Wokingham · RG40
Kitchen extract cleaning in RG40
Kitchen extract, ductwork and ventilation cleaning for commercial kitchens and buildings across RG40, from Wokingham, Finchampstead and Eversley. Fixed quotes before we start and out-of-hours working.
Where we work in RG40
- Wokingham
- Finchampstead
- Eversley
- California
- Langley Common
- Barkham
- Gardeners Green
- Holme Green
- Crowthorne
- Arborfield Garrison
- Emmbrook
- Great Hollands
- Hanworth
- Amen Corner
- Home Farm
- Wooden Hill
Our services across RG40
- Fire damper testing
- Ventilation duct cleaning
- Canopy and hood cleaning
- Extract fan cleaning
- Grease trap cleaning
- Air handling unit cleaning
- Commercial kitchen deep cleaning
- Grease filter exchange
- Ductwork cleaning
- Extract fan repair and replacement
- TR19 inspections and grease testing
- Kitchen extract cleaning
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Let us know the job and your postcode and we’ll give you a clear price: give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Kitchen extract cleaning in RG40: how it works
The part of the system nobody sees is often the dirtiest. We reach horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels, scraping heavy deposits by hand before degreasing. Any section we can’t reach is recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted. We are often asked to deal with grease dripping from the canopy or filters and years of baked-on grease in the ducts, across vertical risers, canopies and hoods and extract fans.
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, clear away and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- 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.
What you’ll pay
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before work begins.
What you get with us
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- In business since 2009
- Fully insured
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
Ask for a quote
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in RG40, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Around Wokingham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Church of St Paul, Walter Infant School and The Holt School and the streets around them. Nearby too are St Crispin's School (1.2 miles east) and The Station Tap (under half a mile east). Wokingham has its own railway station: Wokingham station. Other landmarks nearby include Berkshire Library & Museum of Freemasonry (1.9 miles north-west) and Wokingham Hospital (within half a mile east). For a walk, there’s Heath Lake and Sonning Hill.
Kitchen extract cleaning across RG40: local notes
In RG40, we work in places such as Crowthorne, Arborfield Garrison and Emmbrook and well beyond. Every place on our RG40 list (16 in all) is covered, with cleans booked around trading hours.
Across England, including RG40, the responsible person has a legal duty to assess and reduce fire risk, and each certificate and photo report is a record you can keep in your log book.
Wokingham: If you cook for passing trade around Wokingham station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. School kitchens, at schools like Walter Infant School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Why deal with it now?
If there’s a fire and the extract hasn’t been cleaned, the paperwork becomes the problem. Many policies require cleaning to TR19, and an insurer can refuse or reduce a claim without proof. A current certificate is far easier to produce than an explanation.
Comparing quotes
- What records you will receive afterwards
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether they recommend a next date
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
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.
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. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning
Grease filters are the first line of defence, and they’re often the weak point. Filters that are bent, badly fitted, missing or left uncleaned let more fat into the plenum and duct, and it doesn’t stop until it reaches the fan.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
What affects the quote in RG40
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- The condition of the system
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- How big the system is
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: 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.
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, including the filter housing.
Extract fan and discharge
The fan pulls the air through the whole system, and grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades. We isolate it, open it up and degrease it.
RG40 questions
How do you protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Grease in an extract is a known fire risk, which is why many insurers require TR19 cleaning. Our certificate and photo report give you that evidence.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, if we can see what we need. If not, a site survey comes first, and the quote follows that.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Do you cover RG40?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, RG40 included.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
What happens to the waste?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.