Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Hook, Hampshire
Looking for kitchen extract cleaning in Hook? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
Kitchen extract cleaning in Hook
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. Cleans are booked for evenings, overnight or weekends, or during holidays where a site closes for them. With the equipment off and cool and the area sheeted, we clean and hand the kitchen back ready for the next service. If you have grease drips onto cooking equipment and years of baked-on grease in the ducts, we can put it right. Kitchens in Hook book us for TR19 cleaning for three reasons: the insurer asked, the EHO asked, or the canopy is dripping. We handle the clean and the paperwork in one visit.
Grease that collects out of sight, behind the filters and along the duct, is what insurers and fire officers worry about, which is why a TR19® clean in Hook goes well beyond the canopy.
In a small place like Hook, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Every visit ends with a written report and pictures, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Hook (SO31, PO14)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- The number of sites or systems
- How easy every part is to reach
- The scale of the work
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- A few general shots of the system
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Hook: the local picture
Sea air reaches Hook, which sits within about 1 mile of the coast. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. The FSA’s data shows about 9 bars, pubs and nightclubs registered in Hook and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Hook is covered by 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.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Locks Heath Infant School or anywhere near Hook, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Hook, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Coldeast is the nearest hospital to Hook, about 1.7 miles north.
Hook is about 1 mile south-east of Warsash, in Hampshire. Anywhere in SO31, we can carry out kitchen extract cleaning at your premises. Hook is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. For sites nearby, see our Southampton page, about 7 miles away.
Every address in SO31 and PO14 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We also cover the places around Hook: Abshot (1 mile east), Hook Park Estate (1 mile south-west), Titchfield Common (1 mile north-east), Warsash (1 mile north-west) and Locks Heath (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (15 miles north), Gosport (6 miles south-east), Havant (13 miles east), Eastleigh (9 miles north), Fareham (4 miles east) and Horndean (12 miles east).
Around Hook
Around Hook, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Hamble Common, Jolly Farmer Public House and Brookfield Community School and Language College, among other places. The nearest railway station is Swanwick station, roughly 2.2 miles north of the centre. A little further out are St Andrew's Castle (1.8 miles west) and Carron Row Farm Museum (2.2 miles north-east). The countryside around Hook includes Holly Hill Woodland Park.
What happens on the day
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. Somewhere as small as Hook, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- 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, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Get a fixed quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Related advice
What else we do in Hook
What happens if it’s left?
TR19® isn’t law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is. It puts a duty on the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, which in a kitchen includes the grease in the extract. TR19 is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. Somewhere as small as Hook, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why us?
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Trading since 2009
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Hook
Does coastal air change anything about kitchen extract cleaning in Hook?
Yes, to a degree: at about 1 mile from the coast, Hook gets salt-laden air that corrodes metal faster. A fan housing that is rusting near the coast can fail sooner, so it’s worth catching early.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Hook in the summer holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. The FSA’s register shows about 4 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Hook. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
What should I send you?
A short description and a few photos plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
Where does the waste go?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
How much notice do you need?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we’ll quote them together.
Is Hook in your area?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, Hook included.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- An undersized canopy or fan
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Hook
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
Managing agents and facilities teams in Hook
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Between visits
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
Any section without access is marked on the report. A TR19 report should record what wasn’t cleaned as well as what was, and new access panels can be fitted so the next clean covers it.
Report drips, smells or a noisy fan early. Grease dripping from the canopy, a burning smell or a fan that sounds rough are all signs of build-up, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.