Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Oakhanger
Kitchen extract cleaning for Oakhanger, 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
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Oakhanger
The canopy over the range is only the start of a kitchen extract system. Beyond the filters run the plenum, the ducts and risers, the fan and the point where air leaves the building, and grease settles in every one of them. A TR19® Grease clean deals with the whole route, not only the parts on show. If you have heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs and grease dripping from the canopy or filters, we can help, from canopies and hoods, vertical risers and discharge points onwards. Most calls from Oakhanger come after an insurer, an EHO or a fire officer asks to see the last TR19 certificate. Either way, the answer is the same: a proper clean and the paperwork to match.
A clean in Oakhanger covers the canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
In a small place like Oakhanger, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Oakhanger (GU35)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Hampshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Oakhanger
Grease filters are the first line of defence, and they’re often the weak point. Damaged, missing or overloaded filters let grease straight past, and it doesn’t stop until it reaches the fan.
Clients usually contact us when they notice something like this:
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Fat running down the canopy edge
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Mary Magdalene's Church or anywhere around Oakhanger, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
What your quote should include
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What insurance they carry
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
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Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Oakhanger
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- The condition of the system
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The number of sites or systems
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced 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.
What to send for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Problems your staff have spotted
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: 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 we can price many jobs without a visit.
Oakhanger questions
Can you come to Oakhanger after we close?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in Oakhanger needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Who inspects food businesses in Oakhanger?
In Oakhanger, it’s East Hampshire council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
How much notice should we give?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
What about areas you can’t get to?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with pictures where possible, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
How the visit works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. In a small place like Oakhanger, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We survey the system, from your pictures or on site, canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Ask for a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.
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What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what kitchen extract cleaning will not do:
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
- A fan motor that has burnt out
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
Why act early in Oakhanger
Environmental health officers inspect food businesses, in Oakhanger as everywhere else, and they look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment, extraction included. Keeping the extract clean helps the whole kitchen pass muster. In a place like Oakhanger, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before we start.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Oakhanger
- Full insurance on every job
- Every job surveyed first
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Oakhanger
There are about 10 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 7 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Oakhanger, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Oakhanger 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. Food hygiene inspections in Oakhanger are the job of East Hampshire council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Mill Chase Academy, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Chase Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Oakhanger, about 1.9 miles east.
Oakhanger is about 4 miles south-east of Alton, in Hampshire. Oakhanger 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 photos. Oakhanger is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 17 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: GU35. Close by, we work in Hartley Mauditt (2 miles west), East Worldham (2 miles north-west), Wyck (3 miles north), Upper Farringdon (3 miles west) and Neatham (4 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Basingstoke (13 miles north-west), Farnborough (14 miles north-east), Fleet (11 miles north), Horndean (15 miles south), Aldershot (11 miles north-east) and Alton (4 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Oakhanger
The closest station to Oakhanger is Alton station, roughly 3.8 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include The Romany Museum (2.1 miles south-west) and Chase Community Hospital (1.9 miles east). Open spaces near Oakhanger include Selborne Hill and Deadwater Valley.