Kent · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Stonehill Green, Kent
Canopy and hood cleaning for commercial sites in Stonehill Green and across Kent. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- Grease filters blocking between washes
What your team can do, and what needs us
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. That is our job.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
About our canopy cleaning in Stonehill Green
Think of the canopy as the mouth of the extract. If it’s coated in grease, everything downstream gets more of it. We start the check-up there, and the treatment is a thorough degrease of the hood, plenum and housing. Typical jobs include a sticky, discoloured canopy and condensation running down the canopy, across canopy light fittings, baffle filters and plenum chambers.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Stonehill Green (DA2)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Stonehill Green questions
Can a school canteen extract in Stonehill Green be done out of term time?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 7 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Stonehill Green. Just call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Do you work overnight in Stonehill Green?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. That way a site in Stonehill Green doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your opening times and we will plan around them.
What should I send you?
A short description and a few pictures, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
Are the filters cleaned too?
We take them out, clean them and put them back. Between cleans, a filter exchange service can keep them in good order.
Who is the responsible person?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
How much does canopy cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. For a quote, call 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We carry full insurance and have been trading since 2009.
Do you provide photos of the cleaned canopy?
A photo report, with before and after pictures of the canopy and plenum. It also gives a recommended date for the next clean.
Fixed quotes for canopy cleaning in Stonehill Green
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The condition of the system
- The size of the system
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
When it’s something else
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A canopy undersized for the equipment
- Bent or broken filters
- Weak extraction caused by a failing fan motor
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Plenum chambers
- Island canopies
- Grease gutters
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
Kitchen extracts in Stonehill Green
The Food Standards Agency lists about 5 pubs, bars and clubs as registered food businesses across Stonehill Green and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Stonehill Green sits within the area of 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. In Stonehill Green, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Dartford council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Hextable School or anywhere near Stonehill Green, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Queen Mary's Hospital about 2.8 miles west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Stonehill Green is about 3 miles south-east of Sidcup, in Kent. We carry out canopy cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Stonehill Green and the rest of Kent. Stonehill Green is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for canopy cleaning. Our London page covers sites nearby (13 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for canopy cleaning: DA2. Neighbouring places we cover for canopy cleaning include Puddledock (1 mile north-east), Hextable (1 mile east), Joyden's Wood (1 mile north), Hockenden (1 mile south-west) and Upper Ruxley (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns such as Dartford (3 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (9 miles south), Gravesend (9 miles east), Northfleet (8 miles east), Kings Hill (14 miles south-east) and Swanscombe (6 miles north-east).
Near you in Stonehill Green
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Ship pub, Hextable Primary School and Dartford Heath, among other places. Stonehill Green’s nearest station is Swanley station, roughly 1.4 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Queen Mary's Hospital (2.8 miles west) and Eynsford Castle (3.6 miles south-east). Open spaces near Stonehill Green include Summer Hill and The Warren.
Places near Stonehill Green
What else we do in Stonehill Green
The process
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Stonehill Green, let us know and we’ll plan around it.
- The canopy is checked from photos 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.
- Filters are refitted, the area cleaned down and the photo report put together.
Preparing for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Related advice
Managing agents and facilities teams in Stonehill Green
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Common problems we fix in Stonehill Green
However carefully a kitchen in Stonehill Green is run, the canopy still collects grease. That grease is fuel sitting right above the heat, which is why a flare-up near a dirty canopy is so dangerous.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- A hood coated in old grease
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Peter, or anywhere in Stonehill Green, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
What to look for in a quote
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Whether they recommend a next date
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
Looking after it afterwards
So the system stays in good health:
- Wipe the canopy down at close every day
- Keep filters on a set cleaning routine
- Report new drips or smells from the canopy
- Keep grease cups and drawers emptied
Anything worth knowing goes into the report: damaged filters, gaps around the housing or troughs that need emptying more often. We keep it to what matters.
Tell us if the canopy starts dripping or the filters clog sooner than usual. It can mean the cooking has changed or the interval is too long, which a grease thickness test can confirm.