Essex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Tilty canopy cleaning
Professional canopy cleaning in and around Tilty, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
About our canopy cleaning in Tilty
Grease troughs, seams and the inside edge of the canopy are the spots a daily wipe misses. We scrape the heavy deposits, then degrease the surfaces with methods that suit the build-up, using hot water or steam where it helps. The work covers plenum chambers, canopy light fittings and baffle filters, and the jobs we see most are heavy deposits behind the grease filters and a hood coated in old grease.
In a village or hamlet like Tilty, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with photos, 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.
- Location
- Tilty (CM6)
- Region
- Essex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for canopy cleaning in Tilty
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- How easy every part is to reach
- What state the system is in
- Where the site is and how we reach it
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Any previous report or certificate
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
When to call us in Tilty
Air straight off the range hits the canopy first. Grease from the vapour lands on the canopy’s inner surfaces, its joints and its filters, and the plenum behind them collects the rest.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- A filter housing caked in grease
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Mary the Virgin or elsewhere in Tilty, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
What staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Tilty: your questions answered
Can you work in Tilty outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Tilty can fit around your hours. When you call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Tilty?
Tilty is in the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not usually. We need the work area to ourselves while we are on site, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
Do you clean inside the canopy as well as outside?
Everything from the outer face to the plenum behind the filters. Troughs, gutters and filter housings are cleaned too.
Why does grease run off the canopy edge?
Most drips come from overflowing troughs, damaged filters or a plenum thick with grease. We clean the canopy, plenum and troughs and tell you what we find.
How long does canopy cleaning take?
It takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. Your quote will give a time.
What does canopy cleaning cost?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Call for a fixed quote and we will normally reply within one working day.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
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 cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
What else we do in Tilty
Why deal with it now?
When grease clogs the filters and plenum, the canopy can’t draw air as it should. The kitchen gets hotter and smokier while the fan strains. Cleaning restores the path the air should take. It’s simpler to plan the work at Tilty now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before we start.
Why book with us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- We diagnose before we treat
- A written report with photos after each visit
Read our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
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 we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Tilty before we set off.
- We look at the canopy first, from pictures or on a visit.
- Equipment below is switched off and left to cool, then sheeted.
- Filters come out and the plenum behind them is scraped and degreased.
- Inside and out, the canopy and its grease channels are degreased.
- Clean filters are refitted and before and after photos go into your report.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Getting a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
Related advice
Between visits
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Give the canopy a wipe after service
- Keep grease cups and drawers emptied
- Wash or exchange the filters on a regular cycle
- Keep every filter in place while cooking
The report gives a recommended next clean date. That date is based on your cooking hours and what we found, in line with BESA guidance.
Keep the fan running throughout service and for a short while after. Turning the fan off early lets vapour settle on the hood.
Kitchen extracts in Tilty
The Food Standards Agency lists about 4 pubs and bars as registered food businesses in Tilty and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Environmental health officers from Uttlesford council inspect food businesses in Tilty. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers Tilty. 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 your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Tilty (Horham Hall is about 2 miles north), fitting access panels needs care.
Tilty is about 3 miles north-west of Great Dunmow, in Essex. Across the CM6 area, we cover canopy cleaning for commercial sites. We cover 644 places across Essex, large and small. Our Chelmsford page covers sites nearby (14 miles or so).
Here we cover the CM6 postcode area for canopy cleaning. Other places close to Tilty include Duton Hill (1 mile north-east), Great Easton (1 mile south-east), Chickney (1 mile west), Sibley's Green (2 miles north-east) and Monk Street (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Chelmsford (14 miles south-east), Braintree (10 miles east), Harlow (13 miles south-west), Witham (15 miles south-east), Saffron Walden (8 miles north-west) and Halstead (13 miles east).
Local landmarks in Tilty
In Tilty, that means kitchens and buildings near The Rising Sun Public House. Tilty’s nearest station is Stansted Airport station, roughly 3.2 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include Little Easton Moat (1.8 miles south). Open spaces near Tilty include West Wood.