Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Popley
Kitchen extract cleaning for Popley, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Popley
A closed kitchen isn’t earning, so the timing of a clean matters. Cleans are booked for evenings, overnight or weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. Typical jobs include a TR19 certificate needed for the insurer and ductwork thick with old, hardened grease, across horizontal duct runs, plenums and filters and discharge points. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for Popley? We’ve been cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East since 2009, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.
Grease that collects out of sight, behind the filters and along the duct, is what insurers and fire officers worry about, so that’s where most of the work in Popley goes.
In a smaller place like Popley, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: 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.
- Location
- Popley (RG24, RG21)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Common problems we fix in Popley
Hours of cooking are the biggest factor. Under BESA guidance, heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day means a clean at least every 3 months, moderate use every 6 months and light use every 12. Those are minimums, and grease readings can show a kitchen needs cleaning sooner.
Clients usually contact us after spotting something like this:
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
A hospital like Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, about 1.2 miles west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
What your quote should include
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- What paperwork you get at the end
Popley questions
Do you work at weekends in Popley?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Popley?
Food hygiene inspections in Popley are carried out by Basingstoke and Deane council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
Extract grease is fuel for a kitchen fire, which is why many insurers require TR19 cleaning. Each clean gives you a certificate and photo report to show them.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
Length of duct, grease levels and access all affect it. As a guide, it takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
TR19® itself isn’t law. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19 is the benchmark used to show extract grease is under control.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. We fix the price before we start.
Grease, kitchens and Popley
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 69 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 16 sandwich bars and takeaways in Popley and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. It’s Basingstoke and Deane council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Popley. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Popley. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
The Vyne, about 1.6 miles north, is one of the historic houses near Popley; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Where a hall near St Gabriel's Church, or anywhere in Popley, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Popley is about 2 miles north-east of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Popley, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. We work across South East England and London, Popley included. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, and Popley is one of them. There’s also a page for Reading, about 12 miles away.
Work in RG24 and RG21 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We cover sites on Wix Road, Abbey Road and Miles Road and the roads around them. Other places close to Popley include Oakridge (1 mile south), Eastrop (1 mile south), Chineham (1 mile east), Lychpit (2 miles south-east) and Old Basing (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Farnborough (14 miles east), Fleet (11 miles east), Aldershot (14 miles east), Alton (10 miles south-east), Yateley (12 miles east) and Tadley (5 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Popley
Typical jobs here are in premises near Everest Community Academy and Eastrop Park, among other places. The nearest railway station is Basingstoke station, about 1.1 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Willis Museum (1.5 miles south) and The Malls (1.2 miles south). The countryside around Popley includes Daneshill Park Woods and Farleigh Hill.
What a clean will not put right
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
What the work involves, part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Institutional kitchens tend to cook to set hours, so cleans can be planned for holidays or quiet times. The certificate and report suit estates and compliance files.
Extract fan and discharge
Attenuators, where fitted, can soak up grease and need attention. We clean what can be reached and note anything that cannot.
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Looking after it afterwards
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise straight away
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
The kitchen is left clean and ready for the next service. Waste grease and water are contained and removed, so you can start cooking as normal.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Cooking with the extract off lets grease and heat settle in the canopy, and the next clean has more to do.
What we do, step by step
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. For a site near Popley, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- We survey the system, from your photos 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.
- Readings are repeated, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Clear loose items from the work area
Get a fixed quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Related advice
Multi-site and managed buildings
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Hampshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Popley
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Where the site is and how we reach it
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
Asking for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
For kitchen extract cleaning in Popley, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.