Kent · Canopy and hood cleaning
Thurnham canopy cleaning
Deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out for Thurnham, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
About our canopy cleaning in Thurnham
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the canopy, but a canopy can also need cleaning on its own, between full system cleans. Where that is the case, we will be clear that the ducts and fan are not included, so your records stay accurate. The work covers plenum chambers, baffle filters and island canopies, and people most often call us about wet, greasy drips from the hood and a canopy that no longer draws the smoke away.
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 paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Place
- Thurnham (ME14)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What a clean won’t put right
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Bent or broken filters
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
- Poor airflow from a fan that needs repair
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What the work covers
- Canopy light fittings
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Island canopies
- Grease gutters
The process
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and pictures. The middle part takes longest, which takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. In a small place like Thurnham, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We start by checking the canopy and what’s behind its filters.
- We protect everything below once it has cooled.
- Thick grease is scraped away before the canopy is degreased.
- We finish the plenum, troughs and canopy and check them over.
- The canopy is signed off with before and after pictures and a next clean date.
How to prepare
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
Canopy cleaning around Thurnham
Food Standards Agency records include about 5 pubs, bars and clubs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Thurnham. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Thurnham. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. In Thurnham, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Maidstone council. 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.
A hospital like KIMS hospital, about 1.4 miles west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Thurnham (Stoneacre is about 2.6 miles south), fitting access panels needs care.
Thurnham is about 3 miles north-east of Maidstone, in Kent. Wherever you are in the ME14 postcode area, we cover canopy cleaning for commercial sites. 922 places in Kent are on our list, large and small.
We cover every part of the ME14 postcode area for canopy cleaning and the streets around it. Whether your site is on Thurnham Lane, Aldington Lane and Pilgrims Way or a nearby road, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for canopy cleaning include Detling (1 mile north-west), Bearsted (1 mile south-west), Weavering (2 miles south-west), Grove Green (2 miles west) and Harbourland (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (3 miles south-west), Sittingbourne (7 miles north-east), Gravesend (13 miles north-west), Tonbridge (15 miles south-west), Faversham (13 miles east) and Northfleet (14 miles north-west).
Around Thurnham
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around White Horse Wood and Black Horse Public House and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Bearsted station, roughly 1.1 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Allington Castle (3.3 miles west) and KIMS hospital (1.4 miles west). Open spaces near Thurnham include Detling Hill.
Common problems we fix in Thurnham
Most canopies have troughs or channels that catch running grease. Left to fill up, they spill over, so fat ends up running down the front of the hood.
Clients normally contact us when they notice one of these:
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- Condensation and grease dripping together
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Valley Park School or anywhere near Thurnham, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Before booking anyone
- What records you will receive afterwards
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
Different parts, different methods
Plenums and filter housings
Filter housings hold the filters in place, and their channels fill with grease. We clean them so the filters sit tight and leave no gaps.
School and staff canteen kitchens
In a school or workplace canteen, the canopy is often the only part of the extract staff ever see. We clean it and the plenum behind the filters, so what’s out of sight is dealt with too.
Leave it or put it right?
A canopy clean in Thurnham now stops the grease spreading further. It takes a few hours for most canopies, done while the kitchen is closed. Put off, the grease simply moves further into the system. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Thurnham is calmer for everyone.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Why Thurnham businesses choose us
- Full insurance on every job
- Every job surveyed first
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Thurnham questions
Can you get to a site in Thurnham?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Thurnham is covered. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Thurnham?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Thurnham. 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 causes grease to drip from the hood?
A full trough, gaps around the filters or a coated plenum. We clean all three and point out anything that’s causing it.
When do you clean the canopy?
We clean out of hours as a matter of course, at night, early in the morning or at weekends. We leave it clean and ready for the next service.
How long does canopy cleaning take?
That depends on the size of the canopy and how much grease is on it. Typically it takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Every site has its own report.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
What affects the quote in Thurnham
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we’ll explain what it covers.
What to send for a quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- A few general shots of the system
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any previous report or certificate
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Multi-site and managed buildings
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
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.