Oxfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Steeple Aston
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge for commercial sites in Steeple Aston and across Oxfordshire. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Fat running down the canopy edge
What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Steeple Aston
The part of the system nobody sees is often the dirtiest. We reach horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels, scraping heavy deposits by hand before degreasing. Anything out of reach is noted in the report and extra access panels can be added. The work covers horizontal duct runs, discharge points and extract fans, and the jobs we see most are a TR19 certificate needed for the insurer and a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Steeple Aston start: a system that’s clean inside, not just on the surface, and a certificate that proves it.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: every 3 months for 12–16 hours, every 6 months for 6–12 hours and every 12 months for 2–6 hours, with grease readings setting the real interval.
Work in a small place like Steeple Aston 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.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with photos of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Steeple Aston (OX25)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Honest limits
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it will not cover:
- An undersized canopy or fan
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Steeple Aston
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The scale of the work
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Whether several sites go on one quote
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we will talk you through it.
Helping us quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- A few general shots of the system
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll typically have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
What we’re called out for in Steeple Aston
In Steeple Aston, as anywhere, grease gathers where the air slows down: 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.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Peter and St Paul or anywhere around Steeple Aston, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Comparing quotes
- Whether VAT is included
- What hours they’ll be on site
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether a survey comes first
Steeple Aston kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens in and around Steeple Aston, up to about a mile and a half out. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. It’s Cherwell council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Steeple Aston. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Steeple Aston. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you cook for passing trade around Heyford station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Dr Radcliffe's Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Steeple Aston, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Steeple Aston is about 7 miles west of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. Anywhere in OX25, we can carry out kitchen extract cleaning at your premises. Steeple Aston is one of 443 towns, villages and districts in Oxfordshire where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. We also work in Oxford, about 13 miles from Steeple Aston.
Here we cover the OX25 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Jubilee Close, Paines Hill and North Side or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Middle Aston (1 mile north), Steeple Barton (2 miles west), Duns Tew (2 miles north-west), North Aston (2 miles north) and Dane Hill (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Oxford (13 miles south), Banbury (9 miles north), Bicester (7 miles east), Witney (12 miles south-west), Kidlington (8 miles south) and Headington Quarry (13 miles south).
Landmarks near Steeple Aston
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around White Lion pub. Steeple Aston’s nearest station is Heyford station, roughly 0.9 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Deddington Castle (3.6 miles north).
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Steeple Aston
Which council inspects kitchens in Steeple Aston?
The local authority for Steeple Aston is Cherwell council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Steeple Aston?
Fire safety enforcement in Steeple Aston is handled by Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
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. Your report gives a recommended next clean date.
When do you clean the extract?
When the kitchen is closed, at whatever time suits you. We need the equipment cool, and we leave the kitchen ready to cook.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
Everything from canopy to discharge: the canopy, the plenum behind the filters, the filters, horizontal ducts, vertical risers, the fan and the discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Any part without access is noted.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
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 current certificate is far easier to produce than an explanation. Somewhere as small as Steeple Aston, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before any work starts.
What you get with us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Fully insured
- Photo reports with every job
- Trading since 2009
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
Grease meets the system first at the canopy and the plenum behind the filters. Both are scraped and degreased inside and out, with the filter housing cleaned too.
Ductwork and risers
Bends and changes of direction trap more grease than straight runs. We test at points like these before and after cleaning, so the report shows the difference.
How the visit works
We’re used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. Visits to a village like Steeple Aston are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- 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.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.