Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Whitchurch, Hampshire
Kitchen extract cleaning for Whitchurch and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The scale of the work
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
What we need to know
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Whitchurch
Think of it as a health check for the kitchen’s airways: survey first, clean second, sign-off last. The sign-off is a TR19 certificate with a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If you’re dealing with proof of cleaning requested by an insurer and extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit, we can put it right, from canopies and hoods, vertical risers and plenums and filters onwards. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but in Whitchurch, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: every 3 months for 12–16 hours, every 6 months for 6–12 hours and every 12 months for 2–6 hours, with grease readings setting the real interval.
For a smaller kitchen near Whitchurch, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Whitchurch (RG28)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
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Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Whitchurch
Can school kitchens in Whitchurch be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. With about 4 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Whitchurch, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Can you work in Whitchurch outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. Your customers, staff or residents in Whitchurch needn’t be disturbed. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
BESA guidance sets minimums by daily cooking hours: 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.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Every site has its own report.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
Our work is to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, with certificates issued through the BESCA portal. We have been trading since 2009.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
A TR19 certificate and a photo report. The certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report shows before and after pictures, readings, any areas not reached and the next clean date.
What about areas you cannot get to?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Whitchurch
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Whitchurch and across Hampshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
What happens on the day
Everything the job needs comes with us, 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. On site, the work takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. We plan the journey to Whitchurch and bring what the job is likely to need.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Ask for a quote
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Related advice
Grease, kitchens and Whitchurch
Food Standards Agency data counts about 5 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 3 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Whitchurch. Every kitchen in that count with a canopy has a full extract system, canopy to discharge, to keep clear of grease. Fire safety in Whitchurch falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. 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 Whitchurch. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Whitchurch Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. If you cook for passing trade around Whitchurch (Hampshire) station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Whitchurch is about 6 miles east of Andover, in Hampshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Whitchurch, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, and Whitchurch is one of them. There’s also a page for Southampton, roughly 22 miles from Whitchurch.
Work in RG28 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on London Road, Station Road and London Street or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Main roads around Whitchurch include the B3400, which makes travel easy for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around Whitchurch: Wells-in-the-Field (1 mile east), Freefolk (1 mile east), Cole Henley (2 miles north), Firgo (2 miles south) and Hurstbourne Priors (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (10 miles east), Winchester (12 miles south), Andover (6 miles west), Tadley (12 miles north-east), Hyde (11 miles south) and Popley (12 miles east).
Local landmarks in Whitchurch
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Red House Public House and Testbourne Community School. The closest station to Whitchurch is Whitchurch (Hampshire) station, about 0.5 miles north of the centre.
When to call us in Whitchurch
Grease in an extract starts as vapour. As the air cools on its way through the duct, the fat condenses and sticks, building a layer that gets thicker with every service. The grease filters stop some, never all of it.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of All Hallows, or anywhere in Whitchurch, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
What to look for in a quote
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether VAT is included
Part by part
Canopy and plenum
Grease meets the system first at the canopy and the plenum behind the filters. Both are scraped and degreased inside and out, including the filter housing.
Grease filters
We clean the grease filters as part of the job, and refitted so they sit properly in the housing. Damaged ones are noted on the report.
Why it’s worth doing now in Whitchurch
There’s no law that names TR19, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 still applies. It puts a duty on the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, which in a kitchen includes the grease in the extract. Cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve done it. A site near Whitchurch that has to close at short notice is hard to cover for.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re unsure, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Whitchurch
- Full insurance on every job
- Each visit written up, with photos
- A fixed price before any work starts
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
See how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.