Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Basingstoke
One call covers TR19 Grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge in Basingstoke: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Basingstoke
The canopy over the range is only the start of a kitchen extract system. Beyond the filters run the plenum, the ducts and risers, the fan and the point where air leaves the building, and each part collects grease. A TR19® Grease clean deals with the whole route, not only the parts on show. Common call-outs are for extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit and years of baked-on grease in the ducts, on horizontal duct runs, discharge points and extract fans. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but a proper TR19® clean in Basingstoke covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
A kitchen running fryers and chargrills all day builds up grease much faster than one that mostly steams and boils, so we look at the menu as well as the opening hours when we suggest the next date.
Kitchens in a place the size of Basingstoke are cleaned around trading, not the other way round: after the last cover, before breakfast or on a day the kitchen is shut. Bigger sites can be done kitchen by kitchen, so cooking carries on elsewhere.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
Basingstoke questions
Can school kitchens in Basingstoke be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 32 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Basingstoke. Send us your term dates when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will fit the work in.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Basingstoke?
Food hygiene inspections in Basingstoke are carried out by Basingstoke and Deane council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Every site has its own report.
Where does the waste go?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
We clean every part the grease travels through. That means canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge, reached through access panels where necessary.
What do I get after the clean?
A TR19 certificate, plus a full photo report. The report lists what was cleaned, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next clean is due.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
When the clean is finished, grease readings are taken again at the same points, giving you before and after readings alongside the pictures. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Basingstoke: the local picture
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 32 pubs and bars and about 5 hotels and B&Bs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Basingstoke. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Fire safety in Basingstoke falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 Basingstoke get their food hygiene inspections from Basingstoke and Deane council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
For kitchens close to Basingstoke station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. For schools such as King's Furlong Infant School and Nursery, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Basingstoke is in Hampshire. Sites in Basingstoke get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with photos. Our area takes in 683 places across Hampshire, large and small. Reading is in our area too, around 14 miles away.
We work across RG24, RG22, RG21 and RG23 for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on Church Square, Queen Annes Square and The Square or anywhere close by, we can help. Basingstoke is on the A30 and A33, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for kitchen extract cleaning. Other places close to Basingstoke include South Ham (1 mile south-west), Winklebury (1 mile west), Brighton Hill (1 mile south), Rooksdown (1 mile north-west) and Buckskin (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include Farnborough (15 miles east), Fleet (11 miles east), Aldershot (15 miles east), Alton (10 miles south-east), Yateley (13 miles north-east) and Tadley (6 miles north). As one of the bigger places in Hampshire, Basingstoke has commercial sites of every size, and we cover all of them for kitchen extract cleaning.
Around Basingstoke
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Cranbourne, The Costello School and The Rising Sun pub and the streets around them. Basingstoke’s nearest station is Basingstoke station, roughly 0.6 miles east. A little further out are Basing House (2.2 miles east) and The Malls (0.6 miles east). Not far away are Farleigh Hill and Daneshill Park Woods.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
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, and that’s where we come in.
The process
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 anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system, and we clear up before we go. Whoever holds the keys and signs off contractors at your site in Basingstoke is the person we need to speak to before the day.
- We survey the system, from your pictures or on site, canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and give you a fixed quote.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Before we arrive
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Get a fixed quote
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Related advice
Why deal with it now?
Any food business in Basingstoke can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and a greasy canopy or dripping filters will not go unnoticed. Keeping the extract clean helps the whole kitchen pass muster. Records matter in Basingstoke: insurers and inspectors may ask to see them.
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
What you get with us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- A written report with pictures after each visit
Take a look at what affects the cost or how to check a contractor.
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Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Basingstoke
A lot of duct grease gets there because the filters let it through. 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.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Michael's Church or anywhere around Basingstoke, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Comparing quotes
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether VAT is included
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Fire dampers that will not close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Basingstoke
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
Multi-site and managed buildings
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.