Surrey · Canopy and hood cleaning
Ashtead canopy cleaning
One call covers canopy and hood cleaning in Ashtead: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- A hood coated in old grease
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Ashtead
Dripping edges and a sticky hood are the first things a visitor notices. What isn’t seen, behind the filters, tends to be worse. Canopy cleaning deals with both, so the hood looks right and works properly. We are often asked to deal with overflowing grease troughs and gutters and fat running down the front of the hood, on canopy light fittings, baffle filters and island canopies.
Around a town like Ashtead, extract cleaning normally means a restaurant, pub, takeaway or the kitchen of a school or care home. Whatever the kitchen, the canopy, filters, duct and fan all collect grease, and each is cleaned to the same TR19® standard.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Ashtead (KT21, KT22)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Grease filters too damaged to refit (they need replacing)
- Electrical faults in the canopy
- A fan that can’t pull enough air because it’s worn out
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Baffle filters
- Grease gutters
- Plenum chambers
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
When to call us in Ashtead
The plenum is hidden behind the filters, so nobody sees it build up. Daily cleaning reaches the canopy face but rarely gets further, leaving the plenum and housing to collect grease between professional cleans.
Look out for any of the following:
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- Condensation running down the canopy
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St George's Church or elsewhere in Ashtead, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether a survey comes first
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Between visits
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Avoid harsh scourers that scratch the canopy
- Keep filters on a set cleaning routine
- Clean the hood’s outer surfaces daily
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
A before and after photo report follows the clean. It notes what was cleaned and anything we couldn’t reach, so the record is honest and complete.
Tell us if the canopy starts dripping or the filters clog sooner than usual. More drips or quicker clogging often mean the cleaning interval needs looking at, which a grease thickness test can confirm.
The process
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. Parking in a town like Ashtead is usually straightforward, so the main questions are access and timing.
- The canopy is checked from photos or on a visit.
- Out of hours, the range is switched off, cooled and covered.
- With the filters removed, the plenum and filter channels are cleaned.
- The canopy shell, seams, troughs and gutters are degreased inside and out.
- We put the filters back, tidy up and photograph the finished canopy.
Preparing for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know about parking and loading
Getting a quote
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 photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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Managing agents and facilities teams in Ashtead
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Different parts, different methods
School and staff canteen kitchens
Lighter cooking still leaves grease on the canopy. BESA guidance still sets a minimum interval for the whole system, and the canopy is part of it.
Pub and hotel kitchens
Pub and hotel kitchens can cook from breakfast to late evening. Long hours mean the canopy collects grease fast, so it may need cleaning between full TR19 cleans.
Why deal with it now?
Drips from a dirty canopy land on the cooking line. It’s a food hygiene concern as much as a fire concern, and environmental health officers look at the cleanliness of equipment, extraction included. Dealt with now, it’s a planned visit around your hours rather than a callout when the site needs to be open.
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Why book with us
- Fully insured
- Photo reports with every job
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
Ashtead kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 40 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 13 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Ashtead. Wherever there’s a canopy over the cooking, its hood and plenum collect grease with every service. It’s Mole Valley council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Ashtead. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Ashtead sits within the area of Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Headley Court is the nearest hospital to Ashtead, about 1.7 miles south-east. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Parsons Mead School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Ashtead is about 2 miles south-west of Epsom, in Surrey. Sites in Ashtead get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with photos. 395 places in Surrey are on our list, large and small. Our Guildford page covers sites nearby (12 miles or so).
Canopy cleaning in KT21 and KT22 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Streets in the area include The Street, Church Road and Greville Park Road, all of which we cover for canopy cleaning. Other places close to Ashtead include Pachesham Park (2 miles north-west), Malden Rushett (2 miles north), Oxshott (3 miles north-west), Barwell (3 miles north) and Stoke D'Abernon (4 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (12 miles west), Woking (12 miles west), Horley (11 miles south-east), Redhill (8 miles south-east), Ewell (4 miles north-east) and Egham (13 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Ashtead
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Ashtead Park, Barnett Wood Infant School and St Andrew's Catholic School, among other places. Ashtead’s nearest station is Ashtead station, about 0.6 miles north of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Headley Court (1.7 miles south-east) and Walton on the Hill (3.1 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Box Hill and The Lake.
Questions from Ashtead
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Ashtead during the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Food Standards Agency records list about 15 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Ashtead. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Which fire authority looks after Ashtead?
Ashtead is in the area of Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
Do you provide pictures of the cleaned canopy?
Every clean comes with a photo report, listing what was cleaned. A full TR19 clean adds a certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
What happens to the filters during the clean?
We take them out, clean them and put them back. Between cleans, a filter exchange service can keep them in good order.
Can I just have the canopy cleaned instead of the whole system?
On its own, a canopy clean is a useful extra rather than a full TR19 clean. We’ll make clear on the report which parts were cleaned so nobody mistakes it for a full system clean.
Which canopies and hoods do you clean?
Wall canopies, island canopies and single hoods over individual appliances. The method is the same: filters out, plenum and housing cleaned, canopy degreased inside and out.