Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Picket Piece
Canopy cleaning for Picket Piece, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- Condensation and grease dripping together
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
Canopy cleaning in Picket Piece
The canopy is where the extract system breathes in. If it’s coated in grease, everything downstream gets more of it. We start the check-up there, and the cure is a thorough clean of the hood, the plenum and the filter housing. We’re often asked to deal with an EHO comment about the canopy and wet, greasy drips from the hood, across plenum chambers, wall canopies and baffle filters.
Kitchens around a place like Picket Piece are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That is why every job is written up in a report with photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Picket Piece (SP11)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens if it’s left?
Grease on the canopy is sitting just above the heat source. A flare-up can catch it and be drawn into the plenum and duct, where a fire is much harder to stop. Cleaning it removes that fuel. Booking ahead lets us plan the trip to Picket Piece at a time that suits you.
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 we start, so there are no surprises.
Why book with us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- A written report with photos after every visit
- Full insurance on every job
- We diagnose before we treat
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
How the visit works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. 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. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like Picket Piece.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Clear the space around the work
How to get a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
What staff can safely do
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Between visits
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Clean the baffle filters often
- Wipe the canopy down at close every day
- Run the extract the whole time you are cooking
- Refit filters the right way round and fully seated
Keep the photo report with your maintenance log where an inspector can see it. 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.
For landlords and multi-site operators
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.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
How we price canopy cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- How big the system is
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Parking and loading at the site
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we’ll talk you through it.
Asking for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- A few general shots of the system
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will normally have a quote within one working day.
Do you need canopy cleaning in Picket Piece?
The canopy takes the hottest, wettest air in the kitchen. Grease from the vapour lands on the canopy’s inner surfaces, its joints and its filters, and the plenum behind them collects the rest.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Picket Piece is Andover War Memorial Hospital, about 2.4 miles west.
What your quote should include
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether the figure could change on the day
Questions from Picket Piece
Do you work overnight in Picket Piece?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. That way a site in Picket Piece does not have to lose a day’s trading. When you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Picket Piece?
In Picket Piece, it’s Test Valley council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
It depends on the building. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
Do you work in Picket Piece?
Yes. We work in Picket Piece and the rest of Hampshire, within our South East and London area. To book, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
What about areas you cannot get to?
The report shows them clearly. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
Are you insured?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and the details are available on request.
How much of the canopy do you clean?
Inside and out, along with its seams and grease channels. The plenum and filter housing behind the filters are cleaned too.
Grease, kitchens and Picket Piece
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 3 pubs, bars and clubs within about 1.5 miles of central Picket Piece. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Picket Piece. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Environmental health officers from Test Valley council inspect food businesses in Picket Piece. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
School kitchens, at schools like Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Picket Piece is about 2 miles east of Andover, in Hampshire. Sites in Picket Piece get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. 683 places in Hampshire are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Southampton, about 21 miles away.
Canopy cleaning in SP11 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Locksbridge Road, Wyke Court and Galbraith Road, and we cover them all for canopy cleaning. Close by, we work in Finkley Down (1 mile west), Andover Down (1 mile south), Finkley (1 mile north-west), Picket Twenty (1 mile south-west) and East Anton (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (15 miles east), Winchester (12 miles south-east), Hyde (12 miles south-east), Tidworth (10 miles west), Weeke (11 miles south-east) and Kempshott (13 miles east).
Landmarks near Picket Piece
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Winton Community Academy and Winton Community Academy, among other places. The closest station to Picket Piece is Andover station, roughly 2.4 miles west. Other landmarks nearby include Andover War Memorial Hospital (2.4 miles west) and Finkley Down Farm Museum (0.6 miles west). For a walk, there’s Anton Lakes and Mill Lake.