Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Headbourne Worthy
Kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Headbourne Worthy. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Headbourne Worthy
We have been trading since 2009, cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East and London. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. The work covers horizontal duct runs, canopies and hoods and extract fans, and common reasons people get in touch are grease drips onto cooking equipment and years of baked-on grease in the ducts. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Headbourne Worthy, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork.
Each job starts with a look at where grease has built up: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and readings afterwards go into your report.
In a small place like Headbourne Worthy, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Headbourne Worthy (SO23)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Headbourne Worthy questions
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Headbourne Worthy?
In Headbourne Worthy, it’s Winchester City council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Can you get to a site in Headbourne Worthy?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Headbourne Worthy is covered. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
What types of premises do you cover?
Commercial premises of every kind: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Because a dirty extract can spread a fire through a building. Many policies say the extract must be cleaned to TR19, and a claim may be reduced without proof, so keep every certificate.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
We clean to BESA TR19® Grease as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, with certificates issued through the BESCA portal. Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
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.
What happens if it’s left?
There’s no law that names TR19, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 still applies. It puts a duty on the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping extract grease under control. TR19 is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. If the system at a site near Headbourne Worthy fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Headbourne Worthy
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Fully insured
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
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Kitchen extracts in Headbourne Worthy
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 5 pubs and bars within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Headbourne Worthy. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Headbourne Worthy is covered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. In Headbourne Worthy, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Winchester City council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Headbourne Worthy, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. For schools such as Kings Worthy Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Headbourne Worthy is about 2 miles north of Winchester, in Hampshire. From the centre of Headbourne Worthy to the outskirts, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, and Headbourne Worthy is one of them. We also work in Southampton, around 13 miles away.
We work across SO23 for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Streets in the area include London Road, Whiteway Close and The Dell, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. If your site is just outside Headbourne Worthy, we cover Abbotts Barton (1 mile south), Harestock (1 mile south-west), Hyde (2 miles south), Weeke (2 miles south-west) and Littleton (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (15 miles north-east), Eastleigh (9 miles south), Andover (11 miles north-west), Totton (15 miles south-west), Chandler's Ford (8 miles south-west) and Alton (15 miles east).
Local landmarks in Headbourne Worthy
In Headbourne Worthy, that means kitchens and buildings near The Cart And Horses Public House and Henry Beaufort School. For rail, the closest station is Winchester station, about 1.8 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Royal Observer Corps Museum (1.1 miles south) and Winchester Castle (2.1 miles south). The countryside around Headbourne Worthy includes Twyford Down and Winnall Moors.
How it works
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Headbourne Worthy before we set off.
- 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.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Getting a quote
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. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Related advice
When it’s something else
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what kitchen extract cleaning will not do:
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
Common problems we fix in Headbourne Worthy
The reason for all this is fire. Flames from a pan or grill can be pulled into the canopy by the fan, where burning grease can carry a fire along the ducts and into other parts of the building. For a kitchen in Headbourne Worthy, keeping that fuel under control is part of the fire risk assessment.
Look out for any of the following:
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like St John's Rooms And Chapel about 2.1 miles south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether VAT is included
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
Between visits
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
You get a photo report after every clean. Before and after pictures show each part of the system, alongside a list of what was cleaned, anything out of reach and the recommended next clean date.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. A daily wipe isn’t a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The times the site is available
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The condition of the system
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before work begins.
What we need to know
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- A few general shots of the system
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.