Portsmouth · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in North End, Portsmouth
Need kitchen extract cleaning in North End? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in North End
Think of it as a health check for the kitchen’s airways: 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 plenums and filters, extract fans and discharge points, and the jobs we see most are fat running down the canopy edge and an inspection that picked up a dirty extract. For TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in North End, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork.
Most kitchens in North End fall into one of BESA’s three bands: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
For a smaller kitchen near North End, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- North End (PO2, PO1)
- Wider area
- Portsmouth
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- The scale of the work
- The condition of the system
- The number of sites or systems
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- A few general shots of the system
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.
North End questions
Which fire authority looks after North End?
North End is in the area of 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.
Which council inspects kitchens in North End?
Food hygiene inspections in North End are carried out by Portsmouth council. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What about areas you can’t get to?
We record them on the report, with pictures where possible, and we explain what access is needed, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
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.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. For a quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
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. Heavy frying and grilling can mean shorter intervals, which grease thickness testing will show.
When to call us in North End
A kitchen in North End builds up grease in the same places as any other: in long flat runs, at bends and changes of direction, and in the fan housing. Cooler sections of duct collect the most.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
Where a hall near St. Mark’s, or anywhere in North End, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Questions to ask before you book
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Different parts, different methods
Grease filters
A filter that’s missing or bent lets grease straight past. Each filter is checked as it goes back in, and flag any that do not.
Ductwork and risers
Vertical risers carry the air up through the building, and grease runs down their walls and pools at the base. They’re cleaned through access points along their height.
What a clean won’t put right
Not every problem is solved by kitchen extract cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- A canopy that’s too small or a system that was badly designed
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Fire dampers that will not close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
Grease, kitchens and North End
The coast is only about 1 mile from North End. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. The Food Standards Agency lists about 54 pubs and bars and about 6 hotels and guest houses as registered food businesses in and around North End, up to about a mile and a half out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Fire safety in North End falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to North End is Royal Portsmouth Hospital, about 1.2 miles south.
North End is about 1 mile north of Portsmouth, in Portsmouth. Sites in North End get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. North End is one of 19 towns, villages and districts in Portsmouth where we work for kitchen extract cleaning.
All of PO2 and PO1 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Knox Road, Croft Road and Kirby Road or anywhere close by, we can help. With the A2047 close by, North End is simple for us to get to for kitchen extract cleaning. Other places close to North End include Rudmore (1 mile south-west), Tipner (1 mile west), Portsmouth (1 mile south), Copnor (1 mile south-east) and Hilsea (1 mile north-east).
Landmarks near North End
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Mayfield School, Alexandra Park and St Edmund's Catholic School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Hilsea station, about 1.2 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Charles Dickens Birthplace Museum (0.8 miles south-west) and Portchester Castle (2.1 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Portsdown Hill and Milton Locks.
The process
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. In a smaller place like North End, parking is rarely the issue, but tell us about gates, roof access and opening hours.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
Aftercare tips
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
The kitchen is left clean and ready for the next service. Grease and dirty water are collected and taken off site, and equipment can be switched back on once we’ve gone.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. It won’t replace a TR19 clean, but it slows what reaches the duct.