Oxfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Shellingford
Kitchen extract cleaning across Shellingford and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Shellingford
Has the extract gone a while without a clean, or has the paperwork gone missing? Send a few pictures of the canopy and filters when you call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we will come back with a fixed price for the work in Shellingford, usually within one working day. If you’re dealing with poor airflow at the canopy and a kitchen taken over without any extract records, we can put it right, from horizontal duct runs, extract fans and plenums and filters onwards. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Shellingford start: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
What can be cleaned depends on what can be reached. Sections without access panels are recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted so they’re cleaned next time.
Work in a small place like Shellingford starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Shellingford (SN7)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Shellingford kitchens: local notes
Food hygiene inspections in Shellingford are the job of Vale of White Horse council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Shellingford. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
For schools such as Shellingford Church of England (Voluntary Aided) School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Faith or elsewhere in Shellingford, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Shellingford is about 6 miles north-west of Wantage, in Oxfordshire. Sites in Shellingford get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Our area takes in 443 places across Oxfordshire, large and small. We also work in Oxford, about 15 miles from Shellingford.
All of SN7 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Church Street and Fernham Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Stanford in the Vale (1 mile east), Hatford (2 miles north-east), Baulking (2 miles south), Bow (2 miles east) and Fernham (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Oxford (15 miles north-east), Didcot (13 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (11 miles east), Witney (10 miles north), Carterton (9 miles north) and Wantage (6 miles south-east).
Around Shellingford
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Faringdon Community College and the streets around them. A little further out are Faringdon Castle (1.9 miles north-west) and Faringdon Museum (2.2 miles north-west). The countryside around Shellingford includes Badbury Hill.
What staff can safely do
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Looking after it afterwards
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
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 to hand when an insurer, fire officer or EHO asks.
Report drips, smells or a noisy fan early. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Shellingford?
How fast grease builds up depends mostly on how long the kitchen cooks each day. Under BESA guidance, heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day means a clean at least every 3 months, moderate use every 6 months and light use every 12. Those are minimums, and grease readings can show a kitchen needs cleaning sooner.
Look out for any of the following:
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Longworth Hospital is the nearest hospital to Shellingford, about 2.3 miles north-west.
What your quote should include
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether the price is fixed
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether they recommend a next date
Questions from Shellingford
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Shellingford?
That is Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Which environmental health team covers Shellingford?
That’s Vale of White Horse council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Shellingford. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Do you work in Shellingford?
Yes. We work in Shellingford and the rest of Oxfordshire, as part of our work across South East England and London. To book, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
A TR19 certificate, plus a full photo report. It records what was cleaned, what wasn’t accessible and the recommended next clean date.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
What types of premises do you cover?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
Our work is to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, with certificates issued through the BESCA portal. Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Every site has its own report.
What happens on the day
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. In a small place like Shellingford, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before work begins.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.
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When it’s something else
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A broken extract fan that will not run
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What the work covers
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
What affects the quote in Shellingford
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- The condition we find in the survey
- How big the system is
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- A single visit or a regular plan
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
What to send for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any previous report or certificate
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The postcode and the type of business
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Leave it or put it right?
A clogged extract doesn’t only raise the fire risk. Filters block, airflow drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier and the fan strains to keep up. Grease drips, smells and condensation are common next. It’s simpler to plan the work at Shellingford now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
Why Shellingford businesses choose us
- In business since 2009
- We’re fully insured
- A fixed price before any work starts
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.