Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Hook, Hampshire
Canopy cleaning for Hook and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
How we handle canopy cleaning in Hook
Of the whole extract system, the canopy is the bit on show. Being first in line, it collects grease on the inside surfaces, along the seams and in the troughs. We clean it inside and out, along with the plenum and filter housing behind it. If you are dealing with a hood coated in old grease and grease channels that no longer drain, we can help, from grease gutters, canopy light fittings and plenum chambers onwards.
In a smaller place like Hook, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Hook (RG27)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Hook: your questions answered
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Hook in the summer holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Food Standards Agency records list about 3 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Hook. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Do you work in villages like Hook?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Are the filters cleaned too?
The filters come out so the plenum behind them can be cleaned, then clean and refit them. We will tell you if any need replacing.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Every site has its own report.
Do you clean inside the canopy as well as outside?
Everything from the outer face to the plenum behind the filters. Troughs, gutters and filter housings are cleaned too.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Is canopy cleaning enough for TR19?
On its own, a canopy clean is a useful extra rather than a full TR19 clean. Your report lists exactly what was cleaned, so your records stay accurate.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not usually. The area we are working in has to be out of use while we are there, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
Nearby places to Hook
Other services in Hook
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
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.
Fixed quotes for canopy cleaning in Hook
We do not publish a price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- What state the system is in
- Travel, parking and unloading
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Asking for a quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- A few general shots of the system
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Different parts, different methods
Pub and hotel kitchens
In pubs and hotels, the kitchen may be busy for much of the day. Long hours mean the canopy collects grease fast, and canopy cleans between full cleans can help.
Grease troughs and gutters
Some troughs drain to a cup or drawer, that’s emptied and cleaned too, and we’ll show staff where it is.
Do you need canopy cleaning in Hook?
Because the plenum sits behind the filters, it’s easy to forget. Daily cleaning reaches the canopy face but rarely gets further, leaving the plenum and housing to collect grease between professional cleans.
What we are most often called out for:
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- A filter housing caked in grease
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St John the Evangelist or elsewhere in Hook, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether they’re fully insured
Canopy cleaning around Hook
The FSA’s data shows about 6 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 3 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses registered within about 1.5 miles of central Hook. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. It’s Hart council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Hook. 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. Fire safety in Hook falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Hook Junior School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. If you run a café or takeaway near Hook station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Hook is about 5 miles west of Fleet, in Hampshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Hook or further out, canopy cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Reading, roughly 11 miles from Hook.
We work across RG27 for canopy cleaning and the streets around it. Canopy cleaning is available to premises on London Road, Station Road and Rookswood Close and the roads around them. You’ll find Hook on the B3349, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Nearby, we also carry out canopy cleaning in Hook Common (1 mile south-west), Murrell Green (1 mile east), Warnborough Green (1 mile south), Newnham (1 mile west) and Nately Scures (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (6 miles west), Farnborough (8 miles east), Fleet (5 miles east), Aldershot (9 miles east), Alton (9 miles south) and Yateley (7 miles north-east).
Near you in Hook
In Hook, that means kitchens and buildings near Robert May's School, among other places. There’s a railway station in Hook itself: Hook station. A little further out are Odiham Castle (1.6 miles south) and West Green House Agricultural Museum (1.6 miles north-east). Not far away are Tundry Hill and Dogmersfield Lake.
What happens on the day
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. A site near Hook normally has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- The canopy is checked from pictures or on a visit.
- Once the kitchen has closed, the cooking line is cooled and sheeted.
- We lift out the filters and scrape the plenum and housing.
- Inside and out, the hood and its troughs are cleaned.
- Filters are refitted, the area cleaned down and the photo report put together.
Getting ready for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.
Advice
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
Aftercare tips
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Avoid harsh scourers that scratch the canopy
- Wipe the canopy down at close every day
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
- Refit filters the right way round and fully seated
We point out anything we noticed while the canopy was apart: damaged filters, gaps around the housing or troughs that need emptying more often. We keep it to what matters.
A change in how the canopy behaves is worth reporting. It can mean the cooking has changed or the interval is too long, which a grease thickness test can confirm.