Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Highbridge
Canopy and hood cleaning in Highbridge, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- A filter housing caked in grease
Canopy cleaning in Highbridge
Dripping edges and a sticky hood are the first things a visitor notices. Under the surface, the plenum behind the filters is typically in a worse state. Canopy cleaning deals with both, so the hood looks right and works properly. The work covers canopy light fittings, plenum chambers and grease gutters, and the jobs we see most are condensation and grease dripping together and a sticky, discoloured canopy.
Somewhere as small as Highbridge, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- Highbridge (SO50)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Signs you need canopy cleaning in Highbridge
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.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A hood coated in old grease
- Condensation running down the canopy
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
- Poor capture at the hood
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Colden Common Primary School or anywhere near Highbridge, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Questions to ask before you book
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether the figure could change on the day
Highbridge: your questions answered
Can you work in Highbridge outside opening hours?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. That way a site in Highbridge does not have to lose a day’s trading. When you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, mention when the site is quiet.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Highbridge?
Kitchens in Highbridge are inspected by Winchester City council’s environmental health officers. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Is the inside of the hood cleaned?
Everything from the outer face to the plenum behind the filters. Grease troughs and filter channels are emptied and degreased as part of the job.
What information do you need?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. We’ll ask for anything else we need.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not usually. We need the work area to ourselves while we are on site, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
What does canopy cleaning cost?
We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before we start.
Why is my canopy dripping grease?
Grease that builds up inside the canopy has to go somewhere. When the gutters fill, it overflows onto the range, often mixed with condensation. Cleaning removes the cause.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® itself is not law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
How the job changes from site to site
Plenums and filter housings
The rails and channels that hold the filters collect grease. We clean them so the filters sit tight and leave no gaps.
Wall canopies
A long wall canopy may hold several sections of filters. Each section’s plenum and housing is cleaned in turn, with photos for each.
Fixed quotes for canopy cleaning in Highbridge
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The scale of the work
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Helping us quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
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.
Kitchen extracts in Highbridge
The FSA’s data shows about 10 pubs, bars and clubs registered in Highbridge and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Fire safety in Highbridge falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. In Highbridge, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Winchester City council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Moorgreen Hospital about 4.3 miles south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. South Stoneham House, about 4.2 miles south-west, is one of the historic houses near Highbridge; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Highbridge is about 2 miles north of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Highbridge, canopy cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our area takes in 683 places across Hampshire, large and small. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 6 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for canopy cleaning: SO50. You’ll find streets such as Wardle Road and Highbridge Road, and we cover them all for canopy cleaning. If your site is just outside Highbridge, we cover Lord's Wood (1 mile south-east), Brambridge (1 mile north-east), Colden Common (1 mile north-east), Nob's Crook (1 mile east) and Allbrook (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover Winchester (5 miles north), Gosport (15 miles south-east), Fareham (11 miles south-east), Horndean (15 miles east), Totton (9 miles south-west) and Hedge End (5 miles south).
Around Highbridge
In Highbridge, that means kitchens and buildings near Thornden School and Thornden School. The nearest railway station is Eastleigh station, roughly 1.7 miles south-west. A little further out are Eastleigh Museum (1.8 miles south-west) and Moorgreen Hospital (4.3 miles south). Open spaces near Highbridge include Shawford Down and Twyford Down.
Also near Highbridge
Other services in Highbridge
When something else is needed
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- A canopy undersized for the equipment
- Bent or broken filters
- A fan that can’t pull enough air because it’s worn out
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Baffle filters
- Plenum chambers
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Grease gutters
The process
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes a few hours for most canopies. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Highbridge knowing what to expect.
- We start by checking the canopy, filters and plenum.
- Cooking equipment is left to cool and the area under the canopy protected.
- We remove the grease filters and clean the plenum and filter housing.
- Inside and out, the canopy and its grease channels are degreased.
- Filters go back, the area is cleaned down and photos are taken.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Ask for a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Advice
What staff can safely do
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.