West Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning

Felcourt canopy cleaning

Canopy cleaning for Felcourt, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.

  • A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
  • Grease channels that no longer drain
  • Filters that clog soon after cleaning

Canopy cleaning in Felcourt

Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Felcourt

Dripping edges and a sticky hood are the first things a visitor notices. What isn’t seen, behind the filters, tends to be worse. We clean both, so the canopy is clean where it shows and where it doesn’t. The work covers wall canopies, baffle filters and island canopies, and the jobs we see most are fat running down the front of the hood and condensation and grease dripping together.

Somewhere as small as Felcourt, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.

Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.

The Duct Doctor team standing beside their branded white and blue vans
Where
Felcourt (RH19, RH7)
Wider area
West Sussex
Reporting
Certificate and photo report
Quotes
Fixed quote, typically within a working day
Working hours
When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
Call
0345 646 2711
Updated
30 October 2026

Aftercare tips

Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:

  • Check all filters are fitted before service
  • Wipe the canopy down at close every day
  • Tell us when the canopy starts to drip
  • Leave the extract running until cooking stops

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.

Run the extract for as long as anything is cooking. Air that keeps moving carries less grease onto the canopy.

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, so the longer it’s left, the longer the clean takes. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Felcourt rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.

What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.

Why us?

  • CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
  • In business since 2009
  • A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
  • BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease

See how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.

Different parts, different methods

Wall canopies

The back of a wall canopy is hard to reach and easy to miss. With the filters out we can get to it and scrape it clean.

School and staff canteen kitchens

Canteens and school kitchens tend to run to a timetable, which makes a canopy clean easy to schedule. We often clean them in holidays or at weekends.

Questions from Felcourt

Do you cover smaller places like Felcourt?

Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Felcourt is covered. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.

Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Felcourt?

Felcourt is in the area of West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.

Which canopies and hoods do you clean?

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 clean the grease filters as part of a canopy clean?

They’re taken out, cleaned and refitted. We check each one seats properly, because gaps let grease through.

Does the law say we must follow TR19?

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 we lose a day’s trading?

Not usually. We need the work area to ourselves while we are on site, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.

Do you work with multi-site operators?

Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.

Are you accredited?

BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.

What canopy cleaning cannot fix

Canopy cleaning cannot fix everything, and we will tell you before work begins. It doesn’t solve:

  • A light fitting that does not work
  • Grease in the duct runs and risers behind the canopy
  • Bent or broken filters

If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think.

What the work covers

  • Wall canopies
  • Baffle filters
  • Island canopies
  • Canopy light fittings
  • Grease gutters
  • Plenum chambers

Managing agents and facilities teams in Felcourt

Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.

Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.

What we do, step by step

We are used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Felcourt.

  1. The canopy is checked from pictures or on a visit.
  2. Once the kitchen has closed, the cooking line is cooled and sheeted.
  3. With the filters removed, the plenum and filter channels are cleaned.
  4. Inside and out, the hood and its troughs are cleaned.
  5. We put the filters back, tidy up and photograph the finished canopy.

Before we arrive

  • Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
  • Tell us where we can park and unload
  • Clear the space around the work

Get a fixed quote

Need a price for canopy cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711 or email us with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.

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What affects the quote in Felcourt

The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:

  • Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
  • Whether several sites go on one quote
  • Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
  • Travel, parking and unloading

One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before any work starts.

What we need to know

What to send for a quote:

  • Your last certificate, test record or report
  • Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
  • Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
  • The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to

To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We normally come back within one working day.

Canopy cleaning in Felcourt: the local picture

The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 6 bars, pubs and nightclubs in and around Felcourt, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. In Felcourt, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Tandridge council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. The fire and rescue service for Felcourt is West Sussex 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.

For schools such as Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Historic houses near Felcourt, such as Saint Hill Manor about 3.7 miles south, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Queen Victoria Hospital about 1.9 miles south-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.

Felcourt is about 2 miles north of East Grinstead, in West Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Felcourt, canopy cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, Felcourt among them. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby (23 miles or so).

We work across the RH19 and RH7 postcode area for canopy cleaning and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on Felcourt Lane, Felcourt Road and Blackberry Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Nearby, we also carry out canopy cleaning in Dormans Park (1 mile south-east), Newchapel (1 mile west), Lingfield (1 mile north), Dormansland (1 mile east) and Felbridge (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Crawley (8 miles south-west), Horsham (14 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (12 miles south), Burgess Hill (15 miles south), Broadfield (9 miles south-west) and Bewbush (9 miles south-west).

Local landmarks in Felcourt

In Felcourt, that means kitchens and buildings near Centenary Fields and Imberhorne School. Felcourt’s nearest station is Dormans station, about 0.8 miles east. A little further out are Queen Victoria Hospital (1.9 miles south-east) and East Grinstead Museum (2.5 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Hedgecourt Lake.

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BESCA Vent Hygiene EliteMember, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
CHAS · SafeContractorISO 9001 and fully insured
Certificate and photo reportWith every clean
24/7 emergency calloutEvenings, nights and weekends
Since 2009South East England and London