Oxfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Chilton, Oxfordshire
Professional kitchen extract cleaning in and around Chilton, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
Managing agents and facilities teams in Chilton
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Chilton
Every time food is cooked, warm vapour carries fat up into the extract. It cools inside the duct and settles as a sticky film that thickens month by month. That film is fuel, and cleaning the whole system is how you keep it under control. The work covers horizontal duct runs, plenums and filters and vertical risers, and people most often call us about an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19 and rancid smells from grease in the duct. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for Chilton? Duct Doctor has covered London and the South East since 2009, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.
A clean in Chilton covers the canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
For a kitchen in or near Chilton, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, 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.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That’s why every job is written up in a report with pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Chilton (OX11)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
You get a photo report after every clean. Before and after pictures show each part of the system, alongside a list of what was cleaned, anything out of reach and the recommended next clean date.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. It will not replace a TR19 clean, but it slows what reaches the duct.
What the work involves, part by part
Canopy and plenum
Whether it’s one hood or a long island canopy, each section is cleaned and photographed before and after.
Ductwork and risers
Horizontal runs collect grease as the air slows and cools. Each run is cleaned through its access panels, recording any that cannot be reached.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: 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.
Questions from Chilton
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Chilton?
Food hygiene inspections in Chilton are carried out by Vale of White Horse council. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Which fire service covers Chilton?
Chilton is in the area of 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.
Is Chilton in your area?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, Chilton included.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
The legal duty sits in the Fire Safety Order 2005 rather than in TR19 itself. In practice, TR19 is how kitchens show they’re managing grease, and many insurers ask for proof of it.
How do you protect the area?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
In many cases, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Where we can’t see enough, we arrange a survey.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
We clean to BESA TR19® Grease as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, and certificates go through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. We have been trading since 2009.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. BESA’s minimums run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. We will recommend a date after measuring the grease.
What happens on the day
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Chilton and turn up when the site is quiet.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- 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.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
How to prepare
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Clear the space around the work
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
How to get a quote
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We usually come back within one working day.
Advice
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- How many systems or sites are involved
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Chilton: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records list about 5 restaurants, cafés and canteens across Chilton and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. It’s Vale of White Horse council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Chilton. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. The fire and rescue service for Chilton is Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Chilton County Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Chilton is about 4 miles south-west of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Chilton and the rest of Oxfordshire. Chilton is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. We also work in Oxford, around 13 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the OX11 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. Whether your site is on Main Street, Lawson Lane and Crafts End or anywhere close by, we can help. Close by, we work in Upton (2 miles north-east), West Hagbourne (2 miles north-east), Harwell (2 miles north), Coscote (2 miles north-east) and Blewbury (3 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (13 miles north), Didcot (4 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (8 miles north), Wantage (6 miles west), Grove (6 miles north-west) and Faringdon (14 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Chilton
Around Chilton, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Crown at Chilton pub. The nearest railway station is Didcot Parkway station, about 3.7 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Atlas Computer Laboratory (1 mile north-west). Not far away are Mowbray Fields and Churn Hill.
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Common problems we fix in Chilton
In Chilton, as anywhere, grease gathers where the air slows down: long horizontal runs, bends, the base of risers and around the fan. The cooler the duct, the more grease drops out of the air.
What we’re most often called out for:
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of All Saints or elsewhere in Chilton, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether a survey comes first
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered