Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Privett, Hampshire
Kitchen extract cleaning in Privett from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
Kitchen extract cleaning in Privett
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. Cleans are booked for evenings, overnight or weekends, or during holidays where a site closes for them. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. Common call-outs are for cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey and ductwork thick with old, hardened grease, on plenums and filters, extract fans and horizontal duct runs. Most calls from Privett 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.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Privett: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, and the discharge where it can be reached.
In a smaller place like Privett, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Privett (PO12, PO13)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. The middle part takes longest, which takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. For a site near Privett, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
Preparing for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We normally come back within one working day.
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When it’s something else
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- An undersized canopy or fan
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Looking after it afterwards
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
When the clean is finished, grease readings are taken again at the same points, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as photos. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Run the extract whenever the kitchen is cooking. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.
What we’re called out for in Privett
A kitchen in Privett builds up grease in the same places as any other: long horizontal runs, bends, the base of risers and around the fan. Cooler sections of duct collect the most.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Privett is Gosport War Memorial Hospital, about 0.6 miles east.
Questions to ask before you book
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Privett
Does coastal air change anything about kitchen extract cleaning in Privett?
It can. Privett is within about 1 mile of the coast, and salt air speeds up corrosion. A fan housing that’s rusting near the coast can fail sooner, so it’s worth catching early.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Privett?
That’s Gosport council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Privett. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
All of it, from the canopy through to the discharge. Where there are not enough access panels to reach a section, it’s recorded, and we can fit new ones.
Will the clean disrupt our service?
Out of hours: evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. The equipment is switched off and left to cool, and we hand the kitchen back ready for the next service.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. You’ll know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you will get one fixed quote.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
TR19 isn’t written into law, but the responsible person still has a legal duty under the Fire Safety Order 2005. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19 as the standard, and many policies require it.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Kitchen extract cleaning around Privett
Privett is within about 1 mile of the coast. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. Look up Privett on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 36 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 39 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Privett. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. Fire safety in Privett falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Faith's Church or anywhere around Privett, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. School kitchens, at schools like Gomer Infant School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Privett is about 1 mile south-west of Gosport, in Hampshire. Every kind of commercial site in Privett, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, and Privett is one of them.
All of PO12 and PO13 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. You will find streets such as Bay Road, Gomer Lane and Vectis Road, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Close by, we work in Alverstoke (1 mile south-east), Clayhall (1 mile south-east), Haslar (2 miles south-east), Portsmouth Point (2 miles east) and Portsea (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Havant (9 miles north-east), Eastleigh (14 miles north-west), Fareham (4 miles north), Horndean (10 miles north-east), Hedge End (10 miles north-west) and Waterlooville (8 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Privett
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Wiltshire Lamb pub, Bay House School and St Vincent College, among other places. Privett’s nearest station is Portsmouth Harbour station, roughly 2.3 miles east. Nearby you’ll also find Tricorn Centre (3.1 miles east) and Search (1.5 miles east). For a walk, there’s West of the River Alver and Portsdown Hill.
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Different parts, different methods
Canopy and plenum
Canopies vary from a single hood to long runs over several appliances, each section is cleaned and photographed before and after.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Losing a service is not an option for most restaurants and pubs. Overnight and weekend cleans keep the kitchen trading, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.