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TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Remenham

Kitchen extract cleaning for Remenham and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.

  • A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
  • Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
  • Rancid smells from grease in the duct

Kitchen extract cleaning near Remenham

Kitchen extract cleaning in Remenham

Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. If you’re dealing with grease drips onto cooking equipment and grease smells coming from the extract, we can help, from plenums and filters, canopies and hoods and discharge points onwards. Kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning, extraction cleaning: whatever you call it, it’s the job we do every week across Oxfordshire.

BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, adjusted by what the grease readings show.

Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, 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
Remenham (RG9)
Wider area
Oxfordshire
Paperwork
Certificate and photo report
Price
Fixed quote, normally within a working day
Working hours
When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
Phone
0345 646 2711
Last updated
30 October 2026
Duct Doctor duct and vent cleaning vans lined up in a car park with the team

What staff can safely do

Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.

Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.

Remenham: your questions answered

Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Remenham?

Kitchens in Remenham are inspected by Buckinghamshire council’s environmental health officers. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.

Can you work in Remenham outside opening hours?

Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. It means the site in Remenham keeps running as normal. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.

How long will the clean take?

Allow a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. We will confirm the time when we quote.

Can one contract cover all our sites?

Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.

What accreditations do you hold?

Our work is to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, and certificates go through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009.

Is TR19 a legal requirement?

Strictly, the legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, not from TR19. TR19 is the industry benchmark for meeting that duty in a kitchen extract, and many insurers ask for proof of it.

How do you protect the area?

By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.

Do you cover Remenham?

Yes. Remenham is part of the area we cover, as part of our area across London and the South East.

What affects the quote in Remenham

A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:

  • How many systems or sites are involved
  • How big the system is
  • How easy every part is to reach
  • Site rules, permits and inductions

Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before any work starts.

What we need to know

What to send for a quote:

  • Your last certificate, test record or report
  • Any access panels or hatches you can see
  • Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
  • Problems your staff have spotted

To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.

Remenham kitchens: local notes

Look up Remenham on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 49 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 9 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Remenham. Every kitchen in that count with a canopy has a full extract system, canopy to discharge, to keep clear of grease. It’s Buckinghamshire council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Remenham. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Remenham. 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.

Bursars and site managers at schools such as Rupert House School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Nicholas, or anywhere in Remenham, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.

Remenham is about 5 miles west of Marlow, in Oxfordshire. Sites in Remenham 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. Remenham is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we work for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Reading, roughly 8 miles from Remenham.

Every address in RG9 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. We also cover Aston (1 mile east), Remenham Hill (1 mile south-east), Mill End (1 mile north-east), Medmenham (2 miles east) and Cockpole Green (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Thame (14 miles north), Benson (10 miles north-west), Chinnor (10 miles north), Tilehurst (9 miles south-west), Wallingford (11 miles west) and Little Heath (9 miles south-west).

Landmarks near Remenham

Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Old White Horse pub, Fawley Court and Temple Island and Badgemore Primary School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Henley-On-Thames station, about 1.2 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Frazer Nash Archives (1.4 miles south) and Marlow Community Hospital (5.4 miles east). The countryside around Remenham includes Hurley Chalk Pit.

Map of Remenham © OpenStreetMap contributors

What we are called out for in Remenham

A kitchen in Remenham builds up grease in the same places as any other: in long flat runs, at bends and changes of direction, and in the fan housing. The cooler the duct, the more grease drops out of the air.

Look out for any of the following:

  • Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
  • An extract that no longer clears the smoke
  • Stale cooking odours from the system
  • A system with no record of a TR19 clean

Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Marlow Community Hospital (about 5.4 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.

Before booking anyone

  • Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
  • Whether they recommend a next date
  • What’s included in the scope, part by part
  • Whether they’re fully insured

Our hiring checklist

Keeping the system healthy

Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:

  • Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
  • Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
  • Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
  • Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day

When the clean is finished, grease readings are taken again at the same points, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as pictures. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.

Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. Clean, well-fitted filters catch more fat before it reaches the duct, so the ductwork stays cleaner for longer.

The process

We’re used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Remenham.

  1. We survey the system first, from your pictures and details or on a site visit.
  2. Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
  3. With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
  4. We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
  5. Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.

Preparing for the visit

  • Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
  • Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
  • Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms

Ask for a quote

If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Remenham, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote normally follows within one working day.

Get a price

Related advice

Why deal with it now?

Any food business in Remenham can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and they look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment, extraction included. Keeping the extract clean helps the whole kitchen pass muster. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Remenham rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.

One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.

Why Remenham businesses choose us

  • We diagnose before we treat
  • Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
  • A written report with pictures after each visit
  • Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001

See how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.

Managing agents and facilities teams in Remenham

Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.

We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. 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.

BESCA Vent Hygiene EliteMember, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
CHAS · SafeContractorISO 9001 and fully insured
Certificate and photo reportWith every clean
24/7 emergency calloutEvenings, nights and weekends
Since 2009South East England and London