Medway · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Sharnal Street
Our technicians work in Sharnal Street on canopy and hood cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
Kitchen extracts in Sharnal Street
The coast is only about 2 miles from Sharnal Street. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. Look up Sharnal Street on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 5 restaurants, cafés and canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Sharnal Street. Every kitchen among them that cooks under a canopy has a hood, plenum and filters collecting grease. The fire and rescue service for Sharnal Street is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Margaret, or anywhere in Sharnal Street, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Restoration House, about 4.9 miles south-west, is one of the historic houses near Sharnal Street; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Medway Maritime Hospital (about 4.5 miles south), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Sharnal Street is about 5 miles north of Gillingham, in Medway. Every kind of commercial site in Sharnal Street, we can take on canopy cleaning. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. 68 places in Medway are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 12 miles away.
Canopy cleaning in ME3 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. We also cover the places around Sharnal Street: Fenn Street (1 mile north-east), High Halstow (1 mile north-west), Tunbridge Hill (1 mile south-east), Kingsnorth (1 mile south-east) and Hoo St Werburgh (1 mile south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Gillingham (5 miles south), Chatham (6 miles south), Rochester (5 miles south-west), Rainham (6 miles south), Strood (5 miles south-west) and Luton (5 miles south).
Landmarks near Sharnal Street
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Hundred of Hoo Academy and The Red Dog Public House and the streets around them. Sharnal Street’s nearest station is Gillingham (Kent) station, roughly 3.9 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Upnor Castle (3.2 miles south-west) and Medway Maritime Hospital (4.5 miles south). The countryside around Sharnal Street includes Bishop Saltings.
Canopy cleaning in Sharnal Street, done properly
Canopy cleans are done out of hours: after service, overnight or at the weekend. Cooking equipment is turned off and cooled, then covered so the kitchen is ready when we go. Typical jobs include an EHO comment about the canopy and wet, greasy drips from the hood, across canopy light fittings, baffle filters and plenum chambers.
In a small place like Sharnal Street, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Sharnal Street (ME3)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
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In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
How it works
The visit has three parts: 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 photos. The middle part takes longest, which takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Sharnal Street before we set off.
- We start by checking the canopy, filters and plenum.
- Equipment below is switched off and left to cool, then sheeted.
- We remove the grease filters and clean the plenum and filter housing.
- Inside and out, the canopy and its grease channels are degreased.
- Filters go back, the area is cleaned down and photos are taken.
Before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
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For landlords and multi-site operators
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Why act early in Sharnal Street
Drips from a dirty canopy land on the cooking line. That is a hygiene problem as well as a fire one, and environmental health officers look at the cleanliness of equipment, extraction included. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you are unsure, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Sharnal Street
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Every job surveyed first
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
Your questions about canopy cleaning in Sharnal Street
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Sharnal Street?
That’s Medway council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Sharnal Street. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you work at weekends in Sharnal Street?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. Your customers, staff or residents in Sharnal Street needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Do you work in Sharnal Street?
Yes. We cover Sharnal Street and the rest of Medway, within our South East and London area. To book, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
What paperwork do I get after a canopy clean?
Photos of the canopy and plenum before and after. It also gives a recommended date for the next clean.
Are the filters cleaned too?
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.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Every site has its own report.
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. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
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.
Aftercare tips
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Flag any change in how the canopy behaves
- Use non-abrasive cloths on the hood
- Wash or exchange the filters on a regular cycle
- Wipe the canopy down at close every day
Keep the photo report with your maintenance log where an inspector can see it. Photos of a clean canopy and plenum make the record easy to follow.
Run the extract for as long as anything is cooking. Turning the fan off early lets vapour settle on the hood.
How the job changes from site to site
Plenums and filter housings
A plenum that hasn’t been cleaned for a long time can hold a thick layer of grease. We remove thick grease by hand, then degrease.
School and staff canteen kitchens
A canteen canopy may cook fewer hours, but it still collects grease. The whole system still needs cleaning at least every 12 months under BESA guidance, and the canopy is part of it.
How we price canopy cleaning
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- Parking and loading at the site
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The size of the system
- Whether several sites go on one quote
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The site address and the type of premises
- Problems your staff have spotted
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.