Greater London · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Nunhead, Greater London
Canopy cleaning for Nunhead, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to 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.
How we handle canopy cleaning in Nunhead
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the canopy, but some sites need the canopy done between full cleans. In that case, the report makes clear what was and wasn’t cleaned, so your records stay accurate. The work covers baffle filters, wall canopies and canopy light fittings, and people most often call us about a sticky, discoloured canopy and wet, greasy drips from the hood.
In a London area like Nunhead, 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.
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.
- Place
- Nunhead (SE15, SE4, SE14)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Also near Nunhead
Also in Nunhead
Managing agents and facilities teams in Nunhead
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
What canopy cleaning cannot fix
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A light fitting that does not work
- A canopy undersized for the equipment
- Poor airflow from a fan that needs repair
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Canopy light fittings
- Grease gutters
- Baffle filters
- Plenum chambers
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
What affects the quote in Nunhead
We do not publish a price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Where the site is and how we reach it
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Want a quote for canopy cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
What we do, step by step
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, which takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. If your building in Nunhead has sign-in rules, permits or key holders, mention them when you book.
- We start by checking the canopy and what’s behind its filters.
- We protect everything below once it has cooled.
- Thick grease is scraped away before the canopy is degreased.
- Plenum, housing, troughs and canopy are all cleaned and checked.
- The canopy is signed off with before and after photos and a next clean date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Ask for a quote
If you need canopy cleaning in Nunhead, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
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Nunhead kitchens: local notes
The Food Standards Agency lists about 71 pubs and bars and about 5 hotels and guest houses as registered food businesses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Nunhead. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. In London, kitchens are normally cleaned overnight, when the kitchen is closed and loading is easier. In Nunhead, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Lewisham council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you cook for passing trade around Nunhead station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Ivydale Primary School or anywhere near Nunhead, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Nunhead is about 1 mile south-west of New Cross, in Greater London. Nunhead gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, and Nunhead is one of them.
Our technicians cover all of the SE15, SE4 and SE14 postcode area for canopy cleaning and the roads nearby. If you need canopy cleaning at premises on Rye Road, Nash Road and Kitto Road or anywhere close by, we can help. If your site is just outside Nunhead, we cover Telegraph Hill (1 mile north-east), Honor Oak (1 mile south), Peckham (1 mile north-west), New Cross (1 mile north-east) and Brockley (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as London (3 miles north-west), City of Westminster (6 miles north-west), Marylebone (6 miles north-west), Kensington (7 miles west), St Pancras (5 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (5 miles north).
What’s near Nunhead
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Ivy House, Peckham Rye and Allenby Tutorial Trust, among other places. Nunhead has its own railway station: Nunhead station. Well-known places in the area include Greenwich Castle (2.4 miles north-east) and Lewisham Shopping Centre (1.7 miles east). For a walk, there’s Knight's Hill and One Tree Hill.
Keeping the system healthy
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Use non-abrasive cloths on the hood
- Check and empty canopy gutters regularly
- Report new drips or smells from the canopy
- Refit filters the right way round and fully seated
After the clean you get a photo report showing the canopy, plenum and housing before and after. The report lists what was cleaned and any part we couldn’t get to, so the record is honest and complete.
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.
FAQs for Nunhead
Who is the fire and rescue service for Nunhead?
It’s London Fire Brigade, which covers Nunhead. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Do you work overnight in Nunhead?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Nunhead needn’t be disturbed. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
How much does canopy cleaning cost in Nunhead?
We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. You get a fixed price before any work starts.
Do you provide photos of the cleaned canopy?
A photo report shows the canopy and plenum before and after. Full system cleans also come with a TR19 certificate.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
The law calls them the responsible person. That’s generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and where several people have control, each can have duties. If you’re not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
Not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in England and Wales.
Do you clean inside the canopy as well as outside?
The whole canopy, inside and out. The plenum behind the filters is included because that’s often the dirtiest part.
Do you clean canopies in all kinds of kitchens?
We clean canopies in commercial kitchens of every kind. Whatever is cooked under it, the canopy is cleaned the same thorough way, with the equipment off and cool.
When to call us in Nunhead
However carefully a kitchen in Nunhead is run, the canopy still collects grease. It’s fuel, sitting directly over the burners, which is why a flare-up near a dirty canopy is so dangerous.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Saint Antony with Saint Silas or elsewhere in Nunhead, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Questions to ask before you book
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- If they look at the system before pricing