Oxfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Burdrop kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning across Burdrop and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Stale cooking odours from the system
FAQs for Burdrop
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Burdrop?
It’s Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Burdrop. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Burdrop?
In Burdrop, it’s Cherwell council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
Grease-filled ducts can carry fire well beyond the kitchen. Many policies say the extract must be cleaned to TR19, and a claim may be reduced without proof, so keep every certificate.
What happens to the waste?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
We clean every part the grease travels through. That means canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge, reached through access panels where needed.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
We record them on the report, with photos where possible, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
Will I get a certificate after the clean?
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.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Burdrop
A closed kitchen is not earning, so the timing of a clean matters. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or during holidays where a site closes for them. With the equipment off and cool and the area sheeted, we clean and hand the kitchen back ready for the next service. The work covers horizontal duct runs, canopies and hoods and discharge points, and common reasons people get in touch are grease drips onto cooking equipment and years of baked-on grease in the ducts. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, with grease readings setting the real interval.
In a small place like Burdrop, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with pictures, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Place
- Burdrop (OX15)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Between visits
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Keep grease collection points emptied
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 ready when anyone asks to see it.
Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. Clean, well-fitted filters catch more fat before it reaches the duct, so the ductwork stays cleaner for longer.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Burdrop?
The type of cooking changes the amount of grease. Fryers, grills and open flames throw much more fat into the extract than gentler cooking, which is why grease readings matter more than the calendar.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
For schools such as Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Comparing quotes
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
What we do, step by step
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. Somewhere like Burdrop, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- 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.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- Readings and pictures are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Move anything stored near the system
How to get a quote
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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How we price kitchen extract cleaning
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- How easy every part is to reach
- How big the system is
- How many systems or sites are involved
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
Helping us quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The site address and the type of premises
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.
Places near Burdrop
Other services in Burdrop
Kitchen extract cleaning around Burdrop
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Burdrop. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Environmental health officers from Cherwell council inspect food businesses in Burdrop. 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.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Burdrop (Broughton Castle is about 3.8 miles east), fitting access panels needs care. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of Holy Trinity or anywhere around Burdrop, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Burdrop is about 6 miles west of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. Across the OX15 area, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Burdrop is one of 443 towns, villages and districts in Oxfordshire where we work for commercial clients. Our Oxford page covers sites nearby (22 miles or so).
Kitchen extract cleaning in OX15 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Hawk's Lane and Acre Ditch or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Sibford Gower (1 mile west), Sibford Ferris (1 mile south), Swalcliffe (1 mile east), Epwell (2 miles north) and Tadmarton (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Banbury (6 miles east), Chipping Norton (7 miles south-west), Neithrop (5 miles east), Grimsbury (7 miles east), Ruscote (5 miles east) and Woodstock (14 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Burdrop
In Burdrop, that means kitchens and buildings near Sibford School and the streets around them. A little further out are Broughton Castle (3.8 miles east). For a walk, there’s Castle Hill and Woodford Bottom and Lamb's Pool.
What a clean will not put right
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What the work covers
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
Leave it or put it right?
There’s no law that names TR19, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 still applies. It puts a duty on the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping extract grease under control. Cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve done it. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why us?
- In business since 2009
- A fixed price before any work starts
- We diagnose before we treat
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations.
What the work involves, part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School kitchens can look lightly used but still need a TR19 clean at least every 12 months under BESA guidance. School holidays are an easy time to do it.
Grease filters
We clean the grease filters as part of the job, and put back so they seat correctly. We will tell you if any need replacing.