Southampton · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Woolston
Our technicians work in Woolston on TR19 Grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures as standard.
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Fat running down the canopy edge
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Woolston
We have been trading since 2009, cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East and London. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. The work covers plenums and filters, discharge points and vertical risers, and the jobs we see most are a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history and a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for Woolston? Duct Doctor has covered London and the South East since 2009, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Woolston: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
Around a smaller place like Woolston, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
Duct Doctor has 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.
- Where
- Woolston (SO19, SO14)
- Wider area
- Southampton
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Woolston
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Aftercare tips
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
Every clean ends with a photo report. Before and after photos show each part of the system, alongside a list of what was cleaned, anything out of reach and the recommended next clean date.
Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. Clean, well-fitted filters catch more fat before it reaches the duct, which slows build-up further down the system.
How the job changes from site to site
Extract fan and discharge
Some systems have attenuators to cut noise, and they hold grease. Where they can be cleaned, they are, and the report notes anything that can’t.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Some healthcare kitchens never fully close. We plan the clean around meal times and work in a contained, tidy way with as little disruption as possible.
Places near Woolston
Other services in Woolston
Kitchen extracts in Woolston
Woolston is within about 1 mile of the coast. 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 list about 85 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 57 sandwich bars and takeaways across Woolston and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. In Woolston, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Southampton council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
A hospital like Royal South Hants Hospital, about 1.6 miles north-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Woolston Infant School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. If you cook for passing trade around Woolston station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Woolston is about 2 miles south-east of Southampton, in Southampton. Anywhere in SO19, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites. We cover 40 places across Southampton, large and small.
Here we cover the SO19 and SO14 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. We cover sites on Oak Road, Lake Road and Glen Road and the roads around them. Main roads around Woolston include the A3025, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. Other places close to Woolston include Weston (1 mile south-east), Netley (2 miles south-east), Butlocks Heath (2 miles south-east), Hound (2 miles south-east) and Old Netley (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Shirley (3 miles north-west), Regents Park (3 miles north-west), Townhill Park (3 miles north), Chartwell Green (3 miles north-east), Maybush (4 miles north-west) and Coxford (4 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Woolston
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis pub, Chamberlayne College for the Arts and Woolston School. There’s a railway station in Woolston itself: Woolston station. A little further out are Gods House Tower - Museum of Archaeology (1.2 miles west) and Netley Castle (1.3 miles south-east). Open spaces near Woolston include Netley Common.
Woolston questions
Which fire service covers Woolston?
Fire safety enforcement in Woolston is handled by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Who inspects food businesses in Woolston?
Kitchens in Woolston are inspected by Southampton council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Extract grease is fuel for a kitchen fire, so many insurers want evidence it’s being cleaned to TR19. Our certificate and photo report give you that evidence.
What do you do to protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
BESA guidance gives minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months, depending on daily cooking hours. Heavy frying and grilling can mean shorter intervals, which grease thickness testing will show.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We usually quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Yes, if we can see what we need. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, then a fixed quote.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Woolston
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The size of the system
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Any permits to work or inductions
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we’ll talk you through it.
What to send for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
What happens on the day
Your trading hours come first. 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 anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. For a place like Woolston, we load the van from the survey notes so the work can be done in one visit where possible.
- 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.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Before we arrive
- Clear the space around the work
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Get a fixed quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
Advice
What a clean won’t put right
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
- A broken extract fan that will not run
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Woolston
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Extract fans