Hampshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Roughdown, Hampshire
One call covers extract fan cleaning in Roughdown, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A heavily greased fan housing
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The size of the system
- The number of sites or systems
- Parking and loading at the site
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
What to send for a quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Problems your staff have spotted
Need a price for extract fan cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711 or email us with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
About our extract fan cleaning in Roughdown
A fan never collects grease in a neat, even layer. Uneven build-up unbalances the impeller, which brings vibration, noise and extra wear on the bearings and motor. A thorough clean removes the cause. If you’re dealing with a smell of hot grease from the extract and vibration from an unbalanced impeller, we can put it right.
Somewhere as small as Roughdown, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s why every job is written up in a report with pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Roughdown (SO45)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Roughdown kitchens: local notes
At about 2 miles from the coast, Roughdown is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. Food Standards Agency data counts about 4 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 7 takeaways across Roughdown and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on a fan that gathers grease as it runs. Fire safety in Roughdown falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Beaulieu Palace House is about 2.7 miles west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Blackfield Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Roughdown is about 3 miles south of Hythe, in Hampshire. We carry out extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Roughdown and the rest of Hampshire. Our area takes in 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Southampton, roughly 7 miles from Roughdown.
Every address in SO45 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Other places close to Roughdown include Holbury (1 mile north), Blackfield (1 mile east), Little Holbury (1 mile north), Langley (1 mile south-east) and Hardley (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Gosport (10 miles east), Eastleigh (10 miles north), Fareham (9 miles east), Totton (9 miles north-west), Chandler's Ford (11 miles north) and Hedge End (8 miles north-east).
Near you in Roughdown
Typical jobs here are in premises near The New Forest Academy and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Netley station, roughly 4.3 miles north-east. A little further out are Beaulieu Abbey And Display Of Monastic Life (2.9 miles west) and Calshot Castle (3.5 miles east). The countryside around Roughdown includes Mercury Marshes.
Roughdown: your questions answered
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Roughdown during the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. The FSA’s register shows about 5 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Roughdown. Send us your term dates when you call 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we’ll fit the work in.
Is Roughdown within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
What is TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Typically not. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Bigger sites can be done in stages so parts stay in use.
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.
Can you fix a fan that is worn out?
A fan that needs repair is noted on the report, with what we found. We offer extract fan repair and replacement, and if it fails outright, our 24/7 emergency line is there.
Why is my extract fan noisy?
Build-up on the impeller is a frequent reason, since uneven grease makes it run out of balance. Worn bearings and motor problems are others, which our report will flag.
What does extract fan cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it 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.
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When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- Damaged fan blades
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
How the job changes from site to site
Fan housings and motors
Belt-driven fans have a drive belt and pulleys that can collect grease. Belts and pulleys are checked and cleaned where safe for your records.
Impellers and blades
The impeller is the spinning part that moves the air, and it collects grease unevenly. An uneven coating throws it off balance, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
Common problems we fix in Roughdown
A fan on a roof or hidden in a ceiling void is easy to forget. A fan that has never been cleaned can be heavily coated, and the report will show it.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- Burning smells from the fan area
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Roughdown is Coldeast, about 5.7 miles north-east.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- What insurance they carry
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether VAT is included
Managing agents and facilities teams in Roughdown
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
How the visit works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes an hour or two for most single fans. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Roughdown.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Clear the space around the work
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Ask for a quote
For extract fan cleaning in Roughdown, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
Related advice
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: 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 canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.