Kent · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Cranbrook, Kent
Canopy cleaning in Cranbrook from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- A hood coated in old grease
- An EHO comment about the canopy
How it works
On the day, we arrive 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 work begins, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. Visits to a place like Cranbrook are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the survey says the job needs.
- 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 photos and a next clean date.
Before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Move anything stored near the system
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Getting a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Advice
How we handle canopy cleaning in Cranbrook
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. If you have condensation and grease dripping together and fat running down the front of the hood, we can put it right, from wall canopies, grease gutters and island canopies onwards.
In a smaller place like Cranbrook, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Cranbrook (TN17, TN18)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Grease, kitchens and Cranbrook
Look up Cranbrook on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 11 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 4 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Cranbrook. Any of those kitchens with a canopy has a hood that needs cleaning inside and out. Kitchens in Cranbrook get their food hygiene inspections from Tunbridge Wells council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. The fire and rescue service for Cranbrook is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Congregational Church, or anywhere in Cranbrook, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. School kitchens, at schools like Cranbrook School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Cranbrook is about 12 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Cranbrook or further out, we cover canopy cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Cranbrook is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for commercial clients. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (12 miles or so).
Every address in TN17 and TN18 is within our area for canopy cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on High Street, Crane Lane and White Lion Yard or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover the places around Cranbrook: Baker's Cross (1 mile east), Coursehorn (1 mile east), Swattenden (1 mile south), Hartley (1 mile south-west) and Gill's Green (3 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (12 miles north), Ashford (15 miles east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles west), Tonbridge (13 miles north-west), Kings Hill (13 miles north-west) and Foley Park (13 miles north).
Local landmarks in Cranbrook
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Crown Public House, Crane Valley and Cranbrook Church of England Primary School, among other places. Well-known places in the area include Sissinghurst Castle (2.5 miles north-east) and Benenden Hospital (3.6 miles east).
What affects the cost of canopy cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- How big the system is
- What state the system is in
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Any permits to work or inductions
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Asking for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The site address and the type of premises
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
When something else is needed
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Poor airflow from a fan that needs repair
- Grease in the duct runs and risers behind the canopy
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Cranbrook
- Baffle filters
- Plenum chambers
- Grease gutters
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
Questions from Cranbrook
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Cranbrook?
Cranbrook is in the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do you work overnight in Cranbrook?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. That way a site in Cranbrook does not have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.
Is the inside of the hood cleaned?
Inside and out, including the seams, troughs and gutters. The plenum and filter housing behind the filters are cleaned too.
What do you do with what you remove?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. We do not leave it behind.
What paperwork do I get after a canopy clean?
Photos of the canopy and plenum before and after. The report includes a recommended next clean date.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Duct Doctor is 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.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not normally. Visits are timed for when the area is closed, such as overnight or at a weekend, so the site can carry on as normal.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and the details are available on request.
Nearby places to Cranbrook
Other services in Cranbrook
Do you need canopy cleaning in Cranbrook?
The plenum is hidden behind the filters, so nobody sees it build up. Daily cleaning reaches the canopy face but rarely gets further, leaving the plenum and housing to collect grease between professional cleans.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- A hood coated in old grease
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- Condensation and grease dripping together
A hospital like Benenden Hospital, about 3.6 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
What to look for in a quote
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether VAT is included
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
What the work involves, part by part
Wall canopies
Wall canopies sit against a wall over a cooking line. Grease often collects where the canopy meets the wall, so we clean along it as well as the inner skin.
Pub and hotel kitchens
Staff in pub and hotel kitchens work under the canopy all day, so a dripping hood quickly becomes everyone’s problem. A thorough clean puts that right.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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, next to our reports.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Cranbrook and across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.