Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Ramsdell
Kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites in Ramsdell and across Hampshire. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Fat running down the canopy edge
Ramsdell questions
Do you work overnight in Ramsdell?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in Ramsdell keeps running as normal. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Can school kitchens in Ramsdell be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Food Standards Agency records list about 2 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Ramsdell. You can ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the dates the site is empty.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that cannot wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Can you quote from photos?
Often, yes. With good photos, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
Many insurers ask for proof of regular cleaning to TR19, and many policies require it. Without proof, a claim can be refused or reduced, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
All of it, from the canopy through to the discharge. Sections with no access are listed on the report, and extra panels can be fitted.
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Ramsdell
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 Ramsdell give you that record for the maintenance log. The work covers canopies and hoods, extract fans and vertical risers, and common reasons people get in touch are a TR19 certificate needed for the insurer and an extract that no longer clears the smoke. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Ramsdell, you get one team and one number for every site.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Ramsdell: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That’s why every job is written up in a report with pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Ramsdell (RG26)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in Ramsdell
Leaving the clean until the next refit does not make the grease go away. Fat that was soft and easy to remove hardens with heat and time, which is slower to clean. Staying on a regular cycle keeps each clean manageable. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Why book with us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- We are fully insured
- Every job surveyed first
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
Towns and villages near Ramsdell
What else we do in Ramsdell
What we’re called out for in Ramsdell
How fast grease builds up depends mostly on how long the kitchen cooks each day. 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. They are minimums: measured grease levels set the real interval.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Park Prewett Hospital (about 2.7 miles south-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Comparing quotes
- What insurance they carry
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
Grease, kitchens and Ramsdell
In Ramsdell, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Basingstoke and Deane council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Ramsdell sits within the area of 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.
The Vyne, about 2.9 miles east, is one of the historic houses near Ramsdell; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Where a hall near Christ Church, or anywhere in Ramsdell, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Ramsdell is about 3 miles south of Tadley, in Hampshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Ramsdell, kitchen extract cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Ramsdell is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Reading is in our area too, around 12 miles away.
Kitchen extract cleaning in RG26 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Streets in the area include Monk Sherborne Road, Baughurst Road and Basingstoke Road, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around Ramsdell: Charter Alley (1 mile east), West Heath (1 mile north), Monk Sherborne (1 mile south-east), Pamber End (1 mile north-east) and Salters Heath (2 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Basingstoke (4 miles south-east), Fleet (14 miles east), Alton (14 miles south-east), Yateley (14 miles east), Tadley (3 miles north) and Hook (9 miles east).
Around Ramsdell
Ramsdell’s nearest station is Bramley (Hants) station, roughly 4.2 miles east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Calleva Museum (3.8 miles north-east) and Park Prewett Hospital (2.7 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Daneshill Park Woods.
What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- 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 details by email and we will tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
Part by part
Ductwork and risers
Horizontal runs collect grease as the air slows and cools. Each run is cleaned through its access panels, recording any that can’t be reached.
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. We clean after close or before opening.
The process
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one, and we clear up before we go. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Ramsdell run smoothly.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and send you a fixed quote.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Ask for a quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Related advice
What staff can safely do
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.