Surrey · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Fetcham, Surrey
Canopy cleaning across Fetcham and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- Fat running down the front of the hood
Different parts, different methods
Grease troughs and gutters
Drips from the canopy edge often start in a full gutter. Cleaning it clears the drip.
Pub and hotel kitchens
Staff in pub and hotel kitchens work under the canopy all day, so a dripping hood quickly becomes everyone’s problem. Cleaning the canopy and plenum sorts it.
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Fetcham
Duct Doctor has cleaned canopies and hoods since 2009. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’re often asked to deal with filters that clog soon after cleaning and drips from the canopy onto the range, on island canopies, canopy light fittings and grease gutters.
In a smaller place like Fetcham, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
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.
- Where
- Fetcham (KT22, KT23)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. Tell us when your site near Fetcham is quiet and the visit will be booked for then.
- The canopy is checked from photos or on a visit.
- Once the kitchen has closed, the cooking line is cooled and sheeted.
- With the filters removed, the plenum and filter channels are cleaned.
- The canopy shell, seams, troughs and gutters are degreased inside and out.
- Filters are refitted, the area cleaned down and the photo report put together.
How to prepare
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
How to get a quote
If you need canopy cleaning in Fetcham, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Related advice
Leave it or put it right?
Fresh grease comes off far more easily than old. Over months, the heat hardens it into a stubborn coating, so the longer it’s left, the longer the clean takes. When a site near Fetcham shuts unexpectedly, the people who rely on it notice at once.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re unsure, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
See our cost guide and our accreditations.
Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Give the canopy a wipe after service
- Wash or exchange the filters on a regular cycle
- Check and empty canopy gutters regularly
- Never run the range with a filter out
The kitchen is handed back clean, with the sheeting gone and the waste removed. Every filter is refitted and checked, and the kitchen is ready to cook.
Keep the fan running throughout service and for a short while after. Air that keeps moving carries less grease onto the canopy.
How we price canopy cleaning
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- How big the system is
- The condition of the system
- The number of sites or systems
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
What we need to know
To speed up the quote, send us:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The postcode and the type of business
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
When it’s something else
Canopy cleaning can’t fix everything, and we will tell you before any work starts. It will not put right:
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
- A canopy too small for the cooking under it (that is a design question)
- A fan that can’t pull enough air because it’s worn out
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Baffle filters
- Canopy light fittings
- Wall canopies
- Grease gutters
- Plenum chambers
- Island canopies
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Nearby places to Fetcham
Also in Fetcham
Canopy cleaning around Fetcham
Food Standards Agency records include about 8 pubs, bars and clubs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Fetcham. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service covers Fetcham. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. In Fetcham, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Mole Valley council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Oakfield Junior School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. A hospital like Headley Court, about 3.4 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St. Mary or elsewhere in Fetcham, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Fetcham is about 5 miles south-west of Epsom, in Surrey. Every kind of commercial site in Fetcham, we can take on canopy cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Fetcham is one of 395 towns, villages and districts in Surrey we cover for commercial clients. Our Guildford page covers sites nearby (10 miles or so).
Canopy cleaning in KT22 and KT23 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. That includes premises on The Street, Bell Lane and Gatesden Road and the roads around them. Fetcham is on the B2122, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for canopy cleaning. We also cover Great Bookham (1 mile south-west), Leatherhead (1 mile east), Mickleham (2 miles south-east), Little Bookham (2 miles south-west) and Westhumble (3 miles south). Further out, we also cover Guildford (10 miles west), Woking (10 miles west), Epsom (5 miles north-east), Horley (11 miles south-east), Redhill (9 miles south-east) and Ewell (6 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Fetcham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to River Mole LNR, Therfield School and Yehudi Menuhin School and the streets around them. Fetcham’s nearest station is Leatherhead station, roughly 1.2 miles north-east. A little further out are Headley Court (3.4 miles east) and Betchworth Castle (4.5 miles south-east). Not far away are Claremont Lake and Box Hill.
FAQs for Fetcham
Can you come to Fetcham after we close?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Which environmental health team covers Fetcham?
Food hygiene inspections in Fetcham are carried out by Mole Valley council. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and the details are available on request.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
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 legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in England and Wales.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
Do you clean canopies in all kinds of kitchens?
Single hoods, long wall canopies and island canopies alike. We work out the approach when we survey, from photos or a visit.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.