Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
East Harting canopy cleaning
Canopy cleaning for East Harting and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in East Harting
Think of the canopy as the mouth of the extract. A dirty canopy passes more grease further into the system. Our diagnosis starts there, and the cure is a thorough clean of the hood, the plenum and the filter housing. The work covers baffle filters, grease gutters and plenum chambers, and common reasons people get in touch are a plenum thick with grease behind the filters and filters that never seem to stay clean.
In a village or hamlet like East Harting, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
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.
- Where
- East Harting (GU31)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in East Harting
Which council inspects kitchens in East Harting?
The local authority for East Harting is Chichester council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Can school kitchens in East Harting be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 3 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of East Harting. You can call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the dates the site is empty.
What kinds of canopies do you clean?
Wall canopies, island canopies and single hoods over individual appliances. Each one is cleaned inside and out, with the plenum behind the filters.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
What paperwork do I get after a canopy clean?
A photo report shows the canopy and plenum before and after. Full system cleans also come with a TR19 certificate.
How long is a canopy clean?
A single canopy with a light build-up is fairly quick, but large or heavily soiled canopies take longer. We will tell you what to expect.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we will quote them together.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
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.
Towns and villages near East Harting
Also in East Harting
What we’re called out for in East Harting
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.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- A hood coated in old grease
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Uppark is about 1.7 miles south-west), access may need planning.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
What we do, step by step
Each visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, carry out the canopy cleaning, clear away and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. Somewhere like East Harting, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- The canopy is checked from pictures or on a visit.
- Out of hours, the range is switched off, cooled and covered.
- With the filters removed, the plenum and filter channels are cleaned.
- The canopy shell, seams, troughs and gutters are degreased inside and out.
- We put the filters back, tidy up and photograph the finished canopy.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Advice
East Harting kitchens: local notes
East Harting is about 49 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included. The fire and rescue service for East Harting is Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Petersfield Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to East Harting, about 4.1 miles north-west. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near The Parish Church of St Mary & St Gabriel, or anywhere in East Harting, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
East Harting is about 4 miles south-east of Petersfield, in Hampshire. Wherever you are in the GU31 postcode area, we can carry out canopy cleaning at your premises. East Harting is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover for commercial clients. Portsmouth is in our area too, about 15 miles from East Harting.
Work in GU31 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. That includes premises on Hollist Lane, East Harting Street and Orchard Close and the roads around them. Close by, we work in South Harting (1 mile west), Nyewood (1 mile north), Elsted (1 mile east), Elsted Marsh (2 miles east) and Dumpford (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Havant (9 miles south-west), Horndean (8 miles south-west), Alton (13 miles north), Waterlooville (10 miles south-west), Petersfield (4 miles north-west) and Purbrook (10 miles south-west).
What’s near East Harting
Around East Harting, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Ship Inn. For rail, the closest station is Petersfield station, roughly 4.1 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Petersfield Community Hospital (4.1 miles north-west) and Bear Museum (3.7 miles north-west). Not far away are Iping and Stedham Commons and Oakham Hill.
Why act early in East Harting
A canopy clean in East Harting now stops the grease spreading further. The work takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several, out of hours so service carries on. Put off, the grease simply moves further into the system. Somewhere as small as East Harting, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Why book with us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Trading since 2009
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Different parts, different methods
Pub and hotel kitchens
In a pub or hotel, the canopy is often in view of staff all day, so drips and smells soon become a daily nuisance. Cleaning the canopy and plenum sorts it.
Grease troughs and gutters
Some troughs drain to a cup or drawer, that’s emptied and cleaned too, and we will show staff where it is.
What affects the quote in East Harting
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- The size of the system
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
You don’t need the technical terms. Just send:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.