Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Southrope, Hampshire
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Southrope? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
Kitchen duct cleaning in Southrope
The canopy over the range is only the start of a kitchen extract system. Beyond the filters run the plenum, the ducts and risers, the fan and the point where air leaves the building, and grease settles in every one of them. Our clean follows the air from canopy to discharge, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. If you have grease smells coming from the extract and proof of cleaning requested by an insurer, we can help, from discharge points, extract fans and plenums and filters onwards. Kitchens in Southrope book us for TR19 cleaning for three reasons: the insurer asked, the EHO asked, or the canopy is dripping. We handle the clean and the paperwork in one visit.
Access decides how thorough a clean can be. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
Somewhere as small as Southrope, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- Southrope (RG25)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge is where air leaves the building, and grease can collect there too. We clean it where it can be safely reached, and any limits are recorded.
Grease filters
Filters need cleaning far more often than the duct and we offer a filter exchange service for that. Clean filters slow the build-up further down the system.
Other services in Southrope
What a clean won’t put right
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- A broken extract fan that will not run
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
Southrope kitchens: local notes
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Southrope. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Environmental health officers from Basingstoke and Deane council inspect food businesses in Southrope. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St. Mary, or anywhere in Southrope, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. A hospital like Alton Community Hospital, about 4.6 miles south-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Southrope is about 4 miles north-west of Alton, in Hampshire. From the centre of Southrope to the outskirts, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Our area takes in 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Reading page covers sites nearby, about 17 miles away.
We work across RG25 for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on King Johns Lane, Back Lane and Hockleys Lane and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Southrope, we cover Bagmore (1 mile west), Burkham (2 miles south-west), Shalden Green (2 miles south-east), Shalden (2 miles south-east) and Bentworth (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (5 miles north-west), Winchester (15 miles south-west), Farnborough (14 miles north-east), Fleet (10 miles north-east), Aldershot (13 miles east) and Alton (4 miles south-east).
Near you in Southrope
The nearest railway station is Alton station, about 4.5 miles south-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Gliding Heritage Centre (1.2 miles south-east) and Basing House (4.9 miles north). For a walk, there’s Holybourne Hill.
Questions from Southrope
Is Southrope within the area you cover?
Yes. Southrope is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Which fire service covers Southrope?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Southrope. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
What information do you need?
Just the basics: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. Then call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
A small kitchen with a short duct can be done in a few hours, while long runs and tall risers take longer and may need more than one visit. Your quote says how long to expect.
What about areas you can’t get to?
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.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
When do you clean the extract?
The clean is done when the kitchen is not cooking, working evenings, overnight or at weekends to suit you. We need the equipment switched off and cooled first.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
Under BESA guidance, the minimum depends on how long you cook each day: every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Grease readings can show a shorter interval is needed.
What happens if it’s left?
If your kitchen in Southrope is past its cleaning date, it’s worth booking now. The job takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time, and we work evenings, overnight and weekends so you do not lose a service. Waiting only adds grease and risk. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
What you get with us
- Trading since 2009
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- One number for every site across the South East and London
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How the visit works
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. In a small place like Southrope, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We survey the system first, from your photos and details or on a site visit.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before work begins.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Find the previous report, if there is one
How to get a quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
What your team can do, and what needs us
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
When to call us in Southrope
We often find duct sections that haven’t been cleaned since they were installed. Most of the time it’s because there were never enough access panels, so those sections were never reached. That hidden grease keeps building where nobody looks.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
Historic houses near Southrope, such as Hall Place about 3.1 miles south, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Before booking anyone
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the quote shows VAT
Looking after it afterwards
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
We hand the kitchen back clean, with the sheeting removed and waste taken away. Grease and dirty water are collected and taken off site, and equipment can be switched back on once we have gone.
Tell whoever looks after the system when something changes. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.