Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Portchester canopy cleaning
Need canopy cleaning in Portchester? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
How we handle canopy cleaning in Portchester
We’ve been cleaning kitchen canopies since we started trading in 2009. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. The work covers wall canopies, canopy light fittings and baffle filters, and people most often call us about a sticky, discoloured canopy and condensation running down the canopy.
Size does not change the work: a kitchen in a place like Portchester gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Portchester (PO16, PO6, PO17)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What a clean won’t put right
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Poor airflow from a fan that needs repair
- A canopy too small for the cooking under it (that is a design question)
- Grease filters too damaged to refit (they need replacing)
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Plenum chambers
- Island canopies
- Grease gutters
- Canopy light fittings
What staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Part by part
Pub and hotel kitchens
Pub and hotel kitchens can cook from breakfast to late evening. Long hours mean the canopy collects grease fast, and canopy cleans between full cleans can help.
School and staff canteen kitchens
Canteen staff see the canopy, not the duct behind it. The canopy and plenum are both cleaned, so what’s out of sight is dealt with too.
Fixed quotes for canopy cleaning in Portchester
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- The condition we find in the survey
- Parking and loading at the site
- How easy every part is to reach
- The size of the system
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
Helping us quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any previous report or certificate
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Leave it or put it right?
A blocked plenum and clogged filters cut the airflow at the canopy. The kitchen gets hotter and smokier, and the fan works harder for less. A clean canopy and plenum let the extract do its job. Even a site near Portchester that is only busy part of the week needs its system checked on a schedule.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Portchester
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Fully insured
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Every visit written up, with pictures
See what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Places near Portchester
What else we do in Portchester
What canopy cleaning looks like in Portchester
Portchester lies within about 1 mile of the sea. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. The Food Standards Agency lists about 13 pubs, bars and clubs as registered food businesses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Portchester. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Food hygiene inspections in Portchester are the job of Fareham council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If you cook for passing trade around Portchester station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Castle Primary School or anywhere near Portchester, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Portchester is Queen Alexandra Hospital, about 2.3 miles east.
Portchester is about 3 miles north-east of Gosport, in Hampshire. Portchester 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 Hampshire, we cover 683 places, Portchester among them.
We cover every part of PO16, PO6 and PO17 for canopy cleaning and the streets around it. We cover sites on Cow Lane, Hill Road and Ralph Road and the roads around them. Other places close to Portchester include Boarhunt (2 miles north-west), Southwick (2 miles north), Elson (2 miles south-west), Wallington (2 miles west) and Priddy's Hard (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Gosport (3 miles south-west), Havant (6 miles east), Eastleigh (13 miles north-west), Fareham (3 miles west), Horndean (7 miles north-east) and Chandler's Ford (15 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Portchester
In Portchester, that means kitchens and buildings near Portchester Community School and The Cormorant pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Portchester is Portchester station, roughly 0.5 miles north-west. Nearby you will also find Portchester Castle (less than half a mile south-east) and Queen Alexandra Hospital (2.3 miles east). For a walk, there’s West of the River Alver and Portsdown Hill.
Portchester questions
Which fire service covers Portchester?
Portchester is in the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Which environmental health team covers Portchester?
In Portchester, it’s Fareham council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
How much does canopy cleaning cost in Portchester?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. To get one, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not usually. Out-of-hours visits keep the disruption down. Bigger sites can be done in stages to keep things running.
Do you clean the grease filters as part of a canopy clean?
Filters are removed so we can clean the plenum and housing, then cleaned and refitted. Between cleans, a filter exchange service can keep them in good order.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
When do you clean the canopy?
We clean out of hours as a matter of course, at night, early in the morning or at weekends. We leave it clean and ready for the next service.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
How it works
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 pictures. The middle part takes longest, and that takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. A site near Portchester normally has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- We look at the canopy first, from photos or on a visit.
- The range is turned off and allowed to cool before we cover it.
- With the filters out, the plenum and housing are cleaned back.
- Inside and out, the canopy and its grease channels are degreased.
- Clean filters are refitted and before and after pictures go into your report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Getting a quote
Want a quote for canopy cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.