Oxfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Howe Hill
Professional kitchen extract cleaning in and around Howe Hill, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Howe Hill
We have been trading since 2009, cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East and London. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and are fully insured. If you’re dealing with a kitchen taken over without any extract records and stale cooking odours from the system, we can help, from discharge points, horizontal duct runs and canopies and hoods onwards. For TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Howe Hill, you get one team and one number for every site, wherever you are in Oxfordshire.
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.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Howe Hill (OX49)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- An undersized canopy or fan
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly.
What we work on in Howe Hill
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
What happens on the day
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Howe Hill, let us know and we’ll plan around it.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Ask for a quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Related advice
Why act early in Howe Hill
Environmental health officers inspect food businesses, in Howe Hill as everywhere else, 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. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Howe Hill
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- Every job surveyed first
- Fully insured
- A written report with pictures after every visit
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Howe Hill
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The times the site is available
- The number of sites or systems
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
What we need to know
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Nearby places to Howe Hill
What else we do in Howe Hill
Multi-site and managed buildings
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Howe Hill questions
Who is the fire and rescue service for Howe Hill?
It’s Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Howe Hill. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Can you work in Howe Hill outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. It means the site in Howe Hill keeps running as normal. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
What’s TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
How long does a kitchen extract clean take?
Allow as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Normally, yes. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and a fixed quote normally follows within one working day. If pictures aren’t enough, we will survey first.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Extract grease is fuel for a kitchen fire, so many insurers want evidence it’s being cleaned to TR19. Each clean gives you a certificate and photo report to show them.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve dealt with extract grease.
Part by part
Grease filters
We clean the grease filters as part of the job, and put back so they seat correctly. We’ll tell you if any need replacing.
Extract fan and discharge
Some systems have attenuators to cut noise, and they hold grease. We clean what can be reached and note anything that cannot.
When to call us in Howe Hill
Cooking fat leaves the pan as a fine vapour. Once it cools inside the ductwork, it condenses onto every surface it touches, building a layer that gets thicker with every service. The grease filters stop some, never all of it.
The symptoms we’re asked about most include:
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Icknield Community College tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What your quote should include
- Whether they recommend a next date
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether they’re fully insured
Howe Hill kitchens: local notes
In Howe Hill, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from South Oxfordshire council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Howe Hill is covered by Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Historic houses near Howe Hill, such as Stonor Park about 3.2 miles south-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Howe Hill is about 9 miles south of Thame, in Oxfordshire. Howe Hill gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. Howe Hill is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire we cover for commercial clients. Reading is in our area too, around 12 miles away.
Work in OX49 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Close by, we work in Cookley Green (1 mile south), Christmas Common (1 mile north-east), Northend (2 miles east), Shirburn (3 miles north) and Stonor (3 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (14 miles north-west), Didcot (11 miles west), Abingdon-on-Thames (13 miles west), Thame (9 miles north), Henley-on-Thames (7 miles south-east) and Benson (5 miles west).
What’s near Howe Hill
Green spaces nearby include Warburg Nature Reserve and Bald Hill.