West Berkshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Burghfield Hill
Our technicians work in Burghfield Hill on kitchen extract cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
Burghfield Hill questions
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Burghfield Hill?
Kitchens in Burghfield Hill are inspected by West Berkshire council’s environmental health officers. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Do you work at weekends in Burghfield Hill?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Burghfield Hill can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
Can you price the work without visiting?
In many cases, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
It depends on how many hours a day the kitchen cooks. Heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day calls for a clean at least every 3 months under BESA guidance, and lighter use less often. We’ll recommend a date after measuring the grease.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve dealt with extract grease.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
What about areas you cannot get to?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
We clean every part the grease travels through. That means canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge, reached through access panels where necessary.
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Burghfield Hill
Any kitchen we clean in Burghfield Hill gets exactly the same specification as everywhere else we work. The job starts with a survey and grease readings, then works through canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, fan and discharge. You get a TR19 certificate and a photo report at the end. Typical jobs include fat running down the canopy edge and an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer, across vertical risers, canopies and hoods and plenums and filters. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a system that is clean inside, not just on the surface, and a certificate that proves it.
A kitchen running fryers and chargrills all day builds up grease much faster than one that mostly steams and boils, so we look at the menu as well as the opening hours when we suggest the next date.
Kitchens around a place like Burghfield Hill are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Burghfield Hill (RG7, RG30)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
Kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’ll tell you before we start. It won’t put right:
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
How the job changes from site to site
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens often cook for long hours, frying and grilling, which can put them in BESA’s 3 or 6-monthly bands. Cleans are done after close, overnight or before opening.
Grease filters
Between TR19 cleans, filters still need regular cleaning and we offer a filter exchange service for that. Clean filters slow the build-up further down the system.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Burghfield Hill
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 4 bars, pubs and nightclubs in Burghfield Hill and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. In Burghfield Hill, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from West Berkshire council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Burghfield Hill. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
School kitchens, at schools like Garland Junior School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Burghfield Hill, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Burghfield Hill is about 5 miles south-west of Reading, in West Berkshire. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Burghfield Hill, please call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Burghfield Hill. Across West Berkshire, we cover 155 places, and Burghfield Hill is one of them.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: RG7 and RG30. Whether your site is on Ash Lane, Auclum Lane and Valley Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Other places close to Burghfield Hill include Burghfield (1 mile north), Sulhamstead Abbots (1 mile west), Trash Green (1 mile north), Ufton Nervet (1 mile west) and Sulhamstead Bannister Upper End (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Newbury (12 miles west), Thatcham (9 miles west), Speenhamland (12 miles west), Spencers Wood (4 miles east), Calcot (3 miles north) and Shaw (11 miles west). Being one of West Berkshire’s larger places, Burghfield Hill has a wide mix of commercial premises, all within our area for kitchen extract cleaning.
Local landmarks in Burghfield Hill
In Burghfield Hill, that means kitchens and buildings near The Rising Sun pub, The Willink School and The Willink School. Burghfield Hill’s nearest station is Mortimer station, roughly 2.1 miles south of the centre. Nearby you will also find Battle Hospital (4.7 miles north-east) and Thames Valley Police Museum (1.7 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Fobney Island Wetland Reserve and Hosehill Lake.
Why act early in Burghfield Hill
An overdue clean in Burghfield Hill is best dealt with now rather than after the next inspection. It takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits, and we fit around your opening hours. Every extra month adds grease. It’s easy to lose track of when the work was last done on a quieter site.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Burghfield Hill
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Every job surveyed first
- Full insurance on every job
- Photo reports with every job
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and certificates.
Looking after it afterwards
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as pictures. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. A filter that’s clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, so the ductwork stays cleaner for longer.
The process
Each visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the kitchen extract cleaning, tidy up and leave you the report. On site, the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Everything the job in Burghfield Hill needs is worked out beforehand, from the survey.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Ask for a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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Grease filters are the first line of defence, and they’re often the weak point. 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.
Look out for any of the following:
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Stratfield Saye House is about 4.3 miles south-east), access may need planning.
What your quote should include
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether they recommend a next date