Kent · Canopy and hood cleaning
Tudeley canopy cleaning
Looking for canopy cleaning in Tudeley? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- A hood coated in old grease
How we price canopy cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- The number of sites or systems
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- How easy every part is to reach
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you are not sure what’s needed, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
We can often survey from pictures. Try to include:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Canopy cleaning in Tudeley, done properly
Of the whole extract system, the canopy is the bit on show. Being first in line, it collects grease on the inside surfaces, along the seams and in the troughs. Our canopy clean covers the shell inside and out, plus the plenum and the filter housing. Common call-outs are for a plenum thick with grease behind the filters and grease channels that no longer drain, across plenum chambers, island canopies and grease gutters.
Somewhere as small as Tudeley, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
Every visit ends with a written report and pictures, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Tudeley (TN11)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
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Tudeley questions
Can you get to a site in Tudeley?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Tudeley included. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Tudeley?
Food hygiene inspections in Tudeley are carried out by Tunbridge Wells council. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Are the filters cleaned too?
They’re taken out, cleaned and refitted. We check each one seats properly, because gaps let grease through.
What do you do to protect the area?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
Where does the waste go?
We take it away when we go. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
How much does canopy cleaning cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Call for a fixed quote, normally ready within one working day.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
For landlords and multi-site operators
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Honest limits
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
- A fan that cannot pull enough air because it’s worn out
- Grease filters too damaged to refit (they need replacing)
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Island canopies
- Grease gutters
- Canopy light fittings
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Plenum chambers
Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Check filters aren’t leaving gaps
- Clean the baffle filters often
- Wipe the canopy down at close every day
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
Where the canopy is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If the job covers only the canopy, the paperwork reflects that.
Wipe the canopy surfaces at the end of each day. It won’t replace a professional clean, but it slows the build-up you can see.
The process
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. In a small place like Tudeley, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We start by checking the canopy, filters and plenum.
- The range is turned off and allowed to cool before we cover it.
- We remove the grease filters and clean the plenum and filter housing.
- We degrease the canopy shell, its seams and the grease troughs.
- Filters go back, the area is cleaned down and photos are taken.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
How to get a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we start.
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Signs you need canopy cleaning in Tudeley
A canopy with gaps around its filters lets grease straight through. The plenum and housing behind them then take far more grease than they should, which shows up as heavy deposits when the filters come out.
Clients usually contact us after spotting something like this:
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- Grease filters blocking between washes
Term dates shape school work: for a school like The Schools at Somerhill, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
What to look for in a quote
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
Canopy cleaning in Tudeley: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records list about 3 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in and around Tudeley, up to about a mile and a half out. Each canopy in those kitchens catches grease on the inside of the hood and behind the filters. The fire and rescue service for Tudeley is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. In Tudeley, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Tunbridge Wells 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.
A hospital like Tonbridge Cottage Hospital, about 1.9 miles west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of All Saints or anywhere around Tudeley, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Tudeley is about 2 miles south-east of Tonbridge, in Kent. From the centre of Tudeley to the outskirts, canopy cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, and Tudeley is one of them. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (11 miles or so).
Every address in TN11 is covered for canopy cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. We also cover Tudeley Hale (1 mile north-east), Crockhurst Street (1 mile south-east), Capel (1 mile south-east), Five Oak Green (2 miles east) and Colt's Hill (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (11 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (9 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (4 miles south-west), Kings Hill (7 miles north-east), Foley Park (11 miles north-east) and Paddock Wood (3 miles east).
Near you in Tudeley
Around Tudeley, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Bishop Chavasse Primary School, Hillview School for Girls and The Poacher & Partridge pub. The nearest railway station is Tonbridge station, about 2 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Tonbridge Castle (1.9 miles west) and The Milne Museum (2 miles north-west). The countryside around Tudeley includes Barden Lake and Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve.