Windsor and Maidenhead · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Touchen-end
Kitchen extract cleaning for Touchen-end and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
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, which is where we come in.
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Touchen-end
The part of the system nobody sees is often the dirtiest. Access panels let us into the duct runs and risers, removing thick grease by hand, then using degreasers, hot water or steam to suit the deposit. Anything out of reach is noted in the report, and new panels can be fitted. The work covers vertical risers, plenums and filters and canopies and hoods, and people most often call us about an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer and ductwork thick with old, hardened grease. Kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning, extraction cleaning: whatever you call it, in Touchen-end it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.
Most kitchens in Touchen-end fall into one of BESA’s three bands: 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.
Somewhere as small as Touchen-end, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Touchen-end (SL6)
- Wider area
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Touchen-end
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
FAQs for Touchen-end
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Touchen-end?
It’s Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Touchen-end. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Touchen-end in the summer holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 4 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Touchen-end. You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the dates the site is empty.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
TR19® itself is not law. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19 is the benchmark used to show extract grease is under control.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. One number covers all your sites in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. We always survey first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
When do you clean the extract?
Cleans are timed to avoid service. Overnight, weekend and between-service cleans are all possible and the kitchen is ready to cook when we leave.
What happens if it’s left?
Grease that is left only gets thicker. Under BESA guidance, grease shouldn’t exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. Heavy build-up takes longer to remove than regular cleans. In a small place like Touchen-end, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
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’re unsure, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why us?
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- We diagnose before we treat
- In business since 2009
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Take a look at our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
Looking after it afterwards
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Keep the baffle filters clean
The report gives a recommended date for the next clean, based on your cooking hours and the grease we measured. A 3, 6 or 12-monthly maintenance plan keeps it on track, so the date is not missed.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.
Kitchen extracts in Touchen-end
There are about 6 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Touchen-end, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Food hygiene inspections in Touchen-end are the job of Windsor and Maidenhead council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. The fire and rescue service for Touchen-end is Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Dorney Court is about 2.9 miles north-east), access may need planning. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Touchen-end is St Mark's Hospital, about 2.9 miles north.
Touchen-end is about 3 miles south of Maidenhead, in Windsor and Maidenhead. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Touchen-end, please ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Touchen-end. 57 places in Windsor and Maidenhead are on our list, large and small. There’s also a page for Reading, roughly 11 miles from Touchen-end.
All of SL6 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Close by, we work in Stud Green (1 mile north), Moneyrow Green (1 mile north-east), Holyport (1 mile north-east), Paley Street (1 mile west) and Braywoodside (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidenhead (3 miles north), Windsor (4 miles east), North Ascot (5 miles south), Cookham (5 miles north), Furze Platt (4 miles north) and Dedworth (3 miles east).
Around Touchen-end
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Jolly Gardener pub, Ockwells Park and Holyport CofE Primary School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Maidenhead station, about 2.4 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include The Reitlinger Bequest Museum (2.9 miles north) and St Mark's Hospital (2.9 miles north). Not far away are Bray Pit and Weycock Hill.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Touchen-end
The reason for all this is fire. Flames from a pan or grill can be pulled into the canopy by the fan, where burning grease can carry a fire along the ducts and into other parts of the building. For a kitchen in Touchen-end, keeping that fuel under control is part of the fire risk assessment.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Holyport College, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Before booking anyone
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Proof of insurance
- Whether VAT is included
The process
We are used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Touchen-end.
- 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.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Ask for a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Related advice
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- The condition of the system
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The scale of the work
The cost depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Helping us quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The postcode and the type of business
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Any previous report or certificate
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.