Oxfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Crowmarsh Gifford
Kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites in Crowmarsh Gifford and across Oxfordshire. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
Kitchen extract cleaning in Crowmarsh Gifford
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and are fully insured. We’re often asked to deal with an inspection that picked up a dirty extract and grease dripping from the canopy or filters, on plenums and filters, extract fans and vertical risers. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but a proper TR19® clean in Crowmarsh Gifford 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, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
Work in a small place like Crowmarsh Gifford starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
We have been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Crowmarsh Gifford (OX10)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
If we couldn’t get into part of the duct, the report says so plainly. A TR19 report should record what wasn’t cleaned as well as what was, and new access panels can be fitted so the next clean covers it.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Crowmarsh Gifford
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- Parking and loading at the site
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- What state the system is in
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 the price is fixed before any work starts.
What we need to know
To speed up the quote, send us:
- 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
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
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. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
The process
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 the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Visits to a village like Crowmarsh Gifford are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- 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, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Move anything stored near the system
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
Advice
What the work involves, part by part
Extract fan and discharge
At the end of the system is the discharge, which can collect grease and stain the surface around it. It’s cleaned as far as safe access allows, and any limits are recorded.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In a care home or hospital, the kitchen may cook every day of the year. We plan the clean around meal times and work in a contained, tidy way with as little disruption as possible.
Nearby places to Crowmarsh Gifford
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Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Crowmarsh Gifford
Can you get to a site in Crowmarsh Gifford?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Crowmarsh Gifford included. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Crowmarsh Gifford during the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. With about 3 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Crowmarsh Gifford, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Send us your term dates when you call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we’ll fit the work in.
What do I get after the clean?
A TR19 certificate and a photo report. Certificates are issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report includes before and after pictures, grease readings and the recommended next clean date.
What accreditations do you hold?
As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, our work sits within an independently audited scheme. We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 too, and we’re fully insured.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. 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.
What is 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, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
How far ahead should we book?
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.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Honest limits
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Oxfordshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Grease, kitchens and Crowmarsh Gifford
Food Standards Agency data counts about 23 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 10 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Crowmarsh Gifford. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. Environmental health officers from South Oxfordshire council inspect food businesses in Crowmarsh Gifford. 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. Crowmarsh Gifford is covered by Oxfordshire 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.
Brightwell Manor, about 2.7 miles west, is one of the historic houses near Crowmarsh Gifford; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. School kitchens, at schools like Crowmarsh Gifford Church of England School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary Magdalene, or anywhere in Crowmarsh Gifford, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Crowmarsh Gifford is about 6 miles east of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Crowmarsh Gifford, please ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Crowmarsh Gifford. Across Oxfordshire, we cover 443 places, and Crowmarsh Gifford is one of them. Our Reading page covers sites nearby (12 miles or so).
Here we cover the OX10 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. You’ll find streets such as The Street, Little Hitchen and McCulloch Meadows, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Close by, we work in Newnham Murren (1 mile south-west), Mongewell (1 mile south-west), Winterbrook (2 miles south-west), North Stoke (2 miles south) and Cholsey (3 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Oxford (12 miles north-west), Didcot (6 miles west), Abingdon-on-Thames (9 miles north-west), Thame (12 miles north-east), Wantage (14 miles west) and Henley-on-Thames (10 miles south-east).
Around Crowmarsh Gifford
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Howbery Park, Wallingford School and The Bell Inn, among other places. The closest station to Crowmarsh Gifford is Cholsey station, roughly 2.9 miles south-west. A little further out are Wallingford Castle (0.6 miles north-west). The countryside around Crowmarsh Gifford includes Wittenham Clumps and Ewelme Watercress Beds.