Kent · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Calcott, Kent
Looking for canopy cleaning in Calcott? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
How we price canopy cleaning
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Parking and loading at the site
- What state the system is in
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before we start.
Helping us quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Canopy cleaning in Calcott, done properly
Think of the canopy as the mouth of the extract. If it’s coated in grease, everything downstream gets more of it. Our diagnosis starts there, and the treatment is a thorough degrease of the hood, plenum and housing. Typical jobs include overflowing grease troughs and gutters and fat running down the front of the hood, across island canopies, canopy light fittings and plenum chambers.
In a village or hamlet like Calcott, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- Calcott (CT3)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Also near Calcott
Other services in Calcott
Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
What we do, step by step
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. Somewhere like Calcott, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- Diagnosis first: we look behind the filters as well as at the hood.
- We protect everything below once it has cooled.
- Thick grease is scraped away before the canopy is degreased.
- We finish the plenum, troughs and canopy and check them over.
- The canopy is signed off with before and after photos and a next clean date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Related advice
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
What canopy cleaning looks like in Calcott
The Food Standards Agency lists about 4 pubs and bars as registered food businesses within about 1.5 miles of central Calcott. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. The fire and rescue service for Calcott is Kent 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 Calcott are the job of Canterbury City council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
For schools such as Sturry Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. A hospital like St Martins Hospital, about 3.2 miles south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Calcott is about 3 miles south of Herne Bay, in Kent. Sites in Calcott get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Calcott is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for commercial clients. Maidstone is in our area too, about 26 miles from Calcott.
Every address in CT3 is covered for canopy cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If your site is just outside Calcott, we cover Hicks Forstal (1 mile north-east), Broad Oak (1 mile south), Sturry (1 mile south), Herne Common (1 mile north) and Westbere (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (3 miles south-west), Margate (12 miles east), Dover (15 miles south-east), Ramsgate (13 miles east), Broadstairs (14 miles east) and Whitstable (4 miles north-west).
Near you in Calcott
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Frank Montgomery School, Spires Academy and Curtis Wood. For rail, the closest station is Sturry station, about 1.5 miles south. A little further out are Canterbury Castle (3.8 miles south-west) and St Martins Hospital (3.2 miles south). Green spaces nearby include West Blean and Thornden Woods.
What happens if it’s left?
Fresh grease comes off far more easily than old. Heat from the range bakes canopy grease into a hard, dark layer, so the longer it’s left, the longer the clean takes. A planned visit to Calcott is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
Why us?
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Every job surveyed first
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Fully insured
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Calcott questions
Who inspects food businesses in Calcott?
The local authority for Calcott is Canterbury City council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Can you work in Calcott outside opening hours?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The work in Calcott can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. The law sets the duty; TR19® is the benchmark used to show it’s met. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and many insurers can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of cleaning.
Where does the waste go?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it doesn’t spread.
What about areas you cannot get to?
We record them on the report, with photos where possible, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
What kinds of canopies do you clean?
We clean canopies in commercial kitchens of every kind. The routine stays the same whatever the kitchen, with the equipment off and cool.
Does a canopy clean meet TR19?
A TR19® Grease clean covers the whole system, not just the canopy. Cleaning the canopy alone leaves the ducts, risers and fan untouched, and the report will say what was covered.
Part by part
Island canopies
An island canopy is open on all sides, so every face can collect grease. We clean all of them, inside and out.
Wall canopies
Long wall canopies often have several filter banks. Each section’s plenum and housing is cleaned in turn, with pictures for each.
What canopy cleaning cannot fix
Not every problem is solved by canopy cleaning, and we will tell you before any work starts. It does not solve:
- Poor airflow from a fan that needs repair
- Bent or broken filters
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Island canopies
- Grease gutters
- Plenum chambers
- Canopy light fittings
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies