Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Horndean
Professional canopy cleaning in and around Horndean, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
How the visit works
We’re used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. The more we can see of the system beforehand, the smoother the visit to Horndean will be.
- The canopy is checked from photos 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.
- 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
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Ask for a quote
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 start, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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Canopy cleaning in Horndean, done properly
Has the canopy started to drip or look neglected? Send us a photo of the hood and filters when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we will give you a fixed quote for canopy cleaning, normally within one working day. The work covers plenum chambers, island canopies and canopy light fittings, and the jobs we see most are fat running down the front of the hood and a canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection.
Kitchens in towns like Horndean are often in older buildings that were never designed for them, so duct runs can be awkward, with bends, long horizontal sections and too few access panels. Sections we cannot reach are listed on the report, and access panels can be added.
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 are fully insured.
- Where
- Horndean (PO8, PO7)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
School and staff canteen kitchens
Canteens and school kitchens tend to run to a timetable, so the canopy can be cleaned when the kitchen is closed. 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.
Horndean: your questions answered
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Horndean during the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Around Horndean, the Food Standards Agency lists about 2 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Just call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Horndean?
Kitchens in Horndean are inspected by East Hampshire 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.
How long does canopy cleaning take?
Size and build-up decide it. As a guide, it takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not normally. We need the work area to ourselves while we are on site, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
What happens to the filters during the clean?
We take them out, clean them and put them back. We also offer a filter exchange service for between cleans.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Can I just have the canopy cleaned instead of the whole system?
Canopy cleaning is part of TR19, not the whole of it. We will make clear on the report which parts were cleaned, so your records stay accurate.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Horndean
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
When it’s something else
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A dirty extract fan further along the system
- A canopy too small for the cooking under it (that’s a design question)
- Poor airflow from a fan that needs repair
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Horndean
- Island canopies
- Grease gutters
- Baffle filters
- Plenum chambers
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
Towns and villages near Horndean
Also in Horndean
Between visits
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Wipe the canopy down at close every day
- Avoid harsh scourers that scratch the canopy
- Keep filters on a set cleaning routine
- Check all filters are fitted before service
The kitchen is handed back clean, with the sheeting gone and the waste removed. Filters are back in place and seated properly, and the kitchen is ready to cook.
Clean filters are the canopy’s first defence. Keep them on a regular cleaning or exchange cycle, and make sure they’re all in place before cooking. The plenum behind them stays cleaner.
Horndean kitchens: local notes
Look up Horndean on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 12 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 16 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around Horndean, up to about a mile and a half out. Every kitchen among them that cooks under a canopy has a hood, plenum and filters collecting grease. Environmental health officers from East Hampshire council inspect food businesses in Horndean. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Horndean is covered by 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.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Horndean Technology College, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Saint Wilfrid's or elsewhere in Horndean, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Historic houses near Horndean, such as Warblington Castle about 4.8 miles south-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Horndean is about 7 miles north-east of Portsmouth, in Hampshire. We carry out canopy cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Horndean and the rest of Hampshire. Horndean is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire we cover for commercial clients. Our Portsmouth page covers sites nearby, about 7 miles away.
All of PO8 and PO7 is within our area for canopy cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Local streets include London Road, Kings Mede and Causeway Farm, all of which we cover for canopy cleaning. With the A3 and A3(M) close by, Horndean is easy for our technicians to reach at any hour. If your site is just outside Horndean, we cover Lovedean (1 mile west), Wecock Farm (1 mile south-west), Catherington (2 miles north), Anmore (2 miles west) and Denmead (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Gosport (9 miles south-west), Havant (3 miles south), Eastleigh (15 miles west), Fareham (9 miles south-west), Hedge End (13 miles west) and Petersfield (7 miles north-east). Horndean is one of the larger places we cover in Hampshire for canopy cleaning.
Landmarks near Horndean
In Horndean, that means kitchens and buildings near Horndean Infant School and Red Lion Inn, among other places. The closest station to Horndean is Rowlands Castle station, roughly 2.6 miles south-east. Nearby you’ll also find Havant War Memorial Hospital (3.8 miles south) and Clanfield Earthwork (3 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Windmill Hill and Southmoor Nature Reserve.
Leave it or put it right?
Getting the canopy cleaned in Horndean now saves a bigger job later. The work takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits, out of hours so service carries on. Left alone, grease keeps moving into the plenum and duct. Before an inspection or an insurer’s visit in Horndean, it helps to have up-to-date records.
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Why book with us
- Full insurance on every job
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
Read how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
What affects the cost of canopy cleaning
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- The number of sites or systems
- The scale of the work
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Where the site is and how we reach it
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Any previous report or certificate
- A few general shots of the system
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.