Kent · Canopy and hood cleaning
Sheldwich Lees canopy cleaning
Canopy cleaning for Sheldwich Lees, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Poor capture at the hood
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
How we handle canopy cleaning in Sheldwich Lees
Of the whole extract system, the canopy is the bit on show. It’s also the first place cooking vapour meets, so grease gathers on its inner skin, seams and gutters. We clean it inside and out, along with the plenum and filter housing behind it. Typical jobs include canopy gutters full of old fat and greasy streaks across the canopy, on island canopies, canopy light fittings and grease gutters.
For a kitchen in or near Sheldwich Lees, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Sheldwich Lees (ME13)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Sheldwich Lees questions
Do you work at weekends in Sheldwich Lees?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. Your customers, staff or residents in Sheldwich Lees needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Sheldwich Lees?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Sheldwich Lees. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
How long will it take to clean the canopy?
Allow a few hours for most canopies. We will confirm how long when we quote.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What about areas you cannot get to?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we will quote them together.
How much of the canopy do you clean?
All of it: the outer surfaces, the inner skin, the seams and the troughs. We also remove the filters and clean the plenum and housing behind them because that’s often the dirtiest part.
What affects the quote in Sheldwich Lees
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- How easy every part is to reach
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Any permits to work or inductions
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Any previous report or certificate
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- A few general shots of the system
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.
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When it’s something else
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
- A canopy too small for the cooking under it (that is a design question)
- Weak extraction caused by a failing fan motor
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What the work covers
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Wall canopies
- Grease gutters
- Baffle filters
How it works
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, clear away and leave you the report. On site, the work takes a few hours for most canopies. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Sheldwich Lees knowing what to expect.
- The canopy is checked from pictures or on a visit.
- Once the kitchen has closed, the cooking line is cooled and sheeted.
- We lift out the filters and scrape the plenum and housing.
- The canopy shell, seams, troughs and gutters are degreased inside and out.
- We put the filters back, tidy up and photograph the finished canopy.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Related advice
Kitchen extracts in Sheldwich Lees
Food hygiene inspections in Sheldwich Lees are the job of Swale council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Sheldwich Lees is about 45 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St James, or anywhere in Sheldwich Lees, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. For schools such as Sheldwich Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Sheldwich Lees is about 3 miles south of Faversham, in Kent. If you need canopy cleaning in Sheldwich Lees, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Our area covers London and the South East, Sheldwich Lees included. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, and Sheldwich Lees is one of them. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 16 miles away.
Work in ME13 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Close by, we work in Sheldwich (1 mile north-west), Badlesmere (1 mile south), North Street (1 mile north), Throwley (1 mile west) and Throwley Forstal (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (9 miles south), Canterbury (8 miles east), Sittingbourne (8 miles north-west), Whitstable (8 miles north-east), Faversham (3 miles north) and Herne Bay (13 miles north-east).
What’s near Sheldwich Lees
The nearest railway station is Selling station, about 2.4 miles east. Well-known places in the area include Tower keep castle at Chilham (3.7 miles south-east).
Multi-site and managed buildings
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.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Tell us when the canopy starts to drip
- Keep every filter in place while cooking
- Refit filters the right way round and fully seated
- Keep filters on a set cleaning routine
We recommend when the canopy, or the whole system, should next be cleaned. It reflects how long the kitchen cooks and how much grease we removed, in line with BESA guidance.
Clean filters are the canopy’s first defence. Keep them on a regular cleaning or exchange cycle, and make sure they’re all in place before cooking. Less grease gets into the plenum as a result.
Signs you need canopy cleaning in Sheldwich Lees
A canopy with gaps around its filters lets grease straight through. The plenum and housing behind them then take far more grease than they should, which shows up as heavy deposits when the filters come out.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- A hood coated in old grease
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Belmont House and Gardens is about 1.7 miles west), access may need planning.
Questions to ask before you book
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- How VAT is shown on the quote
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.