Hertfordshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Hexton canopy cleaning
Need canopy cleaning in Hexton? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Grease channels that no longer drain
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
What affects the cost of canopy cleaning
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The size of the system
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Any previous report or certificate
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Canopy cleaning in Hexton
Every canopy we clean in Hexton gets the same treatment: we remove the filters, clean the plenum and housing, then degrease the canopy shell. Before and after photos go into your report. We are often asked to deal with drips from the canopy onto the range and filters that never seem to stay clean, across canopy light fittings, grease gutters and wall canopies.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Hexton (SG5)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Places near Hexton
Other services in Hexton
Grease, kitchens and Hexton
Food Standards Agency data counts about 6 restaurants, cafés and canteens in and around Hexton, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they cook under a hood, the plenum behind the filters is where grease hides. Kitchens in Hexton get their food hygiene inspections from North Hertfordshire council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Fire safety in Hexton falls to Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
For schools such as Hexton Junior Mixed and Infant School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Faith (Church of England) or elsewhere in Hexton, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Hexton is in Hertfordshire. If you need canopy cleaning in Hexton, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Our area covers London and the South East, including Hexton. Across Hertfordshire, we cover 381 places, Hexton among them. You can also see our page for Milton Keynes, about 17 miles away.
Every address in SG5 is covered for canopy cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If your site is just outside Hexton, we cover Pegsdon (1 mile east), Apsley End (2 miles north-east), Hanscombe End (2 miles north), Shillington (3 miles north-east) and Pirton (3 miles east). Further out, we also cover Hemel Hempstead (15 miles south), Stevenage (10 miles south-east), St Albans (15 miles south), Welwyn Garden City (14 miles south-east), Harpenden (10 miles south) and Hitchin (5 miles east).
Around Hexton
Typical jobs here are in premises near Recreation Ground and the streets around them. Hexton’s nearest station is Harlington station, roughly 4.5 miles west of the centre. A little further out are Ravensburgh Castle (0.9 miles south-west) and John Dony Field Centre (3.9 miles south). Open spaces near Hexton include Butts Hill and Barton Gravel Pit.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Hexton and across Hertfordshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
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. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
When to call us in Hexton
The plenum is hidden behind the filters, so nobody sees it build up. Kitchen staff clean what they can see, so the plenum often carries months of grease.
The symptoms we’re asked about most include:
- A filter housing caked in grease
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- Grease filters blocking between washes
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Keech Hospice Care (about 3.2 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Questions to ask before booking
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether they recommend a next date
Your questions about canopy cleaning in Hexton
Can the work in Hexton be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. Your customers, staff or residents in Hexton needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Is Hexton within the area you cover?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Hexton included. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Who is the responsible person?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not typically. We need the work area to ourselves while we are on site, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
Does a canopy clean meet TR19?
A TR19® Grease clean covers the whole system, not just the canopy. Cleaning the canopy alone leaves the ducts, risers and fan untouched, and the report will say what was covered.
How long is a canopy clean?
Allow part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. We’ll confirm how long when we quote.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We carry full insurance and have been trading since 2009.
Is the inside of the hood cleaned?
The whole canopy, inside and out. We also remove the filters and clean the plenum and housing behind them, since that’s where grease hides.
What happens if it’s left?
Fresh grease comes off far more easily than old. Over months, the heat hardens it into a stubborn coating, which makes a later clean slower and harder. If the system at a site near Hexton fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
We don’t 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 book with us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Trading since 2009
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations.
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Clean the baffle filters often
- Run the extract the whole time you are cooking
- Check all filters are fitted before service
- Use non-abrasive cloths on the hood
We point out anything we noticed while the canopy was apart: damaged filters, gaps around the housing or troughs that need emptying more often. It’s a short list of what to watch, not a sales pitch.
Clean filters are the canopy’s first defence. Wash or exchange them regularly, and never cook with one missing. The plenum behind them stays cleaner.
What we do, step by step
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. The timing of a visit to Hexton is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- The canopy is checked from photos or on a visit.
- Out of hours, the range is switched off, cooled and covered.
- We lift out the filters and scrape the plenum and housing.
- The canopy shell, seams, troughs and gutters are degreased inside and out.
- We put the filters back, tidy up and photograph the finished canopy.
Before we arrive
- Clear the space around the work
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.