Greater London · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Mortlake, Greater London
Specialist canopy cleaning for Mortlake: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
- Grease channels that no longer drain
Canopy cleaning in Mortlake, done properly
A greasy canopy tells an inspector a lot before they’ve opened anything. What is not seen, behind the filters, tends to be worse. Canopy cleaning deals with both, so the hood looks right and works properly. The work covers wall canopies, baffle filters and canopy light fittings, and people most often call us about condensation and grease dripping together and poor capture at the hood.
London kitchens are often tucked into basements or the back of a building, and the duct may run up through several floors before it discharges at the roof. In Mortlake, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with photos, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Mortlake (SW14, SW13, SW15)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Mortlake kitchens: local notes
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 22 pubs and bars in and around Mortlake, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading is not affected. Food hygiene inspections in Mortlake are the job of Richmond-Upon-Thames council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you run a café or takeaway near Mortlake station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Mortlake is Barnes Hospital, about under half a mile east.
Mortlake is about 3 miles west of Fulham, in Greater London. For canopy cleaning in and around Mortlake, please call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, Mortlake included. Our area takes in 764 places across Greater London, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in London, about 8 miles from Mortlake.
All of SW14, SW13 and SW15 is within our area for canopy cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. You will find streets such as Elm Road, Well Lane and Coval Road, all of which we cover for canopy cleaning. Mortlake sits on or near the A3003, which makes travel easy for canopy cleaning. We also cover the places around Mortlake: East Sheen (1 mile south-west), North Sheen (1 mile north-west), Barnes (1 mile north-east), Grove Park (1 mile north) and Roehampton (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover London (8 miles east), City of Westminster (6 miles north-east), Marylebone (6 miles north-east), Kensington (4 miles north-east), St Pancras (8 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (9 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Mortlake
Around Mortlake, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Richmond Park Academy, Hare and Hounds pub and Palewell Park and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Mortlake itself: Mortlake station. Nearby you will also find Ubuntu Museum: African Museum of Humanity (1.1 miles south-east) and Barnes Hospital (within half a mile east). Open spaces near Mortlake include Richmond Hill and Kew Gardens Lake.
Keeping the system healthy
So the system stays in good health:
- Give the canopy a wipe after service
- Do not scrape the canopy with metal tools
- Never run the range with a filter out
- Report new drips or smells from the canopy
A full system clean comes with a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Where only the canopy is done, the report says so clearly.
Don’t let canopy gutters fill to the brim. Most canopy drips start with a full trough, so make emptying them part of the closing routine.
Common questions in Mortlake
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Mortlake during the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 16 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Mortlake. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Which fire service covers Mortlake?
London Fire Brigade is the fire and rescue service for Mortlake. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not normally. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Bigger sites can be done in stages to keep things running.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
What do you do to protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
Is canopy cleaning enough for TR19?
You can have the canopy cleaned on its own, but it won’t cover the ductwork or fan. For TR19, the whole system needs cleaning, at intervals set by BESA guidance.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
What a clean won’t put right
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what canopy cleaning will not do:
- A light fitting that doesn’t work
- Grease in the duct runs and risers behind the canopy
- A canopy undersized for the equipment
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Grease gutters
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
Fixed quotes for canopy cleaning in Mortlake
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- How easy every part is to reach
- How big the system is
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Site rules, permits and inductions
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
What we need to know
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- A few general shots of the system
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Towns and villages near Mortlake
Other services in Mortlake
Different parts, different methods
School and staff canteen kitchens
A canteen canopy may cook fewer hours, but it still collects grease. BESA guidance still sets a minimum interval for the whole system, and the canopy is part of it.
Pub and hotel kitchens
In a pub or hotel, the canopy is often in view of staff all day, so drips and smells soon become a daily nuisance. Cleaning the canopy and plenum sorts it.
When to call us in Mortlake
However carefully a kitchen in Mortlake is run, the canopy still collects grease. That grease is fuel sitting right above the heat, so a flare-up near a greasy hood can quickly become a fire.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Condensation running down the canopy
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
School kitchens, at schools like Thomson House School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Questions to ask before you book
- Proof of insurance
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
The process
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. On site, the work takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. In Mortlake, as across London, we usually work overnight or at weekends and hand the site back ready to open.
- We look at the canopy, filters and troughs first.
- Once the kitchen has closed, the cooking line is cooled and sheeted.
- We lift out the filters and scrape the plenum and housing.
- Inside and out, the hood and its troughs are cleaned.
- Filters are refitted, the area cleaned down and the photo report put together.
Before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Related advice
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.