Oxfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Tilehurst kitchen extract cleaning
One call covers kitchen extract cleaning in Tilehurst, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
Behind the grease filters sits the plenum, which daily cleaning never reaches. With the filters out, the plenum is scraped and degreased.
Grease filters
We clean the grease filters as part of the job, and put back so they seat correctly. Damaged ones are noted on the report.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Tilehurst
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and are fully insured. If you are dealing with an inspection that picked up a dirty extract and grease drips onto cooking equipment, we can put it right. Most calls from Tilehurst come after an insurer, an EHO or a fire officer asks to see the last TR19 certificate. We handle the clean and the paperwork in one visit.
A kitchen running fryers and chargrills all day builds up grease much faster than one that mostly steams and boils, so the interval is set by what you cook as well as how long.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like Tilehurst gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with pictures of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Tilehurst (RG31, RG30)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
If we couldn’t get into part of the duct, the report says so plainly. That is part of an honest TR19 clean, not a failing, and we can fit access panels so it’s reached next time.
Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. Clean, well-fitted filters catch more fat before it reaches the duct, so the ductwork stays cleaner for longer.
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How the visit works
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. For a place like Tilehurst, we load the van from the survey notes so the work can be done in one visit where possible.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by photos or a visit.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
How to prepare
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Getting a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Related advice
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Tilehurst?
Grease in the extract matters because it burns. Flames from a pan or grill can be pulled into the canopy by the fan, and once grease in the duct catches, fire can spread through the building’s ductwork. For a kitchen in Tilehurst, keeping that fuel under control is part of the fire risk assessment.
What we are most often called out for:
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
For schools such as Park Lane Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Before booking anyone
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether VAT is included
Grease, kitchens and Tilehurst
The FSA’s data shows about 12 bars, pubs and nightclubs registered within about 1.5 miles of central Tilehurst. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Food hygiene inspections in Tilehurst are the job of Reading council’s environmental health team. 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. Tilehurst is covered by Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Battle Hospital (about 1.7 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Where a hall near Tilehurst Methodist Church, or anywhere in Tilehurst, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Tilehurst is about 3 miles west of Reading, in Oxfordshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Tilehurst or further out, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Across Oxfordshire, we cover 443 places, and Tilehurst is one of them.
Work in RG31 and RG30 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Ash Road, Tyle Road and Riley Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Tilehurst Within (1 mile south-east), Norcot (1 mile east), Little Heath (1 mile west), Horncastle (1 mile south-east) and Purley on Thames (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover Didcot (14 miles north-west), Henley-on-Thames (7 miles north-east), Benson (11 miles north), Wallingford (10 miles north-west), Great Western Park (14 miles north-west) and Watlington (13 miles north).
Landmarks near Tilehurst
In Tilehurst, that means kitchens and buildings near Round Copse, The Butchers Arms and Little Heath School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Tilehurst station, about 0.8 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Battle Hospital (1.7 miles east) and Broad Street Mall (2.6 miles east). For a walk, there’s South Lake and Moor Copse Nature Reserve.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
For landlords and multi-site operators
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Tilehurst
Who inspects food businesses in Tilehurst?
In Tilehurst, it’s Reading council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Tilehurst?
It’s Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Tilehurst. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
All of it, from the canopy through to the discharge. Where there aren’t enough access panels to reach a section, it’s recorded, and we can fit new ones.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, our work sits within an independently audited scheme. We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 too, and we’re fully insured.
How do you protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. You get a fixed price before work begins.
What about areas you cannot get to?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
- A broken extract fan that will not run
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs