Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Forton
Specialist kitchen extract cleaning for Forton: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Staff cleaning doesn’t 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.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Forton, done properly
Has the extract gone a while without a clean, or has the paperwork gone missing? Send a few photos of the canopy and filters when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we’ll come back with a fixed price for the work in Forton, usually within one working day. If you’re dealing with heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs and an inspection that picked up a dirty extract, we can put it right. People looking for “duct cleaning near me” in Forton typically mean the kitchen extract, and that is exactly what we do: canopy to fan, to TR19® Grease.
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.
Around a smaller place like Forton, 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.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Where
- Forton (PO12, PO13)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The condition we find in the survey
- The times the site is available
- Travel, parking and unloading
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
We can often survey from photos. Try to include:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: 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 we can price many jobs without a visit.
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.
Ductwork and risers
Grease builds up most where the duct turns. We test at points like these before and after cleaning, so the report shows the difference.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Forton
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
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.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Forton
A kitchen in Forton builds up grease in the same places as any other: in long flat runs, at bends and changes of direction, and in the fan housing. Cooler sections of duct collect the most.
Clients typically contact us after spotting one of these:
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
School kitchens, at schools like St Mary's Catholic Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Comparing quotes
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the price is fixed
- If they look at the system before pricing
Honest limits
We won’t sell you work that does not address the problem, so here are the limits:
- An undersized canopy or fan
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- A fan motor that has burnt out
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly.
What we work on in Forton
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
How the visit works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. Around Forton, 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.
- 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.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
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 pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
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Forton: your questions answered
Will you come out to Forton?
Yes, Forton is part of our area, however small the site. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Can school kitchens in Forton be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 33 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Forton. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we’ll fit the work in.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
The whole system: the canopy, the plenum behind the filters, the filters, horizontal ducts, vertical risers, the fan and the discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Any part without access is noted.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Many insurers ask for proof of regular cleaning to TR19, and many policies require it. Without proof, a claim can be refused or reduced, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
The legal duty sits in the Fire Safety Order 2005 rather than in TR19 itself. TR19 is the industry benchmark for meeting that duty in a kitchen extract, and many insurers ask for proof of it.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
We’re members of Vent Hygiene Elite, the scheme run by BESCA, and we clean to BESA TR19® Grease. We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 too, and we are fully insured.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, 24/7. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
Can you price the work without visiting?
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.
Also near Forton
More services for Forton
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Forton
Forton is within about 1 mile of the coast. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. Food Standards Agency records include about 44 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 7 hotels and B&Bs across Forton and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. It’s Gosport council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Forton. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Church and community hall kitchens, near St John the Evangelist or anywhere around Forton, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. A hospital like Gosport War Memorial Hospital, about 0.6 miles south-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Forton is about 1 mile south-east of Gosport, in Hampshire. Sites in Forton get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with photos. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, and Forton is one of them.
Here we cover the PO12 and PO13 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. Local streets include Lee Road, Ford Road and Lees Lane, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Gosport (1 mile north-west), Priddy's Hard (1 mile north-east), Elson (1 mile north), Bridgemary (2 miles north-west) and Rowner (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Havant (8 miles north-east), Eastleigh (15 miles north-west), Fareham (4 miles north-west), Horndean (9 miles north-east), Hedge End (11 miles north-west) and Waterlooville (7 miles north-east).
Near you in Forton
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Trafalgar pub, Brune Park Community School and St Vincent College and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Portsmouth Harbour station, roughly 1.5 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Portchester Castle (2.8 miles north-east) and Gosport War Memorial Hospital (0.6 miles south-west). Open spaces near Forton include West of the River Alver and Portsdown Hill.