Surrey · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Castle Green, Surrey
One call covers canopy cleaning in Castle Green: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
Canopy cleaning in Castle Green
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. The work covers plenum chambers, canopy light fittings and island canopies, and people most often call us about filters that never seem to stay clean and fat running down the front of the hood.
For a kitchen in or near Castle Green, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, 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.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Castle Green (GU24)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
Common problems we fix in Castle Green
Steam and condensation make canopy grease harder to deal with. As the canopy cools, condensation forms, carrying grease with it. Drips onto the cooking line are a common result.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- A filter housing caked in grease
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- Grease filters blocking between washes
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
Botleys Mansion, about 4.2 miles north-east, is one of the historic houses near Castle Green; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Questions to ask before you book
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- What insurance they carry
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
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FAQs for Castle Green
Do you work overnight in Castle Green?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Castle Green during the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 7 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Castle Green. Send us your term dates when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we’ll fit the work in.
Does a canopy clean meet TR19?
Canopy cleaning is part of TR19, not the whole of it. We’ll make clear on the report which parts were cleaned so nobody mistakes it for a full system clean.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
How long will it take to clean the canopy?
That depends on the size of the canopy and how much grease is on it. As a guide, it takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up.
How much notice do you need?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
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 can quote for the whole system.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
Kitchen extracts in Castle Green
Food Standards Agency records list about 23 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 9 sandwich bars and takeaways across Castle Green and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Each canopy in those kitchens catches grease on the inside of the hood and behind the filters. It’s Surrey Heath council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Castle Green. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Fire safety in Castle Green falls to Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Brookwood Hospital about 1.6 miles south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Bursars and site managers at schools such as St Lawrence CofE (Aided) Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Castle Green is about 2 miles north-west of Woking, in Surrey. We carry out canopy cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Castle Green and the rest of Surrey. Castle Green is one of 395 towns, villages and districts in Surrey where we work for canopy cleaning. There’s also a page for Guildford, about 6 miles away.
Work in GU24 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. You will find streets such as Scotts Grove Road, Guildford Road and Scott's Grove Close, all of which we cover for canopy cleaning. We also cover Penny Pot (1 mile north-west), Coxhill Green (1 mile north-east), Chobham (1 mile north-east), West End (1 mile west) and Bisley (1 mile south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Guildford (6 miles south), Camberley (5 miles west), Epsom (15 miles east), Farnham (12 miles south-west), Ewell (15 miles east) and Egham (7 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Castle Green
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Sun Public House, Gordon's School and Milford Green and Coxhill Green. The closest station to Castle Green is Brookwood station, roughly 2.6 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Brookwood Hospital (1.6 miles south) and Chobham Museum (0.8 miles north-east). The countryside around Castle Green includes Brookwood Lye.
How it works
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before we start, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. The timing of a visit to Castle Green is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- First the canopy is surveyed, by photos or in person.
- The range is turned off and allowed to cool before we cover it.
- We remove the grease filters and clean the plenum and filter housing.
- We degrease the canopy shell, its seams and the grease troughs.
- Filters go back, the area is cleaned down and pictures are taken.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
Related advice
Different parts, different methods
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.
Plenums and filter housings
Behind the grease filters is the plenum. Grease that slips past the filters settles there, so it’s scraped and degreased on every canopy clean.
What affects the cost of canopy cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Where the site is and how we reach it
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Helping us quote
You do not need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Need a price for canopy cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
What a clean won’t put right
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what canopy cleaning won’t do:
- Electrical faults in the canopy
- Grease in the duct runs and risers behind the canopy
- A hood that doesn’t cover the cooking line
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Grease gutters
- Plenum chambers
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Baffle filters