Greater London · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Puddledock, Greater London
Specialist canopy cleaning for Puddledock: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
Common problems we fix in Puddledock
Because the plenum sits behind the filters, it’s easy to forget. Daily cleaning reaches the canopy face but rarely gets further, so the plenum often carries months of grease.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Condensation and grease dripping together
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Chartwell is about 0.6 miles north-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Before you book anyone
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Puddledock
A kitchen team can wipe the outside of a canopy, but the seams, gutters and inner skin need more. 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 grease gutters, wall canopies and baffle filters, and people most often call us about greasy streaks across the canopy and a filter housing caked in grease.
In a London area like Puddledock, a kitchen extract often passes through shared space on its way out: a riser, a service void, the floors above. A duct fire there can reach parts of the building far from the range, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Puddledock (TN16)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What a clean won’t put right
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so these are the things it will not cover:
- A canopy undersized for the equipment
- Bent or broken filters
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Plenum chambers
- Grease gutters
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
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.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
Between visits
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Do not scrape the canopy with metal tools
- Flag any change in how the canopy behaves
- Clean the hood’s outer surfaces daily
- Check filters aren’t leaving gaps
A full system clean comes with a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Where only the canopy is done, the report says so clearly.
Wipe the canopy surfaces at the end of each day. It does not reach the plenum, but it stops the outside building up.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
The process
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. Night and weekend working is normal for us in London, and a site in Puddledock is no exception.
- 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.
- The canopy is cleaned inside and out, including troughs and seams.
- We refit the filters, clear up and photograph the finished canopy.
Before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
How to get a quote
Need a price for canopy cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
Puddledock questions
Is parking a problem for work in Puddledock?
Tell us where a van can stop near your site in Puddledock, and about any building rules on loading. Working overnight, as we often do in London, normally makes it simpler.
Which environmental health team covers Puddledock?
Kitchens in Puddledock are inspected by Sevenoaks council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Does a canopy clean meet TR19?
TR19® Grease is about the whole extract, from canopy to discharge. Cleaning the canopy alone leaves the ducts, risers and fan untouched, and the report will say what was covered.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not typically. The area we’re working in has to be out of use while we’re there, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
What happens to the filters during the clean?
The filters come out so the plenum behind them can be cleaned, and they’re cleaned before going back in. Any that are damaged are noted on the report.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, we are fully insured. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it, for sites that check contractor safety.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Puddledock kitchens: local notes
It’s Sevenoaks council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Puddledock. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Puddledock is covered by London Fire Brigade. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Tandridge Priory is the nearest hospital to Puddledock, about 3 miles west. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Holy Trinity Church, or anywhere in Puddledock, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Puddledock is about 4 miles east of Oxted, in Greater London. Every kind of commercial site in Puddledock, canopy cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. We cover 764 places across Greater London, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Maidstone, around 19 miles away.
Every address in TN16 is covered for canopy cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Other places close to Puddledock include Pootings (1 mile south-west), Crockham Hill (1 mile west), Goodley Stock (2 miles west), Four Elms (2 miles south) and Mowshurst (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Orpington (10 miles north), Thornton Heath (14 miles north-west), Croydon (12 miles north-west), Bromley (12 miles north), West Norwood (15 miles north-west) and Beckenham (13 miles north-west).
Near you in Puddledock
The nearest railway station is Edenbridge station, roughly 2.5 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Tandridge Priory (3 miles west) and Hever Castle (3.7 miles south). For a walk, there’s Betsom's Hill and Dryhill Nature Reserve.
Also near Puddledock
Other services in Puddledock
How the job changes from site to site
Wall canopies
Wall canopies sit against a wall over a cooking line. The joint between canopy and wall is a common grease trap, so we clean along it as well as the inner skin.
Grease troughs and gutters
Grease channels around the canopy collect what runs down the inside. They’re emptied and cleaned during the job, so they can do their job again.