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Caversham kitchen extract cleaning
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Caversham? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Stale cooking odours from the system
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
The kitchen is left clean and ready for the next service. Waste grease and water are contained and removed, so you can start cooking as normal.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Caversham
The part of the system nobody sees is often the dirtiest. We reach horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels, scraping heavy deposits by hand before degreasing. Anything out of reach is noted in the report and extra access panels can be added. The work covers canopies and hoods, vertical risers and plenums and filters, and people most often call us about cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey and poor airflow at the canopy. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, in Caversham it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.
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 Caversham goes well beyond the canopy.
Kitchens in towns like Caversham are often in older buildings that were never designed for them, which can mean awkward duct routes, long flat runs and not enough access panels. Sections we can’t reach are listed on the report, and access panels can be added.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Where
- Caversham (RG4)
- Region
- Reading
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Multi-site and managed buildings
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
When it’s something else
Kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
What your team can do, and what needs us
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
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.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Caversham
The reason for all this is fire. A flare-up on the range can be drawn up into the canopy and duct, where burning grease can carry a fire along the ducts and into other parts of the building. For a kitchen in Caversham, keeping that fuel under control is part of the fire risk assessment.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Royal Berkshire Hospital (about 1.9 miles south), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What paperwork you get at the end
Questions from Caversham
Which fire authority looks after Caversham?
That’s Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can you work in Caversham outside opening hours?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. That way a site in Caversham doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before work begins.
Will I get a certificate after the clean?
Every clean comes with a TR19 certificate and a photo report. They belong in the maintenance log, ready for your insurer or an inspection.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
The minimum is set by BESA guidance on daily use, from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Kitchens that fry or grill a lot may need cleaning sooner, which grease thickness testing will show.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We don’t leave it behind.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
How long will the clean take?
Allow one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
Grease, kitchens and Caversham
The Food Standards Agency lists about 38 pubs, bars and clubs and about 3 hotels and B&Bs as registered food businesses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Caversham. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Caversham sits within the area of 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. Food hygiene inspections in Caversham are the job of Reading council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
School kitchens, at schools like The Hill Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Grace Church or elsewhere in Caversham, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Caversham is about 2 miles north of Reading, in Reading. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Caversham, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Our area covers London and the South East, Caversham included. Across Reading, we cover 34 places, and Caversham is one of them.
We cover every part of RG4 for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. We cover sites on Marshland Square, Church Road and Buckingham Gate and the roads around them. With the B3345 close by, Caversham is simple for us to get to for kitchen extract cleaning. Other places close to Caversham include Emmer Green (1 mile north-east), Caversham Park Village (1 mile north-east), Lower Caversham (1 mile south), Caversham Heights (1 mile west) and Littlestead Green (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Norcot (3 miles south-west), Tilehurst Within (3 miles south-west), Shinfield (5 miles south), Arborfield Garrison (7 miles south-east), Horncastle (3 miles south-west) and Whitley Wood (4 miles south). As one of the bigger places in Reading, Caversham has commercial sites of every size, and we cover all of them for kitchen extract cleaning.
Local landmarks in Caversham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training School, The White Horse pub and Eldon Square and the streets around them. Caversham’s nearest station is Reading station, about 1.3 miles south. Nearby you will also find Royal Berkshire Hospital (1.9 miles south) and Broad Street Mall (1.6 miles south). Green spaces nearby include South Lake and Sonning Hill.
Places near Caversham
What else we do in Caversham
Why act early in Caversham
If your kitchen in Caversham is past its cleaning date, it’s worth booking now. It takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system, and we fit around your opening hours. Waiting only adds grease and risk. Before an inspection or an insurer’s visit in Caversham, it helps to have up-to-date records.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before work begins.
What you get with us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We’re fully insured
- Every job surveyed first
The process
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, tidy up and leave you the report. On site, the work takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. The more we can see of the system beforehand, the smoother the visit to Caversham will be.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Before we arrive
- Clear the space around the work
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
How to get a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.