Surrey · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Horley, Surrey
Need canopy cleaning in Horley? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- Grease channels that no longer drain
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
Canopy cleaning in Horley, done properly
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the canopy, but a canopy can also need cleaning on its own, between full system cleans. Where that is the case, we’ll be clear that the ducts and fan aren’t included, so your records stay accurate. If you’re dealing with a canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection and smoke hanging around the canopy during service, we can put it right.
In a town like Horley, most of the kitchen extracts we’re asked about belong to restaurants, cafés, pubs, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Whatever the kitchen, the canopy, filters, duct and fan all collect grease.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Horley (RH6)
- Region
- Surrey
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
School and staff canteen kitchens
School and canteen kitchens often cook to set hours, which makes a canopy clean easy to schedule. Holidays and weekends work well.
Grease troughs and gutters
A blocked or full trough is the usual cause of grease dripping from the canopy. We clean it out so the grease has somewhere to go.
Horley: your questions answered
Which fire service covers Horley?
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Horley. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Can the work in Horley be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Horley keeps running as normal. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor for clients who vet their contractors.
Do you work in Horley?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, and that includes Horley.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.
Will I get a report after the canopy clean?
You get a photo report with before and after photos. Full system cleans also come with a TR19 certificate.
How much of the canopy do you clean?
All of it: the outer surfaces, the inner skin, the seams and the troughs. We also remove the filters and clean the plenum and housing behind them because that is often the dirtiest part.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Fixed quotes for canopy cleaning in Horley
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- What state the system is in
- How big the system is
- Any permits to work or inductions
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
What to send for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The postcode and the type of business
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. In Horley, the visit is planned around your opening hours, parking and access to the system.
- The canopy is checked from pictures 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Move anything stored near the system
How to get a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Advice
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A canopy undersized for the equipment
- A light fitting that does not work
- Poor airflow from a fan that needs repair
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly.
What we work on in Horley
- Baffle filters
- Plenum chambers
- Wall canopies
- Grease gutters
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
What happens if it’s left?
Grease on the canopy is sitting just above the heat source. A flare-up can catch it and be drawn into the plenum and duct, where a fire is much harder to stop. A clean canopy takes that fuel away. If an inspection, an insurer’s survey or a fire risk assessment is coming up in Horley, having the work done and recorded first helps.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Horley
- A written report with photos after each visit
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Every job surveyed first
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
See what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Common problems we fix in Horley
A canopy with gaps around its filters lets grease straight through. More grease reaches the plenum and housing than they’re designed to take, which shows up as heavy deposits when the filters come out.
Clients typically contact us when they notice one of these:
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- Condensation and grease dripping together
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- Fat running down the front of the hood
If you cook for passing trade around Horley station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Before booking anyone
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- How they set the interval to the next visit
Kitchen extracts in Horley
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 15 pubs, bars and clubs and about 17 hotels and guest houses in Horley and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Kitchens in Horley get their food hygiene inspections from Reigate and Banstead council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Fire safety in Horley falls to Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like East Surrey Hospital about 2.8 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. For schools such as Horley Infant School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Horley is about 5 miles north of Crawley, in Surrey. We provide canopy cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Horley and the rest of Surrey. Horley is one of 395 places in Surrey where we work for canopy cleaning. Our Guildford page covers sites nearby (18 miles or so).
We cover every part of the RH6 postcode area for canopy cleaning and the streets around it. That includes premises on Station Road, High Street and Church Road and nearby roads. Main roads around Horley include the A23 and B2036, so getting to you is simple for canopy cleaning. Close by, we work in Hookwood (1 mile south-west), Fernhill (2 miles south-east), Burstow (2 miles south-east), Smallfield (2 miles east) and Shipley Bridge (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Epsom (12 miles north), Redhill (4 miles north), Ewell (13 miles north), Reigate (4 miles north), Caterham (8 miles north-east) and Dorking (8 miles north-west). Being one of Surrey’s larger places, Horley has commercial sites of every size, and we cover all of them for canopy cleaning.
Around Horley
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Bull pub and Oakwood School and the streets around them. The closest station to Horley is Horley station, about 0.8 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Reigate Castle (4.5 miles north) and East Surrey Hospital (2.8 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Reigate Heath.
What staff can safely do
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 they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: 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, and that’s where we come in.