Surrey · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Horsell, Surrey
One call covers canopy and hood cleaning in Horsell: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
How the visit works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. Your opening hours decide when we come to Horsell, not ours.
- 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.
- Heavy deposits come off by hand, then the surfaces are degreased.
- We finish the plenum, troughs and canopy and check them over.
- The canopy is signed off with before and after photos and a next clean date.
How to prepare
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Ask for a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will typically have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Related advice
How we handle canopy cleaning in Horsell
We have been cleaning kitchen canopies since we started trading in 2009. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. If you have a filter housing caked in grease and wet, greasy drips from the hood, we can help.
Size does not change the work: a kitchen in a place like Horsell gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.

- Where
- Horsell (GU21, GU22)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Horsell
Also in Horsell
Leave it or put it right?
For a kitchen in Horsell, a canopy that looks greasy can colour a whole inspection. Keeping it clean shows the rest of the kitchen is being looked after and keeping it that way is easier than catching up. Around Horsell, a kitchen or building out of action is missed straight away.
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 make a difference.
Why us?
- We’re fully insured
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.
Different parts, different methods
Pub and hotel kitchens
A hotel or pub kitchen can rarely close for long. Canopy cleans are done late at night or early in the morning so the kitchen keeps trading.
School and staff canteen kitchens
Canteen staff see the canopy, not the duct behind it. The canopy and plenum are both cleaned, so what’s out of sight is dealt with too.
Horsell questions
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Horsell?
Horsell is in the area of Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Can the work in Horsell be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
What information do you need?
Only a few details: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
Is Horsell in your area?
Yes. We work in Horsell and across Surrey, as part of our work across South East England and London. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
How long will it take to clean the canopy?
One lightly soiled hood doesn’t take long, but large or heavily soiled canopies take longer. We will tell you what to expect.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Between visits
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Report new drips or smells from the canopy
- Keep filters on a set cleaning routine
- Wipe the canopy down at close every day
- Keep the fan on through service
Keep the photo report with your maintenance log where an inspector can see it. Before and after pictures speak for themselves.
Clean filters are the canopy’s first defence. Wash or exchange them regularly, and never cook with one missing. The plenum behind them stays cleaner.
Canopy cleaning in Horsell: the local picture
Look up Horsell on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 76 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 33 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Horsell. Where they cook under a hood, the plenum behind the filters is where grease hides. It’s Woking council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Horsell. 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. The fire and rescue service for Horsell is 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 look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Woking High School or anywhere near Horsell, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Woking Community Hospital (about 1 mile south), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Mary the Virgin or elsewhere in Horsell, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Horsell is about 1 mile north-east of Woking, in Surrey. Wherever you are in the GU21 postcode area, we cover canopy cleaning for commercial sites. Horsell is one of 395 places in Surrey where we work for commercial clients. Our Guildford page covers sites nearby (6 miles or so).
Here we cover the GU21 and GU22 postcode area for canopy cleaning. If you need canopy cleaning at premises on Elm Road, Heath Road and Popes Lane or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Horsell sits on or near the A3046, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. We also cover Woking (1 mile south-west), Goldsworth Park (1 mile south-west), Mimbridge (1 mile north-west), Sheerwater (1 mile east) and St John's (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Guildford (6 miles south), Camberley (7 miles west), Epsom (13 miles east), Farnham (13 miles south-west), Ewell (13 miles east) and Egham (7 miles north).
What’s near Horsell
In Horsell, that means kitchens and buildings near The Horsell Village School, Milford Green and Coxhill Green and The Red Lion pub, among other places. Horsell’s nearest station is Woking station, roughly 0.7 miles south. Well-known places in the area include The Hockey Museum (0.7 miles south) and Woking Community Hospital (1 mile south). Not far away are Gracious Pond and Boldermere Lake.
What staff can safely do
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Fixed quotes for canopy cleaning in Horsell
You’ll get a fixed price before we start. It takes into account:
- How big the system is
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Travel, parking and unloading
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.