Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Vernham Street kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning across Vernham Street and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
Kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It does not solve:
- A broken extract fan that will not run
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Vernham Street
Every time food is cooked, warm vapour carries fat up into the extract. It cools inside the duct and settles as a sticky film that thickens month by month. That film is fuel, and a proper clean removes it before it becomes a fire risk. The work covers plenums and filters, canopies and hoods and extract fans, and the jobs we see most are missing paperwork after a change of operator and a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but in Vernham Street, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
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.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Where
- Vernham Street (SP11)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
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, alongside our reports.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Vernham Street
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Vernham Street?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Vernham Street. 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.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Vernham Street?
Kitchens in Vernham Street are inspected by Test Valley council’s environmental health officers. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
When do you clean the extract?
Out of hours: evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. We need the equipment cool, and we leave the kitchen ready to cook.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
No law names TR19 directly, but the responsible person still has a legal duty under the Fire Safety Order 2005. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19 as the standard, and many policies require it.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
The minimum is set by BESA guidance on daily use, from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Kitchens that fry or grill a lot may need cleaning sooner, and readings will tell you.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What should I send you?
A short description and a few photos plus the address and your hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Why it’s worth doing now in Vernham Street
If there’s a fire and the extract hasn’t been cleaned, the paperwork becomes the problem. Many insurers ask for proof of TR19 cleaning and may reduce or refuse a claim without it. A certificate in the file answers that question. Rural sites can’t always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
Why us?
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- In business since 2009
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
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Common problems we fix in Vernham Street
Hours of cooking are the biggest factor. BESA guidance sets minimum cleaning intervals of every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours a day, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours, and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. They are minimums: measured grease levels set the real interval.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
Historic houses near Vernham Street, such as Stargroves about 4.2 miles north-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Questions to ask before booking
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
Aftercare tips
So the system stays in good health:
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
Every clean ends with a photo report. Before and after photos show each part of the system, and lists what was cleaned, any areas we couldn’t reach and the date the next clean is due.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. A daily wipe isn’t a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
Grease, kitchens and Vernham Street
Food hygiene inspections in Vernham Street are the job of Test Valley council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. The fire and rescue service for Vernham Street 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.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Mary or anywhere around Vernham Street, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Vernham Street is about 7 miles north of Andover, in Hampshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Vernham Street or further out, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, and Vernham Street is one of them. We also work in Reading, about 24 miles from Vernham Street.
All of SP11 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If your site is just outside Vernham Street, we cover Test Valley (3 miles east), Upper Green (4 miles north), Ashmansworth (4 miles east), Lower Green (4 miles north) and Inkpen Common (4 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Andover (7 miles south), Tidworth (9 miles south-west), Ludgershall (7 miles south-west), Whitchurch (9 miles south-east), East Anton (6 miles south) and Oakley (15 miles east).
What’s near Vernham Street
Typical jobs here are in premises near The George Inn. Open spaces near Vernham Street include Combe Hill.
What the work involves, part by part
Grease filters
Between TR19 cleans, filters still need regular cleaning and we offer a filter exchange service for that. Keeping them clean helps the rest of the system stay cleaner.
Ductwork and risers
Vertical risers carry the air up through the building, and grease runs down their walls and pools at the base. They’re cleaned through access points along their height.
What we do, step by step
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. 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 work takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Vernham Street run smoothly.
- 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.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.