Oxfordshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Stratton Audley
Canopy cleaning for Stratton Audley, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Grease filters blocking between washes
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- Condensation running down the canopy
How we handle canopy cleaning in Stratton Audley
The canopy is where the extract system breathes in. If it’s coated in grease, everything downstream gets more of it. Our diagnosis starts there, and the cure is a thorough clean of the hood, the plenum and the filter housing. Common call-outs are for an EHO comment about the canopy and poor capture at the hood, on grease gutters, wall canopies and baffle filters.
Work in a small place like Stratton Audley starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Stratton Audley (OX27)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Stratton Audley
Which environmental health team covers Stratton Audley?
In Stratton Audley, it’s Cherwell council that carries out food hygiene inspections. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Which fire authority looks after Stratton Audley?
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Stratton Audley. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
What accreditations do you have?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
Who is the responsible person?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. That’s generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and where several people have control, each can have duties. If you are not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and the details are available on request.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you will get one fixed quote.
Is the inside of the hood cleaned?
Inside and out, including the seams, troughs and gutters. The plenum and filter housing behind the filters are cleaned too.
What’s TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
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Canopy cleaning in Stratton Audley: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Stratton Audley. Each canopy in those kitchens catches grease on the inside of the hood and behind the filters. Kitchens in Stratton Audley get their food hygiene inspections from Cherwell council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Stratton Audley. 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.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Cooper School or anywhere near Stratton Audley, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Bicester Community Hospital (about 3 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Stratton Audley is about 3 miles north-east of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Stratton Audley, we can take on canopy cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Across Oxfordshire, we cover 443 places, Stratton Audley among them. We also work in Oxford, about 13 miles from Stratton Audley.
Our technicians cover all of OX27 for canopy cleaning and the streets around it. If you need canopy cleaning at premises on Cherry Street, Stoke Lyne Road and Cavendish Place or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover the places around Stratton Audley: Caversfield (1 mile south-west), Fringford (2 miles north), Hethe (2 miles north-west), Bure Park (2 miles south-west) and Bicester (3 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (13 miles south), Banbury (13 miles north-west), Thame (14 miles south-east), Kidlington (11 miles south-west), Headington Quarry (12 miles south) and St John Street area (14 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Stratton Audley
Stratton Audley’s nearest station is Bicester North station, roughly 2.4 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Ardley Castle (4.3 miles west) and Bicester Village (3.2 miles south-west). The countryside around Stratton Audley includes Graven Hill and Calvert Jubilee.
Honest limits
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- A light fitting that does not work
- Poor airflow from a fan that needs repair
- Bent or broken filters
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Baffle filters
- Canopy light fittings
- Grease gutters
What affects the quote in Stratton Audley
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How big the system is
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Helping us quote
You do not need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
What happens on the day
Every visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, do the work, tidy up and leave you the report. The visit itself takes a few hours for most canopies. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Stratton Audley.
- The canopy is checked from pictures or on a visit.
- Out of hours, the range is switched off, cooled and covered.
- We lift out the filters and scrape the plenum and housing.
- The canopy shell, seams, troughs and gutters are degreased inside and out.
- 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
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Ask for a quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Advice
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. A clean canopy takes that fuel away. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why us?
- Every visit written up, with photos
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Fully insured
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
See how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
Part by part
Wall canopies
At the back of the canopy, behind the filters, grease builds up unseen. With the filters out we can get to it and degrease it properly.
Pub and hotel kitchens
Few pubs and hotels can shut the kitchen for a day. We clean the canopy overnight or between services so the kitchen keeps trading.
Common problems we fix in Stratton Audley
The plenum is hidden behind the filters, so nobody sees it build up. Daily cleaning reaches the canopy face but rarely gets further, leaving the plenum and housing to collect grease between professional cleans.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- A hood coated in old grease
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
Where a hall near Church of St Mary and St Edburga, or anywhere in Stratton Audley, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Questions to ask before you book
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- How VAT is shown on the quote