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Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Portsea
Kitchen extract cleaning for Portsea and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
Kitchen extract cleaning in Portsea
Across Portsea, we clean kitchen extract systems to BESA TR19® Grease. We survey first and take grease readings, then clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. At the finish there’s a TR19 certificate and a before and after photo report. If you have a kitchen taken over without any extract records and fat running down the canopy edge, we can put it right, from extract fans, plenums and filters and horizontal duct runs onwards. For TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Portsea, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork, wherever you are in Portsmouth.
A kitchen running fryers and chargrills all day builds up grease much faster than one that mostly steams and boils, so we look at the menu as well as the opening hours when we suggest the next date.
In a smaller place like Portsea, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That is why every job is written up in a report with pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Portsea (PO1, PO12, PO5)
- Region
- Portsmouth
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extract cleaning around Portsea
Sea air reaches Portsea, which sits within about 1 mile of the coast. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. The Food Standards Agency lists about 102 pubs and bars and about 16 hotels and B&Bs as registered food businesses across Portsea and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Portsea is covered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
For schools such as Portsmouth Grammar School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Church and community hall kitchens, near St Ann's Church or anywhere around Portsea, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Portsea is about 1 mile south-west of Portsmouth, in Portsmouth. Anywhere in PO1, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Our Portsmouth coverage runs to 19 places, Portsea among them.
Work in PO1, PO12 and PO5 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Main Road, Park Road and Scott Road or a nearby road, we can help. Close by, we work in Portsmouth Point (1 mile south), Clayhall (2 miles south-west), Haslar (2 miles south-west), Alverstoke (2 miles south-west) and Privett (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Hilsea (3 miles north-east), Wymering (4 miles north-east), Paulsgrove (4 miles north), Cosham (3 miles north-east), Drayton (4 miles north-east) and Farlington (5 miles north-east).
Near you in Portsea
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Ship & Castle pub, St Jude's CofE Primary School and Charter Academy and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Portsea itself: Portsmouth Harbour station. Nearby you’ll also find Royal Portsmouth Hospital (0.8 miles east) and Genesis Expo Creationist Museum (less than half a mile south). Green spaces nearby include Milton Locks and Portsdown Hill.
Different parts, different methods
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Some healthcare kitchens never fully close. We plan the clean around meal times and work in a contained, tidy way with as little disruption as possible.
Extract fan and discharge
Some systems have attenuators to cut noise, and they hold grease. We clean what can be reached and note anything that cannot.
Why deal with it now?
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. Light use slows the build-up but does not stop it.
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why us?
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A fixed price before any work starts
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- We diagnose before we treat
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and certificates.
Between visits
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
You get a photo report after every clean. Before and after pictures show each part of the system, and lists what was cleaned, any areas we couldn’t reach and the date the next clean is due.
Tell whoever looks after the system when something changes. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Portsea
A kitchen in Portsea builds up grease in the same places as any other: long horizontal runs, bends, the base of risers and around the fan. The cooler the duct, the more grease drops out of the air.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Royal Portsmouth Hospital about 0.8 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
What your quote should include
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether VAT is included
- Proof of insurance
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- The size of the system
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The times the site is available
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.
What to send for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
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.
The process
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time, and we clear up before we go. Around Portsea, access is usually simpler than in a town centre, though gates and roof access are worth mentioning.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Clear loose items from the work area
Ask for a 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.
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Portsea: your questions answered
Is Portsea within the area you cover?
Yes. Portsea is within the area we cover across London and the South East. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Portsea in the summer holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. With about 32 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Portsea, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Can you quote from photos?
Yes, for many jobs. Send a few wide photos plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and we typically come back within one working day. If photos are not enough, we will survey first.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Call for a fixed quote, typically ready within one working day.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
Every part the air passes through, as far as access allows. Sections with no access are listed on the report, and extra panels can be fitted.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
The legal duty sits in the Fire Safety Order 2005 rather than in TR19 itself. TR19 is the industry benchmark for meeting that duty in a kitchen extract, and an insurer may refuse or reduce a claim without it.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.