Greater London · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Northfields, Greater London
Canopy cleaning for Northfields, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Condensation running down the canopy
- Poor capture at the hood
- An EHO comment about the canopy
About our canopy cleaning in Northfields
We have 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 grease filters blocking between washes and an EHO comment about the canopy, we can help.
Kitchens in Northfields, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. Grease in a duct like that is a fire risk to the whole building, not just the kitchen, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Northfields (W5, W13, TW8)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Also near Northfields
What else we do in Northfields
How the job changes from site to site
Island canopies
An island canopy is open on all sides, which means grease settles on all four sides. We clean all of them, inside and out.
Plenums and filter housings
A plenum that hasn’t been cleaned for a long time can hold a thick layer of grease. Heavy deposits are scraped out by hand before degreasing.
Signs you need canopy cleaning in Northfields
Steam and condensation make canopy grease harder to deal with. Water vapour condenses on the cooler canopy surfaces and drips, carrying grease with it. The result is sticky streaks and drips onto the range.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Northfields is Ealing Hospital, about 1.4 miles west.
Comparing quotes
- Whether a survey comes first
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
Questions from Northfields
Does London parking affect a job in Northfields?
Parking and loading in London need planning, so tell us about bays, permits and building rules when you book. If the building has a loading slot system, we’ll book into it.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Northfields?
Fire safety enforcement in Northfields is handled by London Fire Brigade. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that can’t wait. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work and have been trading since 2009.
How long does canopy cleaning take?
A single canopy with a light build-up is fairly quick, but large or heavily soiled canopies take longer. You will know before work begins.
How much of the canopy do you clean?
The whole canopy, inside and out. We also remove the filters and clean the plenum and housing behind them, since that is where grease hides.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you will get one fixed quote.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not typically. Visits are timed for when the area is closed, such as overnight or at a weekend, so you keep your normal hours.
How we price canopy cleaning
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The condition of the system
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The times the site is available
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
The process
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. In a London area like Northfields, parking, loading and building access are planned before the day of the work.
- We look at the canopy, filters and troughs first.
- Out of hours, the range is switched off, cooled and covered.
- With the filters removed, the plenum and filter channels are cleaned.
- Inside and out, the hood and its troughs are cleaned.
- We put the filters back, tidy up and photograph the finished canopy.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Ask for a quote
For canopy cleaning in Northfields, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Advice
What your team can do, and what needs us
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Kitchen extracts in Northfields
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 444 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 96 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Northfields. Each canopy in those kitchens catches grease on the inside of the hood and behind the filters. In Northfields, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Ealing council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Night work suits London kitchens, and roads and loading bays tend to be quieter too.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Boston Manor is about 0.5 miles south), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Northfields is about 1 mile south of Ealing, in Greater London. Whatever kind of site you run in Northfields, canopy cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Northfields is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover for canopy cleaning. We also work in London, about 9 miles from Northfields.
All of W5, W13 and TW8 is within our area for canopy cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If you need canopy cleaning at premises on Burns Road, South Road and Elers Road or a nearby road, we can help. Main roads around Northfields include the A3002, which makes travel easy for canopy cleaning. If your site is just outside Northfields, we cover Brentford (1 mile south-east), Gillette Corner (1 mile south-west), Brentford End (1 mile south), Osterley (2 miles south-west) and Spring Grove (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include London (9 miles east), City of Westminster (7 miles east), Marylebone (7 miles east), Kensington (5 miles east), St Pancras (9 miles east) and Shoreditch (10 miles east).
Near you in Northfields
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Ealing Fields High School, Great Ealing School and Ealing Park Tavern. Nearby too are Library for Iranian Studies (1.8 miles east) and Lammas Park (less than half a mile north). For rail, the closest station is Brentford station, about 0.8 miles south. Nearby you will also find Gunnersbury Park House - Large Mansion (1.2 miles east) and Treaty Centre (3 miles south-west). Open spaces near Northfields include Middle Lake and Long Wood.
Why deal with it now?
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 Northfields, as across London, ductwork often passes through shared risers and other people’s space.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Northfields
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- We’re fully insured
- Trading since 2009
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
See how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.