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Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Lower Assendon
Kitchen extract cleaning for Lower Assendon, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Lower Assendon
Across Lower Assendon, we clean kitchen extract systems to BESA TR19® Grease. We survey first and take grease readings, then clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. You get a TR19 certificate and a photo report at the end. The work covers plenums and filters, vertical risers and horizontal duct runs, and the jobs we see most are cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey and years of baked-on grease in the ducts. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
Most kitchens in Lower Assendon fall into one of BESA’s three bands: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
In a small place like Lower Assendon, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Lower Assendon (RG9)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Canopy and plenum
The plenum is out of sight behind the filters, so it’s easy to forget. With the filters out, the plenum is scraped and degreased.
Ductwork and risers
Long flat runs of duct are where grease collects. Each run is cleaned through its access panels, recording any that can’t be reached.
Kitchen extracts in Lower Assendon
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 4 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in and around Lower Assendon, up to about a mile and a half out. Every kitchen in that count with a canopy has a full extract system, canopy to discharge, to keep clear of grease. Food hygiene inspections in Lower Assendon are the job of Buckinghamshire council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Lower Assendon is covered by Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Anne or elsewhere in Lower Assendon, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Rupert House School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Lower Assendon is about 6 miles north of Caversham, in Oxfordshire. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Lower Assendon and the rest of Oxfordshire. Lower Assendon is one of 443 towns, villages and districts in Oxfordshire we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. You can also see our page for Reading, about 8 miles away.
Work in RG9 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on Old Bix Road and Fair Mile or anywhere close by, we can help. If your site is just outside Lower Assendon, we cover Middle Assendon (1 mile north-west), Bix (1 mile north-west), Fawley Bottom (1 mile north), Fawley (1 mile north-east) and Henley-on-Thames (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Didcot (14 miles west), Thame (13 miles north), Benson (9 miles north-west), Chinnor (10 miles north), Tilehurst (8 miles south-west) and Wallingford (9 miles west).
Near you in Lower Assendon
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Golden Ball Public House, Fawley Court and Temple Island and Gillotts School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Henley-On-Thames station, roughly 1.9 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include Frazer Nash Archives (2.2 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Warburg Nature Reserve.
Aftercare tips
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
Every clean ends with a photo report. Before and after photos show each part of the system, and lists what was cleaned, any areas we couldn’t reach and the date the next clean is due.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. A daily wipe isn’t a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Oxfordshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
What we’re called out for in Lower Assendon
We often find duct sections that haven’t been cleaned since they were installed. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so nobody could get to them. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Stale cooking odours from the system
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Greys Court is about 1.6 miles south-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Questions to ask before booking
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
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The process
We’re used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Lower Assendon.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and send you a fixed quote.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Clear loose items from the work area
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
Related advice
Lower Assendon: your questions answered
Do you work in villages like Lower Assendon?
Yes, Lower Assendon is part of our area, however small the site. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Lower Assendon?
It’s Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Lower Assendon. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
How much notice do you need?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We typically quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
What should I send you?
Only a few details: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and the last report help too. Then ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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 TR19 is the benchmark used to show extract grease is under control.
Where does the waste go?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- How easy every part is to reach
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The condition of the system
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
You don’t need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Any previous report or certificate
- The postcode and the type of business
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
When something else is needed
Not every problem is solved by kitchen extract cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we work on in Lower Assendon
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers