Southampton · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Bassett, Southampton
We cover Bassett for TR19 Grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
What happens on the day
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and pictures. The middle part takes longest, and that takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Around Bassett, access is usually simpler than in a town centre, though gates and roof access are worth mentioning.
- We survey the system first, from your photos and details or on a site visit.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before work begins.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
Getting ready for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Advice
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Bassett
The ducts are where most of the grease hides. 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. The work covers plenums and filters, canopies and hoods and horizontal duct runs, and the jobs we see most are grease drips onto cooking equipment and a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction. Kitchens in Bassett book us for TR19 cleaning for three reasons: the insurer asked, the EHO asked, or the canopy is dripping. Either way, the answer is the same: a proper clean and the paperwork to match.
The fire risk in a kitchen extract sits in the parts nobody sees: the plenum, the duct and the fan, which is why a TR19® clean in Bassett goes well beyond the canopy.
Around a smaller place like Bassett, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Bassett (SO16, SO17, SO15)
- Region
- Southampton
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Bassett
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Bassett?
That is Southampton council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Bassett. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Can school kitchens in Bassett be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Around Bassett, the Food Standards Agency lists about 25 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the dates the site is empty.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in Bassett?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. We fix the price before we start.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes normally come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
Under BESA guidance, the minimum depends on how long you cook each day: every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Measured grease levels set the real interval.
What accreditations do you hold?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
What do I get after the clean?
A TR19 certificate and a photo report. Certificates are issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report shows before and after pictures, readings, any areas not reached and the next clean date.
How long will the clean take?
Length of duct, grease levels and access all affect it. Most jobs take one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one.
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How the job changes from site to site
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Grills, fryers and woks send a lot of fat into the extract, so grease readings help set the right interval.
Grease filters
Filters need cleaning far more often than the duct and we offer a filter exchange service for that. Clean filters slow the build-up further down the system.
Kitchen extracts in Bassett
Bassett lies within about 3 miles of the sea. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. Look up Bassett on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 71 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 45 sandwich bars and takeaways in Bassett and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. Fire safety in Bassett 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.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Cantell School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. South Stoneham House, about 1.5 miles east, is one of the historic houses near Bassett; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Michael and All Angels Church or elsewhere in Bassett, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Bassett is about 2 miles north-west of Southampton, in Southampton. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Bassett, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. We work across South East England and London, Bassett included. We cover 40 places across Southampton, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Here we cover the SO16, SO17 and SO15 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Burgess Road, Pointout Road and Chetwynd Road and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Bassett, we cover Highfield (1 mile south-east), Lordswood (1 mile west), Chilworth (1 mile north), Coxford (1 mile west) and Shirley (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Thornhill (4 miles south-east), Chartwell Green (3 miles east), Harefield (3 miles south-east), Itchen (3 miles south-east), Sholing (4 miles south-east) and Woolston (4 miles south-east).
Near you in Bassett
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Bellemoor pub, Southampton Common and Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Swaythling station, about 1.5 miles east. A little further out are Netley Castle (4.9 miles south-east) and Foresters Museum & Archive (2.1 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Flexford Nature Reserve.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Bassett
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- What state the system is in
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Travel, parking and unloading
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
What we need to know
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Bassett
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
Leave it or put it right?
Any food business in Bassett can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and a greasy canopy or dripping filters will not go unnoticed. A clean extract is one less thing to worry about on the day. In a smaller place like Bassett, a site that has to close is felt quickly.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
Why us?
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Every job surveyed first
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.
Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
The certificate records when the clean was done, where and by whom. Keep it in the maintenance log with your fire risk assessment, so it’s to hand when an insurer, fire officer or EHO asks.
Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. A filter that is clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, which slows build-up further down the system.