Slough · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Ditton, Slough
Professional canopy cleaning in and around Ditton, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- Poor capture at the hood
Canopy cleaning in Ditton
A greasy canopy tells an inspector a lot before they’ve opened anything. Under the surface, the plenum behind the filters is typically in a worse state. We clean both, so the canopy is clean where it shows and where it does not. If you’re dealing with grease filters blocking between washes and a canopy that no longer draws the smoke away, we can help.
For a kitchen in or near Ditton, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- Ditton (SL3)
- Wider area
- Slough
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Keep the fan on through service
- Empty the grease troughs before they fill
- Clean the hood’s outer surfaces daily
- Tell us when the canopy starts to drip
Anything worth knowing goes into the report: damaged filters, gaps around the housing or troughs that need emptying more often. We keep it to what matters.
Run the extract for as long as anything is cooking. Turning the fan off early lets vapour settle on the hood.
Leave it or put it right?
A blocked plenum and clogged filters cut the airflow at the canopy. Smoke and heat hang around the cooking line, and the fan works harder for less. Cleaning restores the path the air should take. If the system at a site near Ditton fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Ditton
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A written report with photos after each visit
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- We diagnose before we treat
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
What staff can safely do
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Canopy cleaning around Ditton
Food Standards Agency records list about 32 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 19 takeaways and sandwich shops in Ditton 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. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Ditton. 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. Environmental health officers from Windsor and Maidenhead council inspect food businesses in Ditton. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Ditton is Upton Hospital, about 1.5 miles north-west. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Castleview Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. A kitchen near Datchet station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Ditton is about 2 miles south-east of Slough, in Slough. We provide canopy cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Ditton and the rest of Slough. Our Slough coverage runs to 31 places, Ditton among them. Our Guildford page covers sites nearby, about 17 miles away.
Canopy cleaning in SL3 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on Thorn Road, Ditton Road and London Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Nearby, we also carry out canopy cleaning in Datchet (1 mile south-west), Myrke (1 mile north-west), Brands Hill (1 mile south-east), Sunnymeads (2 miles south) and Colnbrook (2 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Cippenham (4 miles north-west), Britwell (4 miles north-west), Burnham (5 miles north-west), Stoke Poges (4 miles north), Huntercombe (4 miles north-west) and Farnham Common (5 miles north-west).
Near you in Ditton
Typical jobs here are in premises near Ditton Park, Ditton Park Academy and Upton Court Grammar School, among other places. The closest station to Ditton is Datchet station, about 0.8 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Upton Hospital (1.5 miles north-west) and Museum of Eton Life (1.9 miles west). For a walk, there’s Staines Reservoirs and Stoke Common.
For landlords and multi-site operators
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Nearby places to Ditton
What else we do in Ditton
Common questions in Ditton
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Ditton?
Kitchens in Ditton are inspected by Windsor and Maidenhead council’s environmental health officers. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Do you work in villages like Ditton?
Yes, Ditton is part of our area, however small the site. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with pictures where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and many insurers can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of cleaning.
Do you clean canopies in all kinds of kitchens?
Canopies in pubs, restaurants, hotels, schools, care homes, offices and other kitchens. The routine stays the same whatever the kitchen, with the equipment off and cool.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
Is canopy cleaning enough for TR19?
You can have the canopy cleaned on its own, but it won’t cover the ductwork or fan. TR19 Grease covers everything the grease travels through, at intervals set by BESA guidance.
What happens to the filters during the clean?
Filters are removed so we can clean the plenum and housing, then cleaned and refitted. We also offer a filter exchange service for between cleans.
What a clean will not put right
Canopy cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It doesn’t solve:
- A dirty extract fan further along the system
- Weak extraction caused by a failing fan motor
- A hood that does not cover the cooking line
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Grease gutters
- Baffle filters
- Plenum chambers
- Canopy light fittings
What affects the cost of canopy cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- How big the system is
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- A single visit or a regular plan
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. 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
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711 or email us.
What happens on the day
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes a few hours for most canopies. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Ditton can be planned properly.
- We look at the canopy, filters and troughs first.
- Once the kitchen has closed, the cooking line is cooled and sheeted.
- With the filters removed, the plenum and filter channels are cleaned.
- Inside and out, the hood and its troughs are cleaned.
- We put the filters back, tidy up and photograph the finished canopy.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored near the system
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Getting a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.