certificate, plus a full photo report. It records what was cleaned, what wasn’t accessible and the recommended next clean date.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that cannot wait. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 sit alongside that, and we’re fully insured.
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Bowsey Hill
Think of it as a health check for the kitchen’s airways: diagnose with a survey, treat with a thorough clean, then sign it off. The sign-off is a TR19 certificate with a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. We are often asked to deal with an extract that no longer clears the smoke and heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs, across horizontal duct runs, discharge points and extract fans. Searching for commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Bowsey Hill? Duct Doctor has covered London and the South East since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: wet film or deposit thickness readings show which parts of the duct need the most attention, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
In a small place like Bowsey Hill, 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 pictures of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Bowsey Hill (RG10)
- Wider area
- Wokingham
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
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What happens on the day
We turn up 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 floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Bowsey Hill and turn up when the site is quiet.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before we start.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- Readings and pictures are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
How to get a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Advice
Why act early in Bowsey Hill
If there’s a fire and the extract hasn’t been cleaned, the paperwork becomes the problem. Many policies require cleaning to TR19, and an insurer can refuse or reduce a claim without proof. A certificate in the file answers that question. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Bowsey Hill rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
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.
Why Bowsey Hill businesses choose us
- Fully insured
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
When something else is needed
Kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
Different parts, different methods
Ductwork and risers
Horizontal runs collect grease as the air slows and cools. Each run is cleaned through its access panels, recording any that cannot be reached.
Extract fan and discharge
Grease that reaches the fan coats the blades and the housing. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned as part of the TR19 clean.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
The certificate records when the clean was done, where and by whom. Keep it in the maintenance log with your fire risk assessment, so it’s to hand when an insurer, fire officer or EHO asks.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Cooking with the extract off lets grease and heat settle in the canopy, and the next clean has more to do.
Bowsey Hill kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s data shows about 6 pubs and bars registered across Bowsey Hill and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. In Bowsey Hill, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Wokingham council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Bowsey Hill is covered by 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.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Crazies Hill CofE Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Harleyford Manor is about 3.3 miles north-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Bowsey Hill is about 3 miles south-east of Henley-on-Thames, in Wokingham. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Bowsey Hill, please ring 0345 646 2711 or email us for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, Bowsey Hill included. Our area takes in 35 places across Wokingham, large and small. Reading is in our area too, around 7 miles away.
Kitchen extract cleaning in RG10 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Close by, we work in Warren Row (1 mile north-east), Knowl Hill (1 mile east), Wargrave (1 mile south-west), Cockpole Green (1 mile north-west) and Cold Harbour (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Reading (7 miles south-west), Wokingham (7 miles south), Woodley (5 miles south-west), Earley (7 miles south-west), Crowthorne (10 miles south) and Lower Earley (7 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Bowsey Hill
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School and The Queen Victoria pub. For rail, the closest station is Wargrave station, about 1.8 miles south-west. A little further out are St Mark's Hospital (4.2 miles east) and Frazer Nash Archives (2.7 miles north-west). Not far away are Hurley Chalk Pit and Weycock Hill.
Common problems we fix in Bowsey Hill
The reason for all this is fire. Flames from a pan or grill can be pulled into the canopy by the fan, and once grease in the duct catches, fire can spread through the building’s ductwork. That is why controlling extract grease belongs in the fire risk assessment.
Look out for these warning signs:
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Paul's Mission Church or elsewhere in Bowsey Hill, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
What your quote should include
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Whether they’re fully insured
- How VAT is shown on the quote