Kent · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Hartlip, Kent
We cover Hartlip for canopy and hood cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures as standard.
- Poor capture at the hood
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
Canopy cleaning in Hartlip, done properly
A kitchen team can wipe the outside of a canopy, but the seams, gutters and inner skin need more. Thick deposits are scraped off by hand, then the surfaces degreased to suit what’s there, using hot water or steam where it helps. Typical jobs include a sticky, discoloured canopy and grease dripping from the canopy edge, on canopy light fittings, plenum chambers and baffle filters.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Hartlip (ME9)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
How we price canopy cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- The condition of the system
- The size of the system
- The times the site is available
- Parking and loading at the site
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
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Common questions in Hartlip
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Hartlip?
That is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Hartlip during the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 2 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Hartlip. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
What kinds of canopies do you clean?
Most commercial kitchen canopies, from one small hood to a long run of canopies. We work out the approach when we survey, from pictures or a visit.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
When do you clean the canopy?
Out-of-hours cleans are how we work, at night, early in the morning or at weekends. The kitchen is handed back ready to cook.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
Why does grease run off the canopy edge?
A full trough, gaps around the filters or a coated plenum. We clean the canopy, plenum and troughs and tell you what we find.
What happens to the filters during the clean?
Filters are removed so we can clean the plenum and housing, then cleaned and refitted. We also offer a filter exchange service for between cleans.
What a clean will not put right
Not every problem is solved by canopy cleaning, and we will tell you before work begins. It will not put right:
- Poor airflow from a fan that needs repair
- A canopy too small for the cooking under it (that’s a design question)
- A light fitting that does not work
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Island canopies
- Grease gutters
- Canopy light fittings
- Wall canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Baffle filters
How the job changes from site to site
Island canopies
Everything about an island canopy is on show, so the finish matters. We degrease it thoroughly and photograph the result.
Plenums and filter housings
A plenum that hasn’t been cleaned for a long time can hold a thick layer of grease. We remove thick grease by hand, then degrease.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
Why it’s worth doing now in Hartlip
A blocked plenum and clogged filters cut the airflow at the canopy. The kitchen gets hotter and smokier, and the fan works harder for less. Cleaning restores the path the air should take. If the system at a site near Hartlip fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
Why us?
- We diagnose before we treat
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
What canopy cleaning looks like in Hartlip
At about 3 miles from the coast, Hartlip is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. Food Standards Agency records include about 7 pubs, bars and clubs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Hartlip. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. It’s Swale council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Hartlip. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Hartlip is Medway Maritime Hospital, about 4.8 miles north-west. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Michael or elsewhere in Hartlip, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Hartlip is about 3 miles south-east of Gillingham, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Hartlip, canopy cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Hartlip is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for canopy cleaning. We also work in Maidstone, about 7 miles from Hartlip.
Postcode districts we cover here for canopy cleaning: ME9. That includes premises on The Street, Dane Close and Place Lane and nearby roads. We also cover Lower Hartlip (1 mile east), Moor Street (1 mile north-west), Breach (1 mile north-east), Meresborough (1 mile west) and Newington (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (7 miles south-west), Sittingbourne (4 miles east), Gravesend (13 miles north-west), Faversham (11 miles east), Northfleet (14 miles north-west) and Minster (9 miles north-east).
Around Hartlip
In Hartlip, that means kitchens and buildings near Leigh Academy Rainham and Foxburrow Wood, among other places. The closest station to Hartlip is Newington station, roughly 1.3 miles east. Nearby you will also find Bayford Court (4.5 miles east) and Medway Maritime Hospital (4.8 miles north-west). The countryside around Hartlip includes Detling Hill and Bishop Saltings.
Common problems we fix in Hartlip
Grease that runs down the inside of a canopy gathers in its gutters and troughs. If they’re not emptied, they fill and overflow, so fat ends up running down the front of the hood.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Grease filters blocking between washes
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- Condensation and grease dripping together
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Hartlip, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the quote shows VAT
What happens on the day
We are used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Hartlip.
- We start by checking the canopy and what’s behind its filters.
- Equipment is turned off and cooled, and the area under the canopy is protected.
- Heavy deposits come off by hand, then the surfaces are degreased.
- Plenum, housing, troughs and canopy are all cleaned and checked.
- You get pictures of the result and a recommended date for the next clean.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Get a fixed quote
Need a price for canopy cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.