Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Horton Heath
Kitchen extract cleaning across Horton Heath and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Horton Heath
Any kitchen we clean in Horton Heath gets exactly the same specification as everywhere else we work. The job starts with a survey and grease readings, then works through canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, fan and discharge. At the finish there’s a TR19 certificate and a before and after photo report. The work covers plenums and filters, extract fans and horizontal duct runs, and the jobs we see most are a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction and rancid smells from grease in the duct. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but a proper TR19® clean in Horton Heath covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
Access decides how thorough a clean can be. Sections without access panels are recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted so they’re cleaned next time.
In a smaller place like Horton Heath, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. 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.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Horton Heath (SO50)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
How it works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Getting to the system matters more than parking in a place like Horton Heath, so let us know how to reach it.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
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Honest limits
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- Fire dampers that will not close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Horton Heath
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
Leave it or put it right?
If your kitchen in Horton Heath is past its cleaning date, it’s worth booking now. The job takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system, and we fit around your opening hours. Waiting only adds grease and risk. Around Horton Heath, a kitchen or building out of action is missed straight away.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Why us?
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Looking after it afterwards
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
Every clean ends with a photo report. Before and after photos show each part of the system, alongside a list of what was cleaned, anything out of reach and the recommended next clean date.
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.
Horton Heath kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 8 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 9 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Horton Heath. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. In Horton Heath, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Eastleigh council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Horton Heath. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
For schools such as Fair Oak Infant School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. A hospital like Moorgreen Hospital, about 2 miles south-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Horton Heath is about 2 miles south-east of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Horton Heath, kitchen extract cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Our technicians cover all of the SO50 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. That includes premises on The Lillies, Botley Road and Centaury Gardens and the roads around them. Close by, we work in Fair Oak (1 mile north), Durley (2 miles east), Boorley Green (2 miles south-east), Wintershill (2 miles east) and Durley Street (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Winchester (7 miles north), Gosport (12 miles south-east), Havant (15 miles south-east), Fareham (8 miles south-east), Horndean (13 miles east) and Totton (9 miles west).
Near you in Horton Heath
Around Horton Heath, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Old George Public House, Wyvern Technology College and Wyvern Technology College. For rail, the closest station is Hedge End station, roughly 1.4 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Moorgreen Hospital (2 miles south-west) and Eastleigh Museum (2.7 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Bishops Waltham Branch LNR.
Common questions in Horton Heath
Who is the fire and rescue service for Horton Heath?
That’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Do you work at weekends in Horton Heath?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Horton Heath needn’t be disturbed. When you call 0345 646 2711 or email us, mention when the site is quiet.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
Our work is to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, with certificates issued through the BESCA portal. Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
Will I get a certificate after the clean?
You receive a TR19 certificate and a photo report. Certificates are issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report shows before and after photos, readings, any areas not reached and the next clean date.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
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.
What we are called out for in Horton Heath
Grease in the extract matters because it burns. 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. That is why controlling extract grease belongs in the fire risk assessment.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of the Holy Cross or elsewhere in Horton Heath, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Before you book anyone
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.