Wokingham · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Hare Hatch, Wokingham
Looking for canopy cleaning in Hare Hatch? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Condensation running down the canopy
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
When to call us in Hare Hatch
A canopy in Hare Hatch picks up grease at much the same rate as one anywhere else with the same cooking: the hours and the type of cooking decide how fast. High-heat cooking coats it fastest.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- A hood coated in old grease
- Grease channels that no longer drain
- Grease filters blocking between washes
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Robert Piggott CofE Infant School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What to look for in a quote
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Proof of insurance
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether they recommend a next date
About our canopy cleaning in Hare Hatch
Canopy cleaning is part of every full TR19® Grease clean, but some sites need the canopy done between full cleans. Where that’s the case, we will be clear that the ducts and fan are not included, so your records stay accurate. Typical jobs include drips from the canopy onto the range and an EHO comment about the canopy, across wall canopies, canopy light fittings and plenum chambers.
In a village or hamlet like Hare Hatch, 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, whatever the size of the place.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with pictures of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Where
- Hare Hatch (RG10)
- Wider area
- Wokingham
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What canopy cleaning looks like in Hare Hatch
Look up Hare Hatch on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 8 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in and around Hare Hatch, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they cook under a hood, the plenum behind the filters is where grease hides. Fire safety in Hare Hatch falls to Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Kitchens in Hare Hatch get their food hygiene inspections from Wokingham 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.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St James, or anywhere in Hare Hatch, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Harleyford Manor is about 4.3 miles north), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Hare Hatch is about 4 miles north-east of Woodley, in Wokingham. Across the RG10 area, we can take on canopy cleaning. Our Wokingham coverage runs to 35 places, Hare Hatch among them. There’s also a page for Reading, about 7 miles away.
Here we cover the RG10 postcode area for canopy cleaning. Canopy cleaning is available to premises on Bath Road, Tag Lane and Milley Lane and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for canopy cleaning include The Holt (1 mile north-east), Kiln Green (1 mile north-east), Ruscombe (1 mile south-west), Twyford (1 mile south-west) and Waltham St Lawrence (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Reading (7 miles south-west), Wokingham (6 miles south), Woodley (4 miles south-west), Earley (6 miles south-west), Crowthorne (9 miles south) and Lower Earley (6 miles south-west).
Around Hare Hatch
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Queen Victoria pub, Loddon Nature Reserve and The Piggott School. The nearest railway station is Wargrave station, roughly 1.4 miles west. A little further out are St Mark's Hospital (4.7 miles north-east) and Frazer Nash Archives (3.3 miles north-west). Not far away are Weycock Hill and Hurley Chalk Pit.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
How the visit works
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, make the system safe, do the work, clear away and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. In a small place like Hare Hatch, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- First the canopy is surveyed, by photos or in person.
- Equipment below is switched off and left to cool, then sheeted.
- We remove the grease filters and clean the plenum and filter housing.
- The canopy is cleaned inside and out, including troughs and seams.
- We refit the filters, clear up and photograph the finished canopy.
Preparing for the visit
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us where we can park and unload
How to get a 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.
Advice
When something else is needed
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Grease filters too damaged to refit (they need replacing)
- Electrical faults in the canopy
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Wall canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Canopy light fittings
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Grease gutters
What your team can do, and what needs us
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
What happens if it’s left?
If the canopy waits for the next full clean, grease keeps adding up. In a busy kitchen, the canopy and plenum can need attention between TR19 cleans, and readings or a look behind the filters will show it. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
What you get with us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Trading since 2009
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
Also near Hare Hatch
Other services in Hare Hatch
How we price canopy cleaning
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Where the site is and how we reach it
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
Helping us quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
If you need canopy cleaning in Hare Hatch, 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 usually follows within one working day.
FAQs for Hare Hatch
Can a school canteen extract in Hare Hatch be done out of term time?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Around Hare Hatch, the Food Standards Agency lists about 2 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will fit the work in.
Can the work in Hare Hatch be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Hare Hatch needn’t be disturbed. When you call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, mention when the site is quiet.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
What do you do to protect the area?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work and have been trading since 2009.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, 24/7. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
Can I just have the canopy cleaned instead of the whole system?
TR19® Grease is about the whole extract, from canopy to discharge. Cleaning the canopy alone leaves the ducts, risers and fan untouched, and the report will say what was covered.