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Kitchen extract cleaning in Mapledurham, Oxfordshire
Kitchen extract cleaning in Mapledurham from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
Kitchen extract cleaning in Mapledurham, done properly
Many insurers ask for proof that the extract has been cleaned to TR19, and a claim can be refused or reduced without it. For a kitchen in Mapledurham, our certificate and photo report give you that record, ready for the fire risk assessment file. The work covers extract fans, horizontal duct runs and discharge points, and people most often call us about cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey and missing paperwork after a change of operator. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but a proper TR19® clean in Mapledurham covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and readings afterwards go into your report.
Somewhere as small as Mapledurham, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Mapledurham (RG8, RG4, RG31)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. In a small place like Mapledurham, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and give you a fixed quote.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Preparing for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Get a fixed quote
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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What your team can do, and what needs us
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Kitchen extracts in Mapledurham
Food Standards Agency data counts about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 8 takeaways and sandwich shops across Mapledurham and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Fire safety in Mapledurham falls to Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. In Mapledurham, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from West Berkshire council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Purley CofE Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Mapledurham House is about 0.1 miles east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Mapledurham is about 3 miles west of Caversham, in Oxfordshire. Mapledurham gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. We cover 443 places across Oxfordshire, large and small.
Kitchen extract cleaning in RG8, RG4 and RG31 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Local streets include St Mary's Avenue, Park Walk and The Short, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. If your site is just outside Mapledurham, we cover Purley on Thames (1 mile south-west), Trench Green (1 mile north-east), Tilehurst (2 miles south), Chazey Heath (2 miles east) and Norcot (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Didcot (12 miles north-west), Henley-on-Thames (7 miles north-east), Benson (10 miles north), Wallingford (9 miles north-west), Great Western Park (13 miles north-west) and Watlington (11 miles north).
Local landmarks in Mapledurham
Around Mapledurham, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Roebuck pub, Round Copse and Denefield School, among other places. The closest station to Mapledurham is Tilehurst station, about 1 mile south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Royal Berkshire Regiment Museum (2.4 miles south-east) and Battle Hospital (2.5 miles south-east). Not far away are South Lake and Moor Copse Nature Reserve.
What a clean won’t put right
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
Keeping the system healthy
So the system stays in good health:
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
You get a photo report after every clean. It shows the system before and after, part by part, and lists what was cleaned, any areas we couldn’t reach and the date the next clean is due.
Run the extract whenever the kitchen is cooking. Cooking with the extract off lets grease and heat settle in the canopy, and the next clean has more to do.
Common questions in Mapledurham
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Mapledurham?
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Mapledurham. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Do you work in villages like Mapledurham?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Mapledurham included. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
Every part the air passes through, as far as access allows. Where there aren’t enough access panels to reach a section, it’s recorded, and we can fit new ones.
What about areas you can’t get to?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
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.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Because a dirty extract can spread a fire through a building. Many policies say the extract must be cleaned to TR19, and a claim may be reduced without proof, so keep every certificate.
Can you quote from photos?
Often, yes. With good photos, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Mapledurham?
What’s on the menu matters as much as how much is cooked. Fryers, grills and open flames throw much more fat into the extract than gentler cooking, so two kitchens with the same hours can need very different intervals.
What we are most often called out for:
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Mapledurham is Battle Hospital, about 2.5 miles south-east.
What your quote should include
- Whether VAT is included
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
Managing agents and facilities teams in Mapledurham
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Mapledurham and across Oxfordshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
What affects the quote in Mapledurham
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The condition we find in the survey
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we’ll talk you through it.
What to send for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Problems your staff have spotted
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.