Greater London · Canopy and hood cleaning
Mottingham canopy cleaning
Deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out for Mottingham, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
How we handle canopy cleaning in Mottingham
Think of the canopy as the mouth of the extract. If it’s coated in grease, everything downstream gets more of it. We start the check-up there, and the treatment is a thorough degrease of the hood, plenum and housing. The work covers island canopies, plenum chambers and wall canopies, and the jobs we see most are overflowing grease troughs and gutters and heavy deposits behind the grease filters.
In a London area like Mottingham, a kitchen extract often passes through shared space on its way out: a riser, a service void, the floors above. A duct fire there can reach parts of the building far from the range, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Mottingham (SE9, SE12, BR1)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Common problems we fix in Mottingham
Moisture in the air mixes with the grease on the canopy. As the canopy cools, condensation forms, carrying grease with it. Drips onto the cooking line are a common result.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Grease filters blocking between washes
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- A filter housing caked in grease
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
Commuter trade near Grove Park station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Comparing quotes
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Proof of insurance
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
What we do, step by step
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before we start, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes a few hours for most canopies. If your building in Mottingham has sign-in rules, permits or key holders, mention them when you book.
- 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.
- The canopy shell, seams, troughs and gutters are degreased inside and out.
- We put the filters back, tidy up and photograph the finished canopy.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Move anything stored near the system
Ask for a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Advice
Fixed quotes for canopy cleaning in Mottingham
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The condition of the system
- How big the system is
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Problems your staff have spotted
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Mottingham kitchens: local notes
Look up Mottingham on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 82 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 49 takeaways in Mottingham and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Every kitchen among them that cooks under a canopy has a hood, plenum and filters collecting grease. Night work suits London kitchens, and roads and loading bays tend to be quieter too. London Fire Brigade covers Mottingham. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Mottingham is Eltham Community Hospital, about 1.3 miles north-east. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Jubilee International Church or elsewhere in Mottingham, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Mottingham is about 1 mile south-west of Eltham, in Greater London. Whatever kind of site you run in Mottingham, canopy cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, and Mottingham is one of them. We also work in London, about 7 miles from Mottingham.
Every address in SE9, SE12 and BR1 is within our area for canopy cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Canopy cleaning is available to premises on Horley Road, Dorset Road and Albert Road and the roads around them. We also cover Chinbrook (1 mile south-west), Grove Park (1 mile west), Coldharbour (1 mile east), Middle Park (1 mile north) and Horn Park (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as London (7 miles north-west), City of Westminster (10 miles north-west), Marylebone (10 miles north-west), Kensington (11 miles north-west), St Pancras (9 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (8 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Mottingham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Colfe's School, Chinbrook Meadows and Haberdashers' Aske's Knights Academy, among other places. The closest station to Mottingham is Grove Park station, roughly 0.7 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Greenwich Castle (3.5 miles north-west) and Prefab Museum (1.7 miles west). For a walk, there’s Summer Hill and The Tarn.
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What happens if it’s left?
A greasy canopy is fuel directly above the flame. Flames from the range can ignite it and be pulled further into the system, where a fire is much harder to stop. Cleaning it removes that fuel. In Mottingham, as across London, ductwork often passes through shared risers and other people’s space.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why Mottingham businesses choose us
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Trading since 2009
- A written report with pictures after every visit
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Mottingham: your questions answered
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Mottingham?
The local authority for Mottingham is Lewisham council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can you work in Mottingham outside opening hours?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The work in Mottingham can fit around your hours. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
What happens to the waste?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
Is canopy cleaning enough for TR19?
A TR19® Grease clean covers the whole system, not just the canopy. Cleaning the canopy alone leaves the ducts, risers and fan untouched, and the report will say what was covered.
What paperwork do I get after a canopy clean?
Every clean comes with a photo report, listing what was cleaned. Where the whole system is cleaned, you also get a TR19 certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
What information do you need?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we will ask.
How do you protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
What canopy cleaning can’t fix
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
- Weak extraction caused by a failing fan motor
- Grease filters too damaged to refit (they need replacing)
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What the work covers
- Grease gutters
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Plenum chambers
Different parts, different methods
Wall canopies
A wall-mounted canopy runs along the back of the range. The joint between canopy and wall is a common grease trap, and we clean that join along with the inside of the hood.
Plenums and filter housings
Behind neglected filters, the plenum can be heavily coated. We remove thick grease by hand, then degrease.