Oxfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Didcot, Oxfordshire
Looking for kitchen extract cleaning in Didcot? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
Aftercare tips
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
The kitchen is left clean and ready for the next service. Grease and dirty water are collected and taken off site, so you can start cooking as normal.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Didcot
The ducts are where most of the grease hides. Access panels let us into the duct runs and risers, removing thick grease by hand, then using degreasers, hot water or steam to suit the deposit. Anything out of reach is noted in the report, and new panels can be fitted. The work covers discharge points, horizontal duct runs and plenums and filters, and common reasons people get in touch are a kitchen taken over without any extract records and a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Didcot, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork, wherever you are in Oxfordshire.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Didcot: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
In a town like Didcot, most of the kitchen extracts we’re asked about belong to restaurants, cafés, pubs, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Whatever the kitchen, the canopy, filters, duct and fan all collect grease, and each is cleaned to the same TR19® standard.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with pictures, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.

- Place
- Didcot (OX11)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Grease, kitchens and Didcot
Food Standards Agency records include about 11 pubs, bars and clubs in Didcot and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Didcot is covered by 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. Kitchens in Didcot get their food hygiene inspections from South Oxfordshire council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
If you cook for passing trade around Didcot Parkway station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Manor Primary School or anywhere near Didcot, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Didcot is about 10 miles south of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. Wherever you are in the OX11 postcode area, we can carry out kitchen extract cleaning at your premises. Didcot is one of 443 towns, villages and districts in Oxfordshire where we work for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Oxford page, about 10 miles away.
Every address in OX11 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Station Road, Market Place and High Street or a nearby road, we can help. Didcot is on the A4130 and B4016, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. If your site is just outside Didcot, we cover Great Western Park (1 mile west), Appleford-on-Thames (2 miles north), Milton (2 miles north-west), Sutton Courtenay (2 miles north-west) and Long Wittenham (3 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (10 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (5 miles north), Thame (15 miles north-east), Wantage (8 miles west), Grove (8 miles west) and Faringdon (15 miles west). As one of the bigger places in Oxfordshire, Didcot has commercial sites of every size, all within our area for kitchen extract cleaning.
Around Didcot
Around Didcot, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Didcot Girls' School, The Queens Arms and UTC Oxfordshire. Didcot has its own railway station: Didcot Parkway station. Well-known places in the area include Abingdon Community Hospital (4.8 miles north-west) and Brightwell Castle (3.4 miles east). For a walk, there’s Mowbray Fields and Wittenham Clumps.
What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
What affects the quote in Didcot
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Where the site is and how we reach it
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The postcode and the type of business
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Then call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Why it’s worth doing now in Didcot
Grease build-up causes everyday problems too. Filters block, airflow drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier and the fan strains to keep up. Grease drips, smells and condensation are common next. Before an inspection or an insurer’s visit in Didcot, it helps to have up-to-date records.
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 work begins.
What you get with us
- Full insurance on every job
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Trading since 2009
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
See what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Didcot
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Didcot?
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Didcot. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can you come to Didcot after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
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.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
Will I get a certificate after the clean?
A TR19 certificate, plus a full photo report. It records what was cleaned, what wasn’t accessible and the recommended next clean date.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
No law names TR19 directly, but the responsible person still has a legal duty under the Fire Safety Order 2005. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19 as the standard, and many policies require it.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
What happens to the waste?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
How the visit works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. 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. For a site in a town like Didcot, tell us your opening hours, where we can park and how we reach the roof or plant.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and send you a fixed quote.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
How to get a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.
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What your team can do, and what needs us
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Common problems we fix in Didcot
Hours of cooking are the biggest factor. BESA guidance sets minimum cleaning intervals of every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours a day, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours, and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Those are minimums, and grease readings can show a kitchen needs cleaning sooner.
Look out for any of the following:
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Didcot is Abingdon Community Hospital, about 4.8 miles north-west.
Before you book anyone
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed