Southampton · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Chartwell Green, Southampton
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge in Chartwell Green, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Chartwell Green
Cooking sends fat-laden vapour into the canopy with every service. As it cools, it clings to the inside of the ductwork and keeps building. That film is fuel, and a proper clean removes it before it becomes a fire risk. If you’re dealing with a kitchen taken over without any extract records and poor airflow at the canopy, we can help. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but in Chartwell Green, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: every 3 months for 12–16 hours, every 6 months for 6–12 hours and every 12 months for 2–6 hours, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like Chartwell Green gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Chartwell Green (SO18, SO30)
- Wider area
- Southampton
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Chartwell Green
What’s on the menu matters as much as how much is cooked. Frying, grilling and roasting send far more fat into the canopy than steaming or boiling, so two kitchens with the same hours can need very different intervals.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (South Stoneham House is about 1.3 miles west), access may need planning.
Questions to ask before you book
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What insurance they carry
Kitchen extract cleaning around Chartwell Green
Look up Chartwell Green on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 37 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 40 takeaways and sandwich shops in Chartwell Green 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 Chartwell Green falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. It’s Eastleigh council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Chartwell Green. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St James or anywhere around Chartwell Green, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. School kitchens, at schools like Townhill Infant School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Chartwell Green is about 2 miles north-east of Southampton, in Southampton. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Chartwell Green, please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Chartwell Green. Our Southampton coverage runs to 40 places, Chartwell Green among them.
Work in SO18 and SO30 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Ivy Lane, Arun Road and Eden Road or a nearby road, we can help. Other places close to Chartwell Green include Townhill Park (1 mile west), West End (1 mile east), Midanbury (1 mile south-west), Mansbridge (1 mile north-west) and Harefield (1 mile south). We also work in nearby towns such as Shirley (4 miles west), Regents Park (4 miles west), Maybush (4 miles west), Woolston (3 miles south-west), Coxford (4 miles west) and Freemantle (4 miles west). Chartwell Green is among the bigger places we cover in Southampton for kitchen extract cleaning.
Landmarks near Chartwell Green
Around Chartwell Green, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Itchen Valley Country Park, Bitterne Park School and The Gregg School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Swaythling station, about 1.4 miles north-west. A little further out are Netley Castle (3.7 miles south) and Marlands Shopping Centre (2.9 miles south-west). Open spaces near Chartwell Green include Netley Common.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The scale of the work
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- A few general shots of the system
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Towns and villages near Chartwell Green
What else we do in Chartwell Green
Staff cleaning versus 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, and that’s where we come in.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
- Fire dampers that will not close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
How it works
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. Tell us about any gates, ladders or locked plant areas at your site near Chartwell Green when you book.
- We survey the system first, from your photos and details or on a site visit.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
How to prepare
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
How to get a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Advice
Chartwell Green questions
Can school kitchens in Chartwell Green be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Around Chartwell Green, the Food Standards Agency lists about 20 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Which environmental health team covers Chartwell Green?
Food hygiene inspections in Chartwell Green are carried out by Eastleigh council. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
TR19® itself isn’t law. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve dealt with extract grease.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in Chartwell Green?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. For a quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
BESA guidance gives minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months, depending on daily cooking hours. Heavy frying and grilling can mean shorter intervals, and readings will tell you.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus pictures of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
A TR19 Grease clean covers the full extract route, not just the canopy. That means canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge, reached through access panels where needed.
Part by part
Restaurant and pub kitchens
A pub or restaurant can’t afford to cancel a service for a clean. We work overnight and at weekends where that suits, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Institutional kitchens tend to cook to set hours, so cleans can be booked when the kitchen is closed. The certificate goes straight into the site’s maintenance records.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Chartwell Green
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.