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Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Tiddington
Kitchen extract cleaning across Tiddington and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Tiddington
A kitchen extract system is far more than the canopy you can see. Behind it sit the plenum and grease filters, then the ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, and grease settles in every one of them. Our clean follows the air from canopy to discharge, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Common call-outs are for ductwork thick with old, hardened grease and extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit, on discharge points, canopies and hoods and extract fans. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Tiddington, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork.
Grease that collects out of sight, behind the filters and along the duct, is what insurers and fire officers worry about, so that is where most of the work in Tiddington goes.
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.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with pictures, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Place
- Tiddington (OX9)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Tiddington questions
Can the work in Tiddington be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Tiddington can fit around your hours. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Do you cover smaller places like Tiddington?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
What information do you need?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, plus pictures of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We don’t leave it behind.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you’ll get one fixed quote.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. 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. We’ll recommend a date after measuring the grease.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Aftercare tips
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
Every clean ends with a photo report. Before and after pictures show each part of the system, and lists what was cleaned, any areas we couldn’t reach and the date the next clean is due.
Run the extract whenever the kitchen is cooking. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.
Tiddington kitchens: local notes
There are about 9 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Tiddington, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. Fire safety in Tiddington falls to Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. It’s South Oxfordshire council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Tiddington. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
A hospital like Thame Community Hospital, about 3.9 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Historic houses near Tiddington, such as Adwell House about 4.5 miles south-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Tiddington is about 4 miles west of Thame, in Oxfordshire. Sites in Tiddington get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. Tiddington is one of 443 towns, villages and districts in Oxfordshire we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. For sites nearby, see our Oxford page (7 miles or so).
Here we cover the OX9 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. Whether your site is on Oxford Road, Albury View and Brookside Close or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Albury (1 mile east), Draycott (1 mile north), Milton Common (1 mile south), Little Ickford (1 mile north) and Ickford (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (7 miles west), Didcot (12 miles south-west), Bicester (12 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (10 miles south-west), Thame (4 miles east) and Kidlington (11 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Tiddington
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Fox Inn. A little further out are Thame Community Hospital (3.9 miles east) and Waterperry Gardens Rural Museum (1.5 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Wells Farm.
What we are called out for in Tiddington
Grease filters are the first line of defence, and they’re often the weak point. Filters that are bent, badly fitted, missing or left uncleaned let more fat into the plenum and duct, and it does not stop until it reaches the fan.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Helen or elsewhere in Tiddington, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
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What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- How big the system is
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before we start.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The site address and the type of premises
- A few general shots of the system
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
For kitchen extract cleaning in Tiddington, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
What happens if it’s left?
A clogged extract doesn’t only raise the fire risk. Filters block, airflow drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier, while the fan works harder to move less air. Grease drips, smells and condensation are common next. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
Why Tiddington businesses choose us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- Fully insured
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Take a look at what affects the cost and how to check a contractor.
The process
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. For a village or hamlet like Tiddington, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
How to prepare
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Tiddington
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Discharge points