Isle of Wight · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Upton, Isle of Wight
Kitchen extract cleaning across Upton and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
For landlords and multi-site operators
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Upton
Has the extract gone a while without a clean, or has the paperwork gone missing? Just call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with photos of the canopy and filters, and you will have a fixed quote for kitchen extract cleaning in Upton, normally within one working day. If you’re dealing with rancid smells from grease in the duct and an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19, we can put it right, from extract fans, vertical risers and discharge points onwards. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for Upton? Duct Doctor has covered London and the South East since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member.
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.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- Upton (PO33)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What a clean won’t put right
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
Other services in Upton
How it works
We are used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Upton, let us know and we’ll plan around it.
- 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.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
Before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Getting a quote
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Upton, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
Advice
Kitchen extract cleaning around Upton
At about 3 miles from the coast, Upton is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. Food Standards Agency records include about 16 pubs and bars and about 3 hotels and B&Bs within about 1.5 miles of central Upton. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Food hygiene inspections in Upton are the job of Isle of Wight council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Haylands Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Upton (Nunwell House is about 2.2 miles south-east), fitting access panels needs care.
Upton is about 1 mile south-west of Ryde, in the Isle of Wight. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Upton, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos. We work across South East England and London, including Upton. Upton is one of 125 towns, villages and districts in the Isle of Wight we cover for commercial clients. Our Portsmouth page covers sites nearby, about 8 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the PO33 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. You’ll find streets such as Stroud Wood Road, Upton Road and Carters Road, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Haylands (1 mile north-east), Binstead (1 mile north), Ryde (1 mile north-east), Oakfield (1 mile north-east) and Elmfield (2 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Newport (5 miles west), Cowes (6 miles north-west), Sandown (4 miles south), Shanklin (6 miles south), Ventnor (8 miles south) and East Cowes (5 miles north-west). If your site is somewhere remote, a little more planning is needed, so let us know when you get in touch.
What’s near Upton
In Upton, that means kitchens and buildings near Ryde Academy and Ryde School with Upper Chine and the streets around them. Upton’s nearest station is Smallbrook Junction station, roughly 1.1 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (5.2 miles south) and Sandown Castle (4 miles south). Not far away are Briddlesford Nature Reserve and Brading Down.
Part by part
Grease filters
Baffle filters are cleaned as part of every TR19 clean, and put back so they seat correctly. Damaged ones are noted on the report.
Ductwork and risers
Risers take the extract up through floors to roof level, and grease runs down their walls and pools at the base. They’re cleaned through access points along their height.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Upton
A lot of duct grease gets there because the filters let it through. Damaged, missing or overloaded filters let grease straight past, and from there it travels on to the fan.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St. Michael and All Angels or elsewhere in Upton, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Before booking anyone
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
Between visits
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Do not let the canopy gutters overflow
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
You get a photo report after every clean. It shows the system before and after, part by part, and lists what was cleaned, any areas we couldn’t reach and the date the next clean is due.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.
Why deal with it now?
Every week without a clean adds another layer. 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 straight away. Heavy build-up takes longer to remove than regular cleans. If the system at a site near Upton fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why book with us
- Fully insured
- Every job surveyed first
- In business since 2009
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Take a look at what affects the cost and how to check a contractor.
Questions from Upton
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Upton?
That is Isle of Wight council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Upton. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Upton?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Upton. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that can’t wait. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
How long will the clean take?
Allow anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. We will confirm the time when we quote.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
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.
Will I get a certificate after the clean?
A TR19 certificate, plus a full photo report. The report lists what was cleaned, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next clean is due.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
The legal duty sits in the Fire Safety Order 2005 rather than in TR19 itself. In practice, TR19 is how kitchens show they’re managing grease, and an insurer may refuse or reduce a claim without it.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
In many cases, yes. With good photos, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Where we cannot see enough, we arrange a survey.