West Berkshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Heads Hill kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Heads Hill from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
What happens on the day
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. The middle part takes longest, and that takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. The timing of a visit to Heads Hill is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- 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.
- 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
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Getting a quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an 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.
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Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Heads Hill
Across Heads Hill, we clean kitchen extract systems to BESA TR19® Grease. The job starts with a survey and grease readings, then works through canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, fan and discharge. At the finish there’s a TR19 certificate and a before and after photo report. If you have an inspection that picked up a dirty extract and a kitchen taken over without any extract records, we can put it right. When a restaurant in Heads Hill asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that is our main job: the whole run from hood to roof, cleaned to TR19® Grease.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, with grease readings setting the real interval.
In a small place like Heads Hill, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Heads Hill (RG19, RG20)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
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.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In a care home or hospital, the kitchen may cook every day of the year. Cleans are planned between meals or overnight, so residents and patients are not disturbed.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Heads Hill
Which council inspects kitchens in Heads Hill?
In Heads Hill, it’s West Berkshire 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.
Do you cover smaller places like Heads Hill?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Heads Hill included. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
A small kitchen with a short duct can be done in a few hours, but large systems may be spread over more than one visit. Your quote says how long to expect.
What information do you need?
Some photos and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we will ask.
Do we have to close the kitchen for the clean?
We work around your hours. Most kitchens book us overnight or at weekends and the kitchen is ready to cook when we leave.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in Heads Hill?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Call for a fixed quote, normally ready within one working day.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you will get one fixed quote.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that cannot wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Heads Hill: the local picture
We cover Heads Hill, about 51 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Heads Hill. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Historic houses near Heads Hill, such as Shaw House about 3.3 miles north-west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. School kitchens, at schools like Cheam School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Heads Hill is about 2 miles south of Thatcham, in West Berkshire. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Heads Hill and the rest of West Berkshire. Across West Berkshire, we cover 155 places, Heads Hill among them. We also work in Reading, around 14 miles away.
Kitchen extract cleaning in RG19 and RG20 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. You’ll find streets such as Main Street, Thornford Road and Second Street East, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Other places close to Heads Hill include Bishop's Green (1 mile south-west), Headley (1 mile south-east), Bury's Bank (1 mile north-west), Mill Green (1 mile south-east) and Goose Hill (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Newbury (3 miles north-west), Burghfield Common (9 miles east), Speenhamland (3 miles north-west), Hungerford (11 miles west), Spencers Wood (13 miles east) and Calcot (11 miles north-east).
What’s near Heads Hill
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to New Greenham Park and Kennet School. Heads Hill’s nearest station is Thatcham station, roughly 1.9 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Donnington Castle (4.3 miles north-west) and West Berkshire Community Hospital (2.4 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Thatcham Reed Beds and Ladle Hill.
What your team can do, and what needs us
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
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Why deal with it now?
A clogged extract does not only raise the fire risk. Filters block, airflow drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier, while the fan works harder to move less air. Smells, dripping grease and condensation often follow. In a small place like Heads Hill, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before we start.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Heads Hill
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- We are fully insured
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Common problems we fix in Heads Hill
Cooking fat leaves the pan as a fine vapour. As the air cools on its way through the duct, the fat condenses and sticks, building a layer that gets thicker with every service. Filters catch some of it, but never all.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Heads Hill is West Berkshire Community Hospital, about 2.4 miles north.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether VAT is included
- What insurance they carry
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether a survey comes first
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- The scale of the work
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- What state the system is in
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
When something else is needed
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
- 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)
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points