Oxfordshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Streatley, Oxfordshire
Canopy cleaning in Streatley, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- Grease filters blocking between washes
Aftercare tips
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Keep the fan on through service
- Report new drips or smells from the canopy
- Check filters aren’t leaving gaps
- Clean the baffle filters often
The kitchen is handed back clean, with the sheeting gone and the waste removed. Every filter is refitted and checked, and the kitchen is ready to cook.
Keep the fan running throughout service and for a short while after. Turning the fan off early lets vapour settle on the hood.
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Streatley
A greasy canopy tells an inspector a lot before they’ve opened anything. Under the surface, the plenum behind the filters is typically in a worse state. Canopy cleaning deals with both, so the hood looks right and works properly. If you have overflowing grease troughs and gutters and condensation and grease dripping together, we can help.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Streatley (RG8)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Different parts, different methods
School and staff canteen kitchens
A canteen canopy may cook fewer hours, but it still collects grease. BESA guidance still sets a minimum interval for the whole system, and the canopy is part of it.
Wall canopies
At the back of the canopy, behind the filters, grease builds up unseen. We remove the filters to reach it and scrape it clean.
How the visit works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Streatley, let us know and we’ll plan around it.
- 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.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Getting a quote
If you need canopy cleaning in Streatley, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote normally follows within one working day.
Advice
What a clean won’t put right
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
- Weak extraction caused by a failing fan motor
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Streatley
- Baffle filters
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Grease gutters
- Wall canopies
Fixed quotes for canopy cleaning in Streatley
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Any permits to work or inductions
- What state the system is in
- The number of sites or systems
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
What to send for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Canopy cleaning around Streatley
Look up Streatley on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Streatley. Where they cook under a hood, the plenum behind the filters is where grease hides. Environmental health officers from West Berkshire council inspect food businesses in Streatley. 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. Streatley sits within the area of Oxfordshire 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.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Streatley C.E. Voluntary Controlled School or anywhere near Streatley, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Basildon Park, about 2.1 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses near Streatley; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Streatley is about 7 miles south-east of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. We provide canopy cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Streatley and the rest of Oxfordshire. Streatley is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we work for commercial clients. We also work in Reading, about 9 miles from Streatley.
Canopy cleaning in RG8 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Streets in the area include High Street, Streatley Hill and The Bull Meadow, and we cover them all for canopy cleaning. We also cover Goring (1 mile east), Lower Basildon (2 miles south-east), South Stoke (2 miles north), Moulsford (2 miles north) and Elvendon (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Didcot (7 miles north-west), Abingdon-on-Thames (12 miles north-west), Wantage (13 miles west), Henley-on-Thames (11 miles east), Grove (13 miles north-west) and Benson (7 miles north).
What’s near Streatley
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Bull Hotel and the streets around them. Streatley’s nearest station is Goring & Streatley station, about 0.8 miles east. Nearby you’ll also find Yattendon Castle (4.5 miles south-west). Open spaces near Streatley include Withymead Nature Reserve and Churn Hill.
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What we’re called out for in Streatley
Moisture in the air mixes with the grease on the canopy. Water vapour condenses on the cooler canopy surfaces and drips, carrying grease with it. Drips onto the cooking line are a common result.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- A hood coated in old grease
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
Where a hall near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Streatley, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the price is fixed
Questions from Streatley
Which council inspects kitchens in Streatley?
In Streatley, it’s West Berkshire council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Do you cover smaller places like Streatley?
Yes. Streatley is within the area we cover across London and the South East. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, we’re fully insured. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it, for sites that check contractor safety.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not normally. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so the site can carry on as normal.
Why is my canopy dripping grease?
Normally because the troughs or gutters are full, or the plenum is overloaded. Grease has nowhere else to go, so it runs down and drips, and condensation can carry it too. Cleaning the canopy and plenum clears it.
What happens to the filters during the clean?
Filters are removed so we can clean the plenum and housing, then cleaned and refitted. We also offer a filter exchange service for between cleans.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene 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.