Oxfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Merton, Oxfordshire
Kitchen extract cleaning across Merton and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Fat running down the canopy edge
Merton kitchens: local notes
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Merton. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Merton sits within the area of 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. Kitchens in Merton get their food hygiene inspections from Cherwell council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
A hospital like Bicester Community Hospital, about 2.9 miles north, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Boarstall Tower is about 3.7 miles south-east), access may need planning.
Merton is about 3 miles south of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Merton and the rest of Oxfordshire. Merton is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Oxford is in our area too, around 8 miles away.
We work across the OX25 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. If your site is just outside Merton, we cover Fencott (1 mile south), Murcott (1 mile south-east), Charlton-on-Otmoor (1 mile south-west), Wendlebury (2 miles north-west) and Lower Arncott (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Oxford (8 miles south), Bicester (3 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (13 miles south), Witney (15 miles west), Thame (11 miles south-east) and Kidlington (6 miles south-west).
Near you in Merton
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Old Plough pub. The nearest railway station is Bicester Village station, roughly 2.7 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Bicester Community Hospital (2.9 miles north) and Bicester Avenue (2.3 miles north). For a walk, there’s Graven Hill and Woodsides Meadow.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Merton
The part of the system nobody sees is often the dirtiest. Access panels let us into the duct runs and risers, scraping heavy deposits by hand before degreasing. Any section we can’t reach is recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted. Typical jobs include proof of cleaning requested by an insurer and rancid smells from grease in the duct, across horizontal duct runs, plenums and filters and vertical risers. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Merton, you get one team and one number for every site, wherever you are in Oxfordshire.
Access decides how thorough a clean can be. Sections without access panels are recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted so they’re cleaned next time.
In a small place like Merton, 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.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Merton (OX25)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How it works
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Merton.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by pictures or a visit.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings and photos are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Get a fixed quote
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Related advice
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Merton?
In Merton, as anywhere, grease gathers where the air slows down: long horizontal runs, bends, the base of risers and around the fan. Cooler sections of duct collect the most.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
Where a hall near Church of St Swithin, or anywhere in Merton, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Before you book anyone
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether VAT is included
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
Other services in Merton
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
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.
Staff cleaning does not 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.
Common questions in Merton
Can you get to a site in Merton?
Yes. Merton is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Merton?
Food hygiene inspections in Merton are carried out by Cherwell council. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Yes, where the photos show enough. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, and the quote follows that.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. We fix the price before work begins.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
Everything from canopy to discharge: canopy inside and out, plenum, grease filters, ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Any part without access is noted.
What accreditations do you hold?
As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, our work sits within an independently audited scheme. We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 too, and we’re fully insured.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, along with a few pictures and any previous report.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
When it’s something else
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
Why it’s worth doing now in Merton
Any food business in Merton can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, 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. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Merton is calmer for everyone.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
Why us?
- Every job surveyed first
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Trading since 2009
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
What the work involves, part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Some healthcare kitchens never fully close. Cleans are planned between meals or overnight, so residents and patients are not disturbed.
Ductwork and risers
Vertical risers carry the air up through the building, and grease runs down their walls and pools at the base. Access panels along the riser let us clean it in sections.