Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Basingstoke, Hampshire
For canopy and hood cleaning in Basingstoke, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- Grease channels that no longer drain
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
Canopy cleaning in Basingstoke, done properly
Think of the canopy as the mouth of the extract. A dirty canopy passes more grease further into the system. Our diagnosis starts there, and the cure is a thorough clean of the hood, the plenum and the filter housing. If you have smoke hanging around the canopy during service and grease dripping from the canopy edge, we can help, from island canopies, baffle filters and canopy light fittings onwards.
In a place the size of Basingstoke, the kitchens with extract systems range from takeaways and restaurants to hotel, school and workplace kitchens. BESA’s minimum intervals run from every three months for heavy use to once a year for light use, so the right schedule depends on the kitchen.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
Why deal with it now?
Getting the canopy cleaned in Basingstoke now saves a bigger job later. The work takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits, out of hours so service carries on. Left alone, grease keeps moving into the plenum and duct. Waiting rarely makes the work in Basingstoke smaller.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before we start.
What you get with us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Every job surveyed first
- We are fully insured
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
Places near Basingstoke
What else we do in Basingstoke
When it’s something else
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Poor airflow from a fan that needs repair
- Bent or broken filters
- A hood that does not cover the cooking line
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Wall canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Grease gutters
- Canopy light fittings
Managing agents and facilities teams in Basingstoke
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Basingstoke and across Hampshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
What we do, step by step
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several, and we clear up before we go. For a site in Basingstoke, tell us about parking, loading and how we reach the roof or plant room.
- The canopy is checked from pictures or on a visit.
- Out of hours, the range is switched off, cooled and covered.
- We lift out the filters and scrape the plenum and housing.
- Inside and out, the hood and its troughs are cleaned.
- Filters are refitted, the area cleaned down and the photo report put together.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Getting a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Advice
What we are called out for in Basingstoke
Grease doesn’t build up any differently in Basingstoke: the hours and the type of cooking decide how fast. Frying and grilling load a canopy far faster than steaming or boiling.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital about 1.1 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Before you book anyone
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
How the job changes from site to site
School and staff canteen kitchens
Canteens and school kitchens tend to run to a timetable, which makes a canopy clean easy to schedule. Holidays and weekends work well.
Pub and hotel kitchens
Staff in pub and hotel kitchens work under the canopy all day, so drips and smells soon become a daily nuisance. A thorough clean puts that right.
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. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
Questions from Basingstoke
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Basingstoke out of term?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. With about 32 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Basingstoke, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Send us your term dates when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we’ll fit the work in.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Basingstoke?
In Basingstoke, it’s Basingstoke and Deane council that carries out food hygiene inspections. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
How long is a canopy clean?
Allow a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. Your quote will give a time.
Why is my canopy dripping grease?
Typically because the troughs or gutters are full, or the plenum is overloaded. Grease has nowhere else to go, so it runs down and drips, and condensation can carry it too. Cleaning the canopy and plenum clears it.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Can you clean the canopy outside our opening hours?
We clean when the kitchen is closed: evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. The range must be switched off and cooled first.
What paperwork do I get after a canopy clean?
Before and after pictures go into a report, listing what was cleaned. Where the whole system is cleaned, you also get a TR19 certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
Canopy cleaning in Basingstoke: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records include about 32 pubs, bars and clubs and about 5 hotels and guest houses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Basingstoke. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. The fire and rescue service for Basingstoke is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Food hygiene inspections in Basingstoke are the job of Basingstoke and Deane council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Where a hall near St Michael's Church, or anywhere in Basingstoke, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Term dates shape school work: for a school like King's Furlong Infant School and Nursery, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Basingstoke is in Hampshire. For canopy cleaning in and around Basingstoke, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Our area covers London and the South East, Basingstoke included. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, Basingstoke among them. You can also see our page for Reading, roughly 14 miles from Basingstoke.
Every address in RG24, RG22, RG21 and RG23 is covered for canopy cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need canopy cleaning at premises on Church Square, Queen Annes Square and The Square or a nearby road, we can help. Being close to the A30 and A33, Basingstoke is simple for us to get to for canopy cleaning. Other places close to Basingstoke include South Ham (1 mile south-west), Winklebury (1 mile west), Brighton Hill (1 mile south), Rooksdown (1 mile north-west) and Buckskin (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns such as Farnborough (15 miles east), Fleet (11 miles east), Aldershot (15 miles east), Alton (10 miles south-east), Yateley (13 miles north-east) and Tadley (6 miles north). Being one of Hampshire’s larger places, Basingstoke has commercial sites of every size, all within our area for canopy cleaning.
Near you in Basingstoke
In Basingstoke, that means kitchens and buildings near Cranbourne, The Costello School and The Rising Sun pub and the streets around them. Basingstoke’s nearest station is Basingstoke station, about 0.6 miles east. Well-known places in the area include Basing House (2.2 miles east) and The Malls (0.6 miles east). Not far away are Farleigh Hill and Daneshill Park Woods.