West Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Southbourne canopy cleaning
Need canopy cleaning in Southbourne? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
About our canopy cleaning in Southbourne
The canopy is the part of the extract everyone in the kitchen sees. 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 greasy streaks across the canopy and condensation running down the canopy, on canopy light fittings, grease gutters and plenum chambers.
In a smaller place like Southbourne, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- Southbourne (PO10)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Plenums and filter housings
Filter housings hold the filters in place, and their channels fill with grease. Clean housings let the filters seat properly and leave no gaps.
Island canopies
Island canopies hang over cooking in the middle of the kitchen, so every face can collect grease. Each face is cleaned inside and out.
Nearby places to Southbourne
Other services in Southbourne
Leave it or put it right?
Grease on the canopy is sitting just above the heat source. A flare-up can catch it and be drawn into the plenum and duct, where a fire is much harder to stop. Cleaning it removes that fuel. A planned visit to Southbourne fits your hours; an emergency does not.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why Southbourne businesses choose us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- Trading since 2009
- We diagnose before we treat
See our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Canopy cleaning in Southbourne: the local picture
Sea air reaches Southbourne, which sits within about 1 mile of the coast. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 11 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 4 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Southbourne. Where they cook under a hood, the plenum behind the filters is where grease hides. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Southbourne. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
A hospital like Havant War Memorial Hospital, about 3.5 miles west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Where a hall near St. John's, or anywhere in Southbourne, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Southbourne is about 4 miles east of Havant, in West Sussex. We provide canopy cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Southbourne and the rest of West Sussex. We cover 371 places across West Sussex, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our Portsmouth page, about 8 miles away.
Every address in PO10 is covered for canopy cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. That includes premises on Lodgebury Close, Manor Road and Northcote Gardens and the roads around them. Other places close to Southbourne include Woodmancote (1 mile north), Lumley (1 mile west), Westbourne (1 mile north-west), Emsworth (1 mile west) and Thorney Island (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Bognor Regis (11 miles south-east), Chichester (6 miles east), Selsey (10 miles south-east), Portfield (6 miles east), Yapton (13 miles east) and East Wittering (6 miles south).
Landmarks near Southbourne
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Traveller's Joy Public House, Eames Farm and Bourne Community College and the streets around them. Southbourne has its own railway station: Southbourne station. Other landmarks nearby include Warblington Castle (2.5 miles west) and Emsworth Museum (1.3 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Stoke Down and Brook Meadow (Emsworth).
Your questions about canopy cleaning in Southbourne
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Southbourne?
West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Southbourne. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Which council inspects kitchens in Southbourne?
Kitchens in Southbourne are inspected by Chichester 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.
What information do you need?
Some photos and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we will ask.
Are you accredited?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Can I just have the canopy cleaned instead of the whole system?
A canopy-only clean is possible, but it isn’t a full TR19 clean. TR19 Grease covers everything the grease travels through, at intervals set by BESA guidance.
What types of premises do you cover?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
What kinds of canopies do you clean?
Wall canopies, island canopies and single hoods over individual appliances. Each one is cleaned inside and out, with the plenum behind the filters.
How it works
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, make the system safe, do the work, clear away and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. In a smaller place like Southbourne, parking is rarely the issue, but tell us about gates, roof access and opening hours.
- The canopy is checked from pictures or on a visit.
- Out of hours, the range is switched off, cooled and covered.
- With the filters removed, the plenum and filter channels are cleaned.
- Inside and out, the hood and its troughs are cleaned.
- We put the filters back, tidy up and photograph the finished canopy.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Get a fixed quote
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Advice
What a clean won’t put right
Canopy cleaning can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- Poor airflow from a fan that needs repair
- Bent or broken filters
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we work on in Southbourne
- Plenum chambers
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Canopy light fittings
- Grease gutters
- Island canopies
What affects the quote in Southbourne
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Parking and loading at the site
- A single visit or a regular plan
- What state the system is in
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Helping us quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The site address and the type of premises
- A few general shots of the system
- Problems your staff have spotted
Need a price for canopy cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
What we’re called out for in Southbourne
Grease that runs down the inside of a canopy gathers in its gutters and troughs. Left to fill up, they spill over, and grease ends up dripping from the canopy edge.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
School kitchens, at schools like Southbourne Junior School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
What your quote should include
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What insurance they carry
- What hours they’ll be on site
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.