Oxfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Cuddesdon
Our technicians work in Cuddesdon on kitchen extract cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Cuddesdon
Any kitchen we clean in Cuddesdon gets exactly the same specification as everywhere else we work. The job starts with a survey and grease readings, then works through canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, fan and discharge. You get a TR19 certificate and a photo report at the end. If you have heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs and a system with no record of a TR19 clean, we can put it right. For TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Cuddesdon, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork, wherever you are in Oxfordshire.
A kitchen running fryers and chargrills all day builds up grease much faster than one that mostly steams and boils, so the interval is set by what you cook as well as how long.
For a kitchen in or near Cuddesdon, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Cuddesdon (OX44)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. In a small place like Cuddesdon, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We normally come back within one working day.
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What else we do in Cuddesdon
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
When something else is needed
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
Kitchen extract cleaning in Cuddesdon: the local picture
The fire and rescue service for Cuddesdon 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. It’s South Oxfordshire council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Cuddesdon. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Garsington Manor is about 1.3 miles south-west), access may need planning. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Slade Hospital about 3.2 miles north-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Cuddesdon is about 5 miles south-east of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. Across the OX44 area, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites. Our Oxfordshire coverage runs to 443 places, Cuddesdon among them.
We cover every part of OX44 for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. You will find streets such as High Street, Church Close and Field Lane, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around Cuddesdon: Denton (1 mile south-west), Blenheim (1 mile west), Garsington (2 miles west), Wheatley (2 miles north) and Littleworth (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (5 miles north-west), Didcot (9 miles south-west), Bicester (12 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (7 miles south-west), Thame (7 miles east) and Wantage (15 miles south-west).
Around Cuddesdon
Typical jobs here are in premises near Library Farmhouse and Wheatley Park School, among other places. A little further out are Templars Square (3.6 miles west) and Slade Hospital (3.2 miles north-west). The countryside around Cuddesdon includes Shotover and Wells Farm.
Looking after it afterwards
So the system stays in good health:
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
You leave with a date for the next clean, based on your cooking hours and the grease we measured. A 3, 6 or 12-monthly maintenance plan keeps it on track, so the date isn’t missed.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. A daily wipe isn’t a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Cuddesdon?
We often find duct sections that haven’t been cleaned since they were installed. Most of the time it’s because there were never enough access panels, so those sections were never reached. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of All Saints or elsewhere in Cuddesdon, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Comparing quotes
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
Multi-site and managed buildings
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Cuddesdon
Can you get to a site in Cuddesdon?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Can you come to Cuddesdon after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. That way a site in Cuddesdon doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
What types of premises do you cover?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we will quote them together.
What should I send you?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
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. Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009.
What happens if it’s left?
Environmental health officers inspect food businesses, in Cuddesdon as everywhere else, and they look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment, extraction included. Keeping the extract clean helps the whole kitchen pass muster. It’s simpler to plan the work at Cuddesdon now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
What you get with us
- Photo reports with every job
- Trading since 2009
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover