Kent · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Addington, Kent
Our technicians work in Addington on canopy and hood cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- Grease channels that no longer drain
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Addington
Canopy cleaning is part of every full TR19® Grease clean, but a canopy can also need cleaning on its own, between full system cleans. In that case, the report makes clear what was and wasn’t cleaned, so your records stay accurate. Typical jobs include filters that never seem to stay clean and grease channels that no longer drain, on wall canopies, plenum chambers and grease gutters.
For a kitchen in or near Addington, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Addington (ME19)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Addington kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records include about 16 pubs and bars in Addington and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Addington sits within the area of Kent 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. Environmental health officers from Tonbridge and Malling council inspect food businesses in Addington. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
For schools such as Offham Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Margaret, or anywhere in Addington, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Maidstone Hospital about 4.9 miles south-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Addington is about 7 miles north-west of Maidstone, in Kent. Anywhere in ME19, we cover canopy cleaning for commercial sites. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Addington among them. Maidstone is in our area too, around 7 miles away.
Canopy cleaning in ME19 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on London Road, The Links and Trottiscliffe Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Neighbouring places we cover for canopy cleaning include Ryarsh (1 mile north-east), Trottiscliffe (1 mile north-west), Vigo Village (2 miles north-west), Culverstone Green (3 miles north-west) and Harvel (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (7 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles east), Dartford (12 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (9 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (13 miles south-west) and Gravesend (9 miles north).
Near you in Addington
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Angel Inn, The Malling School and Manor Park Country Park. Addington’s nearest station is West Malling station, roughly 1.8 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include Coldrum Long Barrow (1.2 miles north) and Leybourne Castle (1.7 miles east).
For landlords and multi-site operators
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
What affects the cost of canopy cleaning
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- The size of the system
- The condition of the system
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Travel, parking and unloading
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
We can often survey from pictures. Try to include:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any previous report or certificate
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
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 pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
When it’s something else
Canopy cleaning cannot fix everything, and we will tell you before any work starts. It will not put right:
- A fan that cannot pull enough air because it’s worn out
- Electrical faults in the canopy
- Grease in the duct runs and risers behind the canopy
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What the work covers
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Grease gutters
- Canopy light fittings
- Wall canopies
Common questions in Addington
Do you work at weekends in Addington?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. That way a site in Addington doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
Can a school canteen extract in Addington be done out of term time?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. With about 10 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Addington, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
How much notice do you need?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Which canopies and hoods do you clean?
Single hoods, long wall canopies and island canopies alike. We work out the approach when we survey, from photos or a visit.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® itself isn’t law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What happens on the day
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes a few hours for most canopies, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Addington run smoothly.
- We start by checking the canopy and what’s behind its filters.
- We protect everything below once it has cooled.
- Heavy deposits come off by hand, then the surfaces are degreased.
- Plenum, housing, troughs and canopy are all cleaned and checked.
- You get photos of the result and a recommended date for the next clean.
Before we arrive
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Find the previous report, if there is one
How to get a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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Between visits
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Never run the range with a filter out
- Flag any change in how the canopy behaves
- Make sure filters sit tight in the housing
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
The report gives a recommended next clean date. It reflects how long the kitchen cooks and how much grease we removed, in line with BESA guidance.
A change in how the canopy behaves is worth reporting. It can mean the cooking has changed or the interval is too long, which a grease thickness test can confirm.
Different parts, different methods
Plenums and filter housings
The plenum is the space behind the filters where air gathers before entering the duct. Grease that slips past the filters settles there, and it’s cleaned every time we clean the canopy.
School and staff canteen kitchens
Canteens and school kitchens tend to run to a timetable, which makes a canopy clean easy to schedule. We often clean them in holidays or at weekends.
What happens if it’s left?
In Addington, as elsewhere, a greasy canopy is one of the first things an inspector sees. Keeping it clean shows the rest of the kitchen is being looked after and keeping it that way is easier than catching up. A fault that closes a site in a village like Addington affects everyone who depends on it.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Addington
- We diagnose before we treat
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- We’re fully insured
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