Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Rake kitchen extract cleaning
We cover Rake for kitchen extract cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Rake
Insurers often want evidence of regular TR19 cleaning, and a claim can be refused or reduced without it. The certificate and photo report from each clean in Rake give you that record for the maintenance log. We are often asked to deal with an extract that no longer clears the smoke and a system with no record of a TR19 clean, on canopies and hoods, horizontal duct runs and vertical risers. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Rake start: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
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 Rake goes.
For a kitchen in or near Rake, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Rake (GU33)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
When the clean is finished, grease readings are taken again at the same points, giving you before and after readings alongside the photos. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.
FAQs for Rake
Who is the fire and rescue service for Rake?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Rake. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Who inspects food businesses in Rake?
Food hygiene inspections in Rake are carried out by Chichester council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
We clean every part the grease travels through. That means canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge, reached through access panels where necessary.
Will the clean disrupt our service?
We work around your hours. Most kitchens book us overnight or at weekends, so you do not lose a service.
Is Rake in your area?
Yes. Our technicians work in Rake, as part of our area across London and the South East.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. Heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day calls for a clean at least every 3 months under BESA guidance, and lighter use less often. We will recommend a date after measuring the grease.
How long will the clean take?
It takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
Where does the waste go?
It’s contained and taken away. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
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.
Different parts, different methods
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Some healthcare kitchens never fully close. Cleans are planned between meals or overnight, so residents and patients aren’t disturbed.
Extract fan and discharge
The fan pulls the air through the whole system, and grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned as part of the TR19 clean.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Rake
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- What state the system is in
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
You don’t need the technical terms. Just send:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The postcode and the type of business
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Rake
Rake, about 45 miles from central London, is within our usual area. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site. Food hygiene inspections in Rake are the job of Chichester council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Rake Mission Church or elsewhere in Rake, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Chase Community Hospital (about 4.2 miles north), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Rake is about 4 miles north-east of Petersfield, in Hampshire. Across the GU33 area, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites. 683 places in Hampshire are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. Portsmouth is in our area too, around 19 miles away.
Every address in GU33 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on London Road, Brewells Lane and St Patrick's Lane or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Rake, we cover The Mint (1 mile north-west), Hill Brow (1 mile south-west), Liss (1 mile west), Liss Forest (1 mile north-west) and West Liss (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Havant (14 miles south-west), Horndean (12 miles south-west), Aldershot (15 miles north), Alton (9 miles north-west), Waterlooville (14 miles south-west) and Petersfield (4 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Rake
Around Rake, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Sun Inn and the streets around them. The closest station to Rake is Liss station, about 1.6 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Chase Community Hospital (4.2 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Liss Riverside Railway Walk North and Wheeler's Down.
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What we do, step by step
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Somewhere like Rake, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- We survey the system, from your pictures 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.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we start.
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What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
Kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix everything, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. It doesn’t solve:
- An undersized canopy or fan
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Rake
Cooking fat leaves the pan as a fine vapour. Once it cools inside the ductwork, it condenses onto every surface it touches, building a layer that gets thicker with every service. Filters catch some of it, but never all.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
School kitchens, at schools like Rake CofE Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Comparing quotes
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Proof of insurance
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered