Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Horsebridge, Hampshire
Kitchen extract cleaning in Horsebridge from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Horsebridge
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. The work covers discharge points, plenums and filters and horizontal duct runs, and common reasons people get in touch are a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history and a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, in Horsebridge it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.
A kitchen running fryers and chargrills all day builds up grease much faster than one that mostly steams and boils, so we look at the menu as well as the opening hours when we suggest the next date.
Work in a small place like Horsebridge starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
We have been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Horsebridge (SO20)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Keep grease collection points emptied
The report gives a recommended date for the next clean, set from your daily cooking hours and the readings we took. A 3, 6 or 12-monthly maintenance plan keeps it on track, so the date isn’t missed.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. A daily wipe isn’t a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
Horsebridge: your questions answered
Who inspects food businesses in Horsebridge?
That is Test Valley council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Horsebridge. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Is Horsebridge within the area you cover?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Horsebridge is covered. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
What happens to the waste?
It leaves the site with us when we go. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
In many cases, yes. With good photos, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Where we can’t see enough, we arrange a survey.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, depending on what the system needs.
How long will the clean take?
Length of duct, grease levels and access all affect it. As a guide, it takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Horsebridge
Horsebridge sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. It’s Test Valley council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Horsebridge. 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.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Horsebridge (Mottisfont Abbey is about 2.5 miles south-west), fitting access panels needs care. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St James, or anywhere in Horsebridge, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Bursars and site managers at schools such as King's Somborne Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Horsebridge is about 5 miles north of Romsey, in Hampshire. Wherever you are in the SO20 postcode area, we can carry out kitchen extract cleaning at your premises. Horsebridge is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. There’s also a page for Southampton, roughly 12 miles from Horsebridge.
Work in SO20 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Houghton (1 mile north-west), Stonymarsh (2 miles south), Mottisfont (3 miles south-west), Michelmersh (3 miles south) and Broughton (3 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Winchester (8 miles east), Eastleigh (10 miles south-east), Andover (10 miles north), Totton (11 miles south), Chandler's Ford (8 miles south-east) and Hedge End (14 miles south-east).
What’s near Horsebridge
Typical jobs here are in premises near John o' Gaunt pub. The closest station to Horsebridge is Mottisfont & Dunbridge station, roughly 3.2 miles south-west. Nearby you’ll also find Romsey Community Hospital (5.6 miles south).
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
Behind the grease filters sits the plenum, which daily cleaning never reaches. We take the filters out and clean the plenum and housing thoroughly.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In a care home or hospital, the kitchen may cook every day of the year. We plan the clean around meal times and work in a contained, tidy way, so residents and patients are not disturbed.
What affects the quote in Horsebridge
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The times the site is available
- Travel, parking and unloading
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The postcode and the type of business
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
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When something else is needed
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- An undersized canopy or fan
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What the work covers
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
What happens on the day
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the kitchen extract cleaning, clear away and leave you the report. The visit itself takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. Somewhere as small as Horsebridge, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- You send pictures or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and send you a fixed quote.
- 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.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Getting a quote
For kitchen extract cleaning in Horsebridge, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
Advice
Multi-site and managed buildings
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.