Oxfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Dane Hill, Oxfordshire
We cover Dane Hill for kitchen extract cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
How it works
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time, and we clear up before we go. Visits to a village like Dane Hill are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, 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.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Preparing for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
How to get a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Dane Hill
Cooking sends fat-laden vapour into the canopy with every service. It cools inside the duct and settles as a sticky film that thickens month by month. That layer will burn, and a proper clean removes it before it becomes a fire risk. If you’re dealing with grease dripping from the canopy or filters and a system with no record of a TR19 clean, we can put it right, from vertical risers, plenums and filters and discharge points onwards. When a restaurant in Dane Hill asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that is exactly what we do: the whole run from hood to roof, cleaned to TR19® Grease.
Access decides how thorough a clean can be. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
In a village or hamlet like Dane Hill, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Dane Hill (OX25)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
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What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Travel, parking and unloading
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
What we need to know
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- A few general shots of the system
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Dane Hill
How fast grease builds up depends mostly on how long the kitchen cooks each day. Under BESA guidance, heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day means a clean at least every 3 months, moderate use every 6 months and light use every 12. Those are minimums, and grease readings can show a kitchen needs cleaning sooner.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Fat running down the canopy edge
In and around Dane Hill, every reachable section of the extract is cleaned, and anything we can’t reach goes on the report.
Comparing quotes
- What insurance they carry
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether VAT is included
- When the next visit should be, and why
Kitchen extract cleaning in Dane Hill: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 4 restaurants, cafés and canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Dane Hill. Every kitchen in that count with a canopy has a full extract system, canopy to discharge, to keep clear of grease. The fire and rescue service for Dane Hill is Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Food hygiene inspections in Dane Hill are the job of Cherwell council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Dane Hill, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Dane Hill is about 7 miles south of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Dane Hill and the rest of Oxfordshire. 443 places in Oxfordshire are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. Oxford is in our area too, around 15 miles away.
Kitchen extract cleaning in OX25 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Close by, we work in North Aston (1 mile east), Duns Tew (1 mile south-west), Middle Aston (2 miles south), Deddington (2 miles north) and Hempton (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Oxford (15 miles south), Banbury (7 miles north), Bicester (8 miles south-east), Witney (14 miles south-west), Kidlington (10 miles south) and Headington Quarry (15 miles south).
Local landmarks in Dane Hill
For rail, the closest station is Heyford station, about 3 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Deddington Castle (1.4 miles north).
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
When the clean is finished, grease readings are taken again at the same points, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as photos. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Dane Hill
Can school kitchens in Dane Hill be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 2 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Dane Hill. You can ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the dates the site is empty.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Dane Hill?
Fire safety enforcement in Dane Hill is handled by 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.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
Can you price the work without visiting?
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.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What accreditations do you hold?
Our work is to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, and certificates go through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
TR19 isn’t written into law, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 does require the responsible person to manage fire risk. TR19 is the standard insurers and fire officers expect, and many policies require it.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Why act early in Dane Hill
Leaving the clean until the next refit does not make the grease go away. Fat that was soft and easy to remove hardens with heat and time, and that takes more work to shift. Regular cleans keep each visit shorter. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Dane Hill rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before we start.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Dane Hill
- Full insurance on every job
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Trading since 2009
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Read how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
What staff can safely do
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.