Kent · Canopy and hood cleaning
Northfleet canopy cleaning
One call covers deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out in Northfleet: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
- Condensation running down the canopy
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
Kitchen extracts in Northfleet
Northfleet is within about 3 miles of the coast. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. The Food Standards Agency lists about 53 pubs, bars and clubs and about 3 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses as registered food businesses within about 1.5 miles of central Northfleet. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. The fire and rescue service for Northfleet is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Northfleet (Cobham College is about 3.7 miles south-east), fitting access panels needs care. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of All Saints, or anywhere in Northfleet, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Northfleet is Gravesham Community Hospital, about 1.1 miles north-east.
Northfleet is about 5 miles east of Dartford, in Kent. For canopy cleaning in and around Northfleet, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, Northfleet included. Northfleet is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for canopy cleaning. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 14 miles away.
Work in DA11 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. We cover sites on Lawrance Square, London Road and Marks Square and nearby roads. Northfleet sits on or near the A2 and A226, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. Neighbouring places we cover for canopy cleaning include Painters Ash (1 mile south-west), Springhead (1 mile west), Windmill Hill (1 mile east), Northfleet Green (1 mile south) and Gravesend (1 mile east). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (14 miles south-east), Dartford (5 miles west), Sevenoaks (13 miles south-west), Swanley (8 miles west), Kings Hill (11 miles south) and Foley Park (13 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Northfleet
In Northfleet, that means kitchens and buildings near The Six Bells pub, Saint George's Church of England School and Copperfield Academy and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Gravesend station, about 1 mile north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Bluewater (3.3 miles west) and Stone Castle (3.1 miles west). For a walk, there’s Chafford Gorges Nature Park and Sawyers Lake.
Canopy cleaning in Northfleet
Dripping edges and a sticky hood are the first things a visitor notices. What is not seen, behind the filters, tends to be worse. Canopy cleaning deals with both, so the hood looks right and works properly. Typical jobs include greasy streaks across the canopy and filters that never seem to stay clean, on canopy light fittings, baffle filters and grease gutters.
Around a town like Northfleet, extract cleaning usually means a restaurant, pub, takeaway or the kitchen of a school or care home. Each has a canopy, filters, ductwork and a fan to keep clear of grease.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Northfleet (DA11)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What a clean will not put right
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A hood that doesn’t cover the cooking line
- Grease filters too damaged to refit (they need replacing)
- A dirty extract fan further along the system
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What the work covers
- Canopy light fittings
- Grease gutters
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Plenum chambers
Towns and villages near Northfleet
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FAQs for Northfleet
Which fire service covers Northfleet?
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Northfleet. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do you work overnight in Northfleet?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. It means the site in Northfleet keeps running as normal. When you call 0345 646 2711 or email us, mention when the site is quiet.
Which canopies and hoods do you clean?
Wall canopies, island canopies and single hoods over individual appliances. The method is the same: filters out, plenum and housing cleaned, canopy degreased inside and out.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No, not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
What do you do to protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
How much does canopy cleaning cost in Northfleet?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. For a quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
How we price canopy cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
Helping us quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
- Give the canopy a wipe after service
- Tell us when the canopy starts to drip
- Keep grease cups and drawers emptied
File the report alongside your fire risk assessment, so it’s ready when an EHO, insurer or fire officer asks. Before and after pictures speak for themselves.
Do not let canopy gutters fill to the brim. Overflowing troughs are the usual cause of drips onto the range, so make emptying them part of the closing routine.
How the job changes from site to site
Island canopies
Island canopies often have filters on two sides. We work round the canopy, cleaning each filter bank and plenum.
Plenums and filter housings
Behind neglected filters, the plenum can be heavily coated. We remove thick grease by hand, then degrease.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
What we do, step by step
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. Send us pictures of the system and we can plan most of a visit in Northfleet before we arrive.
- Diagnosis first: we look behind the filters as well as at the hood.
- We protect everything below once it has cooled.
- Heavy deposits come off by hand, then the surfaces are degreased.
- We finish the plenum, troughs and canopy and check them over.
- The canopy is signed off with before and after pictures and a next clean date.
How to prepare
- 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
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Getting a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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What staff can safely do
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
If your staff spot something 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 can diagnose it and quote.