Greater London · Canopy and hood cleaning
Colliers Wood canopy cleaning
Canopy cleaning across Colliers Wood and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Colliers Wood
A kitchen team can wipe the outside of a canopy, but the seams, gutters and inner skin need more. Thick deposits are scraped off by hand, then the surfaces degreased to suit what’s there, using hot water or steam where it helps. Common call-outs are for an EHO comment about the canopy and wet, greasy drips from the hood, on grease gutters, canopy light fittings and wall canopies.
In a London area like Colliers Wood, a kitchen extract often passes through shared space on its way out: a riser, a service void, the floors above. A duct fire there can reach parts of the building far from the range, which is why keeping it clean to TR19® matters.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Colliers Wood (SW17, SW19, CR4)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Also near Colliers Wood
What else we do in Colliers Wood
What the work involves, part by part
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. Cleaning the canopy and plenum sorts it.
Island canopies
With filters on more than one side, an island canopy has more plenum to clean. Both sides are taken apart and cleaned.
How we price canopy cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The times the site is available
- How many systems or sites are involved
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Your questions about canopy cleaning in Colliers Wood
Can parking be tricky for a job in Colliers Wood?
Parking and loading in London need planning, so tell us about bays, permits and building rules when you book. Much of our London work is done overnight, which helps.
Can a school canteen extract in Colliers Wood be done out of term time?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 37 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Colliers Wood. Send us your term dates when you phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will fit the work in.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
What causes grease to drip from the hood?
A full trough, gaps around the filters or a coated plenum. We clean the canopy, plenum and troughs and tell you what we find.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. That is generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and where several people have control, each can have duties. If you’re not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
Do you cover Colliers Wood?
Yes. Our technicians work in Colliers Wood, as part of our area across London and the South East.
How much notice should we give?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We typically quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
The process
Each visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the canopy cleaning, clear away and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. Most London sites can’t stop for the day, so work in Colliers Wood is normally done overnight, early in the morning or at weekends.
- 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 pictures and a next clean date.
How to prepare
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.
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Kitchen extracts in Colliers Wood
Look up Colliers Wood on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 439 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 88 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Colliers Wood, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever there’s a canopy over the cooking, its hood and plenum collect grease with every service. Kitchens in Colliers Wood get their food hygiene inspections from Wandsworth council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Most London extract cleaning happens at night, after the last service.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Nicholas, or anywhere in Colliers Wood, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. A kitchen near Tooting station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. For schools such as Sellincourt Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Colliers Wood is about 5 miles south of Brompton, in Greater London. If you need canopy cleaning in Colliers Wood, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Our area covers London and the South East, Colliers Wood included. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, Colliers Wood among them. We also work in London, around 6 miles away.
We cover every part of the SW17, SW19 and CR4 postcode area for canopy cleaning and the roads nearby. That includes premises on Acre Road, Boyd Road and Park Road and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Colliers Wood: Tooting (1 mile north), Tooting Bec (1 mile north), Merton Abbey (1 mile south-west), Furzedown (1 mile north-east) and Eastfields (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover London (6 miles north-east), City of Westminster (7 miles north), Marylebone (7 miles north), Kensington (6 miles north), St Pancras (8 miles north) and Shoreditch (8 miles north-east).
What’s near Colliers Wood
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Figge's Marsh, Ensham School and The Royal Standard pub and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Colliers Wood itself: Tooting station. Other landmarks nearby include Grove Hospital (0.6 miles north) and Wandle Industrial Museum (1.2 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Henman Hill and Myrna Close.
Looking after it afterwards
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Keep grease cups and drawers emptied
- Keep filters on a set cleaning routine
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
- Flag any change in how the canopy behaves
The report gives a recommended next clean date. It reflects how long the kitchen cooks and how much grease we removed, in line with BESA guidance.
Wipe the canopy surfaces at the end of each day. It won’t replace a professional clean, but it slows the build-up you can see.
What a clean will not put right
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
- Weak extraction caused by a failing fan motor
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Colliers Wood
- Island canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Wall canopies
- Grease gutters
- Plenum chambers
- Baffle filters
Leave it or put it right?
A greasy canopy is fuel directly above the flame. Flames from the range can ignite it and be pulled further into the system, where a fire is much harder to stop. Cleaning it removes that fuel. London sites work long hours, and the longer a job is left, the bigger it gets.
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will talk you through it.
Why book with us
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
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