Southampton · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Portswood
Kitchen extract cleaning for Portswood, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Portswood
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. That clean bill of health comes as a TR19 certificate and a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Typical jobs include grease smells coming from the extract and extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit, across extract fans, plenums and filters and horizontal duct runs. Kitchens in Portswood book us for TR19 cleaning for three reasons: the insurer asked, the EHO asked, or the canopy is dripping. Either way, the answer is the same: a proper clean and the paperwork to match.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
In a smaller place like Portswood, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That’s why every job is written up in a report with photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Portswood (SO17, SO14, SO18)
- Wider area
- Southampton
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Portswood
Do you work in villages like Portswood?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Portswood?
In Portswood, it’s Southampton council that carries out food hygiene inspections. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Is a quote from photos possible?
In many cases, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Where we can’t see enough, we arrange a survey.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
All of it, from the canopy through to the discharge. Where there aren’t enough access panels to reach a section, it’s recorded, and we can fit new ones.
Do we have to close the kitchen for the clean?
Out of hours: evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. We need the equipment cool, and we leave the kitchen ready to cook.
Where does the waste go?
We take it away at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
The process
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before we start, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. In a place like Portswood, we fit the visit around your hours.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Move anything stored near the system
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Ask for a quote
For kitchen extract cleaning in Portswood, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Related advice
Different parts, different methods
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 goes straight into the site’s maintenance records.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens often cook for long hours, frying and grilling, so their cleaning interval is often 3 or 6 months under BESA guidance. Cleans are done after close, overnight or before opening.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Aftercare tips
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- 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 fan on throughout service. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Portswood kitchens: local notes
Portswood is within about 2 miles of the coast. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 74 pubs and bars and about 15 hotels and guest houses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Portswood. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Portswood 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.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Royal South Hants Hospital is the nearest hospital to Portswood, about 0.9 miles south. Where a hall near Highfield Church, or anywhere in Portswood, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. For kitchens close to St Denys station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Portswood is about 1 mile north of Southampton, in Southampton. Sites in Portswood get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Across Southampton, we cover 40 places, and Portswood is one of them.
Our technicians cover all of SO17, SO14 and SO18 for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on Ivy Road, Alma Road and Lawn Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Main roads around Portswood include the A335 and A3035, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. Close by, we work in St Denys (1 mile south-east), Southampton (1 mile south), Inner Avenue (1 mile south-west), Bitterne Manor (1 mile south-east) and Bitterne Park (1 mile east). Further out, we also cover Thornhill (3 miles south-east), Maybush (3 miles west), Eling (4 miles west), Rownhams (3 miles north-west), Millbrook (3 miles west) and Weston (3 miles south).
What’s near Portswood
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to St Anne's Catholic School, St Mary's Independent School and South Western Arms. There’s a railway station in Portswood itself: St Denys station. A little further out are Marlands Shopping Centre (1.5 miles south) and Royal South Hants Hospital (0.9 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Netley Common.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- What state the system is in
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- A few general shots of the system
- Any previous report or certificate
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
When something else is needed
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what kitchen extract cleaning will not do:
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
- A broken extract fan that will not run
- A grease trap that needs emptying
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What the work covers
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods