Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in South Gorley
Canopy and hood cleaning in South Gorley, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- Condensation running down the canopy
What happens on the day
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to South Gorley can be planned properly.
- The canopy is checked from photos 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.
- Inside and out, the hood and its troughs are cleaned.
- Filters are refitted, the area cleaned down and the photo report put together.
Getting ready for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Getting a quote
If you need canopy cleaning in South Gorley, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote normally follows within one working day.
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Canopy cleaning in South Gorley, done properly
Canopy cleaning is part of every full TR19® Grease clean, but a canopy can also need cleaning on its own, between full system cleans. In that case, the report makes clear what was and wasn’t cleaned, so your records stay accurate. The work covers plenum chambers, canopy light fittings and baffle filters, and common reasons people get in touch are a greasy hood noticed by an inspector and a plenum thick with grease behind the filters.
In a small place like South Gorley, 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.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- South Gorley (SP6)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for South Gorley
Can a school canteen extract in South Gorley be done out of term time?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Around South Gorley, the Food Standards Agency lists about 2 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Do you work overnight in South Gorley?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in South Gorley keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
How far ahead should we book?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. We normally quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Who is the responsible person?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, along with a few pictures and any previous report.
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 do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What happens to the filters during the clean?
They’re taken out, cleaned and refitted. We check each one seats properly, because gaps let grease through.
What else we do in South Gorley
Why act early in South Gorley
In South Gorley, as elsewhere, a greasy canopy is one of the first things an inspector sees. Keeping it clean shows the rest of the kitchen is being looked after and keeping it that way is easier than catching up. It’s simpler to plan the work at South Gorley now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
What you get with us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Photo reports with every job
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and certificates.
Common problems we fix in South Gorley
Moisture in the air mixes with the grease on the canopy. As the canopy cools, condensation forms, carrying grease with it. The result is sticky streaks and drips onto the range.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- A filter housing caked in grease
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Hyde Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Questions to ask before booking
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- When the next visit should be, and why
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
When it’s something else
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- A fan that can’t pull enough air because it’s worn out
- Grease in the duct runs and risers behind the canopy
- Bent or broken filters
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Baffle filters
- Plenum chambers
- Island canopies
- Grease gutters
- Canopy light fittings
- Wall canopies
What the work involves, 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
Canteens and school kitchens tend to run to a timetable, which makes a canopy clean easy to schedule. We often clean them in holidays or at weekends.
Looking after it afterwards
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Wash or exchange the filters on a regular cycle
- Refit filters the right way round and fully seated
- Use non-abrasive cloths on the hood
- Flag any change in how the canopy behaves
A full system clean comes with a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If the job covers only the canopy, the paperwork reflects that.
The best thing a kitchen can do for its canopy is keep the filters clean. 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.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Kitchen extracts in South Gorley
It’s New Forest council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in South Gorley. 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. Fire safety in South Gorley falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of the Holy Ascension, or anywhere in South Gorley, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
South Gorley is in Hampshire. From the centre of South Gorley to the outskirts, we cover canopy cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our area takes in 683 places across Hampshire, large and small. You can also see our page for Southampton, roughly 16 miles from South Gorley.
Every address in SP6 is covered for canopy cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Neighbouring places we cover for canopy cleaning include Mockbeggar (1 mile south), Ibsley (1 mile south-west), Harbridge (1 mile west), Rockford (1 mile south) and Linwood (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Totton (12 miles east), Lymington (14 miles south-east), Romsey (14 miles north-east), New Milton (11 miles south-east), Ringwood (3 miles south) and Barton on Sea (12 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in South Gorley
A little further out are Fordingbridge Doll Museum (2.4 miles north) and Godshill Castle Hill (3.4 miles north). The countryside around South Gorley includes Blashford Lakes and Linbrook Lake.