Kent · Canopy and hood cleaning
Eyhorne Street canopy cleaning
Our technicians work in Eyhorne Street on canopy cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Eyhorne Street
Grease troughs, seams and the inside edge of the canopy are the spots a daily wipe misses. We scrape the heavy deposits, then degrease the surfaces with methods that suit the build-up, using hot water or steam where it helps. If you have canopy gutters full of old fat and grease dripping from the canopy edge, we can help, from canopy light fittings, grease gutters and island canopies onwards.
In a small place like Eyhorne Street, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That is why every job is written up in a report with photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Eyhorne Street (ME17)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Why deal with it now?
Baked-on grease gets harder to shift the longer it stays. Over months, the heat hardens it into a stubborn coating, which makes a later clean slower and harder. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Eyhorne Street rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
Why Eyhorne Street businesses choose us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Every visit written up, with photos
- Full insurance on every job
- We diagnose before we treat
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.
When something else is needed
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what canopy cleaning won’t do:
- Weak extraction caused by a failing fan motor
- A hood that doesn’t cover the cooking line
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Baffle filters
- Plenum chambers
- Grease gutters
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
Looking after it afterwards
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Run the extract the whole time you’re cooking
- Keep grease cups and drawers emptied
- Check filters aren’t leaving gaps
- Clean the baffle filters often
We recommend when the canopy, or the whole system, should next be cleaned. That date is based on your cooking hours and what we found, in line with BESA guidance.
Tell us if the canopy starts dripping or the filters clog sooner than usual. More drips or quicker clogging often mean the cleaning interval needs looking at, which a grease thickness test can confirm.
How we price canopy cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Any permits to work or inductions
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we will explain what it covers.
Helping us quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Common questions in Eyhorne Street
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Eyhorne Street during the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. There are about 2 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Eyhorne Street. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Eyhorne Street?
Kitchens in Eyhorne Street are inspected by Maidstone council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
The law calls them the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
What causes grease to drip from the hood?
Full gutters and a heavily coated plenum are the common causes. Grease has nowhere else to go, so it runs down and drips, and condensation can carry it too. Cleaning the canopy and plenum clears it.
How long does canopy cleaning take?
One lightly soiled hood does not take long, while long canopies, several hoods or heavy deposits take more time. You’ll know before any work starts.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No, not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Can I just have the canopy cleaned instead of the whole system?
A canopy-only clean is possible, but it is not a full TR19 clean. TR19 Grease covers everything the grease travels through, at intervals set by BESA guidance.
What accreditations do you have?
We are 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.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
What canopy cleaning looks like in Eyhorne Street
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs across Eyhorne Street and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. In Eyhorne Street, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Maidstone council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Eyhorne Street sits within the area of 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 cook for passing trade around Hollingbourne station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Hollingbourne Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Eyhorne Street is about 4 miles east of Maidstone, in Kent. If you need canopy cleaning in Eyhorne Street, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Eyhorne Street. Eyhorne Street is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for canopy cleaning.
Here we cover the ME17 postcode area for canopy cleaning. Whether your site is on Eyhorne Street, Tile Fields and Tile Fields Close or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Eyhorne Street, we cover Hollingbourne (1 mile north-east), Ashbank (1 mile south-west), Broomfield (1 mile south), Leeds (1 mile south-west) and Broad Street (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (4 miles west), Ashford (13 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (7 miles north-east), Faversham (12 miles east), Minster (13 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (10 miles west).
Near you in Eyhorne Street
In Eyhorne Street, that means kitchens and buildings near Glyder House Sugar Loaves Public House and the streets around them. Eyhorne Street has its own railway station: Hollingbourne station. A little further out are KIMS hospital (3.6 miles north-west) and Leeds Castle (0.9 miles south). The countryside around Eyhorne Street includes Detling Hill.
How the visit works
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes a few hours for most canopies. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Eyhorne Street run smoothly.
- First the canopy is surveyed, by pictures or in person.
- Equipment below is switched off and left to cool, then sheeted.
- We remove the grease filters and clean the plenum and filter housing.
- The canopy is cleaned inside and out, including troughs and seams.
- Clean filters are refitted and before and after pictures go into your report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
How to get a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
When to call us in Eyhorne Street
The canopy takes the hottest, wettest air in the kitchen. Grease from the vapour lands on the canopy’s inner surfaces, its joints and its filters before what gets through reaches the plenum.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Grease channels that no longer drain
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- Grease filters blocking between washes
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as KIMS hospital (about 3.6 miles north-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Comparing quotes
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed