Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Long Sutton kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites in Long Sutton and across Hampshire. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Long Sutton
We treat an extract system much as a doctor treats a patient: diagnose with a survey, treat with a thorough clean, then sign it off. The sign-off is a TR19 certificate with a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. The work covers horizontal duct runs, plenums and filters and vertical risers, and the jobs we see most are grease dripping from the canopy or filters and a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
Most kitchens in Long Sutton fall into one of BESA’s three bands: every 3 months for 12–16 hours, every 6 months for 6–12 hours and every 12 months for 2–6 hours, with grease readings setting the real interval.
For a kitchen in or near Long Sutton, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- Long Sutton (RG29)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Long Sutton
What’s on the menu matters as much as how much is cooked. Frying, grilling and roasting send far more fat into the canopy than steaming or boiling, which is why grease readings matter more than the calendar.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Long Sutton Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Comparing quotes
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether a survey comes first
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
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How the job changes from site to site
Extract fan and discharge
At the end of the system is the discharge, which can collect grease and stain the surface around it. It’s cleaned as far as safe access allows, and any limits are recorded.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Some healthcare kitchens never fully close. Cleans are planned between meals or overnight with as little disruption as possible.
What we do, step by step
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and pictures. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Long Sutton before we set off.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Get a fixed quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
FAQs for Long Sutton
Can you get to a site in Long Sutton?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Long Sutton is covered. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Long Sutton?
Kitchens in Long Sutton are inspected by Hart council’s environmental health officers. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
How far ahead should we book?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
Under BESA guidance, the minimum depends on how long you cook each day: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and 12-monthly for light use. Measured grease levels set the real interval.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
TR19 is not written into law, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 does require the responsible person to manage fire risk. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19 as the standard, and many policies require it.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
That depends on the size of the system, the amount of grease and the number of access points. As a guide, it takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
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.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Parking and loading at the site
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
What to send for a quote
We can often survey from photos. Try to include:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before work begins.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Long Sutton and across Hampshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
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.
Kitchen extract cleaning around Long Sutton
Food Standards Agency records include about 3 pubs and bars within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Long Sutton. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Long Sutton. 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 Hart council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Long Sutton. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of All Saints or anywhere around Long Sutton, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Alton Community Hospital about 5.8 miles south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Long Sutton is about 5 miles north of Alton, in Hampshire. Wherever you are in the RG29 postcode area, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, and Long Sutton is one of them. You can also see our page for Reading, about 16 miles away.
Kitchen extract cleaning in RG29 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. That includes premises on The Street, Wingate Meadow and Wingate Lane and nearby roads. Other places close to Long Sutton include South Warnborough (1 mile west), Well (1 mile east), Bidden (2 miles west), Odiham (2 miles north) and Little Hoddington (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (8 miles north-west), Farnborough (9 miles north-east), Fleet (6 miles north-east), Aldershot (8 miles east), Alton (5 miles south) and Petersfield (15 miles south).
What’s near Long Sutton
Around Long Sutton, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Lord Wandsworth College and Robert May's School and the streets around them. Long Sutton’s nearest station is Bentley (Hampshire) station, roughly 4.2 miles south-east. Nearby you’ll also find Odiham Castle (3 miles north) and Alton Community Hospital (5.8 miles south). Not far away are Dogmersfield Lake and Holybourne Hill.
Why act early in Long Sutton
After a fire, one of the first questions is often when the extract was last cleaned. Many policies require cleaning to TR19, and an insurer can refuse or reduce a claim without proof. A current certificate is far easier to produce than an explanation. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Long Sutton rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
What you get with us
- In business since 2009
- Photo reports with every job
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- One number for every site across the South East and London