Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Lane End, Hampshire
We cover Lane End for kitchen extract cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Lane End
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How big the system is
- How easy every part is to reach
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before work begins.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Problems your staff have spotted
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will typically have a quote within one working day.
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Lane End
Cooking sends fat-laden vapour into the canopy with every service. It cools inside the duct and settles as a sticky film that thickens month by month. That film is fuel, and a proper clean removes it before it becomes a fire risk. If you are dealing with extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit and a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction, we can put it right, from horizontal duct runs, canopies and hoods and extract fans onwards. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but a proper TR19® clean in Lane End covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Lane End: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, and the discharge where it can be reached.
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.
We have been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Lane End (SO21)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Lane End
Do you work overnight in Lane End?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. Your customers, staff or residents in Lane End needn’t be disturbed. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Which fire authority looks after Lane End?
Fire safety enforcement in Lane End is handled by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
The whole system: canopy inside and out, plenum, grease filters, ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Anything we cannot reach is recorded on the report.
What accreditations do you hold?
We are members of Vent Hygiene Elite, the scheme run by BESCA, and we clean to BESA TR19® Grease. We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 too, and we’re fully insured.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
Strictly, the legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, not from TR19. In practice, TR19 is how kitchens show they’re managing grease, and an insurer may refuse or reduce a claim without it.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. BESA’s minimums run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. Your report gives a recommended next clean date.
What do I get after the clean?
Yes, a TR19 certificate, along with a photo report. The report lists what was cleaned, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next clean is due.
Do you cover Lane End?
Yes. We work in Lane End and across Hampshire, within our South East and London area. To book, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Kitchen extracts in Lane End
Food hygiene inspections in Lane End are the job of Winchester City council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. About 58 miles out from central London, Lane End is part of the South East area we work across. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Lane End (Hinton Ampner House is about 2.8 miles north-east), fitting access panels needs care.
Lane End is about 5 miles south-east of Winchester, in Hampshire. Anywhere in SO21, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our Southampton page (11 miles or so).
Our technicians cover all of SO21 for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Other places close to Lane End include Baybridge (2 miles south-west), Owslebury Bottom (3 miles west), Temple Valley (3 miles north-west), Owslebury (3 miles south-west) and Morestead (3 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (5 miles north-west), Havant (15 miles south-east), Eastleigh (7 miles south-west), Fareham (12 miles south), Horndean (12 miles south-east) and Totton (15 miles south-west).
What’s near Lane End
Nearby you’ll also find Wolvesey Castle (4.9 miles north-west) and St John's Rooms And Chapel (5 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Hockley Meadows and Twyford Down.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Lane End and across Hampshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
More services for Lane End
Different parts, different methods
Grease filters
A filter that’s missing or bent lets grease straight past. We check they fit as they should when we refit them, and flag any that do not.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Grills, fryers and woks send a lot of fat into the extract, so grease readings help set the right interval.
Aftercare tips
So the system stays in good health:
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Wash or exchange the filters often
When the clean is finished, grease readings are taken again at the same points, giving you before and after readings alongside the photos. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
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.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Lane End
In Lane End, as anywhere, grease gathers where the air slows down: in long flat runs, at bends and changes of direction, and in the fan housing. The cooler the duct, the more grease drops out of the air.
Look out for any of the following:
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like St John's Rooms And Chapel about 5 miles north-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
What your quote should include
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether VAT is included
What a clean won’t put right
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- A broken extract fan that will not run
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
What we do, step by step
Your trading hours come first. 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 as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Somewhere as small as Lane End, 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 give you a fixed quote.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- 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
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Get a fixed quote
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.