Oxfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Hatford kitchen extract cleaning
Specialist kitchen extract cleaning for Hatford: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Hatford
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. With the equipment off and cool and the area sheeted, we clean and hand the kitchen back ready for the next service. Typical jobs include stale cooking odours from the system and an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer, across canopies and hoods, extract fans and vertical risers. Kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning, extraction cleaning: whatever you call it, it’s the job we do every week across Oxfordshire.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: every 3 months for 12–16 hours, every 6 months for 6–12 hours and every 12 months for 2–6 hours, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
Work in a small place like Hatford 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.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Hatford (SN7)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- An undersized canopy or fan
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly.
What we work on in Hatford
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
Kitchen extracts in Hatford
In Hatford, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Vale of White Horse council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Hatford sits within the area of Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Holy Trinity Church, or anywhere in Hatford, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. A hospital like Longworth Hospital, about 3.1 miles west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Hatford is about 6 miles north-west of Wantage, in Oxfordshire. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Hatford and the rest of Oxfordshire. Across Oxfordshire, we cover 443 places, and Hatford is one of them. We also work in Oxford, around 14 miles away.
Here we cover the SN7 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. If your site is just outside Hatford, we cover Stanford in the Vale (1 mile south), Bow (1 mile south-east), Shellingford (2 miles south-west), Buckland (2 miles north) and Baulking (3 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (14 miles north-east), Didcot (12 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (10 miles east), Witney (9 miles north), Carterton (9 miles north-west) and Wantage (6 miles south-east).
Around Hatford
Around Hatford, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Church of St Denys. A little further out are Faringdon Castle (2.6 miles west) and Longworth Hospital (3.1 miles west). Open spaces near Hatford include Badbury Hill.
Hatford: your questions answered
Which environmental health team covers Hatford?
In Hatford, it’s Vale of White Horse council that carries out food hygiene inspections. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Will you come out to Hatford?
Yes. Hatford is within the area we cover across London and the South East. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
TR19 isn’t written into law, 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.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in Hatford?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before we start.
How much notice should we give?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
Why it’s worth doing now in Hatford
Any food business in Hatford can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and they look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment, extraction included. A clean extract is one less thing to worry about on the day. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Hatford is calmer for everyone.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Why us?
- Fully insured
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- A written report with pictures after every visit
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Hatford
A lot of duct grease gets there because the filters let it through. Damaged, missing or overloaded filters let grease straight past, and from there it travels on to the fan.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Stanford in the Vale Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Whether a survey comes first
What we do, step by step
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Hatford, let us know and we’ll plan around it.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Related advice
Different parts, different methods
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Restaurants and pubs tend to cook long hours with plenty of frying and grilling, which can put them in BESA’s 3 or 6-monthly bands. Cleans are done after close, overnight or before opening.
Ductwork and risers
Risers take the extract up through floors to roof level, and grease runs down their walls and pools at the base. They’re cleaned through access points along their height.
Between visits
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
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 we can fit access panels so it’s reached next time.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Cooking with the extract off lets grease and heat settle in the canopy, and the next clean has more to do.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
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 grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.