Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Cowesfield Gate
One call covers kitchen extract cleaning in Cowesfield Gate, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
Kitchen extract cleaning in Cowesfield Gate, done properly
The ducts are where most of the grease hides. We reach horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels, removing thick grease by hand, then using degreasers, hot water or steam to suit the deposit. Any section we can’t reach is recorded on the report and extra access panels can be added. The work covers extract fans, vertical risers and discharge points, and people most often call us about an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19 and missing paperwork after a change of operator. Most calls from Cowesfield Gate come after an insurer, an EHO or a fire officer asks to see the last TR19 certificate. Either way, the answer is the same: a proper clean and the paperwork to match.
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.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. 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.
- Place
- Cowesfield Gate (SO51, SP5)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Cowesfield Gate
Can you work in Cowesfield Gate outside opening hours?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Cowesfield Gate needn’t be disturbed. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Cowesfield Gate?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Cowesfield Gate. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
TR19 is not written into law, but the responsible person still has a legal duty under the Fire Safety Order 2005. TR19 is the standard insurers and fire officers expect, and many policies require it.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
The minimum is set by BESA guidance on daily use, from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Kitchens that fry or grill a lot may need cleaning sooner, which grease thickness testing will show.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in Cowesfield Gate?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Call for a fixed quote, normally ready within one working day.
Is Cowesfield Gate in your area?
Yes. We cover Cowesfield Gate and across Hampshire, within our South East and London area. To book, call 0345 646 2711 or email us.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Yes, where the photos show enough. If not, a site survey comes first, then a fixed quote.
What staff can safely do
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 is where we come in.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Between visits
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
The kitchen is left clean and ready for the next service. Grease and dirty water are collected and taken off site, and equipment can be switched back on once we have gone.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.
Common problems we fix in Cowesfield Gate
Grease in an extract starts as vapour. Once it cools inside the ductwork, it condenses onto every surface it touches, building a layer that gets thicker with every service. Filters catch some of it, but never all.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Stale cooking odours from the system
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Cowesfield Gate is Romsey Community Hospital, about 5.7 miles east.
Questions to ask before you book
- Proof of insurance
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Cowesfield Gate
Kitchens in Cowesfield Gate get their food hygiene inspections from Test Valley council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Fire safety in Cowesfield Gate 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.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Landford Manor is about 2.3 miles south), access may need planning.
Cowesfield Gate is about 6 miles west of Romsey, in Hampshire. Every kind of commercial site in Cowesfield Gate, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, Cowesfield Gate among them. Southampton is in our area too, about 11 miles from Cowesfield Gate.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: SO51 and SP5. Streets in the area include Bunny Lane and Cowesfield, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (13 miles east), Eastleigh (12 miles east), Andover (15 miles north), Totton (8 miles south-east), Chandler's Ford (10 miles east) and Hedge End (15 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Cowesfield Gate
The nearest railway station is Dean station, roughly 2.4 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Romsey Community Hospital (5.7 miles east).
Why deal with it now?
Environmental health officers inspect food businesses, in Cowesfield Gate as everywhere else, and a greasy canopy or dripping filters won’t go unnoticed. A clean extract is one less thing to worry about on the day. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Cowesfield Gate is calmer for everyone.
Every site is different, 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 you get with us
- Fully insured
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Every job surveyed first
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations.
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. Both are scraped and degreased inside and out, with the filter housing cleaned too.
Extract fan and discharge
Attenuators, where fitted, can soak up grease and need attention. We clean what can be reached and note anything that cannot.
What happens on the day
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Cowesfield Gate.
- We survey the system first, from your pictures and details or on a site visit.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
How to get a quote
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.