Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Highbridge
Kitchen extract cleaning for Highbridge and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in Highbridge
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
Kitchen extract cleaning in Highbridge
Every time food is cooked, warm vapour carries fat up into the extract. It cools inside the duct and settles as a sticky film that thickens month by month. That layer will burn, and a proper clean removes it before it becomes a fire risk. Typical jobs include grease dripping from the canopy or filters and years of baked-on grease in the ducts, on extract fans, horizontal duct runs and vertical risers. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Highbridge, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork, wherever you are in Hampshire.
Access decides how thorough a clean can be. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Highbridge (SO50)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- 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
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
You get a photo report after every clean. Before and after photos show each part of the system, and lists what was cleaned, any areas we couldn’t reach and the date the next clean is due.
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.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Highbridge?
Hours of cooking are the biggest factor. BESA guidance sets minimum cleaning intervals of every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours a day, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours, and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Those are minimums, and grease readings can show a kitchen needs cleaning sooner.
What we are most often called out for:
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
South Stoneham House, about 4.2 miles south-west, is one of the historic houses near Highbridge; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether a survey comes first
- How they set the interval to the next visit
Places near Highbridge
What else we do in Highbridge
What we do, step by step
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. On site, the work 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 Highbridge before we set off.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by photos or a visit.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Getting a quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Related advice
Why deal with it now?
TR19® isn’t law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is. The responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which in a kitchen includes the grease in the extract. Cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve done it. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
Why us?
- A written report with photos after every visit
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
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.
Questions from Highbridge
Do you work at weekends in Highbridge?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. That way a site in Highbridge does not have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
Is Highbridge within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
What about areas you can’t get to?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with photos where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
BESA guidance sets minimums by daily cooking hours: every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Grease readings can show a shorter interval is needed.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
Short systems are done in a few hours, while long runs and tall risers take longer and may need more than one visit. We’ll tell you how long when we quote.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Highbridge: the local picture
The FSA’s data shows about 10 bars, pubs and nightclubs registered within about 1.5 miles of central Highbridge. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Food hygiene inspections in Highbridge are the job of Winchester City council’s environmental health team. 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. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Highbridge. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Colden Common Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Highbridge is Moorgreen Hospital, about 4.3 miles south.
Highbridge is about 2 miles north of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Highbridge, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. We work across South East England and London, Highbridge included. Highbridge is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. You can also see our page for Southampton, roughly 6 miles from Highbridge.
We cover every part of the SO50 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Wardle Road and Highbridge Road, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around Highbridge: Lord's Wood (1 mile south-east), Brambridge (1 mile north-east), Colden Common (1 mile north-east), Nob's Crook (1 mile east) and Allbrook (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include Winchester (5 miles north), Gosport (15 miles south-east), Fareham (11 miles south-east), Horndean (15 miles east), Totton (9 miles south-west) and Hedge End (5 miles south).
What’s near Highbridge
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Thornden School and Thornden School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Eastleigh station, about 1.7 miles south-west. A little further out are Eastleigh Museum (1.8 miles south-west) and Moorgreen Hospital (4.3 miles south). Not far away are Shawford Down and Twyford Down.
How the job changes from site to site
Extract fan and discharge
At the end of the system is the discharge, and grease can collect there too. We clean it where it can be safely reached, and any limits are recorded.
Ductwork and risers
Risers take the extract up through floors to roof level, and grease runs down their walls and pools at the base. They’re cleaned through access points along their height.