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Canopy and hood cleaning in Play Hatch, Reading
Canopy and hood cleaning in Play Hatch, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- Grease channels that no longer drain
What happens if it’s left?
A greasy canopy is fuel directly above the flame. 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. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Why Play Hatch businesses choose us
- Fully insured
- Photo reports with every job
- We diagnose before we treat
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
See how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
About our canopy cleaning in Play Hatch
Grease troughs, seams and the inside edge of the canopy are the spots a daily wipe misses. Thick deposits are scraped off by hand, then the surfaces degreased to suit what’s there, using hot water or steam where it helps. The work covers baffle filters, island canopies and canopy light fittings, and common reasons people get in touch are poor capture at the hood and grease dripping from the canopy edge.
Work in a small place like Play Hatch starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- Play Hatch (RG4)
- Region
- Reading
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Play Hatch questions
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Play Hatch in the summer holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. The FSA’s register shows about 4 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Play Hatch. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Which council inspects kitchens in Play Hatch?
The local authority for Play Hatch is Reading council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
That depends on who controls the premises. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
Why does grease run off the canopy edge?
Most drips come from overflowing troughs, damaged filters or a plenum thick with grease. We clean the canopy, plenum and troughs and tell you what we find.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We don’t leave it behind.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, 24/7. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
How we price canopy cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- The condition of the system
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Parking and loading at the site
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The postcode and the type of business
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
What we do, step by step
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Play Hatch, let us know and we’ll plan around it.
- We start by checking the canopy and what’s behind its filters.
- Equipment is turned off and cooled, and the area under the canopy is protected.
- 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 photos and a next clean date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Clear the space around the work
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Related advice
Managing agents and facilities teams in Play Hatch
For anyone managing more than one site, 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.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
What staff can safely do
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, alongside our reports.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
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When to call us in Play Hatch
Because the plenum sits behind the filters, it’s easy to forget. Kitchen staff clean what they can see, so the plenum often carries months of grease.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- Condensation and grease dripping together
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- A hood coated in old grease
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Andrew's Church or elsewhere in Play Hatch, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Questions to ask before booking
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether a survey comes first
How the job changes from site to site
Island canopies
Island canopies often have filters on two sides. Both sides are taken apart and cleaned.
School and staff canteen kitchens
In a school or workplace canteen, the canopy is often the only part of the extract staff ever see. We clean it and the plenum behind the filters, so what’s out of sight is dealt with too.
Play Hatch kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s data shows about 10 pubs and bars registered within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Play Hatch. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. In Play Hatch, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Reading council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Play Hatch is covered by Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Play Hatch is Royal Berkshire Hospital, about 2.3 miles south-west. Term dates shape school work: for a school like St Martin's Catholic Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Play Hatch is about 1 mile east of Caversham, in Reading. Every kind of commercial site in Play Hatch, we can take on canopy cleaning. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Play Hatch is one of 34 places in Reading we cover for commercial clients.
Here we cover the RG4 postcode area for canopy cleaning. That includes premises on Dene Close, Henley Road and Foxhill Lane and nearby roads. Close by, we work in Dunsden Green (1 mile north), Caversham Park Village (1 mile west), Littlestead Green (1 mile north-west), Emmer Green (1 mile west) and Sonning (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Norcot (4 miles west), West Reading (3 miles south-west), Tilehurst Within (5 miles west), Shinfield (5 miles south), Arborfield Garrison (7 miles south) and Horncastle (5 miles south-west).
Around Play Hatch
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre, Reading Blue Coat School and The Shoulder of Mutton pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Play Hatch is Reading station, roughly 2.2 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find The Oracle (2.4 miles south-west) and Royal Berkshire Hospital (2.3 miles south-west). Not far away are Alder Moors and South Lake.