Oxfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Catslip
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge for Catslip, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Catslip
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Catslip?
The local authority for Catslip is South Oxfordshire council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Do you work in villages like Catslip?
Yes. Catslip is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
What do you need from me for a quote?
A short description and a few photos, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we will ask.
What do you do to protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
What happens to the waste?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. We don’t leave it behind.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
Many policies require TR19 cleaning, and insurers often ask to see the certificate. Without proof, a claim can be refused or reduced, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Catslip
Across Catslip, we clean kitchen extract systems to BESA TR19® Grease. We survey first and take grease readings, then clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. At the finish there’s a TR19 certificate and a before and after photo report. Typical jobs include an extract that no longer clears the smoke and grease smells coming from the extract, on discharge points, extract fans and plenums and filters. Kitchens in Catslip book us for TR19 cleaning for three reasons: the insurer asked, the EHO asked, or the canopy is dripping. Either way, the answer is the same: a proper clean and the paperwork to match.
What can be cleaned depends on what can be reached. Sections without access panels are recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted so they’re cleaned next time.
Work in a small place like Catslip starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Catslip (RG9)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Catslip?
How fast grease builds up depends mostly on how long the kitchen cooks each day. BESA guidance sets minimum cleaning intervals of every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours a day, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours, and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Those are minimums, and grease readings can show a kitchen needs cleaning sooner.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Nettlebed Community School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What to look for in a quote
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- What records you will receive afterwards
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
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.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Catslip
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 4 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in and around Catslip, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. Kitchens in Catslip get their food hygiene inspections from South Oxfordshire council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Catslip is covered by Oxfordshire 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.
Where a hall near Church of St Bartholomew, or anywhere in Catslip, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Greys Court, about 2.2 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses near Catslip; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Catslip is about 7 miles north of Caversham, in Oxfordshire. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Catslip and the rest of Oxfordshire. Our Oxfordshire coverage runs to 443 places, and Catslip is one of them. We also work in Reading, around 9 miles away.
All of RG9 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. We also cover Nettlebed (1 mile north-west), Highmoor (1 mile south-west), Highmoor Cross (1 mile south), Bix (2 miles south-east) and Middle Assendon (2 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Didcot (12 miles west), Abingdon-on-Thames (15 miles north-west), Thame (12 miles north), Henley-on-Thames (4 miles south-east), Benson (6 miles north-west) and Chinnor (9 miles north).
What’s near Catslip
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Sun Inn Public House and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Henley-On-Thames station, roughly 4.4 miles south-east. Green spaces nearby include Warburg Nature Reserve.
Nearby places to Catslip
What else we do in Catslip
What a clean won’t put right
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- A broken extract fan that will not run
- A canopy that’s too small or a system that was badly designed
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Catslip
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- The size of the system
- The condition we find in the survey
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The number of sites or systems
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you are not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The site address and the type of premises
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.
How the visit works
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. The timing of a visit to Catslip is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- We survey the system first, from your photos and details or on a site visit.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Ask for a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Related advice
Keeping the system healthy
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Keep grease collection points emptied
Every clean ends with a photo report. It shows the system before and after, part by part, alongside a list of what was cleaned, anything out of reach and the recommended next clean date.
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.