Bracknell Forest · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Wooden Hill
Kitchen extract cleaning in Wooden Hill from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Stale cooking odours from the system
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Wooden Hill
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. Typical jobs include a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate and a kitchen taken over without any extract records, on canopies and hoods, extract fans and vertical risers. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Wooden Hill start: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, with grease readings setting the real interval.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- Wooden Hill (RG12, RG40, RG45)
- Wider area
- Bracknell Forest
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Wooden Hill
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- How big the system is
- Parking and loading at the site
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The number of sites or systems
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
What we need to know
We can often survey from pictures. Try to include:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Common problems we fix in Wooden Hill
We often find duct sections that haven’t been cleaned since they were installed. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so those sections were never reached. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
For schools such as Wooden Hill Primary and Nursery School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether VAT is included
Common questions in Wooden Hill
Which fire authority looks after Wooden Hill?
That’s Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Which council inspects kitchens in Wooden Hill?
Food hygiene inspections in Wooden Hill are carried out by Bracknell Forest council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you cover Wooden Hill?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, Wooden Hill included.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
BESA guidance gives minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months, depending on daily cooking hours. Heavy frying and grilling can mean shorter intervals, and readings will tell you.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
What should I send you?
A short description and a few pictures, with the address and opening hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
How much notice do you need?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We typically quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. You get a fixed price before any work starts.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
Grease, kitchens and Wooden Hill
There are about 28 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 9 takeaways in and around Wooden Hill, up to about a mile and a half out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. Fire safety in Wooden Hill falls to Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. 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. Food hygiene inspections in Wooden Hill are the job of Bracknell Forest council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Michael and St Mary Magdalene's Church or anywhere around Wooden Hill, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. A hospital like Pinewood Hospital, about 1 mile west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Wooden Hill is about 2 miles north-east of Crowthorne, in Bracknell Forest. Every kind of commercial site in Wooden Hill, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. We cover 41 places across Bracknell Forest, large and small. Reading is in our area too, around 10 miles away.
We cover every part of the RG12, RG40 and RG45 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Local streets include South Road, Crowthorne Road and Sarum, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. If your site is just outside Wooden Hill, we cover Home Farm (1 mile west), Hanworth (1 mile east), Great Hollands (1 mile north), Birch Hill (1 mile east) and Crowthorne (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Sandhurst (3 miles south), Wick Hill (3 miles north-east), Lawrence Hill (3 miles north-east), Binfield (3 miles north), Quelm Park (3 miles north) and Whitegrove (3 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Wooden Hill
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Easthampstead Park Community School and Golden Retriever pub, among other places. Wooden Hill’s nearest station is Bracknell station, about 1.9 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Small Arms School Corps Weapons Collection (3.6 miles south) and Pinewood Hospital (1 mile west). For a walk, there’s Heath Lake and Wildmoor Heath.
What happens if it’s left?
There’s no law that names TR19, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 still applies. The responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping extract grease under control. TR19 is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. In a small place like Wooden Hill, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Why Wooden Hill businesses choose us
- Every job surveyed first
- We’re fully insured
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
See our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Nearby places to Wooden Hill
Other services in Wooden Hill
How it works
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the kitchen extract cleaning, tidy up and leave you the report. The visit itself takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Wooden Hill, let us know and we’ll plan around it.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- 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
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Clear the space around the work
Ask for a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. 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 us.
Related advice
Different parts, different methods
Canopy and plenum
Grease meets the system first at the canopy and the plenum behind the filters. We clean both inside and out, with the filter housing cleaned too.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School, hospital and care home kitchens often have fixed hours and long holidays, so cleans can be booked when the kitchen is closed. The certificate goes straight into the site’s maintenance records.