Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Fair Oak, Hampshire
Professional canopy cleaning in and around Fair Oak, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
Canopy cleaning in Fair Oak
For canopies and hoods in Fair Oak, the work follows the same careful routine: filters out, plenum scraped and degreased, then the canopy cleaned inside and out. You get photos of the canopy before and after. If you have wet, greasy drips from the hood and a canopy that no longer draws the smoke away, we can help, from wall canopies, island canopies and canopy light fittings onwards.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like Fair Oak gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Fair Oak (SO50)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
Island canopies
Everything about an island canopy is on show so a clean, even finish matters. We degrease it thoroughly and photograph the result.
Pub and hotel kitchens
A hotel or pub kitchen can rarely close for long. Canopy cleans are done late at night or early in the morning so the kitchen keeps trading.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Fixed quotes for canopy cleaning in Fair Oak
You will get a fixed price before we start. It’s based on:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The number of sites or systems
- A single visit or a regular plan
- What state the system is in
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Helping us quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.
What we are called out for in Fair Oak
However carefully a kitchen in Fair Oak is run, the canopy still collects grease. It’s fuel, sitting directly over the burners, so a flare-up near a greasy hood can quickly become a fire.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
Church and community hall kitchens, near Saint Thomas or anywhere around Fair Oak, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
What your quote should include
- Whether they recommend a next date
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Empty the grease troughs before they fill
- Clean the baffle filters often
- Keep the fan on through service
- Avoid harsh scourers that scratch the canopy
The report gives a recommended next clean date. It reflects how long the kitchen cooks and how much grease we removed, in line with BESA guidance.
Don’t let canopy gutters fill to the brim. Most canopy drips start with a full trough, so make emptying them part of the closing routine.
Questions from Fair Oak
Can you get to a site in Fair Oak?
Yes. Fair Oak is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Fair Oak out of term?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. There are about 4 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Fair Oak. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
What about areas you cannot get to?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. You’ll know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
What paperwork do I get after a canopy clean?
Before and after pictures go into a report, listing what was cleaned. Where the whole system is cleaned, you also get a TR19 certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
What accreditations do you have?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’ve been trading since 2009 and we are fully insured.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
The process
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes a few hours for most canopies. We plan the journey to Fair Oak and bring what the job is likely to need.
- The canopy is checked from photos 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.
- Inside and out, the hood and its troughs are cleaned.
- Filters are refitted, the area cleaned down and the photo report put together.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know about parking and loading
How to get a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Advice
Kitchen extracts in Fair Oak
The Food Standards Agency lists about 8 pubs and bars as registered food businesses in and around Fair Oak, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Fire safety in Fair Oak falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. It’s Eastleigh council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Fair Oak. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Fair Oak Junior School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Fair Oak is Moorgreen Hospital, about 2.7 miles south-west.
Fair Oak is about 2 miles east of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. We carry out canopy cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Fair Oak and the rest of Hampshire. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, and Fair Oak is one of them.
All of SO50 is covered for canopy cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. You will find streets such as Dean Road, Witt Road and Sandy Lane, all of which we cover for canopy cleaning. If your site is just outside Fair Oak, we cover Horton Heath (1 mile south), Wintershill (2 miles east), Durley (2 miles south-east), Lower Upham (2 miles east) and Durley Street (2 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Winchester (7 miles north), Gosport (13 miles south-east), Havant (15 miles south-east), Fareham (9 miles south-east), Horndean (13 miles east) and Totton (10 miles west).
Near you in Fair Oak
Around Fair Oak, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Old George Public House, Wyvern Technology College and Wyvern Technology College and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Hedge End station, about 2.2 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Moorgreen Hospital (2.7 miles south-west) and Eastleigh Museum (2.5 miles west). The countryside around Fair Oak includes Bishops Waltham Branch LNR.