Portsmouth · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Milton, Portsmouth
Kitchen extract cleaning for Milton, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
FAQs for Milton
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Milton?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Milton. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Milton in the summer holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 30 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Milton. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
What accreditations do you hold?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 sit alongside that, and we’re fully insured.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. For a quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Yes, where the pictures show enough. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, and the quote follows that.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
How long will the clean take?
It takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Milton
Every time food is cooked, warm vapour carries fat up into the extract. It cools inside the duct and settles as a sticky film that thickens month by month. That layer will burn, and a proper clean removes it before it becomes a fire risk. Typical jobs include grease drips onto cooking equipment and an inspection that picked up a dirty extract, on plenums and filters, discharge points and horizontal duct runs. People looking for “duct cleaning near me” in Milton usually mean the kitchen extract, and that is exactly what we do: the whole run from hood to roof, cleaned to TR19® Grease.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and readings afterwards go into your report.
In a smaller place like Milton, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Milton (PO4, PO3, PO1)
- Wider area
- Portsmouth
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Common problems we fix in Milton
We often find duct sections that haven’t been cleaned since they were installed. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so nobody could get to them. That hidden grease keeps building where nobody looks.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
If you run a café or takeaway near Fratton station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Before you book anyone
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether they recommend a next date
More services for Milton
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Milton
Sea air reaches Milton, which sits within about 1 mile of the coast. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 69 pubs, bars and clubs and about 13 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses within about 1.5 miles of central Milton. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Milton is covered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as St. Mary's Hospital (about under half a mile north-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Meon Junior School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Milton is about 1 mile south-east of Portsmouth, in Portsmouth. Milton gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. Across Portsmouth, we cover 19 places, and Milton is one of them.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: PO4, PO3 and PO1. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Liss Road, Meon Road and Aston Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Kingston (1 mile north-west), Fratton (1 mile north-west), Southsea (1 mile south-west), Baffins (1 mile north) and Copnor (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include Wymering (4 miles north), Paulsgrove (4 miles north), Cosham (3 miles north), Drayton (4 miles north) and Farlington (4 miles north).
What’s near Milton
Around Milton, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Milton Arms, Mary Rose School and St Edmund's Catholic School and the streets around them. Milton’s nearest station is Fratton station, about 0.6 miles west. Other landmarks nearby include Eastney Beam Engine House (0.7 miles south-east) and St. Mary's Hospital (under half a mile north-west). Open spaces near Milton include Portsdown Hill and Milton Locks.
Why act early in Milton
Putting it off simply moves the grease further down the duct. Over time, soft grease bakes into a harder, thicker crust, and that takes more work to shift. Regular cleans keep each visit shorter. In a smaller place like Milton, a site that has to close is felt quickly.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Milton
- Trading since 2009
- A fixed price before any work starts
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
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How the visit works
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. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work 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 Milton, so let us know how to reach it.
- We survey the system first, from your pictures and details or on a site visit.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Clear the space around the work
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Get a fixed quote
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Milton, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
Related advice
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- The condition of the system
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How easy every part is to reach
- The size of the system
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Helping us quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
You leave with a date for the next clean, set from your daily cooking hours and the readings we took. A 3, 6 or 12-monthly maintenance plan keeps it on track, so the date is not missed.
Run the extract whenever the kitchen is cooking. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.
What staff can safely do
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Part by part
Grease filters
Gaps around filters let fat through to the duct. We check they fit as they should when we refit them, and flag any that don’t.
Canopy and plenum
The canopy catches the vapour, and the plenum behind the filters is where it first condenses. We clean both inside and out, with the filter housing cleaned too.