Oxfordshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Milcombe, Oxfordshire
For deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out in Milcombe, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Condensation and grease dripping together
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
How we price canopy cleaning
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- How easy every part is to reach
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The number of sites or systems
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
What we need to know
What to send for a quote:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The postcode and the type of business
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
Canopy cleaning in Milcombe, done properly
We’ve been cleaning kitchen canopies since we started trading in 2009. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. If you have smoke hanging around the canopy during service and filters that clog soon after cleaning, we can help, from plenum chambers, wall canopies and island canopies onwards.
In a village or hamlet like Milcombe, 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, whatever the size of the place.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Milcombe (OX15)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
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The process
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes a few hours for most canopies. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Milcombe, let us know and we’ll plan around it.
- The canopy is checked from pictures or on a visit.
- Once the kitchen has closed, the cooking line is cooled and sheeted.
- With the filters removed, the plenum and filter channels are cleaned.
- Inside and out, the hood and its troughs are cleaned.
- Filters are refitted, the area cleaned down and the photo report put together.
How to prepare
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Related advice
Do you need canopy cleaning in Milcombe?
A canopy with gaps around its filters lets grease straight through. The plenum and housing behind them then take far more grease than they should, which shows up as heavy deposits when the filters come out.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- A filter housing caked in grease
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- Poor capture at the hood
For schools such as Bloxham Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether VAT is included
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether the price is fixed
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- A dirty extract fan further along the system
- A hood that doesn’t cover the cooking line
- Poor airflow from a fan that needs repair
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Plenum chambers
- Wall canopies
- Grease gutters
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
Canopy cleaning around Milcombe
Look up Milcombe on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Milcombe. Wherever there’s a canopy over the cooking, its hood and plenum collect grease with every service. In Milcombe, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Cherwell council. 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. Milcombe is covered by Oxfordshire 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.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Lawrence or elsewhere in Milcombe, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Broughton Castle is about 2.2 miles north), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Milcombe is about 4 miles south-west of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. Every kind of commercial site in Milcombe, we can take on canopy cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our area takes in 443 places across Oxfordshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. Oxford is in our area too, about 19 miles from Milcombe.
Work in OX15 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on Station Road, Barlow Close and Main Road or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover the places around Milcombe: Tadmarton (2 miles north-west), Swalcliffe (3 miles north-west), Sibford Ferris (4 miles north-west), Burdrop (4 miles north-west) and Shutford (4 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Banbury (4 miles north-east), Bicester (13 miles south-east), Kidlington (14 miles south), Bure Park (13 miles south-east), Chipping Norton (8 miles south-west) and Neithrop (4 miles north-east).
What’s near Milcombe
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Warriner School and The Horse & Groom pub and the streets around them. Milcombe’s nearest station is Banbury station, about 4.8 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Broughton Castle (2.2 miles north) and Horton General Hospital (4.2 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Woodford Bottom and Lamb's Pool and Crouch Hill.
Common questions in Milcombe
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Milcombe out of term?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. The FSA’s register shows about 2 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Milcombe. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Do you work at weekends in Milcombe?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Milcombe keeps running as normal. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
How much notice do you need?
For planned work, earlier is better, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
How long is a canopy clean?
It takes a few hours for most canopies. Your quote will give a time.
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 are fully insured.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Usually not. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Larger jobs can be phased over several visits so parts stay in use.
What kinds of canopies do you clean?
Canopies in pubs, restaurants, hotels, schools, care homes, offices and other kitchens. The routine stays the same whatever the kitchen, with the equipment off and cool.
Why it’s worth doing now in Milcombe
Drips from a dirty canopy land on the cooking line. That’s a hygiene problem as well as a fire one, and environmental health officers look at the cleanliness of equipment, extraction included. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
Why us?
- Fully insured
- In business since 2009
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
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.
Plenums and filter housings
Behind the grease filters is the plenum. It catches whatever gets past the filters, so it’s scraped and degreased on every canopy clean.
Aftercare tips
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Flag any change in how the canopy behaves
- Keep every filter in place while cooking
- Wash or exchange the filters on a regular cycle
- Check and empty canopy gutters regularly
A before and after photo report follows the clean. It notes what was cleaned and anything we couldn’t reach, so the record is honest and complete.
Do not let canopy gutters fill to the brim. Most canopy drips start with a full trough, so make emptying them part of the closing routine.