Buckinghamshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Chearsley
Kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Chearsley. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
Part by part
Grease filters
Between TR19 cleans, filters still need regular cleaning, and a filter exchange service can take that off your hands. Clean filters slow the build-up further down the system.
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. Holidays make it simple to schedule.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Chearsley, done properly
Insurers often want evidence of regular TR19 cleaning, and a claim can be refused or reduced without it. For a kitchen in Chearsley, our certificate and photo report give you that record for the maintenance log. The work covers plenums and filters, vertical risers and extract fans, and people most often call us about an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer and heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs. People looking for “duct cleaning near me” in Chearsley normally mean the kitchen extract, and that is our main job: the whole run from hood to roof, cleaned to TR19® Grease.
Most kitchens in Chearsley fall into one of BESA’s three bands: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, with grease readings setting the real interval.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Chearsley (HP18)
- Region
- Buckinghamshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what kitchen extract cleaning will not do:
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we work on in Chearsley
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
How the visit works
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Chearsley.
- 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.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Clear the space around the work
How to get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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FAQs for Chearsley
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Chearsley?
Food hygiene inspections in Chearsley are carried out by Buckinghamshire council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can you come to Chearsley after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in Chearsley keeps running as normal. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we will quote them together.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, 24/7. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19 is the benchmark used to show extract grease is under control.
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 any work starts.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Travel, parking and unloading
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Helping us quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Chearsley
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Kitchen extracts in Chearsley
Look up Chearsley on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Chearsley. Each one that cooks under a canopy has an extract system that collects grease and needs regular cleaning. Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Chearsley. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. In Chearsley, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Buckinghamshire council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Parish Church of St Nicholas or anywhere around Chearsley, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Thame Community Hospital (about 3.2 miles south), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Waddesdon Manor is about 3.7 miles north), access may need planning.
Chearsley is about 3 miles north of Thame, in Buckinghamshire. Anywhere in HP18, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Chearsley is one of 263 places in Buckinghamshire where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 12 miles away.
Every address in HP18 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on School Lane, Bernard's Close and Aylesbury Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Cuddington (1 mile east), Long Crendon (2 miles south-west), Haddenham (2 miles south-east), Gibraltar (2 miles east) and Kingsey (3 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Aylesbury (6 miles east), High Wycombe (14 miles south-east), Buckingham (14 miles north), Elmhurst (7 miles east), Southcourt (6 miles east) and Princes Risborough (7 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Chearsley
The closest station to Chearsley is Haddenham & Thame Parkway station, roughly 1.5 miles south-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Thame Museum (3 miles south) and Dinton Castle (3 miles east). Open spaces near Chearsley include Snakemoor.
Why act early in Chearsley
An overdue clean in Chearsley is best dealt with now rather than after the next inspection. The job takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system, and we fit around your opening hours. Waiting only adds grease and risk. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Chearsley
- Photo reports with every job
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.