Essex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Felsted
We cover Felsted for canopy cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
Between visits
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Keep filters on a set cleaning routine
- Avoid harsh scourers that scratch the canopy
- Make sure filters sit tight in the housing
- Empty the grease troughs before they fill
We point out anything we noticed while the canopy was apart: bent or poorly fitting filters, a light cover that is cracked, or troughs that fill too quickly. We keep it to what matters.
Run the extract for as long as anything is cooking. Air that keeps moving carries less grease onto the canopy.
Canopy cleaning in Felsted, done properly
Canopy cleaning is part of every full TR19® Grease clean, but a canopy can also need cleaning on its own, between full system cleans. In that case, the report makes clear what was and wasn’t cleaned, so your records stay accurate. Common call-outs are for filters that clog soon after cleaning and fat running down the front of the hood, on wall canopies, grease gutters and baffle filters.
In a village or hamlet like Felsted, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally 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.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as 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.
- Place
- Felsted (CM6)
- Region
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Why act early in Felsted
If the canopy waits for the next full clean, grease keeps adding up. Some kitchens need the canopy cleaning more often than the whole system, and readings or a look behind the filters will show it. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Felsted rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why Felsted businesses choose us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- In business since 2009
- We are fully insured
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
Felsted kitchens: local notes
There are about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Felsted, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Where they cook under a hood, the plenum behind the filters is where grease hides. Felsted is covered by Essex County 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. Environmental health officers from Uttlesford council inspect food businesses in Felsted. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of the Holy Cross or elsewhere in Felsted, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Felsted Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Braintree Community Hospital about 4.6 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Felsted is about 6 miles west of Braintree, in Essex. Sites in Felsted get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Felsted is one of 644 places in Essex where we work for commercial clients. Our Chelmsford page covers sites nearby, about 9 miles away.
Work in CM6 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on Station Road, Braintree Road and Chelmsford Road or a nearby road, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for canopy cleaning include Causeway End (1 mile south), Watch House Green (1 mile north-east), Little Dunmow (1 mile west), Bannister Green (1 mile east) and Brookstreet (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include Chelmsford (9 miles south), Braintree (6 miles east), Harlow (15 miles south-west), Maldon (14 miles south-east), Witham (9 miles south-east) and Saffron Walden (14 miles north-west).
Near you in Felsted
Around Felsted, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Chequers pub and the streets around them. Other landmarks nearby include Little Easton Moat (4.9 miles north-west) and Braintree Community Hospital (4.6 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Phyllis Currie Nature Reserve.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Different parts, different methods
Wall canopies
A wall-mounted canopy runs along the back of the range. The joint between canopy and wall is a common grease trap, so we clean along it as well as the inner skin.
Plenums and filter housings
Behind neglected filters, the plenum can be heavily coated. Heavy deposits are scraped out by hand before degreasing.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Felsted
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
Felsted questions
Which environmental health team covers Felsted?
Food hygiene inspections in Felsted are carried out by Uttlesford council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Do you work at weekends in Felsted?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The work in Felsted can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
What happens to the filters during the clean?
We remove the filters to reach the plenum, then clean and refit them. We’ll tell you if any need replacing.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
Not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, 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.
What accreditations do you have?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Why is my canopy dripping grease?
A canopy only holds so much grease. Once the troughs and plenum are full, it runs down and drips, often mixed with condensation. Cleaning removes the cause.
How much notice do you need?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. That’s generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and where several people have control, each can have duties. If you’re not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
Fixed quotes for canopy cleaning in Felsted
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- The condition we find in the survey
- The number of sites or systems
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Site rules, permits and inductions
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.
What we do, step by step
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes a few hours for most canopies. Somewhere like Felsted, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- We look at the canopy first, from photos or on a visit.
- Cooking equipment is left to cool and the area under the canopy protected.
- Filters come out and the plenum behind them is scraped and degreased.
- We degrease the canopy shell, its seams and the grease troughs.
- Filters go back, the area is cleaned down and pictures are taken.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Get a fixed quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.