Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Soberton Heath
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Soberton Heath? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Soberton Heath
We treat an extract system much as a doctor treats a patient: 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. The work covers canopies and hoods, discharge points and vertical risers, and common reasons people get in touch are poor airflow at the canopy and stale cooking odours from the system. For TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Soberton Heath, you get one team and one number for every site.
Kitchens that fry and grill hardest need the most frequent cleans, so we look at the menu as well as the opening hours when we suggest the next date.
In a small place like Soberton Heath, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- Soberton Heath (SO32, PO17)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Soberton Heath
What else we do in Soberton Heath
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Soberton Heath?
Grease filters are the first line of defence, and they’re often the weak point. Filters that are bent, badly fitted, missing or left uncleaned let more fat into the plenum and duct, and from there it travels on to the fan.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of the Holy Trinity or elsewhere in Soberton Heath, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
What to look for in a quote
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
Part by part
Canopy and plenum
Canopies vary from a single hood to long runs over several appliances, each section is cleaned and photographed before and after.
Grease filters
Baffle filters are cleaned as part of every TR19 clean, and refitted so they sit properly in the housing. We’ll tell you if any need replacing.
When something else is needed
Kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The size of the system
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
What we need to know
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The site address and the type of premises
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Soberton Heath, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
Grease, kitchens and Soberton Heath
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs in Soberton Heath and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Environmental health officers from Winchester City council inspect food businesses in Soberton Heath. 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. Soberton Heath sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Knowle Hospital (about 4.1 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Newtown Soberton Infant School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Soberton Heath is about 5 miles north-west of Waterlooville, in Hampshire. Sites in Soberton Heath 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 Hampshire, we cover 683 places, Soberton Heath among them. There’s also a page for Portsmouth, roughly 8 miles from Soberton Heath.
Kitchen extract cleaning in SO32 and PO17 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on Forester Road, May Bush Lane and Heath Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover Southend (1 mile east), Woodend (1 mile west), Newtown (1 mile south), Kingsmead (1 mile west) and Mislingford (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (12 miles north-west), Gosport (8 miles south), Havant (8 miles south-east), Eastleigh (10 miles west), Fareham (6 miles south-west) and Horndean (6 miles east).
Local landmarks in Soberton Heath
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Bold Forester Public House and the streets around them. Nearby you will also find Bishop's Waltham Museum (3.9 miles north-west) and Knowle Hospital (4.1 miles south-west). Not far away are Portsdown Hill and St Clair's Meadow.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Soberton Heath
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Soberton Heath?
That’s Winchester City council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Soberton Heath. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Soberton Heath?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Soberton Heath. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
Strictly, the legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, not from TR19. TR19 is the industry benchmark for meeting that duty in a kitchen extract, and many insurers ask for proof of it.
Will the clean disrupt our service?
We work around your hours. Overnight, weekend and between-service cleans are all possible and the kitchen is ready to cook when we leave.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, any time. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we’ll quote them together.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. We always survey first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where necessary. Then you get a fixed quote.
How it works
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. For a village or hamlet like Soberton Heath, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Getting a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.