Greater London · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Clapham Junction, Greater London
Canopy cleaning in Clapham Junction from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
Part by part
Island canopies
Island canopies often have filters on two sides. We work round the canopy, cleaning each filter bank and plenum.
Pub and hotel kitchens
Few pubs and hotels can shut the kitchen for a day. We clean the canopy overnight or between services so the kitchen keeps trading.
Canopy cleaning in Clapham Junction, 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, grease gutters and baffle filters, and the jobs we see most are drips from the canopy onto the range and poor capture at the hood.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so extract cleaning in Clapham Junction is typically done overnight, after the last service. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with photos of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Clapham Junction (SW11, SW18, SW4)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
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Leave it or put it right?
Leaving the canopy until the next full clean can mean months of build-up. In a busy kitchen, the canopy and plenum can need attention between TR19 cleans, and readings or a look behind the filters will show it. Choosing the date yourself beats having a fault choose it for you.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Why Clapham Junction businesses choose us
- We diagnose before we treat
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Clapham Junction questions
Do you work overnight in Clapham Junction?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. Your customers, staff or residents in Clapham Junction needn’t be disturbed. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Clapham Junction?
Clapham Junction is in the area of London Fire Brigade. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not usually. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so you keep your normal hours.
What kinds of canopies do you clean?
Wall and island canopies, long cooking-line hoods and small single hoods. The method is the same: filters out, plenum and housing cleaned, canopy degreased inside and out.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and where several people have control, each can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
Canopy cleaning around Clapham Junction
The FSA’s data shows about 104 pubs, bars and clubs and about 12 hotels and guest houses registered within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Clapham Junction. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. In London, kitchens are usually cleaned overnight, when the kitchen is closed and loading is easier. Clapham Junction is covered by London Fire Brigade. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Clapham Welsh Presbyterian Church or elsewhere in Clapham Junction, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. School kitchens, at schools like Christ Church CofE Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Clapham Junction is about 3 miles south-east of Kensington, in Greater London. For canopy cleaning in and around Clapham Junction, please call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Clapham Junction included. Clapham Junction is one of 764 places in Greater London where we work for canopy cleaning.
Our technicians cover all of the SW11, SW18 and SW4 postcode area for canopy cleaning and the streets around it. Streets in the area include York Road, Este Road and Home Road, and we cover them all for canopy cleaning. With the A3207 close by, Clapham Junction is easy for our technicians to reach for canopy cleaning. We also cover Battersea (1 mile south-east), Sands End (1 mile north-west), Chelsea Harbour (1 mile north-west), Wandsworth (1 mile south-west) and Clapham (1 mile east). Further out, we also cover London (4 miles north-east), City of Westminster (4 miles north), Marylebone (4 miles north), Kensington (3 miles north-west), St Pancras (5 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (6 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Clapham Junction
Around Clapham Junction, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Imperial Park, The Falcon pub and Thames Christian College and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Clapham Junction itself: Clapham Junction station. Nearby you will also find Baynard's Castle (4.4 miles north-east) and Battersea General Hospital (0.8 miles north). Not far away are Battersea Park Lake and Wandle Meadow Nature Park.
What happens on the day
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before we start, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. We fit London jobs around the building rather than the other way round, so a visit in Clapham Junction is typically out of hours.
- We start by checking the canopy and what’s behind its filters.
- We protect everything below once it has cooled.
- Thick grease is scraped away before the canopy is degreased.
- Plenum, housing, troughs and canopy are all cleaned and checked.
- You get pictures of the result and a recommended date for the next clean.
Before we arrive
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Clear loose items from the work area
Ask for a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Advice
Keeping the system healthy
Results last longer with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Empty the grease troughs before they fill
- Make sure filters sit tight in the housing
- Run the extract the whole time you’re cooking
- Avoid harsh scourers that scratch the canopy
A full system clean comes with a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Where only the canopy is done, the report says so clearly.
A daily wipe of the hood keeps fresh grease from baking on. It will not replace a professional clean, but it slows the build-up you can see.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Clapham Junction and across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
What we’re called out for in Clapham Junction
Any canopy in Clapham Junction that is used for cooking will gather grease in the end. That grease is fuel sitting right above the heat, which is why a flare-up near a dirty canopy is so dangerous.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Grease filters blocking between washes
- A filter housing caked in grease
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
For kitchens close to Clapham Junction station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
What your quote should include
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether they recommend a next date
- If they look at the system before pricing