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Kitchen extraction cleaning in Church Crookham
Kitchen extract cleaning for Church Crookham and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
Church Crookham questions
Which fire authority looks after Church Crookham?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Church Crookham. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Church Crookham?
Kitchens in Church Crookham are inspected by Hart council’s environmental health officers. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
What do I get after the clean?
You receive a TR19 certificate and a photo report. The certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report shows before and after photos, readings, any areas not reached and the next clean date.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
Many insurers ask for proof of regular cleaning to TR19, and many policies require it. An insurer may refuse or reduce a claim if there’s no evidence, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
TR19® itself is not law. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19 is the benchmark used to show extract grease is under control.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in Church Crookham?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. To get one, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
Kitchen duct cleaning in Church Crookham
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and are fully insured. We are often asked to deal with proof of cleaning requested by an insurer and grease smells coming from the extract, across discharge points, vertical risers and canopies and hoods. People looking for “duct cleaning near me” in Church Crookham normally mean the kitchen extract, and that’s exactly what we do: the whole run from hood to roof, cleaned to TR19® Grease.
What can be cleaned depends on what can be reached. Sections without access panels are recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted so they’re cleaned next time.
For a kitchen in or near Church Crookham, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- Church Crookham (GU52, GU51)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
When the clean is finished, grease readings are taken again at the same points, giving you before and after readings alongside the photos. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. A daily wipe is not a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, 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.
Common problems we fix in Church Crookham
A kitchen in Church Crookham builds up grease in the same places as any other: long horizontal runs, bends, the base of risers and around the fan. The cooler the duct, the more grease drops out of the air.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
Where a hall near Fleet Spiritualist Church, or anywhere in Church Crookham, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Proof of insurance
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Church Crookham
Food Standards Agency data counts about 42 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 18 takeaways in Church Crookham and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Food hygiene inspections in Church Crookham are the job of Hart council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Church Crookham. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Fleet Community Hospital about 1.8 miles north-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Velmead Junior School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Church Crookham is about 1 mile south-east of Fleet, in Hampshire. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Church Crookham, please call 0345 646 2711 or email us for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Church Crookham. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, Church Crookham among them. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 11 miles away.
All of GU52 and GU51 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Streets in the area include New Road, Grove Road and Gravel Road, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Other places close to Church Crookham include Fleet (1 mile north-west), Crookham Village (2 miles west), Ewshot (2 miles south), Elvetham Heath (2 miles north-west) and Warren Corner (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover Basingstoke (12 miles west), Farnborough (3 miles north-east), Aldershot (3 miles south-east), Alton (11 miles south-west), Yateley (5 miles north) and Tadley (15 miles north-west).
Near you in Church Crookham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to School, Basingbourne Park and The Foresters Inn and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Fleet station, about 1.6 miles north of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Farnham Castle (3.5 miles south) and Royal Army Dental Corps Historical Museum (3.1 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Aunt's Pool and Aunt's Pool Hill.
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What we do, step by step
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Church Crookham, let us know and we will plan around it.
- 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 any work starts.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings and photos are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
How to get a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
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What your team can do, and what needs us
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
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.
Why deal with it now?
Any food business in Church Crookham can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and they look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment, extraction included. A clean extract is one less thing to worry about on the day. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Church Crookham
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- A written report with pictures after each visit
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Honest limits
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans