Kent · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Hampton, Kent
Canopy cleaning for Hampton, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Hampton
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. Typical jobs include canopy gutters full of old fat and a canopy that no longer draws the smoke away, across grease gutters, baffle filters and plenum chambers.
In a smaller place like Hampton, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
A written report with pictures follows every visit, 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.
- Location
- Hampton (CT6)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Do you need canopy cleaning in Hampton?
Air straight off the range hits the canopy first. Grease from the vapour lands on the canopy’s inner surfaces, its joints and its filters before what gets through reaches the plenum.
Most sites get in touch after spotting something like this:
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital is the nearest hospital to Hampton, about 2.2 miles west.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- What paperwork you get at the end
Common questions in Hampton
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Hampton?
That’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you cover smaller places like Hampton?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Hampton is covered. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it doesn’t spread.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Who is the responsible person?
It depends on the building. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
What happens to the filters during the clean?
The filters are removed, cleaned and put back. Each filter is checked for fit as it goes back, because gaps let grease through.
How it works
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes a few hours for most canopies. Because the survey comes first, a visit to Hampton can normally be finished without a second trip.
- We look at the canopy, filters and troughs first.
- Once the kitchen has closed, the cooking line is cooled and sheeted.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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Keeping the system healthy
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Wash or exchange the filters on a regular cycle
- Never run the range with a filter out
- Use non-abrasive cloths on the hood
- Report new drips or smells from the canopy
After the clean you get a photo report showing the canopy, plenum and housing before and after. The report lists what was cleaned and any part we couldn’t get to, so the record is honest and complete.
Wipe the canopy surfaces at the end of each day. It does not reach the plenum, but it stops the outside building up.
Places near Hampton
Also in Hampton
Hampton kitchens: local notes
Hampton is within about 1 mile of the coast. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 23 bars, pubs and nightclubs in and around Hampton, 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. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Hampton. 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 Andrew's Church or elsewhere in Hampton, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. For schools such as Hampton Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Hampton is about 2 miles west of Herne Bay, in Kent. We provide canopy cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Hampton and the rest of Kent. Hampton is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for canopy cleaning. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 26 miles from Hampton.
All of CT6 is within our area for canopy cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Local streets include Riley Avenue, Essex Avenue and Alvis Avenue, all of which we cover for canopy cleaning. We also cover the places around Hampton: Swalecliffe (2 miles south-west), West End (2 miles south), Chestfield (2 miles south-west), Tankerton (2 miles west) and Radfall (3 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (6 miles south), Margate (12 miles east), Ramsgate (14 miles east), Broadstairs (14 miles east), Faversham (10 miles south-west) and Minster (13 miles west).
Near you in Hampton
Typical jobs here are in premises near Hampton Inn and Herne Bay High School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Herne Bay station, roughly 1 mile south-east. Other landmarks nearby include Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (2.2 miles west) and Tankerton Castle (2.8 miles west). The countryside around Hampton includes West Blean and Thornden Woods.
What canopy cleaning cannot fix
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what canopy cleaning won’t do:
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
- A dirty extract fan further along the system
- A hood that doesn’t cover the cooking line
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Grease gutters
- Canopy light fittings
What the work involves, part by part
Wall canopies
Wall canopies sit against a wall over a cooking line. The joint between canopy and wall is a common grease trap, so we clean along it as well as the inner skin.
Pub and hotel kitchens
In pubs and hotels, the kitchen may be busy for much of the day. Long hours mean the canopy collects grease fast, so it may need cleaning between full TR19 cleans.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
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.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.