Surrey · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Farnham, Surrey
Professional canopy cleaning in and around Farnham, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- Poor capture at the hood
- A hood coated in old grease
- Fat running down the front of the hood
How we handle canopy cleaning in Farnham
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. Canopy cleaning deals with both, so the hood looks right and works properly. Common call-outs are for canopy gutters full of old fat and a filter housing caked in grease, across island canopies, grease gutters and wall canopies.
For a pub, café or restaurant in a town like Farnham, losing a day’s trade to cleaning is not an option, so cleans are booked after closing, early in the morning or on a quiet day. The kitchen is handed back clean and ready to cook.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That’s why every job is written up in a report with pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Farnham (GU9, GU10)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What we’re called out for in Farnham
Grease that runs down the inside of a canopy gathers in its gutters and troughs. Left to fill up, they spill over, so fat ends up running down the front of the hood.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Grease channels that no longer drain
- Grease filters blocking between washes
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
If you run a café or takeaway near Farnham station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
What your quote should include
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
Questions from Farnham
Do you work overnight in Farnham?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Can school kitchens in Farnham be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Around Farnham, the Food Standards Agency lists about 10 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
What happens to the filters during the clean?
The filters come out so the plenum behind them can be cleaned, and they’re cleaned before going back in. We’ll tell you if any need replacing.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Who is the responsible person?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. If you are not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
Do you work in Farnham?
Yes. Farnham is part of the area we cover, within the South East and London area we cover.
What causes grease to drip from the hood?
A full trough, gaps around the filters or a coated plenum. We clean all three and point out anything that is causing it.
Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Make sure filters sit tight in the housing
- Clean the hood’s outer surfaces daily
- Keep filters on a set cleaning routine
- Empty the grease troughs before they fill
We recommend when the canopy, or the whole system, should next be cleaned. It reflects how long the kitchen cooks and how much grease we removed, 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.
Part by part
Pub and hotel kitchens
In pubs and hotels, the kitchen may be busy for much of the day. That is a lot of grease on the canopy, and canopy cleans between full cleans can help.
Grease troughs and gutters
Some troughs drain to a cup or drawer, that’s emptied and cleaned too, and we’ll show staff where it is.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
What happens on the day
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. Photos taken on a phone are usually enough for us to plan a job in Farnham and give a fixed quote.
- We look at the canopy first, from pictures or on a visit.
- Equipment below is switched off and left to cool, then sheeted.
- Filters come out and the plenum behind them is scraped and degreased.
- The canopy is cleaned inside and out, including troughs and seams.
- Filters go back, the area is cleaned down and pictures are taken.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for canopy cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
How we price canopy cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Any permits to work or inductions
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
For canopy cleaning in Farnham, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Grease, kitchens and Farnham
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 56 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 9 sandwich bars and takeaways in Farnham and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Every kitchen among them that cooks under a canopy has a hood, plenum and filters collecting grease. It’s Waverley council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Farnham. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Farnham is covered by Surrey 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.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Joan of Arc's Church or elsewhere in Farnham, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. School kitchens, at schools like Farnham College for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Farnham is about 6 miles south of Farnborough, in Surrey. If you need canopy cleaning in Farnham, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please ring 0345 646 2711 or email us. Our area covers London and the South East, including Farnham. Farnham is one of 395 places in Surrey where we work for canopy cleaning. You can also see our page for Guildford, roughly 10 miles from Farnham.
Canopy cleaning in GU9 and GU10 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on Barncroft, Approach Road and Saxon Croft or anywhere close by, we can help. Main roads around Farnham include the A31 and A287, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. If your site is just outside Farnham, we cover Compton (1 mile east), Hale (1 mile north), Upper Hale (2 miles north), Runfold (2 miles east) and Heath End (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (10 miles east), Woking (12 miles north-east), Camberley (9 miles north), Frimley (8 miles north), Haslemere (9 miles south) and Cranleigh (14 miles east). Being one of Surrey’s larger places, Farnham has commercial sites of every size, all within our area for canopy cleaning.
What’s near Farnham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Moor Park, William Cobbett Public House and Weydon School and the streets around them. Farnham has its own railway station: Farnham station. A little further out are Museum of Farnham (less than half a mile north-west) and Farnham Castle (0.6 miles north-west). The countryside around Farnham includes Farnham Park and Aunt's Pool.
Honest limits
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A canopy undersized for the equipment
- A fan that cannot pull enough air because it’s worn out
- A dirty extract fan further along the system
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Grease gutters
- Plenum chambers
- Canopy light fittings
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters