Surrey · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Leigh, Surrey
Specialist canopy cleaning for Leigh: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- Poor capture at the hood
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Leigh
A greasy canopy tells an inspector a lot before they’ve opened anything. What isn’t seen, behind the filters, tends to be worse. We clean both, so the canopy is clean where it shows and where it doesn’t. The work covers wall canopies, grease gutters and baffle filters, and common reasons people get in touch are drips from the canopy onto the range and an EHO comment about the canopy.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Leigh (RH2)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
Wall canopies
The back of a wall canopy is hard to reach and easy to miss. With the filters out we can get to it and degrease it properly.
Pub and hotel kitchens
Staff in pub and hotel kitchens work under the canopy all day, so a dripping hood quickly becomes everyone’s problem. Cleaning the canopy and plenum sorts it.
How we price canopy cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- The condition of the system
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Parking and loading at the site
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
Helping us quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Nearby places to Leigh
What else we do in Leigh
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Looking after it afterwards
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Give the canopy a wipe after service
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
- Don’t scrape the canopy with metal tools
- Check filters are not leaving gaps
We recommend when the canopy, or the whole system, should next be cleaned. That date is based on your cooking hours and what we found, in line with BESA guidance.
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. Less grease gets into the plenum as a result.
How the visit works
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. The middle part takes longest, which takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. Visits to a village like Leigh are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- We start by checking the canopy, filters and plenum.
- The range is turned off and allowed to cool before we cover it.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Clear the space around the work
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Ask for a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Then call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Related advice
Leigh: your questions answered
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Leigh?
That is Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Leigh?
Food hygiene inspections in Leigh are carried out by Mole Valley council. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Are the filters cleaned too?
The filters come out so the plenum behind them can be cleaned, then clean and refit them. We will tell you if any need replacing.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, 24/7. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
What should I send you?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, plus pictures of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
How much does canopy cleaning cost in Leigh?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Ask us for a fixed quote, normally ready within one working day.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Does a canopy clean meet TR19?
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.
Canopy cleaning in Leigh: the local picture
Leigh is covered by Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Food hygiene inspections in Leigh are the job of Mole Valley council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Bartholomew or elsewhere in Leigh, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. School kitchens, at schools like Burys Court School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Leigh is about 3 miles south-west of Reigate, in Surrey. Every kind of commercial site in Leigh, we can take on canopy cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Our area takes in 395 places across Surrey, large and small. Guildford is in our area too, about 14 miles from Leigh.
Work in RH2 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Streets in the area include Church Road, Smalls Hill Road and The Glebe, all of which we cover for canopy cleaning. We also cover Dawesgreen (1 mile north-west), Bunce Common (1 mile west), Irons Bottom (2 miles east), Strood Green (2 miles north-west) and Sidlow (2 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Guildford (14 miles west), Epsom (9 miles north), Horley (4 miles south-east), Redhill (4 miles north-east), Ewell (10 miles north) and Reigate (3 miles north-east).
Near you in Leigh
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Seven Stars Public House, among other places. The nearest railway station is Betchworth station, about 2.9 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Reigate Priory Museum (2.7 miles north-east) and East Surrey Hospital (3.7 miles east). The countryside around Leigh includes Reigate Heath and Colley Hill.
What happens if it’s left?
A canopy clean in Leigh now stops the grease spreading further. The work takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up, out of hours so service carries on. Put off, the grease simply moves further into the system. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
Why Leigh businesses choose us
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- We diagnose before we treat
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Fully insured
Common problems we fix in Leigh
The canopy takes the hottest, wettest air in the kitchen. Grease from the vapour lands on the canopy’s inner surfaces, its joints and its filters before what gets through reaches the plenum.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- A hood coated in old grease
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as East Surrey Hospital (about 3.7 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether a survey comes first
- What insurance they carry
- What paperwork you get at the end