Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Old Basing kitchen extract cleaning
Specialist kitchen extract cleaning for Old Basing: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Fat running down the canopy edge
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Old Basing
Insurers often want evidence of regular TR19 cleaning, and a claim can be refused or reduced without it. For a kitchen in Old Basing, our certificate and photo report give you that record, ready for the fire risk assessment file. The work covers vertical risers, horizontal duct runs and plenums and filters, and people most often call us about an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19 and proof of cleaning requested by an insurer. Most calls from Old Basing come after an insurer, an EHO or a fire officer asks to see the last TR19 certificate. We handle the clean and the paperwork in one visit.
Each job starts with a look at where grease has built up: wet film or deposit thickness readings show which parts of the duct need the most attention, and readings afterwards go into your report.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like Old Basing gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with pictures of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Old Basing (RG24)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Old Basing
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The condition we find in the survey
- Parking and loading at the site
- The scale of the work
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
You don’t need the technical terms. Just send:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
Towns and villages near Old Basing
What else we do in Old Basing
What happens on the day
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. In a smaller place like Old Basing, 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.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. 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.
Advice
Kitchen extracts in Old Basing
Food Standards Agency data counts about 24 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 4 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around Old Basing, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. In Old Basing, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Basingstoke and Deane council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. The fire and rescue service for Old Basing is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Where a hall near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Old Basing, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital about 3 miles west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Old Basing is about 3 miles east of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Old Basing and the rest of Hampshire. Old Basing is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire where we work for commercial clients. Our Reading page covers sites nearby, about 13 miles away.
Kitchen extract cleaning in RG24 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We cover sites on The Street, London Road and Paulet Place and the roads around them. We also cover Lychpit (1 mile west), Mapledurwell (1 mile east), Andwell (1 mile east), Water End (2 miles east) and Chineham (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (3 miles west), Farnborough (12 miles east), Fleet (9 miles east), Aldershot (12 miles east), Alton (9 miles south) and Yateley (10 miles north-east).
Near you in Old Basing
Around Old Basing, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Costello School, Eastrop Park and The Crown Public House and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Basingstoke station, roughly 2 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Festival Place (1.9 miles west) and Basing House (under half a mile west). Not far away are Farleigh Hill and The Mill Field.
Common questions in Old Basing
Can the work in Old Basing be done at night or at weekends?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Old Basing can fit around your hours. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Do you cover smaller places like Old Basing?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Old Basing is covered. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
It depends on how many hours a day the kitchen cooks. BESA’s minimums run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. We’ll recommend a date after measuring the grease.
What is TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, for many jobs. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and we usually come back within one working day. If photos aren’t enough, we will survey first.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
The whole system: canopy inside and out, plenum, grease filters, ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Any part without access is noted.
Why it’s worth doing now in Old Basing
TR19® is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is. It puts a duty on the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping extract grease under control. Cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve done it. A planned visit to Old Basing fits your hours; an emergency does not.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
What you get with us
- We’re fully insured
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Trading since 2009
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
How the job changes from site to site
Ductwork and risers
Long flat runs of duct are where grease collects. We open access panels along the route and clean each section, recording any that cannot be reached.
Canopy and plenum
The canopy catches the vapour, and the plenum behind the filters is where it first condenses. Both are scraped and degreased inside and out, including the filter housing.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Old Basing?
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, so two kitchens with the same hours can need very different intervals.
Clients usually contact us after spotting one of these:
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Grease smells coming from the extract
The Vyne, about 3.3 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses near Old Basing; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Comparing quotes
- Proof of insurance
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
Managing agents and facilities teams in Old Basing
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Old Basing and across Hampshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.