Greater London · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Old Coulsdon
Our technicians work in Old Coulsdon on canopy and hood cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
- Grease filters blocking between washes
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Old Coulsdon
Duct Doctor has cleaned canopies and hoods since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, we treat the canopy as one part of a whole system, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. Typical jobs include poor capture at the hood and a plenum thick with grease behind the filters, across baffle filters, grease gutters and island canopies.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so extract cleaning in Old Coulsdon is normally done overnight, after the last service. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with photos, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Old Coulsdon (CR5, CR3, CR8)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Old Coulsdon questions
Can school kitchens in Old Coulsdon be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. There are about 15 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Old Coulsdon. You can ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the dates the site is empty.
Which fire service covers Old Coulsdon?
Old Coulsdon is in the area of London Fire Brigade. 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’s TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, we are fully insured. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it for clients who vet their contractors.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Are the filters cleaned too?
We remove the filters to reach the plenum, and they’re cleaned before going back in. Any that are damaged are noted on the report.
Is the inside of the hood cleaned?
Inside and out, along with its seams and grease channels. The plenum and filter housing behind the filters are cleaned too.
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.
Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Refit filters the right way round and fully seated
- Check and empty canopy gutters regularly
- Avoid harsh scourers that scratch the canopy
- Report new drips or smells from the canopy
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.
Tell us if the canopy starts dripping or the filters clog sooner than usual. More drips or quicker clogging often mean the cleaning interval needs looking at, which a grease thickness test can confirm.
Places near Old Coulsdon
Other services in Old Coulsdon
Different parts, different methods
Wall canopies
At the back of the canopy, behind the filters, grease builds up unseen. With the filters out we can get to it and degrease it properly.
Pub and hotel kitchens
Staff in pub and hotel kitchens work under the canopy all day, so a dripping hood quickly becomes everyone’s problem. A thorough clean puts that right.
When it’s something else
We won’t sell you work that does not address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
- A canopy undersized for the equipment
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Plenum chambers
- Grease gutters
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Canopy light fittings
Signs you need canopy cleaning in Old Coulsdon
A canopy in Old Coulsdon picks up grease at much the same rate as one anywhere else with the same cooking: the hours and the type of cooking decide how fast. High-heat cooking coats it fastest.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; St Lawrence's Hospital is the nearest hospital to Old Coulsdon, about 1.3 miles south-east.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What insurance they carry
Multi-site and managed buildings
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Canopy cleaning in Old Coulsdon: the local picture
The FSA’s data shows about 8 pubs and bars registered in and around Old Coulsdon, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. In London, kitchens are normally cleaned overnight, when the kitchen is closed and loading is easier. Old Coulsdon is covered by London Fire Brigade. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St John the Evangelist or anywhere around Old Coulsdon, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Keston Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Old Coulsdon is about 1 mile south-east of Coulsdon, in Greater London. Anywhere in CR5, we can take on canopy cleaning. Old Coulsdon is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London we cover for commercial clients. Our London page covers sites nearby, about 14 miles away.
Here we cover the CR5, CR3 and CR8 postcode area for canopy cleaning. If you need canopy cleaning at premises on Ellis Road, Tollers Lane and Court Avenue or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Old Coulsdon, we cover Coulsdon (1 mile north-west), Chipstead (2 miles west), Purley (2 miles north), Woodcote (2 miles north-west) and Woodmansterne (3 miles west). Further out, we also cover London (14 miles north), City of Westminster (15 miles north), Marylebone (15 miles north), Kensington (14 miles north), Whitechapel (15 miles north) and Brompton (14 miles north).
Near you in Old Coulsdon
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Sunnydown School, Dollypers Hill and The Tudor Rose pub. For rail, the closest station is Coulsdon South station, about 1.4 miles north-west. Nearby you’ll also find East Surrey Museum (2 miles south-east) and St Lawrence's Hospital (1.3 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Nore Hill and Mercers Lake.
Why deal with it now?
Baked-on grease gets harder to shift the longer it stays. Heat from the range bakes canopy grease into a hard, dark layer, so the longer it’s left, the longer the clean takes. In Old Coulsdon, as across London, ductwork often passes through shared risers and other people’s space.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
Why book with us
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- Every job surveyed first
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
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. The visit takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. Most London sites cannot stop for the day, so work in Old Coulsdon is typically done overnight, early in the morning or at weekends.
- We start by checking the canopy, filters and plenum.
- Equipment below is switched off and left to cool, then sheeted.
- Filters come out and the plenum behind them is scraped and degreased.
- We degrease the canopy shell, its seams and the grease troughs.
- We refit the filters, clear up and photograph the finished canopy.
Getting ready for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Ask for a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; 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.