Isle of Wight · Canopy and hood cleaning

Canopy Cleaning in Alverstone

Need canopy cleaning in Alverstone? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.

  • Condensation running down the canopy
  • A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
  • A hood coated in old grease

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How we handle canopy cleaning in Alverstone

Canopy cleans are done out of hours: evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. The equipment underneath is switched off, left to cool and sheeted, and the kitchen is left ready for the next service. If you’re dealing with smoke hanging around the canopy during service and condensation running down the canopy, we can help, from grease gutters, baffle filters and island canopies onwards.

Work in a small place like Alverstone starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.

Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.

Place
Alverstone (PO36)
Region
Isle of Wight
Paperwork
TR19® certificate and photo report
Quotes
A fixed quote up front
When we work
Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
Call
0345 646 2711
Updated
30 October 2026
Five Duct Doctor technicians in navy uniforms with the company vans

Landlords, agents and facilities managers

Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.

The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.

In-house cleaning or a specialist?

If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.

A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.

Between visits

So the system stays in good health:

  • Leave the extract running until cooking stops
  • Refit filters the right way round and fully seated
  • Keep every filter in place while cooking
  • Tell us when the canopy starts to drip

Keep the photo report with your maintenance log, so it’s ready when an EHO, insurer or fire officer asks. Before and after pictures speak for themselves.

Run the extract for as long as anything is cooking. Air that keeps moving carries less grease onto the canopy.

Kitchen extracts in Alverstone

The coast is only about 2 miles from Alverstone. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. The FSA’s data shows about 11 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 17 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses registered within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Alverstone. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Kitchens in Alverstone get their food hygiene inspections from Isle of Wight council. 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.

Church and community hall kitchens, near All Saints' Church or anywhere around Alverstone, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Alverstone is Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children, about 2 miles south. Haseley Manor, about 1.8 miles west, is one of the historic houses near Alverstone; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.

Alverstone is about 4 miles south of Ryde, in the Isle of Wight. Sites in Alverstone get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Alverstone is one of 125 towns, villages and districts in the Isle of Wight where we work for canopy cleaning. Portsmouth is in our area too, around 11 miles away.

We cover every part of PO36 for canopy cleaning and the roads nearby. Other places close to Alverstone include Alverstone Garden Village (1 mile north-west), Queen's Bower (1 mile south-west), Skinner's Hill (1 mile west), Adgestone (1 mile north-east) and Lake (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Newport (5 miles north-west), Ryde (4 miles north), Cowes (8 miles north-west), Ventnor (5 miles south), East Cowes (8 miles north-west) and Oakfield (4 miles north). For island and remote sites, the visit takes a little more planning, so let us know when you get in touch.

Local landmarks in Alverstone

We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Sandown Bay Academy, The Bay Church of England School and The Pointer Inn and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Sandown station, roughly 1.1 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (2 miles south) and Wight Aviation Museum (0.7 miles south). For a walk, there’s Brading Down and Alverstone Mead.

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What the work involves, part by part

Wall canopies

The back of a wall canopy is hard to reach and easy to miss. We remove the filters to reach it and scrape it clean.

Grease troughs and gutters

Drips from the canopy edge often start in a full gutter. Cleaning it clears the drip.

How it works

Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Alverstone can be planned properly.

  1. The canopy is checked from photos or on a visit.
  2. Out of hours, the range is switched off, cooled and covered.
  3. We lift out the filters and scrape the plenum and housing.
  4. The canopy shell, seams, troughs and gutters are degreased inside and out.
  5. We put the filters back, tidy up and photograph the finished canopy.

How to prepare

  • Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
  • Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
  • Have your last certificate or report to hand

How to get a quote

The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.

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FAQs for Alverstone

Can the work in Alverstone be done at night or at weekends?

Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. That way a site in Alverstone does not have to lose a day’s trading. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.

Which environmental health team covers Alverstone?

Kitchens in Alverstone are inspected by Isle of Wight council’s environmental health officers. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.

How long will it take to clean the canopy?

That depends on the size of the canopy and how much grease is on it. Typically it takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits.

How much notice should we give?

That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.

Is canopy cleaning enough for TR19?

You can have the canopy cleaned on its own, but it will not cover the ductwork or fan. For TR19, the whole system needs cleaning, at intervals set by BESA guidance.

Who has the legal duty for fire safety?

That depends on who controls the premises. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.

Are the filters cleaned too?

The filters are removed, cleaned and put back. We check each one seats properly, because gaps let grease through.

Can you come out in an emergency?

Yes, any time. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.

What a clean will not put right

We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:

  • Grease in the duct runs and risers behind the canopy
  • Poor airflow from a fan that needs repair
  • A canopy too small for the cooking under it (that is a design question)

Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly.

Where we work

  • Canopy light fittings
  • Grease gutters
  • Baffle filters
  • Plenum chambers
  • Wall canopies
  • Island canopies

Why it’s worth doing now in Alverstone

In Alverstone, 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 it’s far easier to keep clean than to rescue. If the system at a site near Alverstone fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.

We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.

Why us?

  • CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
  • We diagnose before we treat
  • A written report with pictures after each visit
  • Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease

Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.

BESCA Vent Hygiene EliteMember, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
CHAS · SafeContractorISO 9001 and fully insured
Certificate and photo reportWith every clean
24/7 emergency calloutEvenings, nights and weekends
Since 2009South East England and London