Greater London · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Lampton, Greater London
We cover Lampton for canopy and hood cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- An EHO comment about the canopy
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Lampton
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the canopy, but some sites need the canopy done between full cleans. In that case, the report makes clear what was and wasn’t cleaned, so your records stay accurate. The work covers canopy light fittings, grease gutters and plenum chambers, and people most often call us about a canopy that no longer draws the smoke away and a canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so work in Lampton is normally booked for the night or the early hours. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Lampton (TW3, TW7, TW5)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What we’re called out for in Lampton
The plenum is hidden behind the filters, so nobody sees it build up. Kitchen staff clean what they can see, leaving the plenum and housing to collect grease between professional cleans.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- Condensation and grease dripping together
- An EHO comment about the canopy
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Luke, or anywhere in Lampton, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Questions to ask before you book
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
What we do, step by step
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. Most London sites can’t stop for the day, so work in Lampton is typically done overnight, early in the morning or at weekends.
- Diagnosis first: we look behind the filters as well as at the hood.
- We protect everything below once it has cooled.
- Thick grease is scraped away before the canopy is degreased.
- We finish the plenum, troughs and canopy and check them over.
- You get pictures of the result and a recommended date for the next clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Advice
Grease, kitchens and Lampton
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 31 pubs, bars and clubs and about 11 hotels and B&Bs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Lampton. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. London Fire Brigade covers Lampton. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. London jobs typically start after the last service, with loading and roof access agreed with the building first.
For kitchens close to Hounslow station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Alexandra Primary School or anywhere near Lampton, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Lampton is about 2 miles north-west of Twickenham, in Greater London. Whatever kind of site you run in Lampton, we can take on canopy cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Lampton is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London we cover for commercial clients. We also work in London, around 12 miles away.
Here we cover the TW3, TW7 and TW5 postcode area for canopy cleaning. Canopy cleaning is available to premises on York Road, Star Road and Pears Road and nearby roads. We also cover Hounslow (1 mile south-east), Spring Grove (1 mile north-east), Osterley (1 mile north-east), Woodlands (1 mile south-east) and Heston (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as London (12 miles east), City of Westminster (9 miles east), Marylebone (10 miles east), Kensington (7 miles east), St Pancras (11 miles east) and Shoreditch (13 miles east).
Local landmarks in Lampton
Typical jobs here are in premises near Moon Under Water pub, Inwood Park and Kingsley Academy, among other places. Lampton’s nearest station is Hounslow station, about 0.9 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Museum of Army Music (1.4 miles south) and Hounslow Hospital (0.8 miles south-west). The countryside around Lampton includes Long Wood and Garden Lake.
What your team can do, and what needs us
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
What a clean won’t put right
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Weak extraction caused by a failing fan motor
- A light fitting that doesn’t work
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What we work on in Lampton
- Grease gutters
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Baffle filters
- Plenum chambers
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Keep grease cups and drawers emptied
- Avoid harsh scourers that scratch the canopy
- Refit filters the right way round and fully seated
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
Anything worth knowing goes into the report: bent or poorly fitting filters, a light cover that is cracked, or troughs that fill too quickly. We keep it to what matters.
Tell us if the canopy starts dripping or the filters clog sooner than usual. More drips or quicker clogging often mean the cleaning interval needs looking at, which a grease thickness test can confirm.
Also near Lampton
Also in Lampton
What the work involves, part by part
Pub and hotel kitchens
Pub and hotel kitchens can cook from breakfast to late evening. Long hours mean the canopy collects grease fast, so it may need cleaning between full TR19 cleans.
Grease troughs and gutters
Drips from the canopy edge often start in a full gutter. We clean it out so the grease has somewhere to go.
Questions from Lampton
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Lampton in the summer holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. There are about 47 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Lampton. You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the dates the site is empty.
Can you come to Lampton after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The work in Lampton can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
How do you protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
Who is the responsible person?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
What paperwork do I get after a canopy clean?
A photo report, with before and after pictures of the canopy and plenum. It also gives a recommended date for the next clean.
What accreditations do you have?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not typically. Out-of-hours visits keep the disruption down. Bigger sites can be done in stages to keep things running.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Leave it or put it right?
A canopy clean in Lampton now stops the grease spreading further. The work takes a few hours for most canopies, done while the kitchen is closed. Put off, the grease simply moves further into the system. A booked night’s work in Lampton costs you no trading time; an unplanned closure does.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before work begins.
What you get with us
- A written report with photos after every visit
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Fully insured
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.