Slough · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Poyle, Slough
Kitchen extract cleaning for Poyle, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Poyle
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 film is fuel, and cleaning the whole system is how you keep it under control. Typical jobs include stale cooking odours from the system and a system with no record of a TR19 clean, across plenums and filters, discharge points and extract fans. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Poyle start: a system that is clean inside, not just on the surface, and a certificate that proves it.
The fire risk in a kitchen extract sits in the parts nobody sees: the plenum, the duct and the fan, so that is where most of the work in Poyle goes.
Somewhere as small as Poyle, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Poyle (SL3)
- Wider area
- Slough
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The number of sites or systems
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Parking and loading at the site
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
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.
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Aftercare tips
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
You get a photo report after every clean. Before and after pictures 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.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Poyle
We often find duct sections that haven’t been cleaned since they were installed. Most of the time it’s because there were never enough access panels, so those sections were never reached. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Harlington (about 2.9 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
What your quote should include
- What paperwork you get at the end
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Whether a survey comes first
- How VAT is shown on the quote
Why deal with it now?
There’s no law that names TR19, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 still applies. The responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping extract grease under control. TR19 is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. Rural sites can’t always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Poyle
- Photo reports with every job
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Every job surveyed first
- A fixed price before any work starts
Poyle questions
Do you cover smaller places like Poyle?
Yes. Poyle is within the area we cover across London and the South East. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Poyle?
Food hygiene inspections in Poyle are carried out by Slough council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. 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 will recommend a date after measuring the grease.
What do you do to protect the area?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
How far ahead should we book?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
How it works
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. For a village or hamlet like Poyle, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Move anything stored near the system
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
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What the work involves, part by part
Canopy and plenum
Whether it’s one hood or a long island canopy, each section is cleaned and photographed before and after.
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge is where air leaves the building, and grease can collect there too. It’s cleaned as far as safe access allows, and any limits are recorded.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Poyle
Food Standards Agency records list about 46 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 7 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Poyle. 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 Poyle are the job of Slough council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Poyle is covered by Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Where a hall near Church of St Thomas, or anywhere in Poyle, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Frogmore House, about 3.5 miles west, is one of the historic houses near Poyle; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Poyle is about 3 miles north of Staines-upon-Thames, in Slough. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Poyle, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711 or email us. Our area covers London and the South East, Poyle included. Poyle is one of 31 places in Slough where we work for commercial clients. Our Guildford page covers sites nearby (16 miles or so).
Kitchen extract cleaning in SL3 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Poplar Close, Sherborne Close and Bath Road or a nearby road, we can help. If your site is just outside Poyle, we cover Colnbrook (1 mile north-west), Horton (1 mile south-west), Brands Hill (1 mile west), Stanwell Moor (1 mile south-east) and Sunnymeads (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Slough (5 miles north-west), Cippenham (6 miles north-west), Chalvey (5 miles north-west), Britwell (6 miles north-west), Langley (3 miles north-west) and Upton (4 miles north-west).
Near you in Poyle
Around Poyle, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Langley Grammar School, Arthur Jacob Nature Reserve and The Punch Bowl pub, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Heathrow Terminal 5 Rail station, roughly 1.2 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Spelthorne Museum (3.2 miles south) and Windsor Castle (3.9 miles west). For a walk, there’s Crane Meadows and Staines Reservoirs.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
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.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.