Kent · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Crouch, Kent
One call covers deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out in Crouch: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- A hood coated in old grease
About our canopy cleaning in Crouch
Dripping edges and a sticky hood are the first things a visitor notices. Under the surface, the plenum behind the filters is usually in a worse state. Canopy cleaning deals with both, so the hood looks right and works properly. If you have drips from the canopy onto the range and a sticky, discoloured canopy, we can help, from baffle filters, wall canopies and island canopies onwards.
In a village or hamlet like Crouch, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Crouch (ME13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What a clean will not put right
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
- A hood that does not cover the cooking line
- A fan that cannot pull enough air because it’s worn out
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Grease gutters
- Wall canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
For landlords and multi-site operators
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
What else we do in Crouch
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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’s our job.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
FAQs for Crouch
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Crouch?
That is Swale council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Crouch. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Crouch out of term?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. With about 3 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Crouch, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Can I just have the canopy cleaned instead of the whole system?
TR19® Grease is about the whole extract, from canopy to discharge. Cleaning the canopy alone leaves the ducts, risers and fan untouched, and the report will say what was covered.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where needed. Then you get a fixed quote.
How long is a canopy clean?
Size and build-up decide it. Typically it takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up.
Do you provide pictures of the cleaned canopy?
A photo report shows the canopy and plenum before and after. If the canopy is cleaned as part of a full TR19 clean, a TR19 certificate is issued too.
What kinds of canopies do you clean?
Single hoods, long wall canopies and island canopies alike. The survey tells us how best to clean yours, from photos or a visit.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
Not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in England and Wales.
How the job changes from site to site
Grease troughs and gutters
Where a trough drains into a grease cup, that’s emptied and cleaned too, and we will show staff where it is.
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.
Why deal with it now?
Drips from a dirty canopy land on the cooking line. That is a hygiene problem as well as a fire one, and EHOs look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment. Somewhere as small as Crouch, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why us?
- Trading since 2009
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- We’re fully insured
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
How it works
We’re used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes a few hours for most canopies. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Crouch.
- We start by checking the canopy, filters and plenum.
- 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.
- Inside and out, the canopy and its grease channels are degreased.
- Clean filters are refitted and before and after photos go into your report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Getting a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Advice
When to call us in Crouch
Because the plenum sits behind the filters, it’s easy to forget. Kitchen staff clean what they can see, leaving the plenum and housing to collect grease between professional cleans.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- Condensation and grease dripping together
A kitchen near Selling station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
What your quote should include
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether the figure could change on the day
Kitchen extracts in Crouch
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens in Crouch and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Each canopy in those kitchens catches grease on the inside of the hood and behind the filters. Environmental health officers from Swale council inspect food businesses in Crouch. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. The fire and rescue service for Crouch is 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.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Belmont House and Gardens is about 4.2 miles west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. Where a hall near Church of St Peter and St Paul, or anywhere in Crouch, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Crouch is about 3 miles south-east of Preston, in Kent. Crouch gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Crouch among them. We also work in Maidstone, around 18 miles away.
Canopy cleaning in ME13 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Close by, we work in South Street (1 mile south-east), Gushmere (1 mile south-west), Neames Forstal (1 mile south), Hickmans Green (1 mile east) and Oversland (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (10 miles south), Canterbury (6 miles east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-west), Whitstable (6 miles north-east), Faversham (3 miles north-west) and Herne Bay (10 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Crouch
In Crouch, that means kitchens and buildings near The Sondes Arms and Mount Ephraim Gardens, among other places. The nearest railway station is Selling station, roughly 0.5 miles south. Nearby you will also find Tower keep castle at Chilham (3 miles south). Open spaces near Crouch include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.