Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Lee-on-the-Solent
Kitchen extract cleaning in Lee-on-the-Solent from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Lee-on-the-Solent
We’ve been trading since 2009, cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East and London. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. Typical jobs include cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey and a system with no record of a TR19 clean, on extract fans, discharge points and plenums and filters. When a restaurant in Lee-on-the-Solent asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that is exactly what we do: canopy to fan, to TR19® Grease.
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.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like Lee-on-the-Solent gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Lee-on-the-Solent (PO13)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
What the work involves, part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School, hospital and care home kitchens often have fixed hours and long holidays, so cleans can be planned for holidays or quiet times. The certificate goes straight into the site’s maintenance records.
Ductwork and risers
Bends and changes of direction trap more grease than straight runs. We test at points like these before and after cleaning, so the report shows the difference.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Lee-on-the-Solent: the local picture
At about 1 mile from the coast, Lee-on-the-Solent is close enough for sea air to matter. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. There are about 33 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 19 takeaways and sandwich shops across Lee-on-the-Solent and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Every kitchen in that count with a canopy has a full extract system, canopy to discharge, to keep clear of grease. Lee-on-the-Solent sits within the area of 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.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Faith, or anywhere in Lee-on-the-Solent, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Lee-On-the-Solent Infant and Nursery School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Lee-on-the-Solent is about 2 miles west of Gosport, in Hampshire. From the centre of Lee-on-the-Solent to the outskirts, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, and Lee-on-the-Solent is one of them.
Kitchen extract cleaning in PO13 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Streets in the area include High Street, Victoria Square and Wheatcroft Road, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around Lee-on-the-Solent: Crofton (1 mile north), Peel Common (1 mile north), Rowner (2 miles north-east), Bridgemary (2 miles north-east) and Gosport (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Havant (10 miles north-east), Eastleigh (13 miles north-west), Fareham (3 miles north), Horndean (11 miles north-east), Chandler's Ford (15 miles north-west) and Hedge End (9 miles north-west).
Around Lee-on-the-Solent
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Crofton School and Baycroft School and the streets around them. The closest station to Lee-on-the-Solent is Fareham station, about 3.5 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Fareham Shopping Centre (3.6 miles north) and Gosport War Memorial Hospital (2.1 miles east). Green spaces nearby include West of the River Alver.
Why deal with it now?
Environmental health officers inspect food businesses, in Lee-on-the-Solent as everywhere else, and a greasy canopy or dripping filters won’t go unnoticed. A clean extract is one less thing to worry about on the day. Booking ahead lets us plan the trip to Lee-on-the-Solent at a time that suits you.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before we start.
Why book with us
- Trading since 2009
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Every job surveyed first
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Common questions in Lee-on-the-Solent
Which environmental health team covers Lee-on-the-Solent?
The local authority for Lee-on-the-Solent is Gosport council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Which fire service covers Lee-on-the-Solent?
That’s 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.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Extract grease is fuel for a kitchen fire, which is why many insurers require TR19 cleaning. Our certificate and photo report give you that evidence.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
The minimum is set by BESA guidance on daily use, from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Kitchens that fry or grill a lot may need cleaning sooner, and readings will tell you.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
Everything from canopy to discharge: the canopy, the plenum behind the filters, the filters, horizontal ducts, vertical risers, the fan and the discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Anything we can’t reach is recorded on the report.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
Our work is to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, and certificates go through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that cannot wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Do we have to close the kitchen for the clean?
We work around your hours. Most kitchens book us overnight or at weekends and the kitchen is ready to cook when we leave.
What we’re called out for in Lee-on-the-Solent
Grease filters are the first line of defence, and they’re often the weak point. Filters that are bent, badly fitted, missing or left uncleaned let more fat into the plenum and duct, and it doesn’t stop until it reaches the fan.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
Historic houses near Lee-on-the-Solent, such as Osborne House about 4.9 miles south-west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
What your quote should include
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What hours they’ll be on site
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
How the visit works
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. In a smaller place like Lee-on-the-Solent, parking is rarely the issue, but tell us about gates, roof access and opening hours.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- Readings and pictures are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
How to get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
We do not publish a price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The times the site is available
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.