Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Little Posbrook kitchen extract cleaning
Looking for kitchen extract cleaning in Little Posbrook? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
Between visits
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, giving you before and after readings alongside the pictures. 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.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Little Posbrook
Cooking sends fat-laden vapour into the canopy with every service. As it cools, it clings to the inside of the ductwork and keeps building. That layer will burn, and a proper clean removes it before it becomes a fire risk. Typical jobs include a kitchen taken over without any extract records and poor airflow at the canopy, on discharge points, vertical risers and canopies and hoods. Kitchens in Little Posbrook book us for TR19 cleaning for three reasons: the insurer asked, the EHO asked, or the canopy is dripping. Either way, the answer is the same: a proper clean and the paperwork to match.
The fire risk in a kitchen extract sits in the parts nobody sees: the plenum, the duct and the fan, which is why a TR19® clean in Little Posbrook goes well beyond the canopy.
In a village or hamlet like Little Posbrook, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Little Posbrook (PO14)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What a clean won’t put right
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- An undersized canopy or fan
- A fan motor that has burnt out
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
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Kitchen extract cleaning around Little Posbrook
At about 1 mile from the coast, Little Posbrook is close enough for sea air to matter. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 8 bars, pubs and nightclubs within about 1.5 miles of central Little Posbrook. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. In Little Posbrook, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Fareham council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Peter or elsewhere in Little Posbrook, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Stubbington House School or anywhere near Little Posbrook, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Little Posbrook is about 2 miles south-west of Fareham, in Hampshire. From the centre of Little Posbrook to the outskirts, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Little Posbrook is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire where we work for commercial clients. Portsmouth is in our area too, around 8 miles away.
Work in PO14 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We also cover the places around Little Posbrook: Titchfield (1 mile north), Abshot (1 mile north-west), Hill Head (1 mile south-east), Stubbington (1 mile south-east) and Titchfield Common (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Gosport (5 miles south-east), Havant (11 miles east), Eastleigh (10 miles north-west), Horndean (11 miles north-east), Totton (13 miles north-west) and Chandler's Ford (12 miles north-west).
What’s near Little Posbrook
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Coach & Horses pub and Crofton School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Fareham station, roughly 2.6 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Fareham Community Hospital (2.8 miles north-west) and Fareham Shopping Centre (3.2 miles north-east). Not far away are Holly Hill Woodland Park.
The process
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system, and we clear up before we go. Somewhere as small as Little Posbrook, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- 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.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
How to get a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Related advice
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Little Posbrook?
A lot of duct grease gets there because the filters let it through. Damaged, missing or overloaded filters let grease straight past, and it doesn’t stop until it reaches the fan.
What we’re most often called out for:
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Fareham Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Little Posbrook, about 2.8 miles north-west.
Comparing quotes
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
Multi-site and managed buildings
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
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. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Little Posbrook questions
Can a school canteen extract in Little Posbrook be done out of term time?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. There are about 4 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Little Posbrook. You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the dates the site is empty.
Who inspects food businesses in Little Posbrook?
Food hygiene inspections in Little Posbrook are carried out by Fareham council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
How long does a kitchen extract clean take?
It takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. We will confirm the time when we quote.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
The legal duty sits in the Fire Safety Order 2005 rather than in TR19 itself. TR19 is the industry benchmark for meeting that duty in a kitchen extract, and many insurers ask for proof of 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.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Many policies require TR19 cleaning, and insurers often ask to see the certificate. An insurer may refuse or reduce a claim if there’s no evidence, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
We clean every part the grease travels through. Canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers, fan and discharge are all included, reached through access panels where necessary.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Little Posbrook
You’ll get a fixed price before work begins. It’s based on:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- How easy every part is to reach
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The times the site is available
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before work begins.
What to send for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The postcode and the type of business
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Little Posbrook, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
Why act early in Little Posbrook
TR19® isn’t law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is. The responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which in a kitchen includes the grease in the extract. Cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve done it. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
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.
What you get with us
- A written report with photos after each visit
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations.