Oxfordshire · OX16
Kitchen extract cleaning in OX16
TR19® kitchen extract cleaning, fire damper testing and ventilation hygiene across OX16, covering Banbury, Neithrop and Grimsbury. A fixed price up front and out-of-hours working.
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What we do in OX16
- TR19 inspections and grease testing
- Kitchen extract cleaning
- Commercial kitchen deep cleaning
- Fire damper testing
- Grease trap cleaning
- Ventilation duct cleaning
- Canopy and hood cleaning
- Air handling unit cleaning
- Extract fan repair and replacement
- Extract fan cleaning
- Grease filter exchange
- Ductwork cleaning
- All services
Tell us what needs doing and your postcode and we’ll give you a clear price: phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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Our kitchen extract cleaning service in OX16
A closed kitchen isn’t earning, so the timing of a clean matters. Cleans are booked for evenings, overnight or weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. With the equipment off and cool and the area sheeted, we clean and hand the kitchen back ready for the next service. The work covers plenums and filters, vertical risers and discharge points, and the jobs we see most are an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer and ductwork thick with old, hardened grease.
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system, and we clear up before we go.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- 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.
What affects the price in OX16
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
Why choose Duct Doctor
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Full insurance on every job
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Getting a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Around Banbury
In Banbury, that means kitchens and buildings near Saint Paul's, People's Park and St Mary's Church of England Primary School, among other places. You’ll also find English Language Training (0.5 miles south-east), Duke of Wellington pub (under half a mile north) and Banbury Academy (0.9 miles south). Banbury’s nearest station is Banbury station, roughly 0.8 miles east. Nearby you’ll also find Castle Quay Shopping Centre (0.5 miles east) and Banbury Castle (0.5 miles east). The countryside around Banbury includes Crouch Hill and Farthinghoe Nature Reserve.
Kitchen extracts across OX16
From Banbury, Neithrop and Grimsbury to its smaller places, OX16 has kitchens of every size. Every one gets the same full TR19® clean, from the canopy to the discharge.
Much of our work across London and the South East happens in the evening, overnight or at weekends, so sites across OX16 do not have to lose a day.
Banbury: Bursars and site managers at schools such as St Mary's Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Horton General Hospital about 0.8 miles south-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Between visits
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
The kitchen is left clean and ready for the next service. Waste grease and water are contained and removed, and equipment can be switched back on once we’ve gone.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.
When it’s something else
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what kitchen extract cleaning will not do:
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. Most of the time it’s because there were never enough access panels, so those sections were never reached. That hidden grease keeps building where nobody looks.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
What affects the quote in OX16
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- How easy every part is to reach
- How big the system is
- Any permits to work or inductions
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Helping us quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.
Questions from OX16
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Yes, for many jobs. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and we typically come back within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we’ll say so.
What should I send you?
A short description and a few pictures, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we will ask.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Many insurers ask for proof of regular cleaning to TR19, and many policies require it. Without proof, a claim can be refused or reduced, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
How long does a kitchen extract clean take?
That depends on the size of the system, the amount of grease and the number of access points. Most jobs take a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time.
When do you clean the extract?
The clean is done when the kitchen isn’t cooking, working evenings, overnight or at weekends to suit you. We need the equipment switched off and cooled first.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19 is the benchmark used to show extract grease is under control.