Windsor and Maidenhead · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Cookham, Windsor and Maidenhead
Specialist kitchen extract cleaning for Cookham: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
Kitchen extract cleaning in Cookham, done properly
A kitchen extract system is far more than the canopy you can see. Behind it sit the plenum and grease filters, then the ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, and each part collects grease. Our clean follows the air from canopy to discharge, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. If you are dealing with fat running down the canopy edge and cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey, we can put it right, from plenums and filters, horizontal duct runs and discharge points onwards. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but a proper TR19® clean in Cookham covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, with grease readings setting the real interval.
Around a smaller place like Cookham, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Cookham (SL6)
- Wider area
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
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.
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge is where air leaves the building, which can collect grease and stain the surface around it. It’s cleaned as far as safe access allows, and any limits are recorded.
What we do, step by step
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Everything the job in Cookham needs is worked out beforehand, from the survey.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by pictures or a visit.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Let us know about parking and loading
Get a fixed quote
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Cookham, call 0345 646 2711 or email us. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
Related advice
Common questions in Cookham
Who is the fire and rescue service for Cookham?
Cookham is in the area of Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Can you get to a site in Cookham?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
How long does a kitchen extract clean take?
It takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Call for a fixed quote and we will usually reply within one working day.
When do you clean the extract?
We work around your hours. Most kitchens book us overnight or at weekends, so you don’t lose a service.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Towns and villages near Cookham
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What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what kitchen extract cleaning won’t do:
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Cookham
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
What we’re called out for in Cookham
What’s on the menu matters as much as how much is cooked. Fryers, grills and open flames throw much more fat into the extract than gentler cooking, which is why grease readings matter more than the calendar.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Marlow Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Cookham, about 2.1 miles north-west.
Before you book anyone
- Whether a survey comes first
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Proof of insurance
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
The certificate records when the clean was done, where and by whom. File it with the fire risk assessment and the maintenance log so it’s ready when anyone asks to see it.
Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. A filter that’s clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, so the ductwork stays cleaner for longer.
Kitchen extracts in Cookham
Food Standards Agency records list about 20 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 3 takeaways in and around Cookham, 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. Cookham is covered by 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. Kitchens in Cookham get their food hygiene inspections from Windsor and Maidenhead council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
School kitchens, at schools like Cookham Rise Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St John the Baptist or anywhere around Cookham, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Cookham is about 2 miles south-east of Marlow, in Windsor and Maidenhead. Cookham gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Cookham is one of 57 towns, villages and districts in Windsor and Maidenhead where we work for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Reading page (13 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: SL6. We cover sites on Station Road, Church Road and High Street and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Cookham: Cookham Dean (1 mile west), Furze Platt (2 miles south), Coldmoorholme (2 miles north), Bourne End (2 miles north-east) and Cores End (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Windsor (7 miles south-east), Boyn Hill (3 miles south), North Ascot (10 miles south), Dedworth (7 miles south-east), Broomhall (12 miles south) and South Ascot (11 miles south). Cookham is one of the larger places we cover in Windsor and Maidenhead for kitchen extract cleaning.
Around Cookham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Old Swan Uppers pub and Furze Platt Senior School, among other places. Cookham has its own railway station: Cookham station. Other landmarks nearby include Marlow Museum (2.2 miles west) and Marlow Community Hospital (2.1 miles north-west). Open spaces near Cookham include Warren Nature Reserve and Taplow Lake.
What staff can safely do
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, and that is where we come in.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. 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. That part needs specialist access and equipment.