Oxfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Westcot
For kitchen extract cleaning in Westcot, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
What happens on the day
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Westcot run smoothly.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Move anything stored near the system
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Westcot
The part of the system nobody sees is often the dirtiest. Access panels let us into the duct runs and risers, scraping heavy deposits by hand before degreasing. Any section we cannot reach is recorded on the report and extra access panels can be added. We’re often asked to deal with fat running down the canopy edge and an inspection that picked up a dirty extract, on extract fans, horizontal duct runs and discharge points. Most calls from Westcot come after an insurer, an EHO or a fire officer asks to see the last TR19 certificate. Either way, the answer is the same: a proper clean and the paperwork to match.
Most kitchens in Westcot fall into one of BESA’s three bands: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
For a kitchen in or near Westcot, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Westcot (OX12)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in Westcot
A clogged extract doesn’t only raise the fire risk. Blocked filters and narrowed ducts slow the airflow, leaving the kitchen hot and smoky, while the fan works harder to move less air. Smells, dripping grease and condensation often follow. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Westcot is calmer for everyone.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Why Westcot businesses choose us
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We’re fully insured
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- A fixed price before any work starts
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Westcot
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
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. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Westcot questions
Can you get to a site in Westcot?
Yes, Westcot is part of our area, however small the site. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Do you work at weekends in Westcot?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. Your customers, staff or residents in Westcot needn’t be disturbed. When you ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, mention when the site is quiet.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Often, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
Under BESA guidance, the minimum depends on how long you cook each day: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and 12-monthly for light use. Measured grease levels set the real interval.
What should I send you?
Some photos and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we will ask.
Towns and villages near Westcot
Other services in Westcot
Kitchen extract cleaning in Westcot: the local picture
Westcot sits within the area of Oxfordshire 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 Westcot get their food hygiene inspections from Vale of White Horse council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Westcot is Faringdon Day Hospital, about 5.8 miles north-west. Where a hall near Church of the Holy Rood, or anywhere in Westcot, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. School kitchens, at schools like The Ridgeway Church of England (C) Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Westcot is about 4 miles west of Wantage, in Oxfordshire. Sites in Westcot get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Westcot is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. You can also see our page for Oxford, roughly 16 miles from Westcot.
Every address in OX12 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. We also cover the places around Westcot: Sparsholt (1 mile east), Kingston Lisle (1 mile west), Woolstone (3 miles west), Upper Lambourn (5 miles south) and Sheepdrove (5 miles south). Further out, we also cover Didcot (11 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (12 miles north-east), Witney (14 miles north), Carterton (13 miles north), Wantage (4 miles east) and Grove (4 miles east).
What’s near Westcot
Other landmarks nearby include Faringdon Day Hospital (5.8 miles north-west) and Uffington Museum (2.5 miles west). Open spaces near Westcot include Rams Hill and Letcombe Valley.
What the work involves, part by part
Canopy and plenum
Behind the grease filters sits the plenum, which daily cleaning never reaches. We take the filters out and clean the plenum and housing thoroughly.
Extract fan and discharge
Attenuators, where fitted, can soak up grease and need attention. Where they can be cleaned, they are, and the report notes anything that cannot.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
You will get a fixed price before any work starts. It takes into account:
- Parking and loading at the site
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we will talk you through it.
What to send for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will normally have a quote within one working day.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.