West Berkshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Stratfield Saye, West Berkshire
We cover Stratfield Saye for TR19 Grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures on every job.
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
For landlords and multi-site operators
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Stratfield Saye
We treat an extract system much as a doctor treats a patient: survey first, clean second, sign-off last. That clean bill of health comes as a TR19 certificate and a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If you are dealing with extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit and grease smells coming from the extract, we can put it right. For TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Stratfield Saye, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork.
A clean in Stratfield Saye covers the canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
In a small place like Stratfield Saye, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after each visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Place
- Stratfield Saye (RG7)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Stratfield Saye questions
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Stratfield Saye?
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Stratfield Saye. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Which environmental health team covers Stratfield Saye?
Food hygiene inspections in Stratfield Saye are carried out by Basingstoke and Deane council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Will I get a certificate after the clean?
A TR19 certificate and a photo report. Certificates are issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report includes before and after photos, grease readings and the recommended next clean date.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
BESA guidance sets minimums by daily cooking hours: every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Grease readings can show a shorter interval is needed.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
Do you cover Stratfield Saye?
Yes. We work in Stratfield Saye and the rest of West Berkshire, as part of our work across South East England and London. To book, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in Stratfield Saye?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. To get one, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
Can you quote from photos?
Yes, if we can see what we need. If not, a site survey comes first, then a fixed quote.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Keeping the system healthy
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
Every clean ends with a photo report. It shows the system before and after, part by part, alongside a list of what was cleaned, anything out of reach and the recommended next clean date.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. 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.
When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by kitchen extract cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- A broken extract fan that will not run
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Stratfield Saye
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
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The process
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. In a small place like Stratfield Saye, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We survey the system, from your pictures or on site, 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.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
How to get a quote
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
Part by part
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Restaurants and pubs tend to cook long hours with plenty of frying and grilling, so their cleaning interval is often 3 or 6 months under BESA guidance. We clean after close or before opening.
Grease filters
Between TR19 cleans, filters still need regular cleaning and we offer a filter exchange service for that. Keeping them clean helps the rest of the system stay cleaner.
Kitchen extracts in Stratfield Saye
Food Standards Agency data counts about 4 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in Stratfield Saye and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Fire safety in Stratfield Saye falls to Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Kitchens in Stratfield Saye get their food hygiene inspections from Basingstoke and Deane council. 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.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Stratfield Saye House is about 1.1 miles east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Stratfield Saye is about 5 miles east of Tadley, in West Berkshire. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Stratfield Saye and the rest of West Berkshire. Our West Berkshire coverage runs to 155 places, Stratfield Saye among them. Reading is in our area too, about 7 miles from Stratfield Saye.
Here we cover the RG7 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. Whether your site is on Green Lane, Fair Oak Lane and New Street or a nearby road, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include West End Green (1 mile west), Fair Cross (1 mile north-east), Spanish Green (2 miles south), Stratfield Mortimer (2 miles north-west) and Bramley Green (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Newbury (13 miles west), Thatcham (11 miles west), Burghfield Common (4 miles north-west), Speenhamland (14 miles west), Spencers Wood (4 miles north-east) and Calcot (6 miles north).
Landmarks near Stratfield Saye
For rail, the closest station is Mortimer station, roughly 1.6 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Calleva Museum (3.3 miles west) and Beaumys Castle (2.4 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include The Marshes Local Nature Reserve.
When to call us in Stratfield Saye
A kitchen in Stratfield Saye builds up grease in the same places as any other: long horizontal runs, bends, the base of risers and around the fan. Cooler sections of duct collect the most.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Grease smells coming from the extract
Where a hall near Church of St. Mary the Virgin, or anywhere in Stratfield Saye, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the price is fixed
- Proof of insurance
- Whether a survey comes first
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed