Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Houghton, Hampshire
Canopy and hood cleaning for Houghton, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Condensation and grease dripping together
- A hood coated in old grease
- Grease filters blocking between washes
How we handle canopy cleaning in Houghton
We have been cleaning kitchen canopies since we started trading in 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, we treat the canopy as one part of a whole system, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. If you are dealing with greasy streaks across the canopy and a filter housing caked in grease, we can help.
In a village or hamlet like Houghton, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- Houghton (SO20)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Houghton.
- We look at the canopy first, from pictures or on a visit.
- Equipment below is switched off and left to cool, then sheeted.
- We remove the grease filters and clean the plenum and filter housing.
- We degrease the canopy shell, its seams and the grease troughs.
- Clean filters are refitted and before and after pictures go into your report.
How to prepare
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
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Your questions about canopy cleaning in Houghton
Do you work at weekends in Houghton?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Houghton keeps running as normal. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
Which environmental health team covers Houghton?
Food hygiene inspections in Houghton are carried out by Test Valley council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
How do you protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® itself is not law; it’s a BESA specification. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
What about areas you cannot get to?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
Do we need to close while you work?
Usually not. Out-of-hours visits keep the disruption down. Larger jobs can be phased over several visits to keep things running.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
What affects the cost of canopy cleaning
You will get a fixed price before any work starts. It’s based on:
- The condition we find in the survey
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The scale of the work
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
What to send for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- The postcode and the type of business
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
What the work involves, part by part
Grease troughs and gutters
Where a trough drains into a grease cup, we empty and clean that as well, and we will show staff where it is.
School and staff canteen kitchens
School and canteen kitchens often cook to set hours, which makes a canopy clean easy to schedule. We often clean them in holidays or at weekends.
Canopy cleaning in Houghton: the local picture
Fire safety in Houghton falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Environmental health officers from Test Valley council inspect food businesses in Houghton. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Test Valley School or anywhere near Houghton, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Historic houses near Houghton, such as Mottisfont Abbey about 3.2 miles south, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Houghton is about 6 miles north of Romsey, in Hampshire. Houghton gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, large and small. There’s also a page for Southampton, roughly 13 miles from Houghton.
Postcode districts we cover here for canopy cleaning: SO20. If you need canopy cleaning at premises on Kents Orchard, Houghton Farm Close and Stevens Drove or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover Horsebridge (1 mile south-east), Broughton (2 miles west), Stonymarsh (3 miles south), Mottisfont (3 miles south) and Michelmersh (4 miles south). Further out, we also cover Winchester (9 miles east), Eastleigh (11 miles south-east), Andover (9 miles north), Totton (12 miles south), Chandler's Ford (9 miles south-east) and Hedge End (15 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Houghton
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Boot Inn. The nearest railway station is Mottisfont & Dunbridge station, about 3.8 miles south of the centre.
Common problems we fix in Houghton
A canopy in Houghton picks up grease at much the same rate as one anywhere else with the same cooking: it comes down to how long the kitchen cooks and what’s on the menu. High-heat cooking coats it fastest.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Condensation running down the canopy
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- Grease filters blocking between washes
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of All Saints, or anywhere in Houghton, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
What to look for in a quote
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Wipe the canopy down at close every day
- Keep the fan on through service
- Keep every filter in place while cooking
- Make sure filters sit tight in the housing
Where the canopy is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Where only the canopy is done, the report says so clearly.
Run the extract for as long as anything is cooking. Air that keeps moving carries less grease onto the canopy.
Why act early in Houghton
When grease clogs the filters and plenum, the canopy cannot draw air as it should. The kitchen gets hotter and smokier while the fan strains. A clean canopy and plenum let the extract do its job. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why us?
- We are fully insured
- In business since 2009
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
See how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.