Kent · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Chartway Street, Kent
Need canopy cleaning in Chartway Street? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- Poor capture at the hood
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Wash or exchange the filters on a regular cycle
- Give the canopy a wipe after service
- Empty the grease troughs before they fill
- Report new drips or smells from the canopy
File the report alongside your fire risk assessment where an inspector can see it. Before and after photos speak for themselves.
The best thing a kitchen can do for its canopy is keep the filters clean. Wash or exchange them regularly, and make sure they’re all in place before cooking. Less grease gets into the plenum as a result.
Canopy cleaning in Chartway Street, done properly
Of the whole extract system, the canopy is the bit on show. It’s also the first place cooking vapour meets, so grease gathers on its inner skin, seams and gutters. We clean it inside and out, along with the plenum and filter housing behind it. The work covers plenum chambers, island canopies and canopy light fittings, and the jobs we see most are a sticky, discoloured canopy and an EHO comment about the canopy.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Chartway Street (ME17)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Weak extraction caused by a failing fan motor
- A canopy too small for the cooking under it (that is a design question)
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Chartway Street
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Plenum chambers
- Grease gutters
Your questions about canopy cleaning in Chartway Street
Do you work overnight in Chartway Street?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. That way a site in Chartway Street does not have to lose a day’s trading. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Chartway Street in the summer holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Food Standards Agency records list about 4 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Chartway Street. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
What should I send you?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Do you provide pictures of the cleaned canopy?
A photo report shows the canopy and plenum before and after. If the canopy is cleaned as part of a full TR19 clean, a TR19 certificate is issued too.
What happens to the filters during the clean?
We remove the filters to reach the plenum, then clean and refit them. We will tell you if any need replacing.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
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 may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
What canopy cleaning looks like in Chartway Street
Look up Chartway Street on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens in and around Chartway Street, up to about a mile and a half out. Each canopy in those kitchens catches grease on the inside of the hood and behind the filters. Chartway Street sits within the area of Kent 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. In Chartway Street, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Maidstone council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Peter's and St Paul's Church or elsewhere in Chartway Street, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Historic houses near Chartway Street, such as Leeds Castle about 2 miles north, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Chartway Street is about 5 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Chartway Street, canopy cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Chartway Street is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for commercial clients.
Work in ME17 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on Chartway Street and Workhouse Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover the places around Chartway Street: Kingswood (1 mile north-east), Ulcombe (1 mile south-east), Broomfield (2 miles north-east), Leeds (2 miles north) and Ashbank (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (5 miles north-west), Ashford (12 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-east), Tonbridge (15 miles west), Faversham (13 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (10 miles west).
Around Chartway Street
For rail, the closest station is Harrietsham station, roughly 3 miles north-east. Nearby you’ll also find Sutton Valence Castle (1 mile south-west) and KIMS hospital (5.1 miles north-west).
Managing agents and facilities teams in Chartway Street
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
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How the job changes from site to site
Pub and hotel kitchens
In pubs and hotels, the kitchen may be busy for much of the day. That is a lot of grease on the canopy, and canopy cleans between full cleans can help.
Wall canopies
Long wall canopies often have several filter banks. Each section’s plenum and housing is cleaned in turn, with pictures for each.
How the visit 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 first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Chartway Street.
- We start by checking the canopy and what’s behind its filters.
- Equipment is turned off and cooled, and the area under the canopy is protected.
- Heavy deposits come off by hand, then the surfaces are degreased.
- Plenum, housing, troughs and canopy are all cleaned and checked.
- The canopy is signed off with before and after pictures and a next clean date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
How to get a quote
For canopy cleaning in Chartway Street, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
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Why deal with it now?
A canopy clean in Chartway Street now stops the grease spreading further. It takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits, done while the kitchen is closed. Put off, the grease simply moves further into the system. With notice, the visit to Chartway Street can be fitted around your bookings and events.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Chartway Street
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Full insurance on every job
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
See our cost guide and our accreditations.
Signs you need canopy cleaning in Chartway Street
Most canopies have troughs or channels that catch running grease. If they’re not emptied, they fill and overflow, and grease ends up dripping from the canopy edge.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- A hood coated in old grease
- Grease channels that no longer drain
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Kingswood Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether a written report and photos are included