Oxfordshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Crawley, Oxfordshire
Canopy cleaning across Crawley and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- Condensation running down the canopy
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
Canopy cleaning in Crawley, done properly
Every canopy we clean in Crawley gets the same treatment: filters out, plenum scraped and degreased, then the canopy cleaned inside and out. You get pictures of the canopy before and after. The work covers baffle filters, canopy light fittings and island canopies, and the jobs we see most are a hood coated in old grease and poor capture at the hood.
Work in a small place like Crawley starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
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 carry full insurance.
- Where
- Crawley (OX29)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What we do, step by step
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. In a small place like Crawley, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We look at the canopy first, from photos or on a visit.
- The range is turned off and allowed to cool before we cover it.
- We remove the grease filters and clean the plenum and filter housing.
- The canopy is cleaned inside and out, including troughs and seams.
- We refit the filters, clear up and photograph the finished canopy.
How to prepare
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Ask for a quote
For canopy cleaning in Crawley, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
Advice
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Oxfordshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
What canopy cleaning looks like in Crawley
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 12 bars, pubs and nightclubs across Crawley and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Crawley sits within the area of Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Food hygiene inspections in Crawley are the job of West Oxfordshire council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Hailey Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Crawley (Minster Lovell Hall is about 1.1 miles west), fitting access panels needs care.
Crawley is about 1 mile north-west of Witney, in Oxfordshire. For canopy cleaning in and around Crawley, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, Crawley included. Our Oxfordshire coverage runs to 443 places, and Crawley is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Oxford page (12 miles or so).
We work across OX29 for canopy cleaning and the streets around it. That includes premises on Witney Hill, Farm Lane and Foxburrow Lane and the roads around them. Other places close to Crawley include Leafield (2 miles north-west), Swinbrook (4 miles west), Ascott d'Oyley (4 miles north-west), Ascott-under-Wychwood (5 miles north-west) and Ascott Earl (5 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (12 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (13 miles south-east), Carterton (5 miles south-west), Wantage (15 miles south), Grove (14 miles south) and Faringdon (11 miles south).
Around Crawley
In Crawley, that means kitchens and buildings near Wood Green School and The Lamb Inn. Crawley’s nearest station is Finstock station, about 3.6 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Cogges Manor Farm Museum (1.9 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Blenheim Farm.
Part by part
Plenums and filter housings
The rails and channels that hold the filters collect grease. We clean them so the filters sit tight and leave no gaps.
Grease troughs and gutters
Drips from the canopy edge often start in a full gutter. Cleaning it clears the drip.
What else we do in Crawley
How we price canopy cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The scale of the work
- Whether several sites go on one quote
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.
What to send for a quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- A few general shots of the system
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
When to call us in Crawley
Steam and condensation make canopy grease harder to deal with. As the canopy cools, condensation forms, carrying grease with it. Drips onto the cooking line are a common result.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- Poor capture at the hood
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St John the Evangelist or elsewhere in Crawley, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
What to look for in a quote
- Proof of insurance
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether they recommend a next date
Why act early in Crawley
A canopy clean in Crawley now stops the grease spreading further. It takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up, out of hours so service carries on. Put off, the grease simply moves further into the system. With notice, the visit to Crawley can be fitted around your bookings and events.
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
Why book with us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- We’re fully insured
See our cost guide or our accreditations.
FAQs for Crawley
Is Crawley within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Do you work overnight in Crawley?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in Crawley keeps running as normal. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
How much does canopy cleaning cost?
We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. We fix the price before we start.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
How do you protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Is canopy cleaning enough for TR19?
You can have the canopy cleaned on its own, but it won’t cover the ductwork or fan. For TR19, the whole system needs cleaning, at intervals set by BESA guidance.
How much notice should we give?
For planned work, earlier is better, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
What kinds of canopies do you clean?
Most commercial kitchen canopies, from one small hood to a long run of canopies. We work out the approach when we survey, from photos or a visit.