Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Colden Common
Our technicians work in Colden Common on kitchen extract cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Colden Common
Insurers often want evidence of regular TR19 cleaning, and a claim can be refused or reduced without it. The certificate and photo report from each clean in Colden Common give you that record for the maintenance log. If you have stale cooking odours from the system and a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction, we can help. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Colden Common, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Colden Common: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
In a smaller place like Colden Common, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Colden Common (SO21, SO50)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What we do, step by step
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. For a site near Colden Common, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- 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.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
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Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
You leave with a date for the next clean, set from your daily cooking hours and the readings we took. We can put the system on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly plan, so the date isn’t missed.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Colden Common
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so nobody could get to them. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
Look out for any of the following:
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of the Holy Trinity or anywhere around Colden Common, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Before you book anyone
- What hours they’ll be on site
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Whether a survey comes first
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
You’ll get a fixed price before work begins. It’s based on:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- How big the system is
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Helping us quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
What the work involves, part by part
Canopy and plenum
The canopy catches the vapour, and the plenum behind the filters is where it first condenses. We clean both inside and out, including the filter housing.
Grease filters
A filter that’s missing or bent lets grease straight past. Each filter is checked as it goes back in, and flag any that do not.
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Why act early in Colden Common
There’s no law that names TR19, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 still applies. The responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping extract grease under control. Cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve done it. Light use slows the build-up but doesn’t stop it.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Colden Common
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fully insured
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Colden Common
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Hampshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Colden Common kitchens: local notes
Look up Colden Common on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 6 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in and around Colden Common, up to about a mile and a half out. Each one that cooks under a canopy has an extract system that collects grease and needs regular cleaning. The fire and rescue service for Colden Common is 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. It’s Winchester City council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Colden Common. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Colden Common Primary School or anywhere near Colden Common, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. 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 4.8 miles south-west), access may need planning.
Colden Common is about 2 miles north-east of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. Every kind of commercial site in Colden Common, kitchen extract cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, large and small. There’s also a page for Southampton, about 6 miles away.
Every address in SO21 and SO50 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on St Vigor Way, Ash Close and Birch Close and nearby roads. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Brambridge (1 mile south-west), Nob's Crook (1 mile south-east), Lord's Wood (1 mile south-west), Highbridge (1 mile south-west) and Fisher's Pond (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Winchester (4 miles north), Gosport (15 miles south-east), Fareham (11 miles south-east), Horndean (15 miles south-east), Totton (10 miles south-west) and Chandler's Ford (3 miles west).
What’s near Colden Common
In Colden Common, that means kitchens and buildings near Thornden School, among other places. The closest station to Colden Common is Shawford station, about 1.9 miles north of the centre. Nearby you will also find Wolvesey Castle (4.4 miles north) and Eastleigh Museum (2.4 miles south-west). Open spaces near Colden Common include Shawford Down and Twyford Down.
Questions from Colden Common
Do you work at weekends in Colden Common?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Colden Common needn’t be disturbed. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Colden Common?
That’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
What information do you need?
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 cover Colden Common?
Yes. Colden Common is part of the area we cover, within the South East and London area we cover.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
BESA guidance sets minimums by daily cooking hours: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and 12-monthly for light use. Grease readings can show a shorter interval is needed.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Often, yes. With good pictures, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Where we cannot see enough, we arrange a survey.