Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Sandleheath kitchen extract cleaning
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Sandleheath? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Sandleheath
Cooking sends fat-laden vapour into the canopy with every service. As it cools, it clings to the inside of the ductwork and keeps building. That film is fuel, and a proper clean removes it before it becomes a fire risk. The work covers extract fans, vertical risers and plenums and filters, and the jobs we see most are a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction and an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19. Kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning, extraction cleaning: whatever you call it, it’s the job we do every week across Hampshire.
A kitchen running fryers and chargrills all day builds up grease much faster than one that mostly steams and boils, so the interval is set by what you cook as well as how long.
In a village or hamlet like Sandleheath, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
A written report with pictures follows every visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Sandleheath (SP6)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Sandleheath
Who is the fire and rescue service for Sandleheath?
Sandleheath is in the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Do you work overnight in Sandleheath?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Sandleheath can fit around your hours. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
Our work is to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, with certificates issued through the BESCA portal. Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009.
Do you cover Sandleheath?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, and that includes Sandleheath.
How long will the clean take?
Short systems are done in a few hours, but large systems may be spread over more than one visit. We will tell you how long when we quote.
What do you do to protect the area?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Extract grease is fuel for a kitchen fire, which is why many insurers require TR19 cleaning. Each clean gives you a certificate and photo report to show them.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
We clean every part the grease travels through. Canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers, fan and discharge are all included, reached through access panels where necessary.
Kitchen extract cleaning around Sandleheath
Look up Sandleheath on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 4 restaurants, cafés and canteens in and around Sandleheath, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. The fire and rescue service for Sandleheath is 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 in Sandleheath get their food hygiene inspections from New Forest council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Sandleheath Uniting Church, or anywhere in Sandleheath, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. School kitchens, at schools like The Burgate School and Sixth Form for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Sandleheath is in Hampshire. From the centre of Sandleheath to the outskirts, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, Sandleheath among them. There’s also a page for Southampton, about 19 miles away.
All of SP6 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Elms Close, Main Road and Old Brickyard Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Ashford (1 mile east), Alderholt (1 mile south), Damerham (1 mile north-west), Rockbourne (2 miles north) and Broxhill (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Totton (14 miles east), Romsey (15 miles east), New Milton (14 miles south-east), Ringwood (6 miles south), Barton on Sea (15 miles south-east) and Ashley (14 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Sandleheath
A little further out are Fordingbridge Museum (1.5 miles east) and Godshill Castle Hill (2.7 miles east). Open spaces near Sandleheath include Blashford Lakes.
What happens if it’s left?
Environmental health officers inspect food businesses, in Sandleheath as everywhere else, and they look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment, extraction included. A clean extract is one less thing to worry about on the day. In a place like Sandleheath, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why Sandleheath businesses choose us
- Every visit written up, with photos
- Full insurance on every job
- In business since 2009
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
What we are called out for in Sandleheath
What’s on the menu matters as much as how much is cooked. Fryers, grills and open flames throw much more fat into the extract than gentler cooking, so two kitchens with the same hours can need very different intervals.
Clients normally contact us after spotting one of these:
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Sandleheath (Breamore House is about 3.1 miles north-east), fitting access panels needs care.
Questions to ask before booking
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Whether the quote shows VAT
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Other services in Sandleheath
What the work involves, part by part
Ductwork and risers
Horizontal runs collect grease as the air slows and cools. We open access panels along the route and clean each section, recording any that cannot be reached.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
High-heat cooking loads the extract with grease, and measured readings show whether the minimum interval is enough.
How the visit works
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. The timing of a visit to Sandleheath is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- 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.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
Before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Get a fixed quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Keep the baffle filters clean
The kitchen is left clean and ready for the next service. Waste grease and water are contained and removed, and equipment can be switched back on once we’ve gone.
Report drips, smells or a noisy fan early. Grease dripping from the canopy, a burning smell or a fan that sounds rough are all signs of build-up, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
What a clean won’t put right
Not every problem is solved by kitchen extract cleaning, and we’ll tell you before we start. It will not put right:
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Sandleheath
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters