Isle of Wight · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Thorley, Isle of Wight
We cover Thorley for kitchen extract cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
We hand the kitchen back clean, with the sheeting removed and waste taken away. Grease and dirty water are collected and taken off site, so you can start cooking as normal.
Report drips, smells or a noisy fan early. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Thorley
A kitchen extract system is far more than the canopy you can see. Beyond the filters run the plenum, the ducts and risers, the fan and the point where air leaves the building, and each part collects grease. A TR19® Grease clean deals with the whole route, not only the parts on show. We are often asked to deal with an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19 and poor airflow at the canopy, across vertical risers, canopies and hoods and horizontal duct runs. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for Thorley? Duct Doctor has covered London and the South East since 2009, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.
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.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with photos of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Thorley (PO41)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- An undersized canopy or fan
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we work on in Thorley
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
Thorley kitchens: local notes
Thorley is within about 2 miles of the coast. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. The FSA’s data shows about 6 pubs, bars and clubs and about 3 hotels and B&Bs registered in Thorley and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Thorley. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Church and community hall kitchens, near St. Swithin's Church or anywhere around Thorley, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Mottistone Manor, about 3.7 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses near Thorley; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Thorley is about 5 miles south-east of Lymington, in the Isle of Wight. Whether your site is in the middle of Thorley or further out, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Thorley is one of 125 places in the Isle of Wight we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Southampton is in our area too, around 16 miles away.
Every address in PO41 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Thorley Street (1 mile east), Wellow (1 mile south-east), Ningwood (2 miles east), Shalcombe (2 miles south-east) and Newbridge (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Newport (8 miles east), Ryde (14 miles east), Cowes (8 miles north-east), Sandown (14 miles east), Shanklin (14 miles east) and Ventnor (13 miles south-east). Island and remote sites take a little more planning, so tell us where you are when you ask for a quote for kitchen extract cleaning.
What’s near Thorley
For rail, the closest station is Lymington Pier station, about 4.9 miles north-west. Nearby you’ll also find Yarmouth Castle (1.4 miles north-west) and Ferguson Family Museum (1.7 miles west). For a walk, there’s Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes Nature Reserve and Compton Down.
Why act early in Thorley
Grease that’s left only gets thicker. Under BESA guidance, grease shouldn’t exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere reaching 500 microns or more needs a spot clean right away. The longer it’s left, the bigger the job becomes. In a place like Thorley, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will explain what it covers.
Why book with us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- We diagnose before we treat
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A written report with pictures after every visit
See what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Common questions in Thorley
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Thorley out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Around Thorley, the Food Standards Agency lists about 2 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Send us your term dates when you call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will fit the work in.
Is kitchen extract cleaning any different in a coastal place like Thorley?
It can. Thorley is within about 2 miles of the coast, and salt air speeds up corrosion. A fan housing that’s rusting near the coast can fail sooner, so it’s worth catching early.
Will I get a certificate after the clean?
A TR19 certificate and a photo report. Certificates are issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report includes before and after photos, grease readings and the recommended next clean date.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
What does TR19 mean?
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 quote from photos?
Typically, yes. Send a few wide photos plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and we usually come back within one working day. If photos are not enough, we will survey first.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
The whole system: the canopy, the plenum behind the filters, the filters, horizontal ducts, vertical risers, the fan and the discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Any part without access is noted.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. We always survey first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
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Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Thorley
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. Most of the time it’s because there were never enough access panels, so nobody could get to them. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Lymington New Forest Hospital is the nearest hospital to Thorley, about 5.9 miles north-west.
Before you book anyone
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
What happens on the day
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. Somewhere like Thorley, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- We survey the system first, from your pictures and details or on a site visit.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before we start.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
How to get a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Related advice
What staff can safely do
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. 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. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.