Oxfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Charlton, Oxfordshire
Looking for kitchen extract cleaning in Charlton? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
Between visits
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
Every clean ends with a photo report. It shows the system before and after, part by part, and lists what was cleaned, any areas we couldn’t reach and the date the next clean is due.
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.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Charlton, done properly
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. The work covers extract fans, plenums and filters and canopies and hoods, and common reasons people get in touch are an inspection that picked up a dirty extract and grease smells coming from the extract. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but a proper TR19® clean in Charlton covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
The fire risk in a kitchen extract sits in the parts nobody sees: the plenum, the duct and the fan, so that’s where most of the work in Charlton goes.
Kitchens around a place like Charlton are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
A written report with photos follows every visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Charlton (OX12)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Charlton
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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 are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
What happens on the day
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. In a smaller place like Charlton, parking is rarely the issue, but tell us about gates, roof access and opening hours.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Clear the space around the work
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
How to get a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
Advice
What your team can do, and what needs us
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
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. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Leave it or put it right?
Putting it off simply moves the grease further down the duct. Over time, soft grease bakes into a harder, thicker crust, which is slower to clean. Regular cleans keep each visit shorter. It’s easy to lose track of when the work was last done on a quieter site.
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 any work starts.
Why us?
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Each visit written up, with photos
- We diagnose before we treat
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Grease, kitchens and Charlton
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 9 bars, pubs and nightclubs across Charlton and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Food hygiene inspections in Charlton are the job of Vale of White Horse council’s environmental health team. 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. Charlton sits within the area of Oxfordshire 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.
School kitchens, at schools like Charlton Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Holy Trinity Church or elsewhere in Charlton, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Charlton is about 7 miles west of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. Across the OX12 area, we can carry out kitchen extract cleaning at your premises. We cover 443 places across Oxfordshire, large and small. Oxford is in our area too, about 13 miles from Charlton.
Every address in OX12 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Grove Road, Little Lane and Ormond Road or a nearby road, we can help. Main roads around Charlton include the A417, which makes travel easy for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around Charlton: Wantage (1 mile west), East Challow (2 miles west), Letcombe Regis (2 miles south-west), West Challow (2 miles west) and Childrey (3 miles west). Larger places within reach include Oxford (13 miles north-east), Didcot (7 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (8 miles north-east), Witney (14 miles north), Carterton (14 miles north-west) and Faringdon (8 miles north-west).
Near you in Charlton
In Charlton, that means kitchens and buildings near Lord Nelson pub, King Alfred's and St Mary's School, among other places. A little further out are Williams F1 Grand Prix Collection (1.8 miles north). For a walk, there’s Letcombe Valley and Chain Hill.
Questions from Charlton
Is Charlton within the area you cover?
Yes. Charlton is within the area we cover across London and the South East. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Which fire authority looks after Charlton?
Fire safety enforcement in Charlton is handled by Oxfordshire 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 come out in an emergency?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
The minimum is set by BESA guidance on daily use, from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Heavy frying and grilling can mean shorter intervals, and readings will tell you.
What do I get after the clean?
Yes, a TR19 certificate, along with a photo report. The report lists what was cleaned, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next clean is due.
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.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
How much notice do you need?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We usually quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
What the work involves, part by part
Grease filters
Filters need cleaning far more often than the duct, and a filter exchange service can take that off your hands. Clean filters slow the build-up further down the system.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
A pub or restaurant cannot afford to cancel a service for a clean. We work overnight and at weekends where that suits, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.
When something else is needed
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Fire dampers that will not close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points