Oxfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Milcombe
For TR19 Grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge in Milcombe, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Grease smells coming from the extract
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Milcombe
Can you get to a site in Milcombe?
Yes. Milcombe is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Milcombe?
That is Cherwell council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Milcombe. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
What about areas you cannot 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.
How long does a kitchen extract clean take?
That depends on the size of the system, the amount of grease and the number of access points. Most jobs take anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
It depends on how many hours a day the kitchen cooks. Heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day calls for a clean at least every 3 months under BESA guidance, and lighter use less often. We’ll recommend a date after measuring the grease.
What information do you need?
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 call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. To get one, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Milcombe
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. With the equipment off and cool and the area sheeted, we clean and hand the kitchen back ready for the next service. We’re often asked to deal with proof of cleaning requested by an insurer and years of baked-on grease in the ducts, on plenums and filters, vertical risers and discharge points. Searching for commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Milcombe? Duct Doctor has covered London and the South East since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Milcombe: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, and the discharge where it can be reached.
For a kitchen in or near Milcombe, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- Milcombe (OX15)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Also near Milcombe
What else we do in Milcombe
The process
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Milcombe can be planned properly.
- We survey the system first, from your pictures and details or on a site 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.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Getting a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
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How the job changes from site to site
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School, hospital and care home kitchens often have fixed hours and long holidays, so cleans can be planned for holidays or quiet times. The certificate goes straight into the site’s maintenance records.
Ductwork and risers
Horizontal runs collect grease as the air slows and cools. Each run is cleaned through its access panels, recording any that can’t be reached.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The size of the system
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
What to send for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The postcode and the type of business
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Grease, kitchens and Milcombe
Food Standards Agency records list about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in and around Milcombe, up to about a mile and a half out. Each one that cooks under a canopy has an extract system that collects grease and needs regular cleaning. The fire and rescue service for Milcombe is Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Food hygiene inspections in Milcombe are the job of Cherwell council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Bloxham Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Lawrence or elsewhere in Milcombe, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Milcombe is Horton General Hospital, about 4.2 miles north-east.
Milcombe is about 4 miles south-west of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. Sites in Milcombe get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with photos. Across Oxfordshire, we cover 443 places, Milcombe among them. Our Oxford page covers sites nearby (19 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: OX15. Whether your site is on Station Road, Barlow Close and Main Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Other places close to Milcombe include Tadmarton (2 miles north-west), Swalcliffe (3 miles north-west), Sibford Ferris (4 miles north-west), Burdrop (4 miles north-west) and Shutford (4 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Banbury (4 miles north-east), Bicester (13 miles south-east), Kidlington (14 miles south), Bure Park (13 miles south-east), Chipping Norton (8 miles south-west) and Neithrop (4 miles north-east).
Around Milcombe
In Milcombe, that means kitchens and buildings near The Warriner School and The Horse & Groom pub, among other places. The closest station to Milcombe is Banbury station, roughly 4.8 miles north-east. Nearby you’ll also find Broughton Castle (2.2 miles north) and Horton General Hospital (4.2 miles north-east). Open spaces near Milcombe include Woodford Bottom and Lamb's Pool and Crouch Hill.
Why it’s worth doing now in Milcombe
If your kitchen in Milcombe is past its cleaning date, it’s worth booking now. The job takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits, and we work evenings, overnight and weekends so you don’t lose a service. Waiting only adds grease and risk. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Milcombe rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
What you get with us
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Photo reports with every job
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges 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, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
When something else is needed
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Milcombe
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
Between visits
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
The certificate records when the clean was done, where and by whom. Keep it in the maintenance log with your fire risk assessment so it’s ready when anyone asks to see it.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. A daily wipe is not a deep clean, but it helps between visits.