Greater London · Canopy and hood cleaning
Highgate canopy cleaning
Specialist canopy cleaning for Highgate: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- Fat running down the front of the hood
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Give the canopy a wipe after service
- Empty the grease troughs before they fill
- Keep filters on a set cleaning routine
- Run the extract the whole time you’re cooking
We recommend when the canopy, or the whole system, should next be cleaned. It reflects how long the kitchen cooks and how much grease we removed, in line with BESA guidance.
The best thing a kitchen can do for its canopy is keep the filters clean. Wash or exchange them regularly, and never cook with one missing. The plenum behind them stays cleaner.
Canopy cleaning in Highgate
Canopy cleans are done out of hours: evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Cooking equipment is turned off and cooled, then covered, and the kitchen is left ready for the next service. The work covers baffle filters, island canopies and wall canopies, and common reasons people get in touch are heavy deposits behind the grease filters and overflowing grease troughs and gutters.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so work in Highgate is normally booked for the night or the early hours. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Highgate (N6, N19, NW5)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What canopy cleaning can’t fix
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what canopy cleaning will not do:
- Electrical faults in the canopy
- Weak extraction caused by a failing fan motor
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Plenum chambers
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Grease gutters
- Canopy light fittings
What canopy cleaning looks like in Highgate
Look up Highgate on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 319 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 82 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Highgate. Where they cook under a hood, the plenum behind the filters is where grease hides. In London, kitchens are normally cleaned overnight, when the kitchen is closed and loading is easier. Food hygiene inspections in Highgate are the job of Haringey council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Highgate United Reformed Church or elsewhere in Highgate, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. For schools such as St Michael's Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Highgate is about 2 miles north-east of Hampstead, in Greater London. Whatever kind of site you run in Highgate, canopy cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. We cover 764 places across Greater London, large and small.
We cover every part of the N6, N19 and NW5 postcode area for canopy cleaning and the roads nearby. Local streets include Wood Lane, Grange Road and Talbot Road, and we cover them all for canopy cleaning. If your site is just outside Highgate, we cover Upper Holloway (1 mile south-east), Dartmouth Park (1 mile south), Lissenden Gardens (1 mile south), Crouch End (1 mile north-east) and Tufnell Park (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover London (5 miles south-east), City of Westminster (4 miles south), Marylebone (4 miles south), Kensington (6 miles south-west), St Pancras (3 miles south) and Shoreditch (4 miles south-east).
Near you in Highgate
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Angel Inn, St Aloysius RC College and Whittington Park, among other places. The closest station to Highgate is Upper Holloway station, about 0.9 miles south-east of the centre. A little further out are Highgate Private Hospital (0.6 miles north-west) and Montfichet's Tower (4.4 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Darland's Lake and Parkland Walk.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Signs you need canopy cleaning in Highgate
Moisture in the air mixes with the grease on the canopy. As the canopy cools, condensation forms, carrying grease with it. Drips onto the cooking line are a common result.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Highgate Private Hospital about 0.6 miles north-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether they’re fully insured
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
Fixed quotes for canopy cleaning in Highgate
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- What state the system is in
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.
What we need to know
What to send for a quote:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The postcode and the type of business
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
Want a quote for canopy cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Places near Highgate
What else we do in Highgate
How the job changes from site to site
Island canopies
The underside of an island canopy is in full view, so the finish matters. We degrease it thoroughly and photograph the result.
Wall canopies
A long wall canopy may hold several sections of filters. We work along the canopy section by section, with pictures for each.
Highgate questions
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Highgate out of term?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. With about 34 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Highgate, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Highgate?
The local authority for Highgate is Haringey council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
Which canopies and hoods do you clean?
Wall and island canopies, long cooking-line hoods and small single hoods. Each one is cleaned inside and out, with the plenum behind the filters.
Do we need to close the kitchen for a canopy clean?
Only while we’re working, and we work out of hours, so most kitchens do not lose a service. Evenings, overnight and weekends are all possible.
Is canopy cleaning enough for TR19?
TR19® Grease is about the whole extract, from canopy to discharge. A canopy clean helps between full cleans, but the ducts and fan still need doing, and the report will say what was covered.
How long will it take to clean the canopy?
Allow an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. Your quote will give a time.
Will I get a report after the canopy clean?
Photos of the canopy and plenum before and after. The report includes a recommended next clean date.
The process
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes a few hours for most canopies. Most London sites can’t stop for the day, so work in Highgate is normally done overnight, early in the morning or at weekends.
- 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.
- Thick grease is scraped away before the canopy is degreased.
- Plenum, housing, troughs and canopy are all cleaned and checked.
- The canopy is signed off with before and after pictures and a next clean date.
How to prepare
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Ask for a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.