West Berkshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Englefield
Kitchen extract cleaning in Englefield, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Fat running down the canopy edge
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Englefield
Cooking sends fat-laden vapour into the canopy with every service. As it cools, it clings to the inside of the ductwork and keeps building. That film is fuel, and cleaning the whole system is how you keep it under control. The work covers discharge points, extract fans and vertical risers, and the jobs we see most are an extract that no longer clears the smoke and grease smells coming from the extract. People looking for “duct cleaning near me” in Englefield typically mean the kitchen extract, and that is exactly what we do: the whole run from hood to roof, cleaned to TR19® Grease.
Grease that collects out of sight, behind the filters and along the duct, is what insurers and fire officers worry about, so that’s where most of the work in Englefield goes.
Work in a small place like Englefield starts with a call to agree access and timings, 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.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with photos of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Englefield (RG7)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
Grease build-up causes everyday problems too. Blocked filters and narrowed ducts slow the airflow, leaving the kitchen hot and smoky and the fan strains to keep up. Grease drips, smells and condensation are common next. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why book with us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Fully insured
- A written report with photos after each visit
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations.
Places near Englefield
What else we do in Englefield
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Looking after it afterwards
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, giving you before and after readings alongside the photos. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. 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.
How it works
Your staff do not need to do much 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. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Englefield can be planned properly.
- We survey the system, from your pictures 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.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Move anything stored near the system
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
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What a clean will not put right
We won’t sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- A broken extract fan that will not run
- Fire dampers that will not close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- A grease trap that needs emptying
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly.
What we work on in Englefield
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
Kitchen extract cleaning in Englefield: the local picture
Food Standards Agency data counts about 16 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 5 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Englefield. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Kitchens in Englefield get their food hygiene inspections from West Berkshire council. 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. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Englefield. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Battle Hospital about 4.4 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. School kitchens, at schools like Englefield C.E. Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Mapledurham House is about 3.8 miles north-east), access may need planning.
Englefield is about 5 miles west of Reading, in West Berkshire. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Englefield and the rest of West Berkshire. We cover 155 places across West Berkshire, large and small.
We work across RG7 for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. We also cover the places around Englefield: Theale (1 mile south-east), Tidmarsh (2 miles north), Sulham (2 miles north-east), Sheffield Bottom (2 miles south-east) and Little Heath (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Newbury (10 miles west), Thatcham (7 miles south-west), Burghfield Common (4 miles south-east), Speenhamland (10 miles west), Spencers Wood (7 miles south-east) and Shaw (10 miles west).
Local landmarks in Englefield
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Thatchers Arms, Theale Green Community School and Theale Green Community School and the streets around them. Englefield’s nearest station is Theale station, roughly 1.3 miles south-east. A little further out are Yattendon Castle (5 miles west) and Thames Valley Police Museum (2 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Hosehill Lake and Moor Copse Nature Reserve.
What affects the quote in Englefield
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- How big the system is
- How easy every part is to reach
- What state the system is in
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
You don’t need the technical terms. Just send:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The site address and the type of premises
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
FAQs for Englefield
Can the work in Englefield be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. When you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, mention when the site is quiet.
Will you come out to Englefield?
Yes, Englefield is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We do not leave it behind.
What should I send you?
Some photos and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we will ask.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you will get one fixed quote.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
Every part the air passes through, as far as access allows. Sections with no access are listed on the report, and extra panels can be fitted.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
The legal duty sits in the Fire Safety Order 2005 rather than in TR19 itself. TR19 is the industry benchmark for meeting that duty in a kitchen extract, and many insurers ask for proof of it.