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Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Sonning
For kitchen extract cleaning in Sonning, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
Keeping the system healthy
Results last longer with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
Any section without access is marked on the report. A TR19 report should record what wasn’t cleaned as well as what was, and we can fit access panels so it’s reached next time.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Sonning
The canopy over the range is only the start of a kitchen extract system. Beyond the filters run the plenum, the ducts and risers, the fan and the point where air leaves the building, and each part collects grease. Our clean follows the air from canopy to discharge, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The work covers canopies and hoods, vertical risers and horizontal duct runs, and people most often call us about grease dripping from the canopy or filters and heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs. Kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning, extraction cleaning: whatever you call it, it’s the job we do every week across Reading.
A clean in Sonning covers the canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
Somewhere as small as Sonning, 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, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Sonning (RG4)
- Region
- Reading
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extract cleaning in Sonning: the local picture
The Food Standards Agency lists about 15 pubs and bars as registered food businesses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Sonning. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Sonning. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. It’s Wokingham council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Sonning. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Andrew's Church or elsewhere in Sonning, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Royal Berkshire Hospital about 2.6 miles south-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Sonning is about 1 mile north-west of Woodley, in Reading. Whatever kind of site you run in Sonning, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. 34 places in Reading are on our list, large and small.
Here we cover the RG4 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. Whether your site is on High Street, Parkway Drive and Pound Lane or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Sonning sits on or near the B478 and B4446, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. Other places close to Sonning include Play Hatch (1 mile north-west), Dunsden Green (2 miles north-west), Newtown (2 miles south-west), Caversham Park Village (2 miles north-west) and Littlestead Green (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Caversham (3 miles west), Norcot (5 miles west), West Reading (4 miles west), Tilehurst Within (5 miles west), Shinfield (5 miles south-west) and Arborfield Garrison (6 miles south).
Local landmarks in Sonning
Typical jobs here are in premises near Ali's Pond Local Nature Reserve, Bull Inn and Waingels College. The closest station to Sonning is Twyford station, about 1.9 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include Berkshire Medical Heritage Centre Museum (2.5 miles south-west) and Royal Berkshire Hospital (2.6 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Sonning Hill and South Lake.
When something else is needed
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- An undersized canopy or fan
- A broken extract fan that will not run
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in Sonning
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- What state the system is in
- The scale of the work
- Any permits to work or inductions
- How easy every part is to reach
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
For kitchen extract cleaning in Sonning, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
What happens on the day
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. The timing of a visit to Sonning is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- You send pictures or we visit, and the system is surveyed from 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.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Get a fixed quote
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Related advice
Common questions in Sonning
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Sonning?
The local authority for Sonning is Wokingham council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Which fire service covers Sonning?
It’s Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Sonning. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
Short systems are done in a few hours, but large systems may be spread over more than one visit. We’ll tell you how long when we quote.
How much notice do you need?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we’ll quote them together.
Will I get a certificate after the clean?
You receive a TR19 certificate and a photo report. The certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report includes before and after pictures, grease readings and the recommended next clean date.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with photos where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
What should I send you?
A short description and a few pictures, with the address and opening hours. We’ll ask for anything else we need.
Why deal with it now?
After a fire, one of the first questions is often when the extract was last cleaned. Many insurers ask for proof of TR19 cleaning and may reduce or refuse a claim without it. A certificate in the file answers that question. A fault that closes a site in a village like Sonning affects everyone who depends on it.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Why book with us
- Full insurance on every job
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
See our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Places near Sonning
What else we do in Sonning
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
Canopies vary from a single hood to long runs over several appliances, every section is cleaned and recorded in the photo report before and after.
Ductwork and risers
Long flat runs of duct are where grease collects. We open access panels along the route and clean each section, recording any that cannot be reached.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Sonning
A kitchen in Sonning builds up grease in the same places as any other: long horizontal runs, bends, the base of risers and around the fan. The cooler the duct, the more grease drops out of the air.
Clients typically contact us after spotting something like this:
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
School kitchens, at schools like Sonning Church of England Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
What your quote should include
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures