Buckinghamshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Ickford
Kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites in Ickford and across Buckinghamshire. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Ickford
Cooking sends fat-laden vapour into the canopy with every service. It cools inside the duct and settles as a sticky film that thickens month by month. That layer will burn, and a proper clean removes it before it becomes a fire risk. If you have grease smells coming from the extract and cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey, we can put it right, from horizontal duct runs, extract fans and plenums and filters onwards. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for Ickford? We’ve been cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East since 2009, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.
A clean in Ickford covers the canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
In a small place like Ickford, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with pictures of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- Ickford (HP18)
- Region
- Buckinghamshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Grease filters
A filter that’s missing or bent lets grease straight past. Each filter is checked as it goes back in, and flag any that do not.
Canopy and plenum
Whether it’s one hood or a long island canopy, each section is cleaned and photographed before and after.
What staff can safely do
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
When something else is needed
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
- An undersized canopy or fan
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Where we work
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Ickford.
- You send pictures 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.
- Readings are repeated, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Get a fixed quote
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Related advice
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How big the system is
- The number of sites or systems
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
The cost depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
FAQs for Ickford
Will you come out to Ickford?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Ickford is covered. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Ickford?
Fire safety enforcement in Ickford is handled by Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
What about areas you can’t get to?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with photos where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Many policies require TR19 cleaning, and insurers often ask to see the certificate. An insurer may refuse or reduce a claim if there’s no evidence, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
What is TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve dealt with extract grease.
Ickford kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs across Ickford and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Ickford. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. In Ickford, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Buckinghamshire council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Parish Church of St Nicholas or elsewhere in Ickford, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. School kitchens, at schools like Ickford School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Thame Community Hospital about 4 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Ickford is about 4 miles west of Thame, in Buckinghamshire. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Ickford, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. We work across South East England and London, Ickford included. 263 places in Buckinghamshire are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Oxford, roughly 7 miles from Ickford.
Every address in HP18 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Streets in the area include Church Road, Golder's Close and Sheldon Road, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around Ickford: Little Ickford (1 mile south-east), Worminghall (1 mile north-west), Draycott (1 mile south), Shabbington (1 mile east) and Tiddington (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Aylesbury (11 miles east), Elmhurst (12 miles north-east), Southcourt (11 miles east), Princes Risborough (10 miles east), Haydon Hill (10 miles north-east) and Turnfurlong (12 miles east).
Landmarks near Ickford
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Royal Oak pub. Other landmarks nearby include Thame Community Hospital (4 miles east) and Waterperry Gardens Rural Museum (1.4 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Bernwood Meadows.
Towns and villages near Ickford
Other services in Ickford
Managing agents and facilities teams in Ickford
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
What happens if it’s left?
Grease that is left only gets thicker. Under BESA guidance, grease shouldn’t exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. Heavy build-up takes longer to remove than regular cleans. In a place like Ickford, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
Why Ickford businesses choose us
- We diagnose before we treat
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Full insurance on every job
- A fixed price before any work starts