West Berkshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Three Mile Cross
Kitchen extract cleaning across Three Mile Cross and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
Kitchen extract cleaning in Three Mile Cross, done properly
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 us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we’ll come back with a fixed price for the work in Three Mile Cross, typically within one working day. The work covers plenums and filters, extract fans and horizontal duct runs, and the jobs we see most are grease dripping from the canopy or filters and stale cooking odours from the system. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but a proper TR19® clean in Three Mile Cross covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
What can be cleaned depends on what can be reached. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
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. We agree access and timings in advance.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Three Mile Cross (RG7)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What we do, step by step
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. In a small place like Three Mile Cross, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by photos or a visit.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before work begins.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Ask for a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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Three Mile Cross: your questions answered
Will you come out to Three Mile Cross?
Yes. Three Mile Cross is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Three Mile Cross?
Fire safety enforcement in Three Mile Cross is handled by Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. 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.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Yes, where the photos show enough. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, then a fixed quote.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
Every part the air passes through, as far as access allows. Where there aren’t enough access panels to reach a section, it’s recorded, and we can fit new ones.
What do you do to protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Ask us for a fixed quote and we’ll usually reply within one working day.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
The minimum is set by BESA guidance on daily use, from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Heavy frying and grilling can mean shorter intervals, and readings will tell you.
Different parts, different methods
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.
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.
Common problems we fix in Three Mile Cross
Cooking fat leaves the pan as a fine vapour. Once it cools inside the ductwork, it condenses onto every surface it touches, and the layer grows a little with every meal cooked. The grease filters stop some, never all of it.
Clients typically contact us when they notice something like this:
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Three Mile Cross (Stratfield Saye House is about 4 miles south), fitting access panels needs care.
What your quote should include
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
Why act early in Three Mile Cross
Leaving the clean until the next refit does not make the grease go away. Over time, soft grease bakes into a harder, thicker crust, and that takes more work to shift. Regular cleans keep each visit shorter. Planning a trip to Three Mile Cross ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. 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, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- Photo reports with every job
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Every job surveyed first
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
Honest limits
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Three Mile Cross
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
Aftercare tips
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise straight away
A TR19 certificate notes the date, the location and the technician. Keep it in the maintenance log with your fire risk assessment, so it’s to hand when an insurer, fire officer or EHO asks.
Tell whoever looks after the system when something changes. Grease dripping from the canopy, a burning smell or a fan that sounds rough are all signs of build-up, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Three Mile Cross
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 4 pubs and bars in Three Mile Cross and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Three Mile Cross. 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. Kitchens in Three Mile Cross get their food hygiene inspections from Wokingham council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Royal Berkshire Hospital (about 3.2 miles north), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Michael and All Angels or elsewhere in Three Mile Cross, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Three Mile Cross is about 3 miles south of Reading, in West Berkshire. Across the RG7 area, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Three Mile Cross is one of 155 places in West Berkshire where we work for commercial clients.
Our technicians cover all of RG7 for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Dairy Grove, Basingstoke Road and Buttermilk Grove or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Close by, we work in Ryeish Green (1 mile south-east), Great Lea Common (1 mile north-west), Whitley Wood (1 mile north-east), Shinfield (1 mile east) and Green Park (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Newbury (15 miles west), Thatcham (12 miles west), Burghfield Common (4 miles west), Speenhamland (15 miles west), Calcot (4 miles north-west) and Shaw (15 miles west).
Local landmarks in Three Mile Cross
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Farriers Arms, Pearman's Copse and Ryeish Green School. The closest station to Three Mile Cross is Reading Green Park station, roughly 2 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include Beaumys Castle (2.1 miles south) and The Oracle (3.3 miles north). Not far away are Longwater and Fobney Island Wetland Reserve.