Kent · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Coombe, Kent
Canopy cleaning in Coombe, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Condensation running down the canopy
- Grease channels that no longer drain
- Grease filters blocking between washes
Canopy cleaning in Coombe
Canopy cleans are done out of hours: evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. The equipment underneath is switched off, left to cool and sheeted, and the kitchen is left ready for the next service. Typical jobs include an EHO comment about the canopy and greasy streaks across the canopy, on baffle filters, canopy light fittings and island canopies.
In a small place like Coombe, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Coombe (CT3, CT13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extracts in Coombe
The Food Standards Agency lists about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses within about 1.5 miles of central Coombe. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. In Coombe, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Dover council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Coombe is covered by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
School kitchens, at schools like Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Goodnestone Park is about 3.5 miles south-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Coombe is about 6 miles north-west of Deal, in Kent. For canopy cleaning in and around Coombe, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Coombe. Coombe is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for commercial clients. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 33 miles away.
Work in CT3 and CT13 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We cover sites on Coombe Lane, Saunders Lane and Langdon Avenue and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Coombe, we cover Flemings (1 mile south-west), Ash (1 mile north-west), Weddington (1 mile north), Guilton (1 mile west) and Hammill Park (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover Canterbury (9 miles west), Margate (8 miles north-east), Dover (9 miles south), Folkestone (14 miles south-west), Ramsgate (7 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (9 miles north-east).
What’s near Coombe
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Chequer Inn and Sandwich Technology School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Sandwich station, about 2.1 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include White Mill (1.6 miles east). For a walk, there’s Monk's Wall nature reserve.
What we do, step by step
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, carry out the canopy cleaning, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Coombe before we set off.
- The canopy is checked from photos or on a visit.
- Once the kitchen has closed, the cooking line is cooled and sheeted.
- We lift out the filters and scrape the plenum and housing.
- Inside and out, the hood and its troughs are cleaned.
- We put the filters back, tidy up and photograph the finished canopy.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Getting a quote
Need a price for canopy cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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Signs you need canopy cleaning in Coombe
Filters that are missing, damaged or badly seated leave gaps. The plenum and housing behind them then take far more grease than they should, which shows up as heavy deposits when the filters come out.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- Condensation and grease dripping together
- A hood coated in old grease
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Nicholas or elsewhere in Coombe, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
What your quote should include
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether a survey comes first
What your team can do, and what needs us
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
What the work involves, part by part
Wall canopies
Long wall canopies often have several filter banks. Each section’s plenum and housing is cleaned in turn, with pictures for each.
Island canopies
With filters on more than one side, an island canopy has more plenum to clean. We work round the canopy, cleaning each filter bank and plenum.
Why it’s worth doing now in Coombe
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. It’s simpler to plan the work at Coombe now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before we start.
Why Coombe businesses choose us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Every job surveyed first
- Full insurance on every job
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.
FAQs for Coombe
Is Coombe within the area you cover?
Yes, Coombe is part of our area, however small the site. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Coombe out of term?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. There are about 2 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Coombe. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
How much notice do you need?
For planned work, earlier is better, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
What information do you need?
Only a few details: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Which canopies and hoods do you clean?
Most commercial kitchen canopies, from one small hood to a long run of canopies. The survey tells us how best to clean yours, from pictures or a visit.
Are you accredited?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Can you clean the canopy outside our opening hours?
We clean out of hours as a matter of course, at night, early in the morning or at weekends. The kitchen is handed back ready to cook.
Does a canopy clean meet TR19?
You can have the canopy cleaned on its own, but it will not cover the ductwork or fan. TR19 Grease covers everything the grease travels through, at intervals set by BESA guidance.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Aftercare tips
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Check and empty canopy gutters regularly
- Tell us when the canopy starts to drip
- Keep the fan on through service
- Keep every filter in place while cooking
A full system clean comes with a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If the job covers only the canopy, the paperwork reflects that.
Keep the fan running throughout service and for a short while after. Turning the fan off early lets vapour settle on the hood.