Surrey · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Old Woking, Surrey
Professional canopy cleaning in and around Old Woking, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- Grease channels that no longer drain
Your questions about canopy cleaning in Old Woking
Can you come to Old Woking after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. Your customers, staff or residents in Old Woking needn’t be disturbed. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Will you come out to Old Woking?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
What accreditations do you have?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We carry full insurance, and we have been trading since 2009.
Are the filters cleaned too?
The filters come out so the plenum behind them can be cleaned, then clean and refit them. Any that are damaged are noted on the report.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
It depends on the building. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
Which canopies and hoods do you clean?
Wall and island canopies, long cooking-line hoods and small single hoods. Each one is cleaned inside and out, with the plenum behind the filters.
What do you do with what you remove?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We do not leave it behind.
Canopy cleaning in Old Woking, done properly
Of the whole extract system, the canopy is the bit on show. Being first in line, it collects grease on the inside surfaces, along the seams and in the troughs. Our canopy clean covers the shell inside and out, plus the plenum and the filter housing. If you have a greasy hood noticed by an inspector and condensation running down the canopy, we can help, from island canopies, baffle filters and grease gutters onwards.
Somewhere as small as Old Woking, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with pictures, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Place
- Old Woking (GU22, GU23)
- Region
- Surrey
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
- A canopy too small for the cooking under it (that is a design question)
- Electrical faults in the canopy
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in Old Woking
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Grease gutters
- Plenum chambers
- Canopy light fittings
- Wall canopies
What affects the quote in Old Woking
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- The size of the system
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
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 you know where you stand.
What we need to know
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The site address and the type of premises
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.
How the visit works
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-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 an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. Somewhere as small as Old Woking, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- The canopy is checked from pictures or on a visit.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Ask for a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Advice
Why deal with it now?
Baked-on grease gets harder to shift the longer it stays. Over months, the heat hardens it into a stubborn coating, so the longer it’s left, the longer the clean takes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Old Woking is calmer for everyone.
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Old Woking
- In business since 2009
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- We diagnose before we treat
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.
Part by part
Island canopies
Island canopies hang over cooking in the middle of the kitchen, so every face can collect grease. Each face is cleaned inside and out.
Pub and hotel kitchens
In a pub or hotel, the canopy is often in view of staff all day, so drips and smells soon become a daily nuisance. Cleaning the canopy and plenum sorts it.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Old Woking
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
What we are called out for in Old Woking
Steam and condensation make canopy grease harder to deal with. As the canopy cools, condensation forms, carrying grease with it. The result is sticky streaks and drips onto the range.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- A filter housing caked in grease
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
For schools such as Kingfield Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the price is fixed
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether they recommend a next date
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
Towns and villages near Old Woking
What else we do in Old Woking
Kitchen extracts in Old Woking
The Food Standards Agency lists about 15 pubs and bars and about 3 hotels and guest houses as registered food businesses in and around Old Woking, up to about a mile and a half out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. It’s Woking council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Old Woking. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Fire safety in Old Woking falls to Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Byfleet Manor is about 3.8 miles north-east), access may need planning. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Woking Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Old Woking, about 1.2 miles north-west.
Old Woking is about 2 miles south-east of Woking, in Surrey. If you need canopy cleaning in Old Woking, please call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, Old Woking included. Our area takes in 395 places across Surrey, from busy centres to quieter spots.
All of GU22 and GU23 is covered for canopy cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Canopy cleaning is available to premises on Ford Road, Farm Road and High Street and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for canopy cleaning include Westfield (1 mile west), Pyrford Village (2 miles north-east), Woking (2 miles north-west), Pyrford (2 miles north-east) and Horsell (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (4 miles south), Camberley (9 miles west), Epsom (12 miles east), Farnham (13 miles south-west), Ewell (13 miles east) and Egham (9 miles north).
What’s near Old Woking
In Old Woking, that means kitchens and buildings near St John the Baptist School, St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School and The New Inn, among other places. The nearest railway station is Woking station, about 1.4 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include The Peacocks (1.5 miles north-west) and Woking Community Hospital (1.2 miles north-west). Open spaces near Old Woking include Pewley Hill and Boldermere Lake.