Greater London · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Hayes, Greater London
Specialist canopy cleaning for Hayes: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Condensation running down the canopy
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- Fat running down the front of the hood
Why deal with it now?
In Hayes, as elsewhere, a greasy canopy is one of the first things an inspector sees. Keeping it clean shows the rest of the kitchen is being looked after and keeping it that way is easier than catching up. It’s better booked as a planned job in Hayes than handled as an emergency.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
What you get with us
- In business since 2009
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Photo reports with every job
See how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
About our canopy cleaning in Hayes
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the canopy, but some sites need the canopy done between full cleans. In that case, the report makes clear what was and wasn’t cleaned, so your records stay accurate. The work covers canopy light fittings, baffle filters and plenum chambers, and common reasons people get in touch are condensation and grease dripping together and a canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection.
Kitchens in Hayes, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. A duct fire there can reach parts of the building far from the range, which is why keeping it clean to TR19® matters.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Where
- Hayes (UB3, UB4, UB8, UB10)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Hayes: your questions answered
Is parking a problem for work in Hayes?
A loading bay, a visitor permit or off-street space near the site in Hayes makes the visit easier to plan. Night visits tend to make loading easier on London streets.
Can you come to Hayes after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in Hayes keeps running as normal. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
What should I send you?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. Then ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not typically. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so the site can carry on as normal.
What paperwork do I get after a canopy clean?
A photo report shows the canopy and plenum before and after. If the canopy is cleaned as part of a full TR19 clean, a TR19 certificate is issued too.
Is Hayes in your area?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, and that includes Hayes.
How much of the canopy do you clean?
We clean the canopy inside and out, along with its seams and grease channels. With the filters out, the plenum and housing are cleaned as well.
When it’s something else
Canopy cleaning cannot fix everything, and we will tell you before any work starts. It doesn’t solve:
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
- A canopy undersized for the equipment
- Bent or broken filters
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we work on in Hayes
- Grease gutters
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Plenum chambers
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
What staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Canopy cleaning around Hayes
Food Standards Agency data counts about 170 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 83 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Hayes. Any of those kitchens with a canopy has a hood that needs cleaning inside and out. London Fire Brigade covers Hayes. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. In Hayes, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Hillingdon council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Hayes Cottage Hospital (about less than half a mile north), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Mary or anywhere around Hayes, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Hayes is about 8 miles east of Slough, in Greater London. Anywhere in UB3, we cover canopy cleaning for commercial sites. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, and Hayes is one of them. London is in our area too, about 14 miles from Hayes.
We work across UB3, UB4, UB8 and UB10 for canopy cleaning and the roads nearby. If you need canopy cleaning at premises on Church Road, Drenon Square and Townfield Square or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Main roads around Hayes include the A312, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. If your site is just outside Hayes, we cover Hillingdon (2 miles north-west), Yiewsley (2 miles west), West Drayton (2 miles west), Cowley (3 miles west) and Uxbridge (3 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (14 miles east), City of Westminster (12 miles east), Marylebone (12 miles east), Kensington (9 miles east), St Pancras (13 miles east) and Shoreditch (15 miles east).
What’s near Hayes
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Dr Triplett's CofE Primary School, Rosedale College and Barra Hall Park and the streets around them. The closest station to Hayes is Hayes & Harlington station, about 0.9 miles south of the centre. A little further out are Hillingdon Museum and Archives Services (3.2 miles north-west) and Hayes Cottage Hospital (within half a mile north). Not far away are Middle Lake and Yeading Brook Meadows.
The process
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, carry out the canopy cleaning, clear away and leave you the report. On site, the work takes a few hours for most canopies. Managed blocks in London often need contractors booked in ahead, and we are happy to deal with the agent directly for a site in Hayes.
- The canopy is checked from pictures 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.
- Inside and out, the hood and its troughs are cleaned.
- Filters are refitted, the area cleaned down and the photo report put together.
Preparing for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Getting a quote
Quotes are quick. 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.
Read more
What the work involves, part by part
Wall canopies
A long wall canopy may hold several sections of filters. Each section’s plenum and housing is cleaned in turn, with pictures for each.
School and staff canteen kitchens
Canteen staff see the canopy, not the duct behind it. We clean it and the plenum behind the filters, so what’s out of sight is dealt with too.
When to call us in Hayes
Because the plenum sits behind the filters, it’s easy to forget. Kitchen staff clean what they can see, leaving the plenum and housing to collect grease between professional cleans.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- Condensation and grease dripping together
- Grease filters blocking between washes
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
For kitchens close to Hayes & Harlington station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
What your quote should include
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- What insurance they carry
Multi-site and managed buildings
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
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 pictures.